Big as it was then, Wembley’s was not the largest stadium (see #1). I’ll say no more. 
Yeah, I know. It was the only match I could think of that has a “name”.
1950 World Cup Final.
Uruguay 2 Brazil 1
The Maracanazo.
Although I don’t really think the English-speaking world has picked up on that bit of slang.
Spot on. And you may be right – though I have heard it mentioned by name by a number of broadcasters through the years.
Anyway, quite a bit of history and aftermath behind that match. Brazil even changed their kits (to their current ones) due to it.
prav1: Only five boxers have won major championship titles in five or more weight divisions. Name three.
prav2: In 2003, Ring Magazine made a list of the all time top pound-for-pound fighters called “Ring Magazine’s 100 Greatest Punchers.” Who did they rank number one?
prav3: This one’s a group effort. Give the nicknames of these fighters - if you know one or two, answer and leave the rest for others until complete. To be fair, I only used ones I knew personally rather than looking a bunch up.
Jack Dempsey (the first fighter to bear the name)
Jack Dempsey (the second)
James Smith
Chuck Wepner
Eric Esch
Arturo Gatti
Micky Ward
James Toney
Jeff Lacy
Roberto Duran
Manny Pacquiao
Ray Mancini
Hector Camacho
Mike Tyson
Joe Louis
Bernard Hopkins
James Lang
James Braddock
Ruben Carter
Nikolay Valuev
James Lang
Donovan Ruddock
Evander Holyfield
Naseem Hamed
George Foreman
Jim Corbett
James Douglas
Marvin Hagler
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Bobby Chacon
Joe Frazier
Lew Jenkins
Ronald Wright
Randall Cobb
Jake LaMotta
Tommy Hearns
Ricky Hatton
Ray Robinson
Ray Leonard
Marco Antonio Barrera
Rocky Marciano
Archie Moore
Vitali Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
Muhammad Ali
Oscar De La Hoya
Arturo “Thunder” Gatti
“Irish” Micky Ward
Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran
Hector “Macho” Camacho
Mike “The Masticator” Tyson
“Prince” Naseem Hamed
Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr.
“There’s only one” Ricky Hatton
“Sugar” Ray Robinson
“Sugar” Ray Leonard
“The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya
Eric Esch-Butterbean
Bernard Hopkins-Lightning
Jim Corbett-Gentleman
Randall Cobb-Tex
I’ll add one
James Smith
Jack Dempsey (the first fighter to bear the name) - Nonpareil
Jack Dempsey (the second) - The Manassa Mauler
Chuck Wepner - The Bayonne Bleeder
Eric Esch - Buttterbean
Ray Mancini - Boom Boom
Joe Louis - The Brown Bomber, A Credit to his Race
Ruben Carter - Hurricane
Donovan Ruddock - Razor
Jim Corbett - Gentleman Jim
James Douglas - Buster
Marvin Hagler - Marvelous Marvin (he legally changed his name to that)
Joe Frazier - Smokin’ Joe
Randall Cobb - Tex
Jake LaMotta - Raging Bull
Tommy Hearns - Hitman
Ray Robinson - Sugar
Ray Leonard - Sugar (where’s Sugar Ray Seales? 
)
Rocky Marciano - The Brockton Blockbuster (Hagler was also from Brockton - BHS teams are the Boxers)
Muhammad Ali - The Greatest, The Louisville Lip, others
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Julio César Chávez?
EL1: Who eliminated the favored England side, 1-0?
Had too think a bit…couldn’t think of the 5th :smack:
Hearns,De La Hoya,Mayweather,Leonard
When I started composing this, only RNATB had replied to your post. Rather than deleting the ones that I see have already been guessed, I’ll leave my response so you can see how many I knew (I’d also have gotten Camacho and the Sugar Rays correct).
Not sure of his chronological position, but one was The Manassa Mauler.
The Bayonne Bleeder
Boom Boom (immortalized by Warren Zevon)
The Brown Bomber
The movie Cinderella Man was about him, but I don’t know if he was actually known by that sobriquet when he was fighting.
Hurricane (immortalized by Bob Dylan)
Razor
Gentleman Jim
Buster
Marvelous (I believe he officially made that his first name)
Smokin’ Joe
Tex
Raging Bull was the movie title, but I’m not sure he actually used it as a nickname.
Hit Man
The Greatest
James Smith is up there, number 3. I’m unfamiliar with “Lightning” for Hopkins (although there is a blues player by that name) and “the Masticator” probably hasn’t been used by an announcer. 
Jack Dempsey (the first fighter to bear the name) Nonpariel
Jack Dempsey (the second) - The Manassa Mauler
James Smith
Chuck Wepner - “The Bayonne Bleeder” -
Eric Esch - “Butterbean”
Arturo Gatti - “Thunder”
Micky Ward - “Irish”
James Toney
Jeff Lacy
Roberto Duran “Hands of Stone”
Manny Pacquiao
Ray Mancini - “Boom Boom”
Hector Camacho - “Macho”
Mike Tyson
Joe Louis - “The Brown Bomber”
Bernard Hopkins
James Lang
James Braddock - “Cinderella Man”
Ruben Carter
Nikolay Valuev
James Lang
Donovan Ruddock - “Razor”
Evander Holyfield
Naseem Hamed - “Prince Naseem”
George Foreman
Jim Corbett - “Gentleman Jim”
James Douglas - Buster
Marvin Hagler - "Marvelous
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. - “Money” (has another)
Bobby Chacon
Joe Frazier - Smokin
Lew Jenkins
Ronald Wright
Randall Cobb - “Tex”
Jake LaMotta - “Raging Bull”
Tommy Hearns - “Hitman”
Ricky Hatton - “Hitman”
Ray Robinson - “Sugar Ray”
Ray Leonard - “Sugar Ray”
Marco Antonio Barrera
Rocky Marciano - “The Brockton Blockbuster” (has another)
Archie Moore
Vitali Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
Muhammad Ali - “The Greatest” “The Louisville Lip”
Oscar De La Hoya “The Golden Boy”
Correct. Hint on the fifth: he’s on the list.
No, not him.
Whoops and whoops.
Hey, you’re doing great on all the rest.
ETA: Julio Cesar Chavez was on the list at 50.
Jack Dempsey (the first fighter to bear the name) Nonpareil
Jack Dempsey (the second) - The Manassa Mauler trivia–neither man was born “Jack Dempsey”, or John or Jacob or any such but latter was at least a for-real Dempsey
James Smith
Chuck Wepner - “The Bayonne Bleeder” -
Eric Esch - “Butterbean”
Arturo Gatti - “Thunder”
Micky Ward - “Irish”
James Toney
Jeff Lacy
Roberto Duran “Hands of Stone”
Manny Pacquiao
Ray Mancini - “Boom Boom”
Hector Camacho - “Macho”
Iron Mike Tyson
Joe Louis - “The Brown Bomber”
Bernard Hopkins
James “Clubber” Lang
James Braddock - “Cinderella Man”
Ruben Hurricane Carter
Nikolay Valuev
"The other"(?) James Lang
Donovan Ruddock - “Razor”
“Commander Vander” Holyfield
Naseem Hamed - “Prince Naseem”
George Foreman
Jim Corbett - “Gentleman Jim”
James Douglas - Buster
Marvin Hagler - "Marvelous
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. - “Money” (has another)
Bobby Chacon
Joe Frazier - Smokin
Lew Jenkins
Ronald Wright
Randall Cobb - “Tex”
Jake LaMotta - “Raging Bull”, “The Bronx Bomber”
Tommy Hearns - “Hitman”
Ricky Hatton - “Hitman”
Ray Robinson - “Sugar Ray”
Ray Leonard - “Sugar Ray”
Marco Antonio Barrera
Rocky Marciano - “The Brockton Blockbuster” (has another)
Archie Moore
Vitali Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
Muhammad Ali - “The Greatest” “The Louisville Lip”
Oscar De La Hoya “The Golden Boy”
I was thinking of a different one for Holyfield, but “Commander Vander” works also. La Motta’s other nickname wasn’t “the Bronx Bomber,” but it was very close to that. James “Clubber” Lang was accidentally put up twice, I slipped him in for fun. For extra credit, Apollo Creed also had several nicknames.
Current list:
Jack Dempsey (the first fighter to bear the name) “Nonpareil”
Jack Dempsey (the second) - “The Manassa Mauler”
James Smith
Chuck Wepner - “The Bayonne Bleeder”
Eric Esch - “Butterbean”
Arturo Gatti - “Thunder”
Micky Ward - “Irish”
James Toney
Jeff Lacy
Roberto Duran “Hands of Stone”
Manny Pacquiao
Ray Mancini - “Boom Boom”
Hector Camacho - “Macho”
Mike Tyson - “Iron Mike”
Joe Louis - “The Brown Bomber”
Bernard Hopkins
James “Clubber” Lang
James Braddock - “Cinderella Man”
Ruben Carter - “The Hurricane”
Nikolay Valuev
Donovan Ruddock - “Razor”
Evander Holyfield - “Commander Vander” (has another)
Naseem Hamed - “Prince Naseem”
George Foreman
Jim Corbett - “Gentleman Jim”
James Douglas - Buster
Marvin Hagler - "Marvelous
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. - “Money” (has another)
Bobby Chacon
Joe Frazier - “Smokin’ Joe”
Lew Jenkins
Ronald Wright
Randall Cobb - “Tex”
Jake LaMotta - “Raging Bull” (has another)
Tommy Hearns - “Hitman”
Ricky Hatton - “Hitman”
Ray Robinson - “Sugar Ray”
Ray Leonard - “Sugar Ray”
Marco Antonio Barrera
Rocky Marciano - “The Brockton Blockbuster” (has another)
Archie Moore
Vitali Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
Muhammad Ali - “The Greatest” “The Louisville Lip”
Oscar De La Hoya “The Golden Boy”
Extra: Apollo Creed
The…struggle of the urban proletariat?
I know this isn’t the right answer but I read one wiseacre commentator refer to him as “Nikolay Valuev Mealv” 