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Pages in category "Nicknames in boxing" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Brown Bomber; D.
English boxer Nicky Cook with his ring name Cookie on the trunks. A ring name [1] is a type of stage name or nickname used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting the wrong image.
This is a list of notable male boxers. For a list of female boxers, see List of female boxers A. Ricky Anderson ...
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" Spiere" (Afrikaans nickname for Muscles) = Piet du Toit (b 1935 – d. 1996), Prop [253] ... (given by her coach Ken Wood as he cannot pronounce her name properly ...
Michael Buffer (born November 2, 1944) is an American ring announcer (or "MC") for boxing, professional wrestling, and National Football League events. Pioneering a distinct announcing style in which he rolls certain letters and adds other inflections to a fighter’s name, and known for his trademarked catchphrase: "Let's get ready to rumble!", he was inducted into the International Sports ...
Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006. Nicknamed the "Motor City Cobra", and more famously "the Hitman", Hearns's tall, slender build and long arms and shoulders allowed him to move up over fifty pounds (22.7kg) in his career and become the first boxer in history to win world titles in five weight divisions: welterweight ...
Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed "the Brown Bomber", Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until his temporary retirement in 1949.