Trivia. The triples.

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Vicente Saldivar vs Howard Winstone for the featherweight title... two fights in UK and one in Mexico.

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There has been a lot of triples in boxing history. Ali-Frazier, Zale-Graziano etc. An interesting fact is that the triple of Patterson-Johansson was in fact Johansson's only fights for the world title.

Questions:

A: Name another world champion who's entire world-title career consisted of only one trippel.

B: ...and a world champion whos entire championship career consisted of 2 triples.

C: Name a worldchampionship triple that was fought in 2 different weightclasses.

D: .... and one that was fought in 3 different weightclasses.

SHOBOX: morales-barrera

E: Name some worldchampionship triples fought in 2 different countries.

F: ...and in 3 different countries.

G: Emile Griffith fought 3 different worldchampionship triples. Two at welterweight (Paret, Rodriguez) and one at middleweight (Benvenuti). Name another worldchampion who fought world championship triples at 2 different weights.

H: One of the latest world championship triples was Ruiz-Holyfield. Overall that triple didn't have a winner as there was one win a piece and a draw. Name other fighters where the overall result was 1-1-1 in their world championship fights.

SHOBOX: clinton woods - glen johnson


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(Again credit Joe Grim from lionheartboxing forum)

Frankie Randall-Juan Coggi also fought in 2 countries-Argentina and the U.S.

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F. Carlos Ortiz and Ismael Laguna (Panama, PR & USA NY)

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Fancy some more trivia?

Here we go:

There has been a lot of triples in boxing history. Ali-Frazier, Zale-Graziano etc. An interesting fact is that the triple of Patterson-Johansson was in fact Johansson's only fights for the world title.

Questions:

A: Name another world champion who's entire world-title career consisted of only one trippel.

B: ...and a world champion whos entire championship career consisted of 2 triples.

C: Name a worldchampionship triple that was fought in 2 different weightclasses.

D: .... and one that was fought in 3 different weightclasses.

SHOBOX: morales-barrera

E: Name some worldchampionship triples fought in 2 different countries.

F: ...and in 3 different countries.

G: Emile Griffith fought 3 different worldchampionship triples. Two at welterweight (Paret, Rodriguez) and one at middleweight (Benvenuti). Name another worldchampion who fought world championship triples at 2 different weights.

H: One of the latest world championship triples was Ruiz-Holyfield. Overall that triple didn't have a winner as there was one win a piece and a draw. Name other fighters where the overall result was 1-1-1 in their world championship fights.

SHOBOX: clinton woods - glen johnson


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(Again credit Joe Grim from lionheartboxing forum)

Answer to A:
Luis Santana-154 pound triple against Terry Norris was his only three world title fights. It was also held in two different countries-Mexico and Vegas

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Fancy some more trivia?

Here we go:

There has been a lot of triples in boxing history. Ali-Frazier, Zale-Graziano etc. An interesting fact is that the triple of Patterson-Johansson was in fact Johansson's only fights for the world title.

Questions:

A: Name another world champion who's entire world-title career consisted of only one trippel.

B: ...and a world champion whos entire championship career consisted of 2 triples.

C: Name a worldchampionship triple that was fought in 2 different weightclasses.

D: .... and one that was fought in 3 different weightclasses.

SHOBOX: morales-barrera

E: Name some worldchampionship triples fought in 2 different countries.

F: ...and in 3 different countries.

G: Emile Griffith fought 3 different worldchampionship triples. Two at welterweight (Paret, Rodriguez) and one at middleweight (Benvenuti). Name another worldchampion who fought world championship triples at 2 different weights.

H: One of the latest world championship triples was Ruiz-Holyfield. Overall that triple didn't have a winner as there was one win a piece and a draw. Name other fighters where the overall result was 1-1-1 in their world championship fights.

SHOBOX: clinton woods - glen johnson


Surely this piece will have the nerds occupied for a while or.......?





(Again credit Joe Grim from lionheartboxing forum)

Answer to G
Carlos Ortiz. Fought Duillo Loi three times for the 140 pound crown and Laguna three times for the 135 pound crown.

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Another featherweight world title triple i two countries: Petey Sarron vs Freddie Miller (2 in the US and 1 in South Africa).

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E. Shoji Ogums and Chan-Hee Park (Japan twice and South Korea)

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D. Tommy Burns and Bill Squires (USA, France & Australia)

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B. Duilio Loi (Ortiz & Perkins)

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Efren Torres vs Chartchai Chionoi (Thailand and 2xMexico)
Paul Pender vs Terry Downes (UK and 2xUS)