Top nicknames for boxers of all time!

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  1. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    "Jessie" James Lejia
     
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  2. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Whoever wasted ‘The Atomic Bull’ on Oliver freaking McCall has a lot to answer for.
     
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  3. Boxing_Fan101

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    Ali has the funniest ones

    The Mummy
    The Gorilla
    The Acorn
    The Ugly Bear
    The Rabbit

    Imagine he would give these names to the following

    Mike Tyson - The Bulldog
    Usyk - Gap tooth
    Riddick Bowe - Big Baby
    Miller - Fatass
    AJ - The Robot
    Joe Joyce - The Sloth
    Wilder - Daddy long legs

    Any others you guys can think of?
     
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  4. AntonioMartin1

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    Sorry, but the nickname Bazooka is more associated with one more famous dude who is in the IBHOF, Don Wilfredo Gomez.
     
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  5. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    Thats your opinion and Ike Quartey is also in the IBHOF.
     
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  6. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Jimmy McLarnin "The Jew Killer" was some real crazy ****
     
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  7. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    El Puas.
     
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  8. AntonioMartin1

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    No, he is not. Check their page out.
     
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  9. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    I was under the impression that Ike Quartey was inducted into the IBHOF and museum a few years back. Yup, I just checked and according to Google Ike was inducted in 2020.
     
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  10. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    To be fair there are different outlets saying different things on google and Im not vouching for if Ike is or is not in the IBHOF. Ill take your word for it.
    Now if your making the argument of who is more deserving for the nickname Bazooka then In my opinion its a 3 way tie in between Rafael Limon, Quartey and Gomez.
     
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  11. ElFrutero_46

    ElFrutero_46 Hey lithen right Full Member

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    I think Leon 'Neon' Spinks was 'The Vampire'
     
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  12. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    "Violent" Elmer Ray is perfect.
     
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  13. AntonioMartin1

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    I trust the IBHOF's website in this matter.

    Quartey should arguably be in but his problematic persona, when he was even hated in Ghana where his country folk celebrated him losing to De La Hoya, maybe caused him yo burn a few bridges in that respect.
     
    AntonioMartin1, Nov 7, 2024
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  14. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Ill tell you something: in a sport like boxing where boxers die of punches sometimes, I hate nicknames like assassin, killer or el matador. I consider them in bad taste and if I was a boxer, Id ask for my nickname not to have those words.

    In fact I wonder why Jesus Chavez did not ask for his nickname to b changed after the Leavander Johnson tragedy, out of respect, at least.
     
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  15. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    "The Toy Tiger" Art Hafey
     
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