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Boxing's Best [1] Trivia Quiz

Alright fight fans, just a little trivia I put together for your enjoyment, spanning all era's of the sport.

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

Author
terrilegault

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
176,691

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1602

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following has fought the most rounds in title fights in their career? Hint

Julio Cesar Chavez

Emile Griffith

Abe Attell

Sugar Ray Robinson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following had the most successful consecutive title defenses in their career? Hint

Henry Armstrong

Wilfredo Gomez

Carlos Monzon

Joe Louis

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which fighter had the most knockout victories in their career with 129? Hint

Alexis Arguello

Ruben Olivares

Archie Moore

Marcel Cerdan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which fighter had the longest unbeaten streak in their career as a pro with 180? Hint

Julio Cesar Chavez

Roberto Duran

Hal Bagwell

Jimmy Wilde

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first recognized official heavyweight champion? Hint

John L Sullivan

Bob Fitzsimmons

James J. Corbett

James J. Jeffries

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who did the great, "Marvelous Marvin Hagler", defeat to win the world middleweight title on September 27, 1980? Hint

Vito Antuofermo

Alan Minter

Bennie Briscoe

Tony Sibson

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Question 7 of 10

7. Muhammad Ali lost 5 professional fights?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which fighter was the first to hold three belts simultaneously, in three different weight classes in their career? Hint

Barney Ross

Henry Armstrong

Sugar Ray Robinson

Willie Pep

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which year did Mike Tyson become the youngest heavyweight champion? Hint

1984

1986

1985

1987

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following boxers, was the youngest to win a world title in any weight class at 17 years of age? Hint

Benny Leonard

Wilfred Benitez

Pascual Perez

Jimmy Wilde

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following has fought the most rounds in title fights in their career?

Answer: Emile Griffith

Emile Griffith had 339 championship rounds from 1958 to 1977. Attell had 337, Robinson had 288, and Chavez had 272.

2. Which of the following had the most successful consecutive title defenses in their career?

Answer: Joe Louis

Joe Louis with 25 defenses starting in June of 1937, and ending 11 years and 7 months later.

3. Which fighter had the most knockout victories in their career with 129?

Answer: Archie Moore

Archie Moore's 129 ko's spanned 27 years from 1936 to 1963.

4. Which fighter had the longest unbeaten streak in their career as a pro with 180?

Answer: Hal Bagwell

Jimmy Wilde had the longest unbeaten streak at the start of a career with 98 bouts, before suffering his first defeat in 1923.

5. Who was the first recognized official heavyweight champion?

Answer: John L Sullivan

He defeated Dominick McCaffrey on August 29, 1885.

6. Who did the great, "Marvelous Marvin Hagler", defeat to win the world middleweight title on September 27, 1980?

Answer: Alan Minter

Hagler's first try at the middleweight championship was against Antuofermo. The fight was called a draw but most experts had Hagler winning comfortably.

7. Muhammad Ali lost 5 professional fights?

Answer: true

He lost to Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, and Leon Spinks in the 70s, then Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick in the 80s.

8. Which fighter was the first to hold three belts simultaneously, in three different weight classes in their career?

Answer: Henry Armstrong

He held the featherweight title in 1937, won the lightweight title in 1938, and the welterweight title also in 1938.

9. Which year did Mike Tyson become the youngest heavyweight champion?

Answer: 1986

He destroyed Trevor Berbick in two rounds in November, 1986.

10. Which of the following boxers, was the youngest to win a world title in any weight class at 17 years of age?

Answer: Wilfred Benitez

Wilfred Benitez, who on March 6, 1976, scored a 15 round decision over Antonio Cervantes. George Foreman was the oldest fighter at 45 years old to win a world title.

Source: Author terrilegault

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