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  • Barnburners Boxing QUIZ.

    Don't cheat. I'll reveal answers at the end.

    1. What deficiency did Greb and Langford have during their careers.

    2. Apart from Emile Griffith who else is said to have played a part in Parets death.

    3. Mickey Walkers nom de guerre is:

    4. Who has the highest peak record in boxing history.

    5. What punch did Robinson score the legendary KO of Fullmer with.

    6. Sam Langford used to drink what between rounds late in his career.

    7. Who is the youngest world champion?

    8. Who was the first African American champion (Queensberry Rules.)

    9. In what famous fight did a hard hitting MW knock down a HW, who preceeded to get back up and KO the MW seconds later?

    10. What fighter boasted he would quit if he was ever cut.

    11. What fighter was trained by the Petronelli brothers.

    12. How many champions has Ray Arcel trained.

    13. Who screamed the famous words "Down goes Frazier."

    14. Apart from Ali Frazier what other fight was given the title "The fight of the century."

    15. What fighter was previously called Dwight Braxton

    16. Who was "The Might atom"?

    17. How many times did Duran lose at LW?

    18. How many consecutive defences did Monzon make of his title.

    19. How did Salvador Sanchez diie?

    20. Who invented the Ali shuffle?

    21. Who had the following famous punches: Suzie Q, leaping left hook.

    22. Which contraversial referee was inducted into the HOF recently.

    23. How many world champions did SRR fight.

    24. In what fight did Hagler wear a t-shirt saying: ______________ Will fall.

    25. Where was the Rumble in the Jungle held.

    26. What fighter did Langford and Johnson both comment on mentioning "He was the ugliest man I'd ever saw." or some gloss.

    27. After SRR VI, what happened to LaMotta in the dressing room.

    28. "Why's he doing exercises between rounds?" who said this after being knocked out.

    29. In Tyson vs Douglas what was the most extreme odds on a Douglas win.

    30. "Not a Blow blow" who said this.

    31. In what way did Benny Leonard lose when challenging Jack Britton for the Weleterweight title.

    32. Who was the less famous half brother of Marvin Hagler.

    33. Thomas Hearns faught Pryor in the Ams who won?

    34. What fighter with a great left hook was diagnosed with HIV.

    35. Who was the famous referee for Schmeling vs Sharkey.

  • #2
    Originally posted by Barnburner View Post
    Don't cheat. I'll reveal answers at the end.

    1. What deficiency did Greb and Langford have during their careers. Blind

    2. Apart from Emile Griffith who else is said to have played a part in Parets death. The ref

    3. Mickey Walkers nom de guerre is: I don't know what that is, but Im going to sa "The toy bulldog"

    4. Who has the highest peak record in boxing history. Willie Pep

    5. What punch did Robinson score the legendary KO of Fullmer with. Left hook

    6. Sam Langford used to drink what between rounds late in his career. Whiskey?

    7. Who is the youngest world champion? Wilfred Benitez

    8. Who was the first African American champion (Queensberry Rules.) Joe Gans

    9. In what famous fight did a hard hitting MW knock down a HW, who preceeded to get back up and KO the MW seconds later? Ketchel-Johnson

    10. What fighter boasted he would quit if he was ever cut.

    11. What fighter was trained by the Petronelli brothers. Hagler

    12. How many champions has Ray Arcel trained. A lot!

    13. Who screamed the famous words "Down goes Frazier." Howard Cossell

    14. Apart from Ali Frazier what other fight was given the title "The fight of the century." There have been many, but Johnson-Jeffries comes to mind.

    15. What fighter was previously called Dwight Braxton Dwight Muhammad Qawi

    16. Who was "The Might atom"? Jimmy Wilde

    17. How many times did Duran lose at LW? Once to Esteban DeJesus

    18. How many consecutive defences did Monzon make of his title. 14

    19. How did Salvador Sanchez diie? Mortorcycle accident?

    20. Who invented the Ali shuffle? Ali?

    21. Who had the following famous punches: Suzie Q, leaping left hook. Marciano and Patterson

    22. Which contraversial referee was inducted into the HOF recently. Richard Steele?

    23. How many world champions did SRR fight. Many

    24. In what fight did Hagler wear a t-shirt saying: ______________ Will fall. Hearns?

    25. Where was the Rumble in the Jungle held. Ziare

    26. What fighter did Langford and Johnson both comment on mentioning "He was the ugliest man I'd ever saw." or some gloss. Sam McVea

    27. After SRR VI, what happened to LaMotta in the dressing room.

    28. "Why's he doing exercises between rounds?" who said this after being knocked out.

    29. In Tyson vs Douglas what was the most extreme odds on a Douglas win. 45 to 1

    30. "Not a Blow blow" who said this.

    31. In what way did Benny Leonard lose when challenging Jack Britton for the Weleterweight title. DQ for hitting when he was down

    32. Who was the less famous half brother of Marvin Hagler. Ribbie Simms

    33. Thomas Hearns faught Pryor in the Ams who won? Pryor

    34. What fighter with a great left hook was diagnosed with HIV.
    Morrison


    35. Who was the famous referee for Schmeling vs Sharkey.
    ???

    Fun little quiz, how did I do?

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    • #3
      1. Blind
      2. Ruby Goldstein.
      3. Nom De Guerre ?.
      4. Jimmy Wilde or Willie Pep ? , could mean a number of things unless I'm just being stupid again, late here.
      5. Left hook
      6. Don't know
      7. Wilfred Benitez
      8. George Dixon
      9. Jack Johnson - Stanley Ketchell
      10. Joe Grim
      11. Marvin Hagler
      12. Unsure, could guess at 10 or so but it's probably more, would have to double check.
      13. Howard Cossell
      14. Max Schmeling - Joe Louis and Jack Johnson - Jim Jeffries
      15. Dwight Qawi
      16. Jimmy Wilde
      17. Once
      18. 14
      19. Car crash
      20. Jersey Joe Walcott
      21. Rocky Marciano and Floyd Patterson
      22. Unsure.
      23. Again would have to double check, gonna guess 16 ?.
      24. Ray Leonard
      25. Zaire, Kinshasha
      26. Don't know.
      27. Gonna kick myself when I find out.
      28. FUCK, I know this but I can't think of who it is. Gene Fullmer ?.
      29. 40-1
      30. Bobby Pacquaio
      31. DQ
      32. Robbie Simms
      33. Aaron Pryor
      34. Tommy Morrison
      35. Unsure.
      Last edited by NChristo; 05-10-2011, 06:40 PM.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by NChristo View Post
        28. FUCK, I know this but I can't think of who it is. Gene Fullmer ?.

        Yeah, Im in the same boat without looking it up.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Barnburner View Post
          35. Who was the famous referee for Schmeling vs Sharkey.
          Jack Dempsey.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by JAB5239 View Post

            Yeah, Im in the same boat without looking it up.
            I can hear his voice in my head saying it , can't put a name to it though.

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            • #7
              [QUOTE=Barnburner;10517543]Don't cheat. I'll reveal answers at the end.

              1. What deficiency did Greb and Langford have during their careers.
              Blindness

              4. Who has the highest peak record in boxing history.
              Willie Pep

              5. What punch did Robinson score the legendary KO of Fullmer with.
              Left Hook

              7. Who is the youngest world champion?
              Wilfred Benitez, 17

              8. Who was the first African American champion (Queensberry Rules.)
              Shit, I know this.

              11. What fighter was trained by the Petronelli brothers.
              Hagler

              13. Who screamed the famous words "Down goes Frazier."
              Howard Cosell

              15. What fighter was previously called Dwight Braxton
              Dwight Qawi

              17. How many times did Duran lose at LW?
              Once

              18. How many consecutive defences did Monzon make of his title.
              23?

              19. How did Salvador Sanchez diie?
              Car Crash

              20. Who invented the Ali shuffle?
              ...Manny Pacquiao?

              21. Who had the following famous punches: Suzie Q, leaping left hook.
              Rocky Marciano/there's a lot, but I'm going to guess you're looking for Patterson

              22. Which contraversial referee was inducted into the HOF recently.
              Joe Cortez

              23. How many world champions did SRR fight.
              Too goddamn many

              24. In what fight did Hagler wear a t-shirt saying: ______________ Will fall.
              Ray Leonard?

              25. Where was the Rumble in the Jungle held.
              Zaire

              29. In Tyson vs Douglas what was the most extreme odds on a Douglas win.
              42:1

              33. Thomas Hearns faught Pryor in the Ams who won?
              Pryor

              34. What fighter with a great left hook was diagnosed with HIV.
              Tommy Morrison
              Didn't know all of them, guessed on a couple.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Barnburner View Post
                Don't cheat. I'll reveal answers at the end.

                1. What deficiency did Greb and Langford have during their careers.

                2. Apart from Emile Griffith who else is said to have played a part in Parets death.

                3. Mickey Walkers nom de guerre is:

                4. Who has the highest peak record in boxing history.

                5. What punch did Robinson score the legendary KO of Fullmer with.

                6. Sam Langford used to drink what between rounds late in his career.

                7. Who is the youngest world champion?

                8. Who was the first African American champion (Queensberry Rules.)

                9. In what famous fight did a hard hitting MW knock down a HW, who preceeded to get back up and KO the MW seconds later?

                10. What fighter boasted he would quit if he was ever cut.

                11. What fighter was trained by the Petronelli brothers.

                12. How many champions has Ray Arcel trained.

                13. Who screamed the famous words "Down goes Frazier."

                14. Apart from Ali Frazier what other fight was given the title "The fight of the century."

                15. What fighter was previously called Dwight Braxton

                16. Who was "The Might atom"?

                17. How many times did Duran lose at LW?

                18. How many consecutive defences did Monzon make of his title.

                19. How did Salvador Sanchez diie?

                20. Who invented the Ali shuffle?

                21. Who had the following famous punches: Suzie Q, leaping left hook.

                22. Which contraversial referee was inducted into the HOF recently.

                23. How many world champions did SRR fight.

                24. In what fight did Hagler wear a t-shirt saying: ______________ Will fall.

                25. Where was the Rumble in the Jungle held.

                26. What fighter did Langford and Johnson both comment on mentioning "He was the ugliest man I'd ever saw." or some gloss.

                27. After SRR VI, what happened to LaMotta in the dressing room.

                28. "Why's he doing exercises between rounds?" who said this after being knocked out.

                29. In Tyson vs Douglas what was the most extreme odds on a Douglas win.

                30. "Not a Blow blow" who said this.

                31. In what way did Benny Leonard lose when challenging Jack Britton for the Weleterweight title.

                32. Who was the less famous half brother of Marvin Hagler.

                33. Thomas Hearns faught Pryor in the Ams who won?

                34. What fighter with a great left hook was diagnosed with HIV.

                35. Who was the famous referee for Schmeling vs Sharkey.
                35. guessing here. dempsey
                34. Tommy the gun morrison. great article about it i can find if anybody wants a very solid read. it's a sad sad story
                33. pryor
                32. i have no idea.
                31. dq'd.. rumors about the mob and **** if i remember in that one
                30. don't know
                29. i've heard it all, but 42-1 is the number i usually hear. i've also heard 100-1 as a bet people were actually making, but i don't know if that's anything other than rumor
                28. haha great one. gene fuller talking to his corner after being knocked out (for the first time) by ray robinson with the best left hook ever
                27. not sure, interested to find out
                26. mcvey?
                25. zaiire africa. not sure if that's how it's spelled
                24. leonard will fall
                23. i'm not going to try and go through them off the top of my head but i can think of a bit less than ten off the top of my skull
                22. joe cortez
                21. marciano
                20. uhhhh... ali?!
                19. hit oncoming traffic head on passing a truck on a highway in a porsche 928 i believe
                18. 14 defenses over 7 years
                17. never, if you want to get technical and i remember correctly. kind of a trick question. he lost a fight at 138 or so to dejesus, making at jr ww
                16. jimmy wild
                15. dwight muhammad qawi
                14. mayweather - de la hoya? reaching a bit on this one because i vaguely remember being offended by the usage but don't remember which fight
                13. howard cosell
                12 at least ten, but it could be a lot higher. i cant come close to naming them all off the top of my head.
                11. marvin hagler
                10 pretty boy floyd? sounds familiar but i cannot place it
                9. exhibition between jack johnson and stanley ketchel
                8. jack johnson?
                7. benitez at 17 and change
                6. i've heard this one before, just cannot remember. might have been cought syrup, or that might have been somebody else.
                5. the hook
                4. not sure what a peak record is, but harry greb had the most fights if i remember correctly
                3. not sure what a nom de guerre is lol!
                2. gene fulmer
                1. blindness



                went off the top of my head so i'm sure some of them are off


                fun bit of headwork
                lemme know if i failed and i'll give you fifty pushups
                Last edited by New England; 05-11-2011, 07:51 AM.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Barnburner View Post
                  Don't cheat. I'll reveal answers at the end.

                  1. What deficiency did Greb and Langford have during their careers.

                  2. Apart from Emile Griffith who else is said to have played a part in Parets death.

                  3. Mickey Walkers nom de guerre is:

                  4. Who has the highest peak record in boxing history.
                  Willie pep

                  5. What punch did Robinson score the legendary KO of Fullmer with.
                  Left Hook

                  6. Sam Langford used to drink what between rounds late in his career.

                  7. Who is the youngest world champion?
                  Benedez

                  8. Who was the first African American champion (Queensberry Rules.)

                  9. In what famous fight did a hard hitting MW knock down a HW, who preceeded to get back up and KO the MW seconds later?

                  10. What fighter boasted he would quit if he was ever cut.
                  Hammed

                  11. What fighter was trained by the Petronelli brothers.
                  Hagler

                  12. How many champions has Ray Arcel trained.

                  13. Who screamed the famous words "Down goes Frazier."
                  Howard Cassell

                  14. Apart from Ali Frazier what other fight was given the title "The fight of the century."
                  One with dempsy in it mabye or jack johnson I think I saw it in a documentary mabye.

                  15. What fighter was previously called Dwight Braxton
                  Dwight Muhammad Qawi

                  16. Who was "The Might atom"?

                  17. How many times did Duran lose at LW?

                  18. How many consecutive defences did Monzon make of his title.
                  14

                  19. How did Salvador Sanchez diie?
                  Car accident.

                  20. Who invented the Ali shuffle?

                  21. Who had the following famous punches: Suzie Q, leaping left hook.
                  Leaping left hook floyd patterson

                  22. Which contraversial referee was inducted into the HOF recently.

                  23. How many world champions did SRR fight.

                  24. In what fight did Hagler wear a t-shirt saying: ______________ Will fall.

                  25. Where was the Rumble in the Jungle held.
                  Ziear

                  26. What fighter did Langford and Johnson both comment on mentioning "He was the ugliest man I'd ever saw." or some gloss.

                  27. After SRR VI, what happened to LaMotta in the dressing room.

                  28. "Why's he doing exercises between rounds?" who said this after being knocked out.
                  gene fullmer

                  29. In Tyson vs Douglas what was the most extreme odds on a Douglas win.

                  30. "Not a Blow blow" who said this.

                  31. In what way did Benny Leonard lose when challenging Jack Britton for the Weleterweight title.

                  32. Who was the less famous half brother of Marvin Hagler.

                  33. Thomas Hearns faught Pryor in the Ams who won?

                  34. What fighter with a great left hook was diagnosed with HIV.
                  Morrison

                  35. Who was the famous referee for Schmeling vs Sharkey.
                  I want to see the answer sheet haha.

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                  • #10
                    Nom de guerre translates to ring name I believe as in nickname or alias.

                    Answers will go up when the thread goes quiet, if you want to know any question answer just now just PM me
                    Last edited by Barn; 05-11-2011, 02:43 AM.

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