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Flif
Lv 7
Flif asked in SportsBoxing · 1 decade ago

Which boxer has used the most in-ring aliases?

Update:

Thanks for all the answers so far. I'm more interested in who has fought under the most different names rather than nicknames.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    This is tricky to find the truth about. Aliases are usually involved in underhanded activity but I have found a couple of boxers who have had at least two.

    Light Welterweight Verdell Smith has faced one opponent, Buck Smith, 8 times

    twice under his own name

    twice as Tommy Bowels

    and four as Tim Brooks

    Middleweight Reggie Strickland fights about once a month also under aliases: Reggie Buse and Reggie Raglin. his record on boxrec is 66-276-17 with 14 KO's. Im wondering how he is still living. I have yet to find anyone who has revealed more than 2 other aliases but I'm sure they are out there.

    Excellent question. Both have fought in the last two years by the way.

  • baz75
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    There was a guy called Fidel Castro Smith who was british supermiddleweight champion about 15 years ago. He also fought sometimes under the name Slugger O Toole. I remember once he was ranked by the WBA (i think) at no 12 and no 10 in their world rankings. So the same bloke was ranked twice in one set of rankings which looked a bit strange, and was probably quite embarrasing for the people who did the ranking system. After that he seened to drop the Slugger O Toole name and revert back to Fidel Castro Smith.

  • 1 decade ago

    I know A couple of boxers who used two aliases. Roberto Duran, Evander Hoyfield, and Thomas Hearns. Now you can try boxingrec.com and take a look at different boxers and get other aliases, I just remember those boxer's names.

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't know about the most ring aliases, but the most famous one was the one Walker Smith chose. Great question I look forward to the answers.

    Sugar Ray Robinson

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  • 1 decade ago

    I would have to say Apollo Creed in Rocky V before he fights Drago the ring announcer goes through about 6 nicknames. My favorite is "the Count of Monte-Fisto".

  • 1 decade ago

    Mohammad Ali

  • b4_999
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Many boxers fight under different names (and records) to get fights and get around mandatory rest periods after having been knocked out.

    Many bands perform under different names to get around bad reviews!

  • 1 decade ago

    Good question, but I have no idea. Muhammad Ali maybe? Just because he was previously known as Cassius Clay, and eventually as "The Greatest."

  • 1 decade ago

    I know Joe Calzaghe has two and I believe Lennox Lewis had two as well

  • 1 decade ago

    oscar de laoya

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