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See if you can put names to these nicknames. 1.Butterbean 2.Mantequilla 3.Explosive Thin Man 4.Beast From The East 5.The Executuioner 6.Six Heads 7.The Count of Monte Fisto 8.The Boston Tar Baby 9.The Motor City Cobra 10.The Hawk 11.The Magic Man 12.The Bayonne Bleeder 13.The Baby-Faced Assassin
1. ERIC (BIG FAT GUY) 2. 3. MAURICE BLOCKER 4. JOHN MUGABI 5. B.HOP 6. ANDREW LEWIS....(the best nickname ever) 7. 8. 9. TOMMY HEARNS 10. AARON PRYOR 11. MARLON STARLING 12. 13. M. ANTONIO BARRERA
The 'Boston Tar Baby' also known as the 'Boston Terror' was Sam Langford.
'Count of Monte Cristo' was Apollo Creed: 'Bayonne Bleeder' = Chuck Wepner: 'Butterbean' = Eric Esh: 'Mantequilla' = Jose Napoles:
A couple of other decent nicknames were:- James 'Lights Out' Toney Michael 'Second To' Nunn
I believe The Explosive Thin Man was Alexis Arguello
Here's another: Tony "Two Ton" Galento,US heavyweight of the 1930s