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Quiz about Boxing Mixed
Quiz about Boxing Mixed

Boxing Mixed Trivia Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by kwoods45. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
kwoods45
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
193,358
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
798
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who did Roberto Duran defeat the win the World Lightweight title? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who was the first boxer to defeat "Smokin" Joe Frazier? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was the first boxer to defeat George Foreman? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who was the second boxer to defeat the great "Sugar" Ray Robinson? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who was the first boxer to go 10 rounds with Joe Louis? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who did "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler defeat for the World Middleweight Championship? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who did Thomas "Hitman" Hearns defeat to win the WBA Welterweight title? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the only fighter to twice defeat Thomas Hearns? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which one of these boxers won an Olympic Gold Medal? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. On 1st March 1949, Joe Louis announced his retirement, giving up the Heavyweight Championship, and soon thereafter he announced his comeback. What was the reason for his return? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who did Roberto Duran defeat the win the World Lightweight title?

Answer: Ken Buchanan

Duran stopped Buchanan in 13 rounds on June 26, 1972, at Madison Square Garden to win his first world championship.
2. Who was the first boxer to defeat "Smokin" Joe Frazier?

Answer: George Foreman

Foreman erased Frazier's unbeaten streak along with the heavyweight championship in Kingston Jamaica on 22nd January 1973, with a 2nd round KO.
3. Who was the first boxer to defeat George Foreman?

Answer: Muhammad Ali

Ali stopped Foreman in eight rounds in Kinshasa Zaire on 30th October 1974, halting his unbeaten streak at 40, and relieving him of his heavyweight championship.
4. Who was the second boxer to defeat the great "Sugar" Ray Robinson?

Answer: Randy Turpin

Turpin decisioned Robinson in 15 rounds on 10th July 1951, giving "sir sweetness" his second professional loss.
5. Who was the first boxer to go 10 rounds with Joe Louis?

Answer: Adolph Waiter

Waiter extended the "legendary Brown Bomber" to the 10 round limit on 26th September 1934 in Chicago.
6. Who did "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler defeat for the World Middleweight Championship?

Answer: Alan Minter

Hagler stopped Minter in three gory rounds to win the World Middleweight title on 27th September 1980 in England.
7. Who did Thomas "Hitman" Hearns defeat to win the WBA Welterweight title?

Answer: Jose "Pipino" Cuevas

Hearns reign of terror began on 2nd August 1980, with a brutal 2nd round KO over the hard punching Mexican.
8. Who was the only fighter to twice defeat Thomas Hearns?

Answer: Iran Barkley

Barkley first KO'd Hearns in three rounds on 6th June 1988, to win the WBC Middlewight championship. Barkley later lifted the WBA Light Heavyweight title via a 12 round decision from the future Hall of Famer on 20th March 1992.
9. Which one of these boxers won an Olympic Gold Medal?

Answer: Howard Davis Jr.

In 1976, just two days after his mother's death, a heart brokened Howard Davis arrived in Montreal Canada where he not only went on to win Olympic Gold, but also received the Outstanding Boxer of the Tournament Award.
10. On 1st March 1949, Joe Louis announced his retirement, giving up the Heavyweight Championship, and soon thereafter he announced his comeback. What was the reason for his return?

Answer: To pay off the IRS.

Nine months after Louis retired he was told he owed the IRS a seven- figure amount.
Source: Author kwoods45

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