Top Ten Awesome Muay Thai Fighter Nicknames

WHAT’S IN A NAME? EVERYTHING.

By Jillian Bosserdet

Marcel the Shell: Guess what I want but I’m not gonna beg for it?

Guy: Uh… what?

Marcel the Shell: A nickname. Because you can’t—you can’t make it for yourself, like you can make yourself a new hairstyle, but you can’t say, “well, now I go by the name of ‘The General’ or whatever…

Guy: If you could have a nickname, what would it be?

Marcel the Shell: Ace.

(If you haven’t seen Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, go watch it. Now.)

Anyway, the little crustacean makes a valid point. You can’t just go out and give yourself a nickname.

I was asked to make a list of my top ten favorite Muay Thai fighter nicknames. Funny thing, is I have been trying to figure out mine for a while now. While friends of mine have had plenty of suggestions (Killer Kale, Violence, Watch Out, Ninja Turtle – they just kept...

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