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  • IBHOF-Trivia: Boxing's "6-division men"

    Re hhascup's "Flyweight to Heavyweight" thread earlier today, I thought these somewhat related questions might be fun to examine.


    1.
    During his career, Sugar Ray Robinson met DIFFERENT world champions, who all later became HOFers (IBHOF only!), from 5 of boxing's original 8 weight classes (fly, bantam, feather, light, welter, middle, light-heavy and heavyweight):

    Light-heavy: Joey Maxim
    Middle: Jake LaMotta (or several others!)
    Welter: Fritzie Zivic (or Gavilan, Basilio)
    Light: Sammy Angott
    Feather: Henry Armstrong

    So, at least in this respect, we could call Robinson a "5-division man". This is not a record, though... as there have been at least two "6-division men". Can you name them? (and remember: the title holders they met from each of the 6 original divisions must all be HOFers).


    Jimmy McLarnin (hhascup)
    Joe Grim (hhascup)


    2.
    Same as above... but now name boxing's "5-division men", other than SRR.
    (At least 6 more men in this category - plus the ones I have missed!)


    Here hhascup has come up with:
    Henry Armstrong
    Sam Langford
    Del Flanagan
    Lew Massey
    Fritzie Zivic
    Frank Covelli
    Last edited by Bundana; 03-03-2010, 05:01 PM.

  • #2
    Here's some that I came up with.

    Henry Armstrong: Robinson 1 Zivic 3 Ambers 2 Bass 1 Wright 1 MWolgast 1 Ross 1 Angott 1 Jack 1 Jenkins 2 Arizmendi 5


    Sam Langford: Gans, Walcott, Stanley Ketchel, Tiger Flowers, Phil. Jack O’Brien, Jack Johnson


    Del Flanagan: GFullmer 1 Saddler 1 Gavilan 1 Pastrano 1 Giardello 1 Carter 1 Jack 1


    Lew Massey: Armstrong 1 Bass 2 MWolgast 1 1 Canzoneri 1 BudTaylor 1 Angott 1 Battalino 2


    Fritzie Zivic: Robinson 2 Armstrong 3 Ambers 1 LaMotta 4 Conn 1 Angott 1 Jack 2 Jenkins 2 Montgomery 1


    Norment Quarles: Robinson 1 Ambers 2 Miller 2 Wright 2 MWolgast 2 Angott 1 Montgomery 2


    Jimmy McLarnin: Ambers 1 Mandell 3 Canzoneri 2 Ross 2 Corbett III 1 Kaplan 1 BudTaylor 3 Petrolle 3 Brouillard 1 LaBarba 3 Fields 1


    Frankie Covelli: Armstrong 1 Miller 2 MWolgast 1 Escobar 1 Angott 1 Arizmendi 2


    Young Rodolfo Casanova: Armstrong 2 Miller 2 MWolgast 2 Escobar 1 Arizmendi 1


    Battling Battalino: Miller 2 PanAlBrown 1 Ross 1 Kaplan 1 BudTaylor 2 LaBarba 1

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    • #3
      Originally posted by hhascup View Post
      Here's some that I came up with.

      Henry Armstrong: Robinson 1 Zivic 3 Ambers 2 Bass 1 Wright 1 MWolgast 1 Ross 1 Angott 1 Jack 1 Jenkins 2 Arizmendi 5


      Sam Langford: Gans, Walcott, Stanley Ketchel, Tiger Flowers, Phil. Jack O’Brien, Jack Johnson


      Del Flanagan: GFullmer 1 Saddler 1 Gavilan 1 Pastrano 1 Giardello 1 Carter 1 Jack 1


      Lew Massey: Armstrong 1 Bass 2 MWolgast 1 1 Canzoneri 1 BudTaylor 1 Angott 1 Battalino 2


      Fritzie Zivic: Robinson 2 Armstrong 3 Ambers 1 LaMotta 4 Conn 1 Angott 1 Jack 2 Jenkins 2 Montgomery 1


      Norment Quarles: Robinson 1 Ambers 2 Miller 2 Wright 2 MWolgast 2 Angott 1 Montgomery 2


      Jimmy McLarnin: Ambers 1 Mandell 3 Canzoneri 2 Ross 2 Corbett III 1 Kaplan 1 BudTaylor 3 Petrolle 3 Brouillard 1 LaBarba 3 Fields 1


      Frankie Covelli: Armstrong 1 Miller 2 MWolgast 1 Escobar 1 Angott 1 Arizmendi 2


      Young Rodolfo Casanova: Armstrong 2 Miller 2 MWolgast 2 Escobar 1 Arizmendi 1


      Battling Battalino: Miller 2 PanAlBrown 1 Ross 1 Kaplan 1 BudTaylor 2 LaBarba 1
      Very impressive... as I would have expected!

      The question says DIFFERENT HOF-champs from each division... which means, that Robinson, Armstrong and Ross can each only be "used" in one division. So Quarles, Casanova and Battalino don't quite make the cut, as they are only "4-division men" in this respect.

      But to sum up, you have:

      6-division men:
      Jimmy McLarnin

      5-division men:
      Henry Armstrong
      Sam Langford
      Del Flanagan
      Lew Massey
      Fritzie Zivic
      Frank Covelli

      ... so all we need now, is to identify the missing 6-division man!

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      • #4
        Joe Grim: Kilbane, Gans, Walcott, Dixie Kid, Fitzsimmons, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, Levinsky and Jack Johnson

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        • #5
          Originally posted by hhascup View Post
          Joe Grim: Kilbane, Gans, Walcott, Dixie Kid, Fitzsimmons, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, Levinsky and Jack Johnson
          Yep, that was the man, we were looking for - well done!

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