Great sports nicknames!
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A thread about nicknames and not one single boxer mentioned? Thats crazy.
Some of my favorites:
James “Lights Out” Toney
Juan “The Hispanic Causing Panic” Lazcano
Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns
Michael “Second To” Nunn
Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran
Some non boxing favorites:
“Mr. Big Shot” - Chauncey Billups
“The Minister of Defense” - Reggie White
“Charlie Hustle” - Pete Rose
Rafer “Skip to my Lou” Alston
Vince “Half Man, Half Amazing” Carter
Ted “The Splendid Splinter” Williams
“The Law Firm” - Benjarvus Green-Ellis
Some fictional characters worth mentioning:
“The Master of Disaster”, “The King of Sting”, “The Count of Monte Fisto” - Apollo Creed
Willie “Mays” Hayes
“Shooter” McGavin
“Big Ern” McCraken
Some of my favorites:
James “Lights Out” Toney
Juan “The Hispanic Causing Panic” Lazcano
Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns
Michael “Second To” Nunn
Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran
Some non boxing favorites:
“Mr. Big Shot” - Chauncey Billups
“The Minister of Defense” - Reggie White
“Charlie Hustle” - Pete Rose
Rafer “Skip to my Lou” Alston
Vince “Half Man, Half Amazing” Carter
Ted “The Splendid Splinter” Williams
“The Law Firm” - Benjarvus Green-Ellis
Some fictional characters worth mentioning:
“The Master of Disaster”, “The King of Sting”, “The Count of Monte Fisto” - Apollo Creed
Willie “Mays” Hayes
“Shooter” McGavin
“Big Ern” McCraken
Another Boxer: Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini and Hector "Macho" Camacho
Wasn't Dudley Bradley the "Secretary of Defense?"
Woody Durham used to refer to Leon Johnson and Curtis Johnson collectively as "No More Tears" or at least say that after mentioning them collectively.
yes, Johnson & Johnson, I loved this...
One of my all-time fave nicknames was Dick "Night Train" Lane
good one, rasslin' is a gold mine of nicknames and made-up names...
Dick the Bruiser, Bobo Brazil, Leapin' Larry Shane, Killer Kowalski, Nature Boy Ric Flair.....
Dale Earnhardt "The Intimidator"
Vincent Carter "Vinsanity"
Michael Jordan "Air Jordan"
Larry Bird "The hick from French Lick"
"Magic" Johnson
Vincent Carter "Vinsanity"
Michael Jordan "Air Jordan"
Larry Bird "The hick from French Lick"
"Magic" Johnson
This is my personal favorite.
This is also incredible.
I think Magic is the answer. If more people call you by your nickname then your actual name and the nickname is based on you being awesome then it's tough to top that.
Can't believe I left Magic off! You hear it so often, I almost think of it as his real name!
"Macho Man", Randy Savage, Andre "The Giant" "Hulk" Hogan ( went by Incredible Hulk early in his career)
"The Junkyard Dog", Randy "The Ram" Robinson!😃😃 Curt "Mr. Perfect" Henning, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Mike "The California Hippie" Boyette, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (I think Jack Reynolds of the Rams was Hacksaw also)
Boxing Walter "Kid Galahad" Gulick! 😃😃
“iran “the blade” barkley
james “bonecrusher” smith
“merciless” ray mercer (personally thought he was the only guy that could beat tyson back then)
darryl dawkins “chocolate thunder”
james “bonecrusher” smith
“merciless” ray mercer (personally thought he was the only guy that could beat tyson back then)
darryl dawkins “chocolate thunder”
yes, it was 'Hacksaw' Reynolds, supposedly because he cut a car in half with a hacksaw. Reason not known, at least not to me.
I grew up with a mostly different set of wrestlers than what I saw after moving down here, and by the time we moved I was over wrestling anyway, having realized it wasn't for reals. But it was cool seeing new nicknames.
And how in the world did we not come up right off the bat with 'Dr. J', Julius Erving?
And 'the Round Mound of Rebound', Charles Barkley.
Generalisimo Francisco Franco. Actual name, not a nickname; but it sounds cool enough that it was a running gag on SNL's Weekend Update back when.
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