I was browsing the web and came across an article about what boxer's have the best nicknames so I decided to bring the topic to the boards and see what you guys think. Right off the bat I'd say:

Jame "Lightsout" Toney
Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield
Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe
Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini

"Iron" Mike Tyson...
Iran "The Blade" Barkley
davaryll "Touch of Sleep" Williamson
"Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather
Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns

"The chosen Juan" Juan Lazcano

"Pacman" Pacquiao

"Kid Dynamite" Tyson

"Smokin" Joe

"The Motor City Cobra" Hearns

Probably one of the best I've ever heard.

Mitch "Hold My Beer" Hicks

Fuckin A.

I like "Mercyless" Ray Mercer too.

The brown bomber is awesome. There are a million great ones.

"Hands of Stone"
"The Manassa Mauler"
"Galaxy Warrior"
"Supernova"
"The Pride of Wales"

All top notch nicknames...

I've always thought "Galaxy Warrior" was kind of lame.

Bonecrusher and the Body Snatcher were great ones too.

Although he was fictional, Apollo Creed had a list of great ones. LOL

King of Sting
Master of Disaster
Count of Monte Fisto

What?

He's like a Super Sayan, fighting opponents from different Galaxies and shit...he's a fucking Galaxy Warrior!

Sounds like a Spectrum game from the 80's.

All listed are top notch.

How about the worst? For me.... "The Latin Snake".

It sounds like a homosexual porn star.

The Welsh have no pride & the fact they hold up Calzaghe as something to be proud of shows that. That said I have a thing for Charlotte Church. I would do things to her that would get me stoned to death in some countries & hero worshipped in others...

Look at that rack!

mitch "blood" green
michael "dynamite" dokes
"the easton assisin" Larry Holmes

I kinda like where Stevenski was going in this thread.

Marvelous Marvin. i like that he legally changed his name to that.

i think Dr. Steelhammer and Dr. Ironfist are pretty hilarious.

"the canadian bearhugger" off super punch out in the arcades. lol...

out of curiosity what make the nickname "galaxy warrior" lame?... its not the best nickname but not the worst...

Galaxy Warrior is like calling yourself ninja assassin. It promises more than any man can deliver and thus must result in a let down. You cant just throw two words together to make something that should be super cool and awesome n shit and expect to live up to it.

Also, for worst nicknames, Joshua "the grandmaster" Clottey must be up there

wasnt khaosi galaxy nicknamed the galaxy warrior?... could be wrong... but he is an all time great if im right.... he only had 1 loss with a boatload of victories...

Thats it I am a leader not a follower. I'd lead Charlotte Church to depths of depravity that DeSade never dreamed.

"Bodysnatcher" seals it for me. It has the ultimate "boogie man" feel to it.

The worst nickname is probably Owen "What the Heck" Beck. Coooooooooorny.

The Easton Assassin
The Baby-Faced Assassin
The Brockton Blockbuster
The Manansa Mauler
The Hitman
The Executioner
Pretty Boy Floyd
The Real Deal
El Terrible
The Brown Bomber
The Cinderella Man
Lights Out
Manos de Piedra
The Boogieman
Razor
The Next Generation
The Rock
The Jinx

James "Lights Out" Toney
Darnell "The Ding-a-ling man" Wilson
Donovan "Razor" Ruddick
Ike "Bazooka" Quartey
Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor
Andrew "Six Heads" Lewis
Michael "Second to" Nunn

Lance "Goofy" Whitaker was pretty bad.

If you were a boxer, you would obviously pick a nickname that made you sound like a big man, all tough and mean, rather than sounding weak feeble and underdeveloped, so you have to question the motivation of Stevie "2 pound" Forbes

He only weight 2 pounds when he was born.


I like the KO Kid.

Why does every Irish fighter have to be "Irish" ? Imagine if everyone did that ? Miguel "Puerto Rican" Cotto, Juan "Mexican" Marquez, Sam "African" Peter. Using your nationality as a nickname should be banned.

Why does every Irish fighter have to be "Irish" ? Imagine if everyone did that ? Miguel "Puerto Rican" Cotto, Juan "Mexican" Marquez, Sam "African" Peter. Using your nationality as a nickname should be banned.

I know, what could be more underdeveloped and feeble than a 2 pound baby

Dont believe iv seen Arturo "Thunder" Gatti mentioned here. Pretty cool

"The Shamrock Express" Shea Neary

Well Africa is a continent, not a nation, and "The Nigerian Nightmare" isn't really too far off, if at all.

The Explosive Thin Man.

Sounds better in Spanish.

years ago when i fought in the local toughman tourny, they announced me as the "screamin demon!!!!!" Couldnt help but laugh as i walked to the ring

"FEROCIOUS" Fernando Vargas..
"Iron" Mike Tyson
James "Lights Out" Toney
"The Baby-Faced Assassin" Marco Antonio Barrera

And how could I forget "The Drunken Master"....

Anthony "the Man" Mundine. He is saying it all with his name. He is the man

LMAO. I take it back, this is the best.

No these guys are the best. The best of the best that is.

another lame one IMO was DaVarryl "TOUCH OF SLEEP" Williamson and Tony "THE PUNCHING POSTMAN" Thornton. wtf seriously.

"THUNDER" Gatti was kinda lame to me also...thunder? I don't know why this nickname didn't vibe with me.

I liked Iran "THE BLADE" Barkley since this dude looked the part of a guy that would pull one on you and rob your a$$.

White Buffalo and Black Rhino are all timers.

The punching postman can be trumped in boxing nicknames by Rendall "The Binman" Munroe

I know it's boxing nicknames, but this one gotta get an exception, he's an MMA guy, his name : Lodune " Vanilla Gorilla" Sincaid ! Funniest fuckin name I ever heard anywhere.

Wilfredo"Bazooka"Gomez(the original bazooka)

"Rockabye" Ruben Olivarez

Joe "brown bomber"louise

Mike "the body snatcher" Mccallum

Roger "black mamba" mayweather.

Oscar " El Chololo" Larios and Fernando "Cochulito" Montiel are two classic spanish ones.

Reminds me of Calvin "The Boxing Banker" Brock.

I always liked the "hispanic who causes panic", i forget the guys name though.

Juan Lazcano. I mentioned it in one of my earlier posts. Great nickname.

I always liked 'Kid Diamond'. Had a real good ring to it. I hated it when he changed it to 'Dr. Evil'. That was terrible.

Ditto on that. Kid Diamond was mint. Dr. Evil was horrendously corny.