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1. What light heavyweight (63-11-1), best known for two losses at the hands of Joe Louis, was known as 'The Pittsburgh Kid'?
2. He is one of Puerto Rico's great fighters. With a record of 44-3-1 (42 KOs), he won 32 consecutive fights by knockout and held titles in three weight classes, most notably jr. featherweight. Who is he?
3. The irrepressible Jack Johnson, the first American black heavyweight champion, lost his title in 1915 (and claimed to have taken a dive) at the hands of what gigantic opponent?
4. Who became the youngest heavyweight champion to date when he knocked out Trevor Berbick in the second round in a 1986 matchup?
5. No boxing quiz is complete without a question on The Greatest: besides 'The Greatest,' another nickname for Muhammad Ali, back when he was still Cassius Clay, was 'The _____ ______ '?
6. Because you can never get enough of The Greatest: Ali lost five of his 61 bouts. Who was the first man to beat Muhammad Ali in the pro ranks?
7. How did featherweight champion Salvador Sanchez die?
8. I'd like to get obscure, not to be spiteful but because this guy deserves to be better known. This Welsh flyweight, who never weighed more than 100 pounds, sometimes fought and beat opponents nearly twice his weight. Called 'The Ghost With the Hammer In His Hand' due to his astonishing power, he had an official record of 133-3-2 (99), and hundreds more fights as an amateur. Who was this 'Tylorstown Terror'?
9. What was the conclusion to the 1993 Pernell Whitaker-Julio Cesar Chavez welterweight title fight?
10. Who beat Roberto Duran in a rematch fight November 28th, 1980, for the welterweight title?
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