Which Nickname has affected a fighter's legacy the most?

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And yet he much preferred being called 'The Motor City Cobra'.

 

I think 'good' nicknames help average/good fighters legacy. If you are a great you get remembered anyway, having a 'good' nickname is a mere bonus.

But fighters like 'Buster' Douglas, 'Razor' Ruddock and 'Bonecrusher' Smith get remembered in a large part, because of their nicknames. And the three examples above had such 'iconic' nicknames, many casual fans would only know them as such and would unable to tell you the fighters first names, let alone their achievements in the ring.

 

He did Sir. :good

 

It works pretty well for the younger Hopkins, who was a search and destroy type in many of his fights, though.

 

Froch is hardly a "cobra". A stupid, ill fitting nickname for him. Hatton wasn't a "hitman" either. Who did these guys think they were anyway,...Thomas Hearns?

 

He holds his hands up about as high as a cobra does (maybe a bit lower).

How about Larry "the Mallard" Holmes? Or "Super" Greg Page?

 

dare i say it, but same could be said about butterbean

 

Herol 'the bomber' Graham. Intentionally misnamed

 

No he was not. He had the name from when he was at school, and was known for 'bombing' (running) around. The name made sense!

 

Oh.

I'd heard an interview from Brendan Ingle saying they wanted to mislead his opposition (in the amateurs) and stuck with it in the pro's.

 

That too would make sense. A boxer named 'Bomber' your first thought is a puncher...