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Boxing Mixed Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by kwoods45. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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

Ray Leonard

Esteban De jesus

Ken Buchanan

Iran Barkley

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Question 2 of 10

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

Jerry Quarry

Muhammad Ali

George Foreman

Jimmy Ellis

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Question 3 of 10

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

Muhammad Ali

Evander Holyfield

Jimmy Young

Tommy Morrison

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Question 4 of 10

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

Jake La Motta

Gene Fullmer

Carmen Basilio

Randy Turpin

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Question 5 of 10

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

Natie Brown

Adolph Waiter

Bob Pastor

Patsy Perroni

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Question 6 of 10

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

Alan Minter

Paul Pender

Vito Antuofermo

Mustafa Hamsho

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Question 7 of 10

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

Jose "Pipino" Cuevas

Harold Weston Jr.

Angel Eapada

Pablo Baez

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Question 8 of 10

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

Iran Barkley

Marvin Hagler

Ray Leonard

Virgil Hill

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Question 9 of 10

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

Erik Morales

Felix Trinidad

Howard Davis Jr.

Miguel Cotto

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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

He wanted to fight Rocky Marciano.

He missed the limelight.

To pay off the IRS.

He wanted to regain the belt.

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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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