What fighters nicknames have become their names?

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  1. Del Boy

    Del Boy R.I.P Darren Sutherland Full Member

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    Which fighters have become so famous for their names that there nicknames as part of/ their names .

    All 3 sugar Rays
    Hagler
    Buster Douglas
    Bonecrusher Smith
    Jersey Joe Wallcott

    Any others
     
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  4. irishny

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    Lot of people refer to Hamed,as Prince
     
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    Lots of pseudonyms aswell:

    Rocco Marchegiano - Rocky Marciano

    Adnan Catic - Felix Sturm

    Muamer Hukic - Marco Huck

    Rpobert Stieglitz - Sergey Shtikhlits
     
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  6. Brickhaus

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    Joesph Agbeko legally changed his middle name to King Kong. The only other like that I know of is Hagler, whose legal first name was changed to Marvellous.
     
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  7. Baldwin

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    Del boy.

    Pacman

    Cobra
     
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  9. Baldwin

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    Did you mean actual names or nickname people can say u you know who there talking about instantly?
     
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    You can say it as part of their names because it's a famous one, that's what I gathered, although of course Hagler actually had his nickname as part of his real name.

    E.g. Most say 'Sugar Ray Leonard' even though it's not part of his name.

    'Razor' Ruddock perhaps.
     
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    So, him claiming that his father gave him that name is a lie?
     
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  14. jeffjoiner

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    Notice that is the name on posters and promos now. On "Star Power" it was listed as "Canelo vs. Gomez."
     
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