Top nicknames for boxers of all time!

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  1. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Slightly off-topic, I don't think I've ever used these fighters names or spoken about them or even thought about them without incorporating their nicknames. Seriously, the names:

    Carl 'The Truth' Williams
    Andy 'The Hawk' Price
    Sugar Baby Rojas
    Pajarito Moreno
    Bazooka Limon
    Ray 'Windmill' White
    Famoso Gomez
    Baby Casanova
    Dave 'Boy' Green

    The nicknames seem to be indelible.
     
    scartissue, Sep 17, 2023
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  2. BoB Box

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

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    Good mentions. When I did my top ten I was torn inbetween Limon and Quartey
    I actually flipped a dollar coin to settle the matter and it was for Ike.
    I would have liked to add Wilfredo but theres only two sides to the coin.
     
    BoB Box, Sep 17, 2023
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  3. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Željko "Zed" Mavrović
     
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  4. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Ahh LOL gotcha!
     
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  5. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    I forgot Limon, never heard of Phillip Brown though!
     
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  6. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Dmitry "The Grandmaster" Pirog
    It sounds like chess. And the Russians (Soviets) had very, very many Grandmasters in chess.
     
    ikrasevic, Sep 20, 2023
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  7. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bazooka, would be one of the last nicknames I would have chosen for Phillip Brown. He was that passive. It's like calling Joe Bugner "Drax the Destroyer"
     
    scartissue, Sep 20, 2023
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  8. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    :D:D:D
     
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  9. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Radivoje "Hot Rod" Kalajdžić
    James Obede "Hot Ice" Toney
     
    ikrasevic, Sep 22, 2023
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  10. CharlieFirpo85

    CharlieFirpo85 Member Full Member

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    me too. Top 3:

    'The Easton Assassin'
    'The Hitman'
    'Bonecrusher' Smith
     
    CharlieFirpo85, Sep 22, 2023
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  11. BoB Box

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

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    Good nickname! I might have to bump a fighter from my top 50 for that one!

    No disrespect but I have to say "Had" is incorrect.

    If im not mistaken Russia has the most Grandmasters at 364. The runner up is Germany at 118 and every other country falls short By alot.

    Most recently because of the conflict over there all tournaments are a void , Imo , since Russian Grandmasters can not compete and also many refuse to compete because of the conflict.
     
    BoB Box, Sep 22, 2023
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  12. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Eric "Butterbean" Esch
    The nickname is certainly original, and although I doubt it would enter your TOP 1000 list.
     
    ikrasevic, Sep 24, 2023
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  13. TheSouthpaw

    TheSouthpaw Champion Full Member

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    I'd put Boom Boom in the top 5
     
    TheSouthpaw, Sep 24, 2023
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  14. BoB Box

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

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    Who would you replace on my top 5 with Boom Boom?
     
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  15. johnmaff36

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    No love for Elbows Mc Fadden?

    I always liked The Flushing Flash and The Pazmanian Devil
     
    johnmaff36, Sep 24, 2023
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