TRIVIA: Fights of the Year.

[Willie Pep 229]

TEST YOURSELF

Honor system - don't research until you guess.

1. Name the only fighter to appear in five consecutive fights of the year?

A.

2. Besides the above answer name the five fighters who had three consecutive appearances in the fight of the year?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

3. Name the six sets of fighters whoes fights were chosen back to back fight of the year?

A. Dempsey-Tunney (1926/1927)*
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.

* In case my wording was vague, that's what you are looking for.

[Flickergrab98]

1. Carmen Basilio

2. A. Rocky Marciano. B. Muhammad Ali. C. Joe Louis (I think) D. Max Schmeling (Again, I’m guessing)

3. B. Gatti-Ward. C. Vasquez-Marquez D. Robinson-Basilio

That’s about as much as I can remember.

[Willie Pep 229]

1. Carmen basilio

2. A. Rocky marciano. B. Muhammad ali. C. Joe louis (i think) d. Max schmeling (again, i’m guessing)

3. B. Gatti-ward. C. Vasquez-marquez d. Robinson-basilio

that’s about as much as i can remember.

1. A
2. A ... B ... C ... D ... E
3. B ... C ... D ... E

[Willie Pep 229]

1. Carmen Basilio

2. A. Rocky Marciano. B. Muhammad Ali. C. Joe Louis (I think) D. Max Schmeling (Again, I’m guessing)

3. B. Gatti-Ward. C. Vasquez-Marquez D. Robinson-Basilio

That’s about as much as I can remember.

Pretty dsmn good for someone who didn't cheat.

I thougIt ALI would fool a few. He has four (I think) two back to back twice but no threepeat.

[Flickergrab98]

Pretty dsmn good for someone who didn't cheat.

I thougIt ALI would fool a few. He has four (I think) two back to back twice but no threepeat.

God! I would have done a little better if I had remembered Ward for the second question!

[Willie Pep 229]

God! I would have done a little better if I had remembered Ward for the second question!

Yea one doesn't expect Ward becuse we don't see him as an ATG - But then we realize this is exactly the kind if list (FOY) that Ward would be
on. The mistake it thinking that FOYs would always be ATGs.

[markusmod]

1. Carmen Basilio

2. A. Rocky Marciano. B. Muhammad Ali. C. Joe Louis (I think) D. Max Schmeling (Again, I’m guessing)

3. B. Gatti-Ward. C. Vasquez-Marquez D. Robinson-Basilio

That’s about as much as I can remember.

I would guess the same with Pacquiao-Marquez for E?

[Flickergrab98]

I would guess the same with Pacquiao-Marquez for E?

Nope. Only their fourth fight got FOY.

[markusmod]

Nope. Only their fourth fight got FOY.

Damn the world to hell!

[QueensburyRules]

- -Anyone think Fury/Wilder will be 2021 fight of the year?

Ring LUVs Fury for some mysterious reason with only that single Ring defense of their title in 5 years of being listed as Ring Champ.