The post about Johnny Nelson being the "entertainer" made me make the thread.
Another is Chris "Simply the Best" Eubanks.
What are others?
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The post about Johnny Nelson being the "entertainer" made me make the thread.
Another is Chris "Simply the Best" Eubanks.
What are others?
Jermain 'Bad intentions' Taylor :cool:
Jermaine Jackson has worse intentions ;D
If his troubles with the IRS are true, Floyd "Money" Mayweather is pretty ironic.
Zab "Super" Judah, super what? super chicken dance?
Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik, he's not hard to miss so don't see how he has any similarity to a ghost
Ivan "The Iron Boy" Calderon, he's in his mid 30's and doesn't have pop in his punches
I always thought his nickname came from the color of his skin?Quote:
Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales
Ricardo "The Matador" Mayorga. You tell me. :rolleyes:
Michael "Second to" Nunn. More of a play on words than an actual nickname.
Humberto "La Chiquita" Gonzalez. FYI, Chiquita translates into little girl. :rotflmao:
Andre "The All Terrain Fighter" Ward.
Owen "What the Heck" Beck.
Steve "Two Pound" Forbes.
I had a boxing trainer, Joe Byrd, the father of Chris Bryd, whose name was "Toy Block" The newspapers gave him that name, although I never figured that one out.
Michael Nunn's name was appropriate for a bit and Owen is what the heck Beck!Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Nagel
"Money" fits Floyd's persona a lot better than "Pretty Boy Floyd" which is a reference to a gangster from the the 20's/30's. There's nothing Gangster about Floyd.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFH
Steve Forbes nickname is quite appropriate though, it's because he was a prematured baby and he was weighting 2 pounds when he's born, he also said in an interview that he didn't like that nickname but that it has been given to him by some friends for a long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Nagel
Thus said, I accidentally marked the thread as inappropriate, Sorry for that SADDO.
John "the quiet man" Ruiz. He's not fuckin' quiet, his mouth runs like a train and he's always jabbing jabbing and grabbing.
Fres "The Big O" Osquendo.... the Big O..... well...
Eric "Lucky luke" Lucas.... funniest thing is; there was a contest to find him a nickname and this is what the winner came in with.... it's ludicrous.
Darrin 'schoolboy' Van Horn....he skipped the course on ducking
Greg 'The mutt' Haugen...sorry,that actually was exact
Double M Michael Moorer...at the end it was double D's :p
Don't you think it's a little ironic that you marked the inappropriate nickname's thread as inappropriate. :biglaugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nameless
Btw, I thought that Ruiz's nickname pertained to his *yawn* jab and clinch style. Quiet and uneventful? Although I'd think that John "Shut Eye" Ruiz would have fit.
That is a nice irony indeed hehe. As for Ruiz, he should have been called "Jab and Grab", I stated it before and will again, this is the most appropriate I think but I disgress with you, his mouth runs way too much for a quiet guy, even Stoney Stone in his corner talked too much;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris NagelDon't you think it's a little ironic that you marked the inappropriate nickname's thread as inappropriate. :biglaugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nameless
Btw, I thought that Ruiz's nickname pertained to his *yawn* jab and clinch style. Quiet and uneventful? Although I'd think that John "Shut Eye" Ruiz would have fit.
Wouldn't we all wish Ruiz would quiet down and either learn to box or retire.Quote:
Originally Posted by NamelessThat is a nice irony indeed hehe. As for Ruiz, he should have been called "Jab and Grab", I stated it before and will again, this is the most appropriate I think but I disgress with you, his mouth runs way too much for a quiet guy, even Stoney Stone in his corner talked too much;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris NagelDon't you think it's a little ironic that you marked the inappropriate nickname's thread as inappropriate. :biglaugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nameless
Btw, I thought that Ruiz's nickname pertained to his *yawn* jab and clinch style. Quiet and uneventful? Although I'd think that John "Shut Eye" Ruiz would have fit.
Except maybe for a madman, we do all wish... then we could rename him perhaps as well "the man to be quiet soon"Quote:
Originally Posted by LuciferTheGreatWouldn't we all wish Ruiz would quiet down and either learn to box or retire.Quote:
Originally Posted by NamelessThat is a nice irony indeed hehe. As for Ruiz, he should have been called "Jab and Grab", I stated it before and will again, this is the most appropriate I think but I disgress with you, his mouth runs way too much for a quiet guy, even Stoney Stone in his corner talked too much;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Nagel
Jermaine Taylor was the first person that popped into my head when I saw this thread title. Should be Jermaine "Out of Gas" Taylor.Quote:
Originally Posted by BIG H
There is a british boxer called Anthony Small. Anyway this guy calls himself "Sugar Ray Clay Jones Junior". So 4 all time greats in that name and though not bad he certainly has not and never will live upto any of these fighters.
Hehe, that one is seriously funny, never heard about him and thanks for this exquisite one.Quote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
Im pretty sure Chiquita means "little one ".Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Nagel
Lance Goofy Whitaker
Pernell Sweetpea Whitaker great fighter dumb nickname.
Martin The Immaculate Concepcion
Carl The Truth Williams truth is he sucked =)
Darnell Ding a Ling Man Wilson
Ruslan White Tyson Chagaev
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Originally Posted by BIG H
If only Taylor's defense was as slick as Jacksons Hair...
Agreed, the quiet man won't ever shut the **** up and stop complaining. I always thought he was called the quiet man because his Lawyer/legal team was the one that did all the talking and getting the rematches .. injunctions etc.
Then again he looked pretty quiet near the end of this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FZ4ZlT63xU
Scott Pemberton always makes me laugh... His alias doesn't mean what you think it would.
"The Sandman"... You figure it's cuz he puts people to sleep? You'd be wrong. This douche got his name cuz of how sandy he'd get riding his dirt bike ;D
How about Hector "macho" Camacho.
His tacktics was just a case of run hit run,then hold if the other guy got close.
Stacy "Goodnight" Goodson ;D;D;D;D;D;D:owned:
in his defense he was a lot more aggressive before the Rosario fight, after that beating he took in the later rounds he became a bit more defensive, and well finally got a bit more aggressive and took his beating like a warrior against ChavezQuote:
Originally Posted by porkypara
Herol "Bomber" Graham couldn't be further from the truth. Mind you though that was a smart trick, because in his early career. It used to fool opponents into thinking he was a banger. Then when they get in the ring they were completely thrown off.
Sorry but Carl Williams sucked ? are you kidding me ? he arguably beat Larry Holmes when they met, he had Tommy Morrison down 3 times wasn't it ? and he beat the crap out of Bert Cooper, he was a very good skilled fighter.Quote:
Originally Posted by jon09
He had a fanastic jab. Good boxing skills and all the attributes to be a top Heavyweight. Unfortunately his chin was made out of china, which stopped him from being up there with the big boys. But apart from that he appeared to have it all.
Valid pointsQuote:
Originally Posted by ICBSorry but Carl Williams sucked ? are you kidding me ? he arguably beat Larry Holmes when they met, he had Tommy Morrison down 3 times wasn't it ? and he beat the crap out of Bert Cooper, he was a very good skilled fighter.Quote:
Originally Posted by jon09
He had a fanastic jab. Good boxing skills and all the attributes to be a top Heavyweight. Unfortunately his chin was made out of china, which stopped him from being up there with the big boys. But apart from that he appeared to have it all.
I always thought Ricky Hatton's "Hitman" nickname was all wrong. Thomas Hearns defined what a hitman should be; calm, cat-like reflexes, like a preying-Mantis and then Ricky comes out with his slugging style and got it all wrong.
Hector Camacho spent almost all of his career south of the Rosario right hand distancing himself from his Macho Man nickname.
How about Oscar "La Mula" Fucks. He fights out of Argentina and is 7-8. Check it out on Google.
:o :o
Maybe his nickname refers to his own state rather than that of his opponents?Quote:
Originally Posted by PRIDE OF BOSTON
He's calls himself that as they were his 4 favourite fighters growing up thus his inspiration to start boxing. He's not being cocky or anything when he says that.Quote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
I beg to differ with Mayorga's nickname not being appropriate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Nagel
"El Matador" means "The killer" in Spanish.
And I would have to say that fit Ricarod Mayorga and his wild aggressive brawling style in his prime pretty well.
Marcus "Big Tuna" Rhode. He certainly has been canned enough to warrant this nickname.
Well you have to admit that Jermain Taylor at least has bad intentions for 80% of the fight.
How about Bernard "the Exectioner" Hopkins. I don't think that he really executes. The only people he puts to sleep are the fans. He gets all the high profile fights and just escapes with a win/loss. Is the last person he KOed DLH?
Carl Froch should be "the Mule" rather than "the Cobra". I recall cobras being fast.
HAHAHA!Quote:
Originally Posted by holmcall
Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko, he is a bantamweight......
That's true. When he first went into Fitzroy Lodge, like many of us who go in first time, he got little help, so he learnt to box, by watching old fights of Leonard, Robinson, Ali & RJJ. He uses the nickname as a way of honouring what he learnt off them. But given the way Anthony is, people do take it as arrogance, which in this case it isn'tQuote:
Originally Posted by leftyleeHe's calls himself that as they were his 4 favourite fighters growing up thus his inspiration to start boxing. He's not being cocky or anything when he says that.Quote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu