10 Most Awful Nicknames in Boxing
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Boxing and combat sports, in general, see fighters get their own moniker. Fight fans base these nicknames usually on appearance, fight style, or an attribute of the fighter. Every time the fighter performs, the announcer calls out this name as well as their legal name. And a lot of the time fans call the fighters by their monikers instead of their real name.
Today we take a look at the 10 worst nicknames in boxing history.
1. Anthony ‘Sugar Ray Clay Jones Jr.’ Small
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This has to be the most outrageous nickname on this list. The British boxer decided to pay homage to his idols in his nickname. If you haven’t guessed it yet, here it is, Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Cassius Clay, and Roy Jones Jr make up ‘Sugar Ray Clay Jones Jr.’
@boxnationtv also honourary mention to Anthony Small, wasn't he called something like "Sugar Ray Clay Jones Jr", bit dillusional that lad…
— ⭐ Pennywise ⭐ (@MikeLegat316) August 8, 2013
2. Joel ‘Love Child’ Julio
Joel ‘Love Child’ Julio boasts 37 wins, out of which 31 were by knockout. You wouldn’t want to mess with the Love Child.
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3. Scott ‘The Pink Cat’ Walker
Scott Walker was not the ideal boxer, the one that instills fear into his opponent’s hearts. Instead, he was the boxer with the not-so-manly nickname and pink shorts.
4. Lance ‘Goofi’ Whitaker
What a goofy nickname. What were they thinking? Apparently, his moniker was a stunt by his manager Rock Newman to create publicity and affection towards him, and for a while, it worked, and he became headline news. But ‘goof’ things don’t last long.
5. Jerry ‘Wimpy’ Halstead
They were probably trying to throw his opponents off by calling him ‘Wimpy’. But because Jerry Halstead boasts a career record of 105 fights and 84 wins, 64 by knockout, it wouldn’t be a good idea to call this guy a wimp.
6. Darnell ‘The Ding-A-Ling Man’ Wilson
The Ding-A-Ling man has to be some sort of inappropriate joke that Darnell Wilson’s manager or promoter pulled on him. What fighter goes into a sport such as prizefighting with the moniker, ‘The-Ding-A-Ling man’?
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Mike Perez 231.6 vs. Darnell "THE DING A LING MAN" Wilson 235. Can the Ding a Ling Man score the upset? #boxing. pic.twitter.com/Auy8HJucEf
— Evan Young (@BoxingForecast) February 5, 2015
7. Donnell ‘The Real Touch of Sleep’ Holmes
Just in case fans thought there was another man named The touch of sleep, Donnell Holmes made sure everyone knew that he was ‘The Real Touch of Sleep’.
8. Francois ‘The White Buffalo’ Botha
South Africa’s Francois ‘The White Buffalo’ Botha was nothing like a white buffalo. If he was, he would have run through the heavyweight division. Instead, he got run over by the likes of Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko, and Michael Grant are evidence of that.
The day Botha captured SA its second IBF title: It’s been 25 years since SA produced its first IBF heavyweight champion, and that was when charismatic Francois “White Buffalo” Botha defeated Germany’s Axel Schultz for the vacant title. https://t.co/E7St56JmhX pic.twitter.com/4VdMgLrbo4
— SA Breaking News (@SABreakingNews) December 9, 2020
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9. Chuck ‘The Bayonne Bleeder’ Wepner
Chuck Wepner was a real tough guy. He had an iron chin. Wepner acquired the moniker because of his unfortunate tendency to get cut badly and bleed profusely during bouts. For a tough fighter like Wepner, ‘The Bayonne Bleeder’ didn’t do his fighting style justice.
10. Tony ‘The Punching Postman’ Thornton
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Tony Thornton raked up 45 career fights, 26 knockouts, seven losses, and a draw. ‘The Punching Postman was never a top-tier middleweight, but what he lacked in skills, he made up for with a tireless work ethic. He challenged for the belt thrice but failed all three times. ‘The Punching Postman’ just couldn’t land that one decisive punch.
Who do you think has the most awful nickname in boxing history?