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Joey Abell
Minnesota Ice

  
 

Perry Abney
Lil' Abner

  
 

Sidney Adams
Sweet Pea

  
 

Johnny Alford
Bang Bang

  
 

Eddie Aliano
The Clot

  
  Damon Allen Jr.
Baby Dame		  
 

Frankie Anslem
Kid

  
 

Billy Arnold
The New Joe Louis

  
 

Ron Aruit
The Yid Kid

  
  Gary Barrett
Fats Gary		  
 

Carmen Bartolomeo
Bartsy

  
 

Benny Bass
The Little Fish

  
 

Richie Bennett
The Bandit

  
 

Felix Benson
Choo Choo

  
 

George Benton
The Professor

  
 

David Bey
Hand Grenade

  
  Harry Blitman
Handsome Harry		  
 

Anthony Boyle
TKO

  
  Bobby Brandt
Reds;
PA Dutchman		  
 

Charles Brewer
The Hatchet

  
 

Bennie Briscoe
Bad Bennie

  
 

Cuban Bobby Brown
The Cuban Wonder

  
 

Charlie Brown
Choo Choo

  
 

Harry Brown
Kid

  
 

Henry Brown
Toothpick

  
  Mark Brown
Oak Tree		  
 

Rasheem Brown
The Untouchable

  
  Tyrone Brunson
Young Gun		  
  Santa Bucca
Blues		  
 

Dan Bucceroni
The Butcher Boy

  
  Lionel Byarm
The Boiler;
Country		  
  Maurice Byarm
Freight Train		  
  Patrick Cann
The Wrath of		  
  Marty Capasso
The Aston Assassin		  
  Ken Carpenter
Hatchet Man		  
 

Simon Carr
One Punch

  
 

Johnny Carter
The Dancing Machine

  
  Jethro Cason
Jet		  
 

Charles Cavallo
The Italian Assassin

  
 

Eddie Chambers
Fast Eddie

  
 

Jeff Chandler
Joltin' Jeff

  
  Vincent Christian
The Blade		  
 

Randall Cobb
Tex

  
  Brian Cohen
The Bionic Bull		  
  Jerome Conquest
The Conqueror		  
  Sonny Conto
The Bronco		  
 

Eddie Cool
The Pride of Tacony

  
  Roland Cooley
Two Gun		  
  Andre Cooper
Sugarman		  
  Bert Cooper
Smokin' Bert		  
 

Jermal Corbin
Rattlesnake

  
 

Tyrone Crawley
The Butterfly

  
  Jeremy Cuevas
King		  
 

Steve Cunningham
USS

  
  Karl Dargan
Dynamite		  
  Jamaal Davis
Da Truth;
Tyson		  
  Joey Dawekjo
The Tank		  
 

Harry Decker
KID

  
  Johnny DeMarco
Jumping Johnny;
The Clown		  
 

Lenny DeVictoria
The Hitman

  
 

Johnny Donaldson
Fishcake

  
 

Buster Drayton
The Demon

  
  Walter Duval
Speedy;
The Spoiler		  
  Gregg Edelman
The Zion Lion		  
 

Walter Edgerton
The Kentucky Rosebud

  
  Derek Ennis
Bozy		  
  Derek Ennis
Pooh		  
  Farah Ennis
The Quiet Storm		  
  Jaron Ennis
Boots		  
 

Young Erne
Yi Yi

  
 

Alfonso Evans
Bubby

  
  Coy Evans
Pretty Boy		  
 

Tyrone Everett
The Mean Machine

  
  Jimmy Fabrizio
Blockbuster		  
  Tony Falco
The South Philly Sheik		  
  Tevin Farmer
The American Idol		  
 

Jesse Ferguson
The Boogeyman

  
  Tony Ferrante
Boom Boom		  
 

Anthony Fletcher
Two Gun

  
 

Frank Fletcher
The Animal

  
  Troy Fletcher
Forty		  
  Olivia Fonseca
The Great		  
 

Billy Fox
Blackjack

  
  Jacqui Frazier-Lyde
Sister Smoke		  
  Joe Frazier
Smokin' Joe		  
 

Hector Frazier
Joe Frazier Jr.

  
  Billy Freeman
Nitro		  
 

Tony Galento
Two Ton Tony

  
  Danny Garcia
Swift		  
 

Marvin Garris
Machine Gun

  
 

Willie Gibbs
The Gladiator

  
 

Johnny Gilmore
Fighting Irish

  
 

George Godfrey
The Leiperville Giant

  
  Billy Gordon
Flash		  
  Marvin Gordon
Toochie		  
  Taneal Goyco
The Spider		  
 

Sammy Goss
Quick Sam

  
 

Tony Green
Dynamite

  
  Joe Grim
Iron Man		  
  Greg Hackett
Hot Shot		  
 

Earl Hargrove
The Pearl

  
 

Joe Harris
Gypsy Joe;
Tinkerbell

  
  Willie Harris
The Rock		  
 

Eugene Hart
Cyclone

  
 

Garnet Hart
Sugar

  
  Jesse Hart
Hard Work; 
Hollywood		  
 

Alfonso Hayman
Fonzie

  
  Charles Hayward
The Cobra		  
 

Stanley Hayward
Kitten

  
  Robert Hill
The Wiz		  
 

Robert Hines
Bam Bam

  
 

Wade Hinnant
Smokin' Wade

  
  Max Hoff
Boo Boo		  
  Eric Holland
Rockman		  
 

Vaughn Hooks
Turtle

  
 

Bernard Hopkins
The Executioner;
The Alien

  
 

Kevin Howard
The Spoiler

  
  Leroy Howard
Poppa Stoppa		  
  Eric Hunter
The Outlaw		  
  Johnny Hutchinson
Bojack		  
  Jerome Jackson
Silky		  
  Johnny Jadick
Jabbin' Johnny		  
 

Rasheem Jefferson
Rich & Famous

  
  Fred Jenkins Sr.
Herk		  
  Bryant Jennings
By-By		  
 

Clarence Johnson
Honeychile

  
  Harold Johnson
Mr. Perfection		  
  Rasheed Johnson
Sugar Sheed		  
  Bryan Jones
Boogaloo		  
  Darrell Jones
Dangerous		  
  Mike Jones
MJ;
Machine Gun;
The Messiah		  
  William Jones
The Hammer		  
 

Hugh Kearney
Buttons

  
  Teon Kennedy
The Technician		  
  Thomas LaManna
Cornflake		  
  Dorsey Lay
Rabbit		  
 

William Lee
Caveman

  
 

Harry Leonard
Battling

  
 

Tommy Loughran
The Philly Phantom

  
 

Henry Lundy
Hamerin' Hank

  
  Marvin Mack
The Mack Attack		  
  Yusaf Mack
The Mack Attack		  
 

Teddy Mann
The Irish

  
  Amir Mansour
Hardcore		  
 

Jerry Martin
The Bull

  
  Al Massey
Classy		  
  Lew Massey
The Downtown Latin		  
  Charles McCarthy
Bull		  
 

Marvin McFarland
Candy

  
  Joe Melito
Cookie		  
  William Merideth
Willie the Weasel		  
 

Nate Miller
Mr.

  
  Aaron Mitchell
Homicide		  
  Eric Mitchell
Murder		  
 

Willie Monroe
The Worm

  
 

Bob Montgomery
Bobcat

  
 

Frank Montgomery
The Silk

  
  Paul Moore
Earthquake		  
 

Rodney Moore
Rockin' Rodney

  
 

Ben Moroz
Big Ben

  
 

Wesley Mouzon
The Chocolate Blur

  
  Rogers Mtagwa
Tiger		  
  Mike Mungin
Machine Gun		  
 

Dwight Muhammad Qawi
The Camden Buzzsaw

  
  Jimmy Muse
Shotgun		  
  Lloyd Nelson
Bad News		  
  Naim Nelson
The Dream		  
  Gerald Nobles
The Jedi		  
 

Jack O'Brien
Philadelphia Jack

  
 

Jack O'Brien
Young Jack

  
 

Tommy O'Toole
The Pride of Port Richmond

  
 

Augie Pantellas
The Broomall Bomber;
The Golden Greek

  
  Kamarah Pasley
Black Magic		  
  Billy Peacock
Southern;
Sweet Pea		  
  Fred Pendleton
Fearless Fred		  
  Ike Peterson
Reds		  
  Mike Picciotti
Pic		  
  Omar Pittman
Pit Bull		  
  Branden Pizarro
The Gift		  
 

John Poore
Big John

  
 

Andre Prophet
Thee Prophet

  
  Charles Ramey
Cornbread		  
 

David Reid
The American Dream

  
 

Leroy Roberts
Hurricane

  
 

Ivan Robinson
Mighty

  
 

Jim Robinson
Slim

  
  Tyric Robinson
Too Sweet		  
 

Gabriel Rosado
King

  
 

Mike Rossman
The Jewish Bomber

  
 

Jimmy Rothwell
Skinny Jimmy

  
  Thomas Rubin
Chicken		  
  Johnny Russell
Unk		  
 

Matthew Saad Muhammad
Miracle Matthew;
Big Matt Attack

  
  Freddy Sammons
 Linwood Larruper		  
  Dante Selby
Mr. Snuggly Time		  
  Raymond Serrano
Tito		  
 

Curtis Sheppard
Hatchetman

  
  Al Shoffner
The Lumberjack		  
 

James Shuler
Black Gold

  
  Joey Silva
HiHo;
Mexican Joey		  
  Benny Sinakin
The Jewish Bulldog		  
  Ernie Singletary
Grog		  
  Dhafir Smith
No Fear		  
 

Jesse Smith
Crazy Horse

  
  Keenan Smith
Killa		  
  Steve Smith
Flasher Ishibashi		  
  Lynwood Snowden
Honey Boy		  
 

Theodore Roosevelt Snowden
 Kid Snowden

  
  Dan Snyder
Dancin' Dan		  
  Jason Sosa
El Canito		  
  Billy Speary
The Pennsylvania Flash		  
 

Tommie Speller
Big Poppa

  
  Tommy Spiegal
Swift		  
 

Mike Stewart
No Joke

  
  Tony Suero
Tough Tony		  
 

Nikita Tarhocker
Nikita the Cheetah

  
 

Tony Tassone
Rocky

  
  Herman Taylor
Muggsy		  
 

Meldrick Taylor
The Kid;
TNT

  
 

Will Taylor
Stretch

  
  Samuel Teah
Tsunami		  
  Lew Tendler
Lefty Lew		  
  Anthony Thompson
The Messinger		  
 

Billy Thompson
Chicken

  
  Elvin Thompson
The Rev		  
 

Tony Thornton
The Punching Postman

  
  Anthony Thompson
The Messenger		  
  Eddie Tomlin
Flash		  
  Frank Trader
Frank Nitty		  
 

Charles Tschorniawsky
Chucky T

  
  Gregory Tutt
King Tutt		  
  Benny Victor
The Hebrew Hurricane		  
 

Eddie Wagner
Kid

  
 

Ronnie Walker
Baby Kid Chocolate

  
  Anthony Washington
The Fox		  
 

Bobby Watts
Boogaloo

  
  Derrick Wenbster
Take It to the Bank		  
  Ike White
Whitner		  
  Khalib Whitmore
Big Foot		  
  Anthony Williams
The Cobra		  
  Julian Williams
J-Rock		  
  Hassan Williams
Candy Man		  
 

Roy Williams
Tiger;
High Pockets

  
 

Mike Williams
Youngblood

  
  Garrett Wilson
The Ultimate Warrior		  
 

Jameel Wilson
Black Gold

  
  Chazz Witherspoon
Gentleman		  
 

Tim Witherspoon
Terrible Tim

  
  Solomon Wilkerson
Dusty		  
  Midget Wolgast
The Latin Half-Pint		  
 

Henry Wolfe
Kid

  
 

Lester Young
Cueball

  
       
 

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