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21st Century Boxing Trivia Quiz

How well do you know your boxing of the 21st century?

A multiple-choice quiz by whiZZkidUK. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
whiZZkidUK

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
297,137

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
769

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 170 (9/10), GrandpaSavant (2/10), Guest 101 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Lennox Lewis, one of the greatest heavyweights of the past 20 years, only had 2 defeats on his record, both of which he avenged and bettered. Early in 2001, which heavyweight knocked out Lewis in the 5th round? Hint

Oliver McCall

Hasim Rahman

David Tua

Chris Byrd

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Question 2 of 10

2. Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto fought long and hard in a 2008 bout, but what was the outcome? Hint

Migeul Cotto win - Split Desicion

Miguel Cotto win - TKO 12

Antonio Margarito win - TKO 11

Antonio Margarito win - Unanimous Desicion

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which WBO and WBC middleweight champion, with a lethal one-two, handed Jermain Taylor his only two defeats in one year? Hint

Kelly Pavlik

Arthur Abraham

Bernard Hopkins

Mikkel Kessler

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Question 4 of 10

4. Joe Calzaghe shocked the pundits by beating the USA's rising star and knockout artist in a 2006 bout against Jeff Lacy.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Jose Luis Castillo couldn't make the count when he was dropped by a huge body shot in the 4th round, in a 2007 bout against Ricky Hatton.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. In a fight between Zab Judah and Floyd Mayweather in 2006, a riot broke out and the ring was quickly filled with a lot of angry trainers, managers, promoters, and cameramen. What sparked off this incident? Hint

Mayweather spat in Judah's face whilst clinching

A Mayweather elbow

A Zab Judah headbutt

A Zab Judah low blow

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Question 7 of 10

7. David Haye, a previous undisputed cruiserweight champion, moved up to the heavyweight ranks with an impressive KO record and only one defeat. Who handed Haye his first defeat? Hint

Alexander Gurov

Enzo Macarinelli

Jean Marc Mormeck

Carl Thompson

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Question 8 of 10

8. In one of the most famous trilogies of the 21st century, Micky Ward and Arturo Gatti fought three times, each over 10 grueling rounds. How many of these did Gatti win? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Super bantamweight, Daniel Ponce de Leon received his second defeat to a rising star, in a 2008 1st round TKO loss against who? Hint

Juan Manuel Lopez

Israel Vazquez

Celestino Caballero

Rendall Munroe

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Question 10 of 10

10. Breidis Prescott leaped up the lightweight rankings after defeating which young lightweight prospect in a shocking 1st round KO? Hint

Jorge Luis Teron

Amir Khan

Leonardo Zappavigna

Anthony Peterson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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.

2. Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto fought long and hard in a 2008 bout, but what was the outcome?

Answer: Antonio Margarito win - TKO 11

Margarito's trademark stamina grew throughout the fight, and towards the later rounds, was too much for the seemingly unstoppable Miguel Cotto in a huge Puerto Rican upset.

3. Which WBO and WBC middleweight champion, with a lethal one-two, handed Jermain Taylor his only two defeats in one year?

Answer: Kelly Pavlik

In Pavlik's first bout with Taylor, he was in a lot of trouble. Taylor caught him flush with two great punches and the fight was on the verge of being stopped. Pavlik came back (despite being down on points) and went on to win by TKO in the 7th round.

4. Joe Calzaghe shocked the pundits by beating the USA's rising star and knockout artist in a 2006 bout against Jeff Lacy.

Answer: True

All the pundits predicted the younger man, Lacy, to win by spectacular knockout, but they were proved wrong as Calzaghe dominated throughout and won every round but one, where a point was deducted.

5. Jose Luis Castillo couldn't make the count when he was dropped by a huge body shot in the 4th round, in a 2007 bout against Ricky Hatton.

Answer: True

It was claimed that Ricky Hatton broke 4 of the Mexican's ribs with the one lethal body shot, Hatton's trademark.

Answer: A Zab Judah low blow

Named "funniest boxing incident of the year", the Zab Judah low blow is truly a memorbale moment of this era. Fortunately, neither of them held a grudge afterwards.

7. David Haye, a previous undisputed cruiserweight champion, moved up to the heavyweight ranks with an impressive KO record and only one defeat. Who handed Haye his first defeat?

Answer: Carl Thompson

Haye punched himself out early on in the fight, therefore giving Thompson a stamina advantage. Haye lost by TKO in round 5.

8. In one of the most famous trilogies of the 21st century, Micky Ward and Arturo Gatti fought three times, each over 10 grueling rounds. How many of these did Gatti win?

Answer: 2

None of these fights were for titles, yet they are considered three of the most entertaining fights of the 21st century. Micky Ward only won one of these, by majority decision.

9. Super bantamweight, Daniel Ponce de Leon received his second defeat to a rising star, in a 2008 1st round TKO loss against who?

Answer: Juan Manuel Lopez

Juan Manuel Lopez continued his spectaculuar run of stoppages and received the WBO super bantamweight title.

10. Breidis Prescott leaped up the lightweight rankings after defeating which young lightweight prospect in a shocking 1st round KO?

Answer: Amir Khan

The bout only lasted 54 seconds, Khan getting rocked early and sent to the canvas twice, not making the count the 2nd time. Soon after, Amir Khan seemingly placed blame on his new trainer, Jorge Rubio, and sacked him after just one fight.

Source: Author whiZZkidUK

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