New: Raskat's "New Year's Eve-Boxing History Quiz" - Have fun !

[The Surgeon]

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...24&postcount=7
I sent you the million points

Nice one dude appreciated

[dan_cov]

Thanks for the quiz and points Gutted I got some of those wrong, absolutely kicking myself. Especially with 10, 14, 19, 20 & 21

Made some right silly mistakes.

[JAB5239]

I made a NEW Boxing History Quiz for the people of the History Section.
Another 32 Questions -The Rules are as always: Don't use boxrec or any other help. And don't read the answers of other people in this thread before doing the quiz yourself.
Thank you.
[everybody who does the quiz fair and square will get 1 million points from me]
Here are the 32 Questions:

1. Against which fighter did Max Schmeling win the Heavyweight Championship oft he World ?

Joe Louis

2. Against whom did Vitali Klitschko win his first Heavyweight World Title ?

Herbie Hide

3. Who was the first guy to defeat David Haye in the pros ?

Carl Thompson

4. In which round did Muhammad Ali stop Chuck Wepner and Oscar Bonavena (it was the same round) ?

15th

5. What was the nickname of Hall of Fame Boxer Bobby Chacon ?

School boy

6. Only one of those 4 fighters won an Olympic Gold medal- which one is it ? - a.) Roy Jones Jr. b.) Floyd Mayweather Jr. c.) Tyrell Biggs d.) Evander Holyfield

Biggs

7. How many times did Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake La Motta fight each other ?

6 times

8. Gene Tunney has only one Loss on his pro record- against whom did he lose ?

Greb

9. Evander Holyfield won only 1 of his 3 fights with Riddick Bowe- which one did Holyfield win ? (the 1st, the 2nd or the 3rd ?)

Fight 2

10. Who was the first fighter to defeat Wladimir Klitschko in the pros ?

Ross Puritty

11. Which one of these 4 fighters is NOT a southpaw ? – a.) Lucian Bute b.) Joe Calzaghe c.) Fernando Vargas d.) Michael Moorer

Vargas

12. Who was the first guy to stop Heavyweight Champion John Ruiz ?

Tua

13. How many times did Rocky Marciano defend the Heavyweight title after winning it against Jersey Joe Walcott ? a.) 6 times b.) 10 times
c.) 14 times

6 times

14. How many successful title defenses did Joe Louis have ?

25

15. Was Cus D‘ Amato still alive when Mike Tyson won the Heavyweight Championship oft he World?

No

16. Who are the so called „Fabulous 4“ in one oft he best boxing eras of all time ?

Leonard, Hearns, Duran and Hagler. Benitez was actually an original member.

17. Who did Marvin Hagler face when he fought for the middleweight title for the first time and who won the fight ?

Antefurmo

18. Against which fighter did Roberto Duran win the (WBC) Middleweight Championship oft he world ?

Barkley

19. Sergio „Maravilla“ Martinez has 2 losses on his record. Who are the 2 fighters he lost to ?

Margarito and...???

20. How many pro fights did Leon Spinks have when he stepped into the ring with Muhammad Ali for the first time ?

7

21. Against which fighter did Evander Holyfield win the Cruiserweight Championship oft he World ?

Deleon?

22. Who gave George Foreman his 2nd loss, after which he retired for 10 years ?

Young

23. True or False: Wladimir Klitschko was knocked down 11 times in his pro career.

True

24. True or False: Vitali Klitschko was never knocked down in his pro career.

True

25. How many times did Naseem Hamed defend his (WBO) featherweight title before losing to Marco-Antonio Barrera ? - a.) 5 times b.) 10 times c.) 15 times

10 times

26. Which one of those fighters fought 3 times against Bernard Hopkins: a.) Jermain Taylor , b.) Robert Allen, c.) Segundo Mercado

Allen

27. Who has more Losses on his record – Glen „the Road Warrior“ Johnson or Emanuel „the Drunken Master“ Augustus ?

Augustus

28. Arturo Gatti fought his last fight against ….?

Alphonso Gomez

29. Did Andrew Golota ever win a mayor Heavyweight World Title ?

No

30. Which fighter became famous for knocking Jack Dempsey out of the ring ?

Firpo

31. In which fight did the infamous „long count“ happen ?

Fight 2

32. Who was the trainer of Joe Louis ?

Jack Blackburn

[raskat]

good answers, JAB5239.
You only have around 4 questions wrong.
as for question number 1: the first Joe Louis-Schmeling fight wasn't for the title, it happened before Louis became world champion.

[D-MiZe]

1) Young Stribling
2) Herbie Hide
3) Carl Thompson via retirement
4) 15th
5) Schoolboy (Kinda pales in comparison with Little Red & Bazooka)
6) Tyrell Biggs
7) 4?
8) Harry Greb
9) 2nd
10) Ross Puritty
11) Fernando Vargas
12) David Tua within a round
13) C - 14
14) 25
15) No
16) Roberto Duran - Tommy Hearns - Marvin Hagler - Sugar Ray Leonard
17) Antuofermo and they robbed him with a draw!
18) Iran Barkley
19) Paul Williams & Antonio Margarito
20) 7
21) Dwight Muhammad Qawi?
22)
23) True
24) True
25) C - 15
26) C - Mercado?
27) Emmanuel Augustus
28) Alfonso Gomez?
29) No
30) Joe Louis
31)
32) Dempsey vs Tunney?


I just went straight to reply this time to avoid other people's answers tainting mine.

[raskat]

I just went straight to reply this time to avoid other people's answers tainting mine.

From what I saw, you answered 25 questions correctly, which is very good of course.
Here are all correct answers: http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...03&postcount=5

[D-MiZe]

Thanks again for the quiz.



Can't access the answers.

[raskat]

Thanks again for the quiz.



Can't access the answers.

strange that the link doesn't work for you. Well, here are the answers:

1. Against which fighter did Max Schmeling win the Heavyweight Championship oft he World ?
– correct answer: against Jack Sharkey (Sharkey was disqualified after a lowblow)

2. Against whom did Vitali Klitschko win his first Heavyweight World Title ?
- correct answer: Herbie Hide

3. Who was the first guy to defeat David Haye in the pros ?
– correct answer: Carl Thompson

4. In which round did Muhammad Ali stop Chuck Wepner and Oscar Bonavena (it was the same round) ?
– correct answer: the 15th round

5. What was the nickname of Hall of Fame Boxer Bobby Chacon ?
– correct answer: „Schoolboy“

6. Only one of those 4 fighters won an Olympic Gold medal- which one is it ? - a.) Roy Jones Jr. b.) Floyd Mayweather Jr. c.) Tyrell Biggs d.) Evander Holyfield
- correct answer: c.) Tyrell Biggs (Olympic Games in L.A. in 1984: Super Heavyweight division)

7. How many times did Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake La Motta fight each other ?
– correct answer: 6 times

8. Gene Tunney has only one Loss on his pro record- against whom did he lose ?
– correct answer: Harry Greb

9. Evander Holyfield won only 1 of his 3 fights with Riddick Bowe- which one did Holyfield win ? (the 1st, the 2nd or the 3rd ?)
– correct answer: the 2nd

10. Who was the first fighter to defeat Wladimir Klitschko in the pros ?
– correct answer: Ross Puritty

11. Which one of these 4 fighters is NOT a southpaw ? – a.) Lucian Bute b.) Joe Calzaghe c.) Fernando Vargas d.) Michael Moorer
- correct answer: c.) Fernando Vargas

12. Who was the first guy to stop Heavyweight Champion John Ruiz ?
– correct answer: David Tua

13. How many times did Rocky Marciano defend the Heavyweight title after winning it against Jersey Joe Walcott ? a.) 6 times b.) 10 times c.) 14 times
– correct answer: a.) 6 times

14. How many successful title defenses did Joe Louis have ?
- correct answer: 25 Title defenses.

15. Was Cus D‘ Amato still alive when Mike Tyson won the Heavyweight Championship oft he World?
– correct answer: No, D‘ Amato died almost exactly one year before Tyson won the title against Trevor Berbick

16. Who are the so called „Fabulous 4“ in one oft he best boxing eras of all time ?
– correct answer: Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran

17. Who did Marvin Hagler face when he fought for the middleweight title for the first time and who won the fight ?
– correct answer: Vito Antuofermo in 1979- fight was declared a draw

18. Against which fighter did Roberto Duran win the (WBC) Middleweight Championship oft he world ?
– correct answer: against Iran „The Blade“ Barkley (in 1989)

19. Sergio „Maravilla“ Martinez has 2 losses on his record. Who are the 2 fighters he lost to ?
– correct answer: Antonio Margarito and Paul Williams

20. How many pro fights did Leon Spinks have when he stepped into the ring with Muhammad Ali for the first time ?
– correct answer: 7

21. Against which fighter did Evander Holyfield win the Cruiserweight Championship oft he World ?
– correct answer: Dwight Muhammad Qawi

22. Who gave George Foreman his 2nd loss, after which he retired for 10 years ?
– correct answer: Jimmy Young

23. True or False: Wladimir Klitschko was knocked down 11 times in his pro career.
– correct answer: True

24. True or False: Vitali Klitschko was never knocked down in his pro career.
– correct answer: True

25. How many times did Naseem Hamed defend his (WBO) featherweight title before losing to Marco-Antonio Barrera ? - a.) 5 times b.) 10 times c.) 15 times
- correct answer: c.) 15 times

26. Which one of those fighters fought 3 times against Bernard Hopkins: a.) Jermain Taylor , b.) Robert Allen, c.) Segundo Mercado
– correct answer: Robert Allen (Jermain Taylor and Segundo Mercado fought Hopkins only twice)

27. Who has more Losses on his record – Glen „the Road Warrior“ Johnson or Emanuel „the Drunken Master“ Augustus ?
– correct answer: Emanuel Augustus-34 LOSSES (Glen Johnson has only 18 LOSSES)

28. Arturo Gatti fought his last fight against ….?
– correct answer: Alfonso Gomez

29. Did Andrew Golota ever win a mayor Heavyweight World Title ?
– correct answer: No

30. Which fighter became famous for knocking Jack Dempsey out of the ring ?
– correct answer: Luis Angel Firpo

31. In which fight did the infamous „long count“ happen ?
– correct answer: (in the rematch) between Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney in 1927

32. Who was the trainer of Joe Louis ?
– correct answer: Jack Blackburn