View Full Version : Trivia: 5 (6?) HOF'ers who all fought each other!
Bundana 03-06-2010, 10:23 AM We're looking for groups of at least 5 Hall of Famers (IBHOF only!), where each man in a group fought everybody else in the group.
(can't find a 6'er - but there should be at least a handful of 5'ers)
oldgringo:
Sammy Angott
Beau Jack
Fritzie Zivic
Henry Armstrong
Lew Jenkins
DeepSleep:
Maxim
Marshall
Charles
Moore
Bivins
hhascup:
Dundee
Kansas
Kilbane
Benny Leonard
Welsh
hhascup:
Jeffries
Choynski
Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Tom Sharkey
hhascup:
Jeanette
Langford
McVea
Norfolk
Wills
hhascup:
Angott
Jack
Jenkins
Montgomery
Zivic
hhascup:
Bivins
Charles
Marshall
Moore
Yarosz
oldgringo 03-06-2010, 12:46 PM Jimmy McLarnin
Barney Ross
Billy Petrolle
Tony Canzoneri
Sammy Angott
Beau Jack
Fritzie Zivic
Henry Armstrong
Lew Jenkins
That's all I have.
Bundana 03-06-2010, 01:00 PM Jimmy McLarnin
Barney Ross
Billy Petrolle
Tony Canzoneri
Sammy Angott
Beau Jack
Fritzie Zivic
Henry Armstrong
Lew Jenkins
That's all I have.
Well done - you got the first 5'er!
oldgringo 03-06-2010, 01:25 PM It's tough because there are some guys like Ike Williams and Bob Montgomery who fought many of the same guys, just not ALL of the same guys.
This made me boxrec Tony Canzoneri and I was reminded of how many great and/or talented fighters he faced throughout his career.
Lou Ambers
Jimmy McLarnin
Barney Ross
Benny Bass
Kid Chocolate
Frankie Klick
Billy Petrolle
Baby Arizmendi
Johnny Jadick
Jack Berg
Johnny Dundee
Bud Taylor
and on and on.
Bundana 03-07-2010, 01:53 PM It's tough because there are some guys like Ike Williams and Bob Montgomery who fought many of the same guys, just not ALL of the same guys.
This made me boxrec Tony Canzoneri and I was reminded of how many great and/or talented fighters he faced throughout his career.
Lou Ambers
Jimmy McLarnin
Barney Ross
Benny Bass
Kid Chocolate
Frankie Klick
Billy Petrolle
Baby Arizmendi
Johnny Jadick
Jack Berg
Johnny Dundee
Bud Taylor
and on and on.
Yes, that is indeed an impressive career... and a great shame he had that last fight. Imagine if he had retired before that - without ever having been stopped in 174 bouts. That would REALLY have been something!
DeepSleep 03-07-2010, 03:08 PM I'm not sure if this is a legit one but perhaps,
Maxim
Marshall
Charles
Moore
Bivins
Bundana 03-07-2010, 03:26 PM I'm not sure if this is a legit one but perhaps,
Maxim
Marshall
Charles
Moore
Bivins
That most certainly is legit - good find!
Bundana 03-08-2010, 07:31 PM Apparently this isn't as easy as I thought, as you guys have come up with only 2 groups so far (at least 4 more out there).
Hint: There's a certain era where several boxers, who would later become HOFers, weren't given a chance to fight for a world title - so instead they fought each other. Not once, but MANY times!
DeepSleep named a group from a completely different era - which may not be the only one hiding there!
DeepSleep 03-09-2010, 02:40 AM From reading your hint the first names that came to mind were;
Willis
Jeanette
Langford
McVey
I would say Jack Johnson but I'm pretty sure he never fought Willis.
Someone with more knowledge of this era might be able to name the fifth if there is one.
hhascup 03-09-2010, 03:13 PM Sorry I haven't been on recently BUT I have been doing a lot of research on the "Sunnyside Gardens."
Dundee, Kansas, Kilbane, Benny Leonard & Welsh
Jeffries, Choynski, Fitzsimmons, Corbett & Tom Sharkey
Bundana 03-09-2010, 04:59 PM Sorry I haven't been on recently BUT I have been doing a lot of research on the "Sunnyside Gardens."
Dundee, Kansas, Kilbane, Benny Leonard & Welsh
Jeffries, Choynski, Fitzsimmons, Corbett & Tom Sharkey
Had a feeling that, sooner or later, you would have something to say about this!
Your first 5'er is one that i didn't find myself... which means, there are still 3 (at least) out there, that haven't been mentioned yet.
hhascup 03-10-2010, 02:46 PM Jeanette Langford McVea Norfolk & Wills
Bundana 03-10-2010, 05:06 PM Jeanette Langford McVea Norfolk & Wills
Just 2 more now (that I can think of - I wouldn't be surprised, if there are several others!)... and both have ALMOST been mentioned in this thread already!
hhascup 03-10-2010, 10:15 PM Angott
Jack
Jenkins
Montgomery
Zivic
Bivins
Charles
Marshall
Moore
Yarosz
Bundana 03-11-2010, 03:07 AM Angott
Jack
Jenkins
Montgomery
Zivic
Bivins
Charles
Marshall
Moore
Yarosz
Exactly!
As said, there could be other groups hiding out there... but unless someone has something to add to this, I think this should just about do it.
Thanks to oldgringo, DeepSleep and hhascup for contributing.
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