Re: Greatest boxing nicknames of all time: post them here

Originally Posted by
Master

Originally Posted by
IamInuit

Originally Posted by
Dark Lord Al
I always felt that the very best nickname of all time by a mile is -
Jimmy Wilde " The Ghost With The Hammer In his Hand "
I've always had a bit of a man crush on that little guy. Villa would have never beaten a prime Jimmy Wilde. It has never ceased to amaze me over the years at the amount of people at forums that discount this little fella on biggest puncher lists or leave him off all together. 95 pounding soaking wet and has to be the biggest puncher if "pound for pound" means anything that ever walked the face of the earth
Anyway, Anthony "Sugar Ray Clay Jones Jr" Small has always cracked me up. Its so sad its great.
I read Wilde was a monster puncher, like Stanley Ketchell.
Anthony Small went extreme literally.
Although officially Archie Moore has the most KO wins in Queensberry Rules history; most think Wilde probably has the actual most, it is just a lot harder to research his career.
"Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it."
George Foreman
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