Name That Boxer Trivia/Riddles Thread!!!!

[dde91]

I have the 3rd fastest KO when winning the Heavyweight Title.
The age of my life never added up.
But i wasn't loved by the public eye,
and i dont know why. Who am i?

[JakeNDaBox]

I have the 3rd fastest KO when winning the Heavyweight Title.
The age of my life never added up.
But i wasn't loved by the public eye,
and i dont know why. Who am i?

Sonny Liston

[JakeNDaBox]

I wasn't the best fighter ever from my country, but was its first world champion. If my name was taken as a literal description, you'd think I'd have an extra one (or actually two) of these.

Who am I?

[The Dreamer]

Bob Arum?

Not Bob Arum.

It's especially tough if you don't know the guy because Google won't help you much with the way I phrased it. Gotta use the ol' noggin for this one. I wanna test your knowledge not research skills

Here it is again with the clues in bold:

"Whether you've heard me or not. I've been involved in boxing's biggest fights for the past 40 years, but please don't ask me for any secret recipes. You have me confused with another gentleman."

Maybe I should change my name to The Riddler

[DrewWoodside]

Daniel Ponce de Leon

You got it. Elton John wrote a song named "Daniel," and Ponce De Leon tried to find the fountain of youth.

[DrewWoodside]

Not Bob Arum.

It's especially tough if you don't know the guy because Google won't help you much with the way I phrased it. Gotta use the ol' noggin for this one. I wanna test your knowledge not research skills

Here it is again with the clues in bold:

"Whether you've heard me or not. I've been involved in boxing's biggest fights for the past 40 years, but please don't ask me for any secret recipes. You have me confused with another gentleman."

Maybe I should change my name to The Riddler

I imagine the "secret recipes" is a very telling clue.. can't figure it out though.

[JakeNDaBox]

Not Bob Arum.

It's especially tough if you don't know the guy because Google won't help you much with the way I phrased it. Gotta use the ol' noggin for this one. I wanna test your knowledge not research skills

Here it is again with the clues in bold:

"Whether you've heard me or not. I've been involved in boxing's biggest fights for the past 40 years, but please don't ask me for any secret recipes. You have me confused with another gentleman."

Maybe I should change my name to The Riddler

Don King?

If not, then it's most likely a boxing announcer, in which case I'll guess Larry Merchant.

[The Dreamer]

I imagine the "secret recipes" is a very telling clue.. can't figure it out though.

Don King?

If not, then it's most likely a boxing announcer, in which case I'll guess Larry Merchant.

You're both right in those senses. It's not Larry Merchant though (or Don King).

[P.WILL]

michael buffer? jim lampley? lennon jr?

[The Dreamer]

I wasn't the best fighter ever from my country, but was its first world champion. If my name was taken as a literal description, you'd think I'd have an extra one (or actually two) of these.

Who am I?

Sixto Escobar? That's the only first country world champion I could think of that relates to numbers.