18 of the best nicknames in boxing history

‘The Greatest,’ “Smokin’ and Sugar Ray are simply a few of the best-known nicknames of boxers.

Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter

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Rubin “Hurricane” Carter was a fierce middleweight. Nineteen of his 27 victories came by KO. Carter wound up imprisoned on triple murder charges. Years later he was tried again and convicted. Eventually, Carter was freed. He became the subject of a Bob Dylan song.

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