Greatest boxing nicknames of all time: post them here

[brocktonblockbust]

I personally have to go with James "Bone Crusher" Smith. Followed very closely by Oliver "The Atomic Bull" McCall.

Close runners up include in no particular order of sexiness:

"The Body Snatcher"

"Sx Heads" Lewis

"Touch of Sleep" Williamson

Boom Boom and Chop Chop ( honorable mentions) Ray Mancini and DeMarcus Corley

[Dark Lord Al]

Slam bam Tracy spann .
Glenwood the real beast brown.
Johnny the entertainer nelson .

[Britkid]

While undefeated Second to Nunn is a favourite.

You know a nickname is good when the fighters first name is not really used:

As mentioned Bonecrusher Smith is an excellent one; also Buster Douglas, Razor Ruddock and The Hitman Hearns. Talking of Tommy, I actually like his other less famous Motor City Cobra Moniker more; Tommy too.

Ray Boom Boom Mancini actually took his nickname from his Dad Lennie.

Brits wise, I liked Bomber Bruno/Graham and a personal favourite was Chris P Bacon.

But the king of the nickname of course was The Dancing Destroyer, The King of Sting, The Count of Monte Fisto, The Prince of Punch, The Master of Disaster, The One and Only Apollo Creed.

[TitoFan]

I always liked Wilfredo "El Radar de St. Just" Benitez

[Sleepwalker]

Marvelous Marvin Hagler

Lights Out Toney (Prime)

Adrien "The Problem" Broner is a cool name. Too bad it's wasted on a not so great fighter.

[Britkid]

Marvelous Marvin Hagler

Technically that is not a nickname, he was so pleased with it, it legally became his name!

[Dia bando]

Ray Boom Boom Mancini great name.

[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 "

[Britkid]

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 prefered his 'Mighty Atom' Moniker. But I think your Bounty Hunter reference is up there as a great one. And Hunter himself was very good, but one of them 'who needs to fight him?' types.

[Master]

Jake the snake Rodriguez

[Spicoli]

Juan "The Hispanic causing panic" Lazcano
Sammy" The who can Mexican" Vasquez
Tiger "Georgia Deacon" Flowers
Adam "The swamp donkey" Richards
Lew "living death" and "sweetwater slinger" Jenkins
Darnell "ding a ling man" Wilson
Greg "Mutt" Haugen

[IamInuit]

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.

[Master]

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.

[Britkid]

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.

[denilson200]

I personally have to go with James "Bone Crusher" Smith. Followed very closely by Oliver "The Atomic Bull" McCall.

Close runners up include in no particular order of sexiness:

"The Body Snatcher"

"Sx Heads" Lewis

"Touch of Sleep" Williamson

Boom Boom and Chop Chop ( honorable mentions) Ray Mancini and DeMarcus Corley

• Owen "What The Heck" Beck.
• "The Master Of Disaster" Apollo Creed
• James "The Heat" Kinchen