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10 Degrees of Joe Louis Trivia Quiz

The Kevin Bacon game meets the Brown Bomber.

A multiple-choice quiz by ctownron. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ctownron

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
258,623

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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500

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Question 1 of 10

1. Joe Louis ended his great boxing career with a knockout loss to Rocky Marciano in 1951. Who did Marciano defeat two months prior to facing Louis? Hint

Rex Layne

Roland LaStarza

Bill Wilson

Freddie Beshore

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which statement below is false concerning the second Rocky Marciano -Ezzard Charles heavyweight championship fight? Hint

Charles lost a unanimous decision

Charles was knocked down twice

Marciano almost lost due to a severely cut nose

Marciano won by a KO in round 8

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many times did Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott fight for the heavyweight title? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Jersey Joe Walcott faced light heavyweight Joey Maxim 3 times between 1946-47, winning two and losing one. Who did Maxim lose to 3 times while trying to win the light heavyweight title? Hint

Sugar Ray Robinson

Ezzard Charles

Bob Murphy

Archie Moore

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1954, boxer Joey Maxim fought future heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson. Which statement below is true about the fight? Hint

Maxim retired after losing the fight

Patterson won the light heavyweight title from Maxim

Patterson suffered his first loss

Maxim won the fight and claimed the vacant light heavyweight title

6. Floyd Patterson defeated Archie Moore in November 1956 for the then vacant heavyweight title. Who did Patterson defeat 5 months earlier in the heavyweight title eliminator bout, to qualify for the fight against Moore? Hint

Tommy Jackson

Roy Harris

Pete Rademacher

Brian London

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Question 7 of 10

7. How old was Archie Moore when he fought Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) on November 15, 1962? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Gene Tunney, and Jack Dempsey were all heavyweight boxing champions. Of the four, who had the most career wins? Hint

George Foreman

Jack Dempsey

Muhammad Ali

Gene Tunney

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Question 9 of 10

9. Jack Dempsey lost twice to Gene Tunney in heavyweight championship bouts. Who is the only other fighter to beat Dempsey twice? Hint

Fireman Jim Flynn

No other fighter beat Dempsey twice

Jack Downey

Willie Meehan

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Question 10 of 10

10. Heavyweight boxing champions Gene Tunney and Joe Louis fought a combined 158 bouts during their careers. Who is the only fighter that fought both Tunney and Louis? Hint

Harry Greb

Jim Braddock

Max Baer

No fighter fought both Tunney and Louis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Joe Louis ended his great boxing career with a knockout loss to Rocky Marciano in 1951. Who did Marciano defeat two months prior to facing Louis?

Answer: Freddie Beshore

Beshore and the other fighters were some of the more accomplished fighters Marciano faced during his rise to the heavyweight title. Beshore also fought and lost to Louis in 1951.

2. Which statement below is false concerning the second Rocky Marciano -Ezzard Charles heavyweight championship fight?

Answer: Charles lost a unanimous decision

The fight at Yankee Stadium, a 8th round KO win by Marciano, was Ring Magazines 1954 Fight of the Year.

3. How many times did Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott fight for the heavyweight title?

Answer: 4

From 1949-52, they faced each other 4 times for the heavyweight title. Charles won the first two fights and Walcott won the last two.

4. Jersey Joe Walcott faced light heavyweight Joey Maxim 3 times between 1946-47, winning two and losing one. Who did Maxim lose to 3 times while trying to win the light heavyweight title?

Answer: Archie Moore

Maxim was 0-3 against Moore, and 0-5 against Charles. He defeated Murphy in 1951, and Robinson in 1952 to win the light heavyweight title on his way to a 82-win, 29-loss and 4-draw career record.

5. In 1954, boxer Joey Maxim fought future heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson. Which statement below is true about the fight?

Answer: Patterson suffered his first loss

After defeating Patterson, Maxim fought 10 more fights, winning only 2 more and losing 8. His last fight was a loss against Ulli Ritter in Germany in 1958.

Answer: Tommy Jackson

After defeating Moore for the title in 1956, Patterson defeated Jackson in a rematch in 1957 with a TKO in round 10. All of the other fighers were defeated by Patterson during his first 4 title defenses.

7. How old was Archie Moore when he fought Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) on November 15, 1962?

Answer: 45

Moore was knocked down 3 times in round 4 and lost by TKO in the same round. Moore, born on December 13, 1916, was 1 month away from his 46th birthday.

8. Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Gene Tunney, and Jack Dempsey were all heavyweight boxing champions. Of the four, who had the most career wins?

Answer: Gene Tunney

Tunney had 82 wins, Foreman 76, Dempsey 66, and Ali 56.

9. Jack Dempsey lost twice to Gene Tunney in heavyweight championship bouts. Who is the only other fighter to beat Dempsey twice?

Answer: Willie Meehan

Dempsey lost to Meehan in 1917 and again in 1918. Dempsey was 6-0-2 when he suffered his first career loss to Downey in 1915. In 1917, Fireman Jim Flynn was the only other fighter to defeat Dempsey before Tunney beat him in 1926 and again in 1927.

10. Heavyweight boxing champions Gene Tunney and Joe Louis fought a combined 158 bouts during their careers. Who is the only fighter that fought both Tunney and Louis?

Answer: No fighter fought both Tunney and Louis

Tunney ended his career in 1928, and Louis began his in 1934. No fighter fought both men.

Source: Author ctownron

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