1810s:
“Human” Harold Boggs
Romulus “Not-A-Bear” Eckersley
1820s:
Joseph “The Verbalizer” Richelieu
“Disagreeable” David Porter
Rutherford Graves, “The Boston Badmouther”
1830s:
Peter “Intimidator” Kohler
Theodore “The Physical Presence” Renholt
Norman “Kid Argument” Samuels
“Instigating” Pavol Krupcyk
1840s:
Rudolph “Mr. Punch” Mazzetti
“Boxing” Bertram Ford
Sanford “Kid Athletic” Billings
1850s:
Matthew Bentham, “The Hand Fighter”
Francis “Kickless” Powers
“Unarmed” Ulysses Warmouth
1860s:
“Gloved” Rudolph Burnaby
Jonathan “No Dogs” Kingsley
Dmitri “Five Closed Fingers” Fistovsky
1870s:
“Shirtless” Lawrence George
Tyrone “Short Pants” Wren
“Violent” Reginald Moore
“Solitary” Marcus Johnson, aka “Just The One”
Frederich von Heimburg, “The Rules-Observer”
Otis “Ding-Ding” Bell
1880s:
“Sanitary” Lucas Bonney
Check out this sweet triceratops pic: http://imgur.com/h7PbO
Funny! Is there a part 2? I’d love to see the contrast between these names and names of current boxing greats.