Best Nicknames all sports, alltime ....

[onewearz]

Bored as a .... @ work, started seeing some nicknames and got me thinking. Can't rank em but I'll name a couple ..


The Fridge - William Perry

Mr. October - Reggie Jackson

Christian Okoye - Nigerian Nightmare

Calvin Johnson - Megatron

Deion - Prime time or Neon

Allen Iverson - The Answer

Mike Tyson - Iron Mike



Won't steal all the good ones but if you're bored at work like me, chime in

 

[calypso chanta]

- Clyde "The Glide" Drexler
- Stephen Curry, "the Chef"
- Jerome Bettis, "the Bus"

 

[DeadsetAce]

The Great One - Gretzky
Big Papi - Ortiz
Fraudgers - Aaron Rodgers

 

[solemate96]

The Great One - Wayne Gretzky
The Perfect Human - Nicklas Lidstrom
Big Rig - Pat Maroon or "Fat Pat"
The Truth - Paul Pierce
The Magic Man - Pavel Datsyuk
Thor - Noah Syndergaard
The Iceman - George Gervin
Dr. J - Julius Erving

My all-time favorite: El Guapo - Rich Garces

Not much of a nickname but "Nomah" in a Boston accent. It's the best and so funny!

 

[IslandBornRedNose]

I’m a boxing fan so I’m biased with my list:
Few of my favorites:

James “Lights Out” Toney
Tommy “Motor City Cobra” or “Hitman” Hearns
Roger “Black Mamba” Mayweather
Mike “the body snatcher” McCallum
Nigel “the dark destroyer” Benn

 

[DeadsetAce]

The Great One - Wayne Gretzky
The Perfect Human - Nicklas Lidstrom
Big Rig - Pat Maroon or "Fat Pat"
The Truth - Paul Pierce
The Magic Man - Pavel Datsyuk
Thor - Noah Syndergaard
The Iceman - George Gervin
Dr. J - Julius Erving

My all-time favorite: El Guapo - Rich Garces

Not much of a nickname but "Nomah" in a Boston accent. It's the best and so funny!

long time no see, man. how you been?

 

[onewearz]

Rod Smart - He Hate Me

Bartolo Colon - Big Sexy

Dennis Rodman - The Worm

 

[finessence]

Oil Can Boyd

Say Hey Kid

Yogi Berra

Hammerhead Haywood

Night Train Lane

Timelord

Magic Johnson

 

[onewearz]

How did i forget White Chocolate !

 

[ajiiiplatinum]

Half Man Half Amazing
Hard to Handle Randal
El Bofo Bautista

 

[jrp44]

The Sandman, of course

Always liked The Big Hurt too for Frank Thomas

 

[onewearz]

I'm ashamed of myself for not including The Sandman

 

[kingkoopa]

Charlie Hustle is the only right answer

 

[onewearz]

Big Diesel

Shaun Marion - The Matrix

Joe Montana - Joe Cool

 

[EZMONEY SERVANT]

THA EASTON ASSASSIN

 

[DB Cooper]

The X-Man - Xavier McDaniel

The Real Deal - Evander Holyfield

 

[Public Enemy]

The Diesel (Riggins)

King James (I know, I know, but it was crazy to me that nobody ever had the "King" nickname at that point, and I thought nothing could be as simple and as glorious as "Air".)

Ickey

 

[green rhino123]

Oil Can Boyd

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[DCAllAfrican]

The Excellence of Execution

 

[Brownstone]

Nation of Domination

 

[wayniac211]

Pernell Sweet Pea Whitaker

AK-47 Andrei Kirilenko

Willie Mays hays Wesley snipes

 

[onewearz]

Forgot about wrestling , my wrestling rank would be

Macho Man

Mr. Wonderful

The Viper

Deadman

Heartbreak kid

 

[finessence]

Pudge rodriguez

 

[WASPS ANDD ASPS]

Magic Johnson

 

[onewearz]