Name That Boxer Trivia/Riddles Thread!!!!

[DrewWoodside]

Yep.

"I was once a hyped heavyweight prospect, people even said they thought I reminded them a little of a young Mike Tyson because of my punching power, I won all my amateur fights by knockout." Who am I?

Tommy Gunn?

[Silencers]

Tommy Gunn?

In movie world, correct. In real world, not so much.

[DrewWoodside]

In movie world, correct. In real world, not so much.

Ouch, pwned by Silencers!

[Silencers]

Ouch, pwned by Silencers!

[Shadows]

First one is Pete Rademacher.

Second one, Michael Nunn.

Correct!

Here's a quickie:

"I was only a few fights from matching the number of record title defenses in my division until I was upset by a relatively heralded fighter at the time. Prior to starting my boxing career, I was a highly accomplished Muy Thai fighter." Who am I?

[Silencers]

Correct!

Here's a quickie:

"I was only a few fights from matching the number of record title defenses in my division until I was upset by a relatively heralded fighter at the time. Prior to starting my boxing career, I was a highly accomplished Muy Thai fighter." Who am I?

Veeraphol Sahaprom.

[Shadows]

Veeraphol Sahaprom.

Yessir!

BTW, I meant to put "unheralded" instead of "heralded".

[Silencers]

Yessir!

BTW, I meant to put "unheralded" instead of "heralded".

I wasn't totally sure if you were talking about Sahaprom because of that.

[Shadows]

I wasn't totally sure if you were talking about Sahaprom because of that.

I usually check my posts after they go up, but not this time.

I tried to make it a bit ambiguous. I thought the Muy Thai part would give it away.

[KittenFlaps]

Yep.

"I was once a hyped heavyweight prospect, people even said they thought I reminded them a little of a young Mike Tyson because of my punching power, I won all my amateur fights by knockout." Who am I?

Denis Boytsov

I was at lunch and that one took a minute on the google.