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I made a Boxing History Quiz for the Boxing Historians of the History Section.
32 Questions -Rules: 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]
1. Against which fighter did Oscar de la Hoya win the WBO Middleweight Championship oft he world ?
2. Who was the first guy to knock down Roy Jones Jr. in the pros ?
3. One of the most famous trilogies of all time was between Rocky Graziano and whom ….?
4. Which hall of famer was called the „Pittsburgh Windmill“ ?
5. Did Jameel McCline ever win a mayor Heavyweight World Title ?
6. There are only 5 southpaws who won a Heavyweight World Championship in boxing history. Name at least 3 of them !
7. Who won the heavyweight tournament which was staged by the WBA after Muhammad Ali was stripped of his title for refusing to go to the military ?
8. Which one of those is a southpaw ? - a.) Mike McCallum b.) Lloyd Honeyghan c.) Michael Nunn d.) Donald Curry
9. One of the most famous trilogies ever occurred between Barney Ross and whom ?
10. True or False: Floyd Mayweather Senior fought Sugar Ray Leonard for the Welterweight Championship of the World.
11. True or False: Randall „Tex“ Cobb knocked out Earnie Shavers in the pros.
12. Against whom did Muhammad Ali fight in his pro debut?
13. How many times did Sonny Liston defend the heavyweight title before losing it to Muhammad Ali? – a.) once b.) 5 times c.) 10 times
14. Who was the first Heavyweight Champion who broke the rule „they never come back“ which means that he regained the heavyweight title after losing it ?
15. What was Archie Moore’s nickname ?
16. Against whom did Sugar Ray Leonard win the WBC light heavyweight World Championship?
17. Before losing the title to Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler had 12 successful middleweight title defenses. Only one of those 12 opponents was able to last the distance with Hagler- who was it ?
18. Who was the trainer of disgraced boxer Luis Resto, who removed padding in his gloves before his fight against Billy Collins Jr. in 1983 ?
19. Who was the first southpaw to win a mayor World Heavyweight Title?
20. Who did Henry Armstrong fight when he tried to win the Middleweight Championship of the World and only got a draw ?
21. Who did Timothy Bradley beat to win his first World Title at light welterweight?
22. True or False: The father of Teddy Atlas was a lawyer.
23. Former Tyson trainer Kevin Rooney fought one Hall of Fame boxer in his pro career and got stopped in the second round. Which hall of famer was it?
24. What was Azumah Nelson‘s nickname?
25. To which opponent did Muhammad Ali repeatedly say „what is my name, what is my name?“ during the fight because he called Ali by his old name „Cassius Clay“ before the fight ?
26. Why was Henry Akinwande disqualified in his Heavyweight Title fight against Lennox Lewis?
27. Hall of famer Matthew Saad Muhammad had 8 successful title defenses oft he WBC light heavyweight title. Against whom did he lose the title in his 9th title defense?
28. Who of these 4 fighters is part of MENSA , the organization for people who have scored in the highest 2 % of takers in an IQ test ? – a.) Eddie Mustafa Muhammad b.) Sugar Ray Leonard c.) Bobby Czyz d .) Jean-Marc Mormeck
29. Who of those 4 Hall of Famers was murdered ? - a.) Barney Ross b.) Lou Ambers c.) Stanley Ketchel d.) Joe Gans
30. How old was Harry Greb when he died? - a.) 32 b.) 62 c.) 92
31. How did French Middleweight Legend and Hall of Famer Marcel Cerdan die ?
32. Who are the only 2 fighters Kostya Tsyzu lost to in his professional career ?
32 Questions -Rules: 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]
1. Against which fighter did Oscar de la Hoya win the WBO Middleweight Championship oft he world ?
2. Who was the first guy to knock down Roy Jones Jr. in the pros ?
3. One of the most famous trilogies of all time was between Rocky Graziano and whom ….?
4. Which hall of famer was called the „Pittsburgh Windmill“ ?
5. Did Jameel McCline ever win a mayor Heavyweight World Title ?
6. There are only 5 southpaws who won a Heavyweight World Championship in boxing history. Name at least 3 of them !
7. Who won the heavyweight tournament which was staged by the WBA after Muhammad Ali was stripped of his title for refusing to go to the military ?
8. Which one of those is a southpaw ? - a.) Mike McCallum b.) Lloyd Honeyghan c.) Michael Nunn d.) Donald Curry
9. One of the most famous trilogies ever occurred between Barney Ross and whom ?
10. True or False: Floyd Mayweather Senior fought Sugar Ray Leonard for the Welterweight Championship of the World.
11. True or False: Randall „Tex“ Cobb knocked out Earnie Shavers in the pros.
12. Against whom did Muhammad Ali fight in his pro debut?
13. How many times did Sonny Liston defend the heavyweight title before losing it to Muhammad Ali? – a.) once b.) 5 times c.) 10 times
14. Who was the first Heavyweight Champion who broke the rule „they never come back“ which means that he regained the heavyweight title after losing it ?
15. What was Archie Moore’s nickname ?
16. Against whom did Sugar Ray Leonard win the WBC light heavyweight World Championship?
17. Before losing the title to Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler had 12 successful middleweight title defenses. Only one of those 12 opponents was able to last the distance with Hagler- who was it ?
18. Who was the trainer of disgraced boxer Luis Resto, who removed padding in his gloves before his fight against Billy Collins Jr. in 1983 ?
19. Who was the first southpaw to win a mayor World Heavyweight Title?
20. Who did Henry Armstrong fight when he tried to win the Middleweight Championship of the World and only got a draw ?
21. Who did Timothy Bradley beat to win his first World Title at light welterweight?
22. True or False: The father of Teddy Atlas was a lawyer.
23. Former Tyson trainer Kevin Rooney fought one Hall of Fame boxer in his pro career and got stopped in the second round. Which hall of famer was it?
24. What was Azumah Nelson‘s nickname?
25. To which opponent did Muhammad Ali repeatedly say „what is my name, what is my name?“ during the fight because he called Ali by his old name „Cassius Clay“ before the fight ?
26. Why was Henry Akinwande disqualified in his Heavyweight Title fight against Lennox Lewis?
27. Hall of famer Matthew Saad Muhammad had 8 successful title defenses oft he WBC light heavyweight title. Against whom did he lose the title in his 9th title defense?
28. Who of these 4 fighters is part of MENSA , the organization for people who have scored in the highest 2 % of takers in an IQ test ? – a.) Eddie Mustafa Muhammad b.) Sugar Ray Leonard c.) Bobby Czyz d .) Jean-Marc Mormeck
29. Who of those 4 Hall of Famers was murdered ? - a.) Barney Ross b.) Lou Ambers c.) Stanley Ketchel d.) Joe Gans
30. How old was Harry Greb when he died? - a.) 32 b.) 62 c.) 92
31. How did French Middleweight Legend and Hall of Famer Marcel Cerdan die ?
32. Who are the only 2 fighters Kostya Tsyzu lost to in his professional career ?
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