Boxing Trivia

1. Jan 14 2017 - James DeGale and Badou Jack met in a unification bout for the WBC and IBF Super Middleweight world titles. What was the result of this fight?

From Quiz Boxing in 2017

Answer: Draw

The fight was scored 113-113 by two of the judges with the other judge favouring DeGale with a scorecard of 114-112, resulting in a majority draw. In an eventful fight, both fighters were knocked down once, DeGale lost a tooth and the referee was caught with a Jack left hook while separating the fighters at the end of a round. With the fight being a draw, both fighters retained their respective world titles. Jack went on to vacate his and move up to Light Heavyweight, DeGale went on to lose his title later in the year in a surprise defeat to Caleb Truax.

From Quiz Rolling With the Punches

Answer: Jane Couch

Up until the 1980s, most major organizations and licensing bureaus banned women from boxing. Women, of course, had been boxing since the 18th century - and the first reported American women's fight occurred in New York, 1876 - but it was never sanctioned; and the 1904 Olympic Games bout was merely an entertainment for the predominantly male spectators. The Swedish Amateur Boxing Association first sanctioned boxing events for women in 1988 - and the USA and some other countries quickly followed; but the British Amateur Boxing Association waited until 1997 to do so. Jane Couch was at the relatively 'old' age of thirty when she became the first officially licensed British female boxer. Born 14 August 1968, Jane's first fight - and the first British sanctioned boxing match between women - was against Simona Lukic and was held in November 1998 at Streatham, London. Despite her age, Jane won numerous world titles in a professional boxing career spanning fourteen years.

From Quiz All-Star Boxing.

Answer: Evander Holyfield

Referred to as "The Bite Fight", this match for the WBA Heavyweight Championship is billed as one of the the most bizarre fight in boxing history. After Tyson bit off part of Holyfield's ear, Tyson was immediately disqualified from the match and lost his boxing license.

From Quiz Boxing Mix

Answer: Heat Prostration

Ray Robinson was challenging Maxim for the Light Heavyweight title on 25th June 1952. He did not come out for the 14th round.

From Quiz All You Need is a Punch

Answer: George Foreman

George Foreman lost the Heavyweight Championship title that night to Muhammad Ali, who was crowned the champion again. The match ended in the eighth round with Ali making Foreman count out. Foreman was considerably younger to Ali at that time and was the favorite to win. Foreman had earlier defeated two people, Joe Frazier and Ken Norton, to whom Ali had lost.

From Quiz Darling, I Want To Destroy You

Answer: Amir Khan

Amir Khan was born in Bolton to a family of Pakistani origin. He was the only British boxer at the Athens Olympics, and caught the imagination of the public. Although aged only seventeen, he reached the final before losing to the much older and more experienced Cuban boxer, Mario Kindelan. Khan turned professional in 2005 and has held world championships in both lightweight and light welterweight divisions. The other three names listed are all international cricketers.

From Quiz Canadian Boxers

Answer: Arturo Gatti

Gatti was a rough and tumble throwback boxer reminiscent of the old days. His fights were always exciting and some were come from behind wins. He also participated in Ring Magazine's "Fight of the Year" a total of four times (1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003). He announced his retirement on July 14, 2007.

From Quiz Only in the Philippines 3: Great Filipino Boxers

Answer: Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao's championship belts were: Flyweight (112 lbs, 52kg), Super Bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3kg), Featherweight (126 lbs, 57kg), Super Featerweight (130lb, 59kg), Lightweight (135lb, 61kg), Light Welterweight (140 lbs, 63.5kg), Welterweight (above 140 lbs, 63.5kg) and Light Middleweight (147 lbs, 66.7kg). His first pro fight was in January 1995, and he was named as the Fighter of the Decade for 2000-2009 by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

From Quiz Boxing Classics

Answer: Thomas Hearns

Ray Leonard defeated Hearns in September 1981 to win the welterweight title, he also fought Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler and Wilfred Benitez during his career. Leonard, Duran, Hagler and Hearns are often referred to as the "four kings" of 1980s boxing.

From Quiz Lightly Stirred Boxing

Answer: Michael Spinks

Spinks defeated Larry Holmes by decision in 1985. It was Holmes' 21 title defense before Spinks stopped him. Holmes was shooting for the victory to tie the great Rocky Marciano with a 49-0 record. It wasn't to be.

From Quiz Boxing Mixture

Answer: Duk Koo Kim

Duk Koo Kim died after a grueling 15-round fight against the more experienced Ray Mancini. Benny Paret died after being hit 29 times in a row in his third fight against Emille Griffith.

From Quiz Appointment With Death

Answer: Ray Mancini

Duk-koo Kim was a South Korean boxer, who turned professional in 1978 after a respectable amateur career. In 1982, he won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation lightweight title, and in November of that year was the number one contender for Ray Mancini's title. Prior to the fight he had 12 straight wins. It was only his second fight outside South Korea, and he had never fought anyone of Mancini's calibre before. He took heavy blows in round 13, and in the 14th Mancini knocked Kim into the ropes, and his head hit the canvas. He was so groggy the fight was stopped, with Mancini winning on a TKO. Minutes after the end of the fight he collapsed in the ring and was rushed to hospital, where emergency brain surgery was performed, but he died 3 days later. He was only 23. After this incident, World Championship bouts were cut from 15 to 12 rounds.

From Quiz Boxing Super Bantamweights

Answer: Daniel Ponce de Leon

Juan Manuel Lopez or "Juanma", won his first fight by defeating Daniel Ponce de Leon in the very first round in New Jersey. He knocked De Leon down, and De Leon never recovered so the referee stopped the fight after 2:25. The fight took place on the 7th of June 2008.

From Quiz ABCs of Boxing's Greatest

Answer: Louisville Lip

Ali was nicknamed the "Louisville Lip" because of his penchant for boastful talk before a fight. Ali, who began his career under the name Cassius Clay, was also called "The Champ" and "The Greatest".

From Quiz 21st Century Boxing

Answer: Hasim Rahman

On the 22nd April 2001, Hasim Rahman knocked out Lennox Lewis in the 5th round for the WBC, IBF, and IBO titles in the "Ring Magazine 2001 Upset of the Year". The two had a rematch later in the year on 17th November. Lennox Lewis not only avenged his defeat, he bettered it by knocking Rahman out one round quicker.

From Quiz Flyweight Champions

Answer: Masao Ohba

Just twenty-two days after successfully defending his championship for the ninth time (against Chartchai Chionoi KO-12), the twenty three year old (WBA) world flyweight champion lost control of the automobile he was driving and collided with a truck. The date was 24th January 1973. His final boxing record was 35-2-1. Prior to his death Ohba hadn't lost a fight in 4 1/2 years.

From Quiz Bantamweight Champions

Answer: Sixto "El Gallito" Escobar

Escobar won the then powerful National Boxing Association (NBA) scoring a 12-round decision over the "Baby Cyclone" Canadian Pete Sanstol at the forum in Montreal Canada 7 August 1935. He won universal recognition on 31 August 1936 when he scored a 13th round knockout over Tony Marino at the Dyckman Oval in New York City. After losing and regaining the undisputed world bantamweight championship from Harry Jeffra, Escobar successfully defended the title one time scoring a 15-round decision over KO Morgan in Puerto Rico 2 April 1939. Escobar gave up the bantamweight championship after a non title lost 4 October 1939. After a 10-round lost to nemises Jeffra in December of 1940, the then 27-year old Escobar retired. Pedro Montanez who received hall of fame induction in 2006 fought for world championships on three occasions losing twice to Henry Armstrong and once to Lou Ambers. Many consider his final championship fight (against Armstrong) the most savage in boxing history. A stadium was built in his hometown of Cayey Puerto Rico and named after him. Puerto Rico born Luis Ortiz was the first Puerto Rican national to win a boxing medal at the olympic games. He did it at the 1984 games (Puerto Rico born Jose Torres won a silver medal at the 1956 games, however, he represented the United States). Ortiz also won a silver medal losing a decision in the final to hall of famer Pernell Whitaker. Torres is a former lightheavyweight champion who after his boxing days became the New York State boxing commissioner as well as an accomplished writer.

From Quiz Featherweight Champions

Answer: Chalky Wright

The 20-year old whiz kid from Conneticut born Gugliermo Papaleo who entered this bout with a 53-0-0 record outboxed Chalky Wright (11-4, 11-4, & 10-4-1) at New York City's Madison Square Garden 20 November 1942 for the then powerful NYSAC featherweight championship.

From Quiz Lightweight Champions

Answer: Ken Buchanan

In New York's Madison Square Garden 26 June 1972, Duran started his reign of terror in the lightweight division when he savagly attacked and soundly defeated Scotland's Ken Buchanan, via the kayo route in 13 rounds.

From Quiz Two Great British Boxers

Answer: December 12, 1945

Turpin was inducted in December 12, 1945 and was sent to the training ship Royal Arthur. Turpin had in fact tried to sign up the year earlier. In theory his job on the Royal Arthur was that of assistant cook but he did in fact spend most of time giving exhibitions for the services in charity tournaments.

From Quiz Boxing Nicknames [2]

Answer: Geraldo Gonzalez

The Cuban born Gonzalez was born 26 January 1926, and passed at the age of 77 on 13 Febuary 2003, was given the name Gavilan in the United States. Gavilan means hawk, the "kid" came, because of his youth. He was also known as "The Cuban Hawk".

From Quiz Boxing Dates

Answer: Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali I

At Madison Square Garden in New York City, Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali by unanimous decision after 15 rounds, thus settling the dispute as to who was heavyweight champion. Ali visited the canvas in round 15 courtesy of Frazier's vaunted left hook.

From Quiz 1970s Boxing

Answer: Carlos Monzon

Carlos Monzon was an Argentinian wonder. He was in second place for Middleweight title defenses, behind Bernard Hopkins. Monzon had beaten both Briscoe and Valdes during his 14 defense reign.

From Quiz Boxing Mixed

Answer: Ken Buchanan

Duran stopped Buchanan in 13 rounds on June 26, 1972, at Madison Square Garden to win his first world championship.

From Quiz Boxing's Best [2]

Answer: Floyd Patterson

Patterson defeat Ingemar Johansson, June 20, 1960 a year after being knocked out in the 3rd round.

From Quiz Light Heavyweights

Answer: Doug Jones

After Archie Moore was stripped of the Lt. Heavyweight crown, Johnson defeated Doug Jones for the vacant crown via a 15 round decision on May 12th, 1962. Johnson did win the NBA version's of that belt, when he defeated Jesse Bowdry (KO-9) February 7th, 1961.

From Quiz Boxing Over The Years

Answer: John L. Sullivan

Sullivan was champion for 10 years losing only once. Floyd, Mitchell, and Kilrain were all boxers that Sullivan beat.

From Quiz General Boxing : Part 3

Answer: Jimmy Carter

Born in 1923, Jimmy Carter won 81 of his 120 bouts. He KO'd Ike Williams, decisioned Lauro Salas, and KOed Paddy DeMarco to win the lightweight title three times, all in the space of four years.

From Quiz General Boxing : Part 2

Answer: Billy Conn

William D. 'Billy' Conn Jr. was born in East Liberty, PA. His 1941 fight with Louis is considered one of the greatest heavyweight bouts: ahead on points, Conn stopped outboxing the heavy Brown Bomber and went for the knockout. Big {mistake;} he was KOed instead.

From Quiz General Boxing : Part 1

Answer: Evander Holyfield

Tyson was disqualified, of course. Win to Holyfield, retaining title.

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