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The Middleweights Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge regarding the middleweights.

A multiple-choice quiz by kwoods45. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kwoods45

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
196,140

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. All of the fighters below were middleweight champions at one time or another, however one was given the nickname "The Michigan Assasin". Which one is it? Hint

Stanley Ketchel

Mickey Walker

Harry Greb

James Toney

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Question 2 of 10

2. Thomas "Hitman" Hearns lost in his initial bid to win the middleweight title when he was stopped in three rounds by Marvin Hagler in one of the greatest fights of all time. Hearns won the belt in his second attempt. Who did he defeat? Hint

Roberto Duran

Virgil Hill

Juan Domingo Rodan

Michael Olagide

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Question 3 of 10

3. Prior to Ray Leonard's victory over Marvin Hagler for what should have been the undisputed middleweight championship of the world, the IBF declared the title vacant. Who won the vacant belt? Hint

Michael Nunn

Frank Tate

Roy Jones Jr.

Sumbu Kalambay

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Question 4 of 10

4. This former middleweight who came from the Bronx was nicknamed, "The Bronx Bull". Who was he? Hint

Iran Barkley

Rocky Graziano

Alex Ramos

Jake Lamotta

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Question 5 of 10

5. This fighter was killed in an airplane crash while enroute to the US to regain the middleweight championship he lost four months earlier. Who was he? Hint

Tiberio Mitri

Lucine Krawczyk

Marcel Cerdan

Laurent Dauhuille

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Question 6 of 10

6. After Sugar Ray Robinson won the middleweight championship in Febuary 1951, he lost it five months later. Who defeated him? Hint

Gene Fullmer

Paul Pender

Carmen Basilio

Randy Turpin

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who did Mickey Walker also known as "The Toy Bulldog", defeat in 1926 to win the world middleweight championship? Hint

Harry Greb

Jack Britton

Johnny Risko

Tiger Flowers

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Question 8 of 10

8. Bernard Hopkins before becoming undisputed middleweight champion (WBC, WBA, IBF & WBO), lost in his initial bid to win the title (IBF) in 1993. Who defeated him? Hint

Segundo Mercado

Frank Tate

Michael Nunn

Roy Jones Jr.

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Question 9 of 10

9. This former middleweight champion had his boxing license revoked in 1947 by the New York State Athletic Commission for his failure to report a bribe. Who was he? Hint

Jake Lamotta

Tony Zale

Marcel Cerdan

Rocky Graziano

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Question 10 of 10

10. Marvin Hagler won the world middleweight championship in 1980. Who did he defeat to win the title? Hint

Vito Antuofermo

Rodrigo Valdez

Hugo Corro

Alan Minter

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. All of the fighters below were middleweight champions at one time or another, however one was given the nickname "The Michigan Assasin". Which one is it?

Answer: Stanley Ketchel

Ketchel who was shot dead in 1910 by a jealous husband while he was still middleweight champion, was given that nickname.

Answer: Juan Domingo Rodan

In Las Vegas on 29 October 1987, Hearns stopped Argentina's power punching Juan Domingo Rodan in four exciting rounds to win the vacant WBC middleweight championship that Leonard vacated after his victory over Hagler.

3. Prior to Ray Leonard's victory over Marvin Hagler for what should have been the undisputed middleweight championship of the world, the IBF declared the title vacant. Who won the vacant belt?

Answer: Frank Tate

Tate won the vacant IBF crown on 10 October 1987 by decisioning Michael Olagide in 15 rounds. Olagide was dropped in rounds 11 & 12. The title was declared vacant because Hagler chose to fight Leonard instead of the IBF's mandatory challenger ( Michael Nunn).

4. This former middleweight who came from the Bronx was nicknamed, "The Bronx Bull". Who was he?

Answer: Jake Lamotta

LaMotta, who held the middleweight championship from 1949- 1951, was given the nickname "The Bronx Bull" because of ability to press forward regardless of how much punishment he took.

5. This fighter was killed in an airplane crash while enroute to the US to regain the middleweight championship he lost four months earlier. Who was he?

Answer: Marcel Cerdan

The 33 year old Algerian born Cerdan who fought out of France was killed when the plane he was aboard went down on 27 October 1949, while enroute to the states to attempt to win the crown he lost four months earlier to Jake Lamotta.

6. After Sugar Ray Robinson won the middleweight championship in Febuary 1951, he lost it five months later. Who defeated him?

Answer: Randy Turpin

Upon completing a European tour in which the sugarman had five fights in 30 days, Robinson on 10 July 1951, was upset by the stocky Turpin losing a 15 round decision in London. Robinson would defeat Turpin to regain the crown 62 days later by a 10th round KO.

7. Who did Mickey Walker also known as "The Toy Bulldog", defeat in 1926 to win the world middleweight championship?

Answer: Tiger Flowers

Walker defeated Flowers by a hotly disputed 10 round decision in Chicago on 3 December 1926, to win middleweight honors.

8. Bernard Hopkins before becoming undisputed middleweight champion (WBC, WBA, IBF & WBO), lost in his initial bid to win the title (IBF) in 1993. Who defeated him?

Answer: Roy Jones Jr.

Jones decisioned Hopkins over 12 rounds on 22 May 1993, to win the IBF's version of that crown. It would be two additional years before Hopkins would win that belt and begin his assention to greatness.

9. This former middleweight champion had his boxing license revoked in 1947 by the New York State Athletic Commission for his failure to report a bribe. Who was he?

Answer: Rocky Graziano

On 7 Febuary 1947, the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) revoked Graziano's license to box in NY and threatened to permanently bar him, for not reporting two six figure offers to throw a fight. Graziano subsequently was allowed to box everywhere else and won the middleweight championship in his very next bout, which by the way, was in Chicago.

He was later reinstated by the NYSAC.

10. Marvin Hagler won the world middleweight championship in 1980. Who did he defeat to win the title?

Answer: Alan Minter

Hagler chopped up the brave Englishman in three gory rounds to win the belt on 27 September 1980.

Source: Author kwoods45

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