Best athlete nickname in sports history?

[Soldier]

In my opinion….

Micheal Jordan : Air Jordan/His Airness

Vince Carter: Vinsanity/Air Canada

Kobe Bryant : The Black Mamba

Paul Pierce : The Truth

Lebron James : King James

Earvin Johnson : Magic

Allen Iverson : The Answer, Bubba Chuck

David Ortiz :Big Papi

Wayne Gretzky: The Great One

Maurice Richard (NHL) : The Rocket

Guy Lafleur (NHL) : Flower

Doug Gilmour(NHL) : Killer

Madison Bumgartner : Mad Bum

Ronaldo the Brazilian : O Fenomeno = The Phenomenal One in Portuguese language

Frank Thomas : The Big Hurt

Larry Bird : Larry Legend

Sidney Crosby (NHL) : Sid The Kid


Mean Joe Green

Ed « Too Tall » Jones

Tyrone « Muggsy » Bogues

Richard « Rip » Hamilton

Shaq Diesel

Sir charles Barkley

The Baddest Man on the Planet" = Mike Tyson

Marvelous" = Marvin Hagler

The Greatest" = Muhammad Ali

El Pibe de Oro" ("The Golden Boy") = Diego Maradona

« Megatron » = Calvin Johnson

any other ones?

 

[born of fire]

primetime, deion sanders

 

[VegetasHairline]

Give other people a chance to post some.

 

[BlueHeffner]

Chef Curry

 

[HabitualChiller]

Maurice Cheeks' nickname being referred to as Mo Cheeks is definitely one of the goats

 

[Big Boss]

Nick Foles aka Big dikk Nick

 

[smitty22]

Paul George @Regular_P / thread

 

[ALMIGHTY GOD]

its magic and its not even close, have heard AND SEEN people not even know his first name is earvin.

when your nickname is replaces who you were named at birth and you have entire generations of people not knowing that.......... is crazy

 

[obarth]

Donofthem McSwagb

 

[New Jeruzalem Journalist]

G.O.A.T. athlete nickname is still Andrei Kirilenko -


"AK-47"

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Boxers got the best nicknames hands down

The Bodysnatcher
Hands of Stone
Real Deal Holyfield
Lone Star Cobra
Lights Out
Black Mamba
The Punisher
Sweet Pea

 

[My Girl is Bow Legged]

touch me teague me

 

[WesCrook]

Give other people a chance to post some.

It's also very likely the listing in the original post was copied from somewhere else.

 

[VegetasHairline]

Donofthem McSwagb

Non posters won't understand this.

 

[Derek Lee]

Carmelo "thick Iverson" Anthony