Is Chuck “The Bayonne Bleeder” Wepnar the Worst Nickname in Boxing History?
Boxing is a sport that has never been short of highly decorated characters. The names of boxers have come and gone but the nicknames of boxers will forever be etched in our memory banks. These are the worst of the worst. Eric ” Butterbean” Esch Butterbeans rise to fame was an unconventional one but one memorable on nonetheless. He began in the toughman competiton wheir ordinary people would step in the ring and see how tough they were. Butterbean dominated his opponents. Knocking them out one by one which led him to belive he could turn his no holds barred style into a professional career. It worked. 12 years later at 385 pounds the Alabama native posted a professional record of 71-7-4. His most notable fights were against Peter McNeely which he won and against Larry Holmes in which he lost. After boxing he switched to MMA. James “Double M” Tillis This is one nickname that will make you wonder why anybody would use it besides the creator. Born May 7, 1957 James had a very storied caree
