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Boxing Mixture Trivia Quiz

A quiz about some of the famous matches in boxing's history.

A multiple-choice quiz by horror-fan123. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
horror-fan123

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
329,863

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The WBC changed the length of its fights from 15 to 12 rounds in 1982. This was a result of the tragic death of which fighter? Hint

Benny Paret

Johnny Owen

Jimmy Doyle

Duk Koo Kim

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the tagline for the third fight in the Pacquiao vs. Morales trilogy? Hint

"Mano A Mano"

"Will To Win"

"The Grand Finale"

"The War"

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which famous match in the heavyweight division was named "Ring Magazine Fight Of The Year" for 1996? Hint

Holyfield vs. Tyson I

Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo

Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Marvin Hagler

Stevie Cruz vs. Barry McGuigan

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Question 4 of 10

4. "The Rumble in the Jungle" is one of the most famous matches in boxing history. What was the result of this fight? Hint

Ali won via unanimous decision

Ali won KO 8th Round

Foreman wonKO 5th Round

Foreman won TKO 3rd Round

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Question 5 of 10

5. The "Bum Of The Month" was the name given to a string of victories by which fighter during the 1930s and 1940s? Hint

Max Schmeling

Joe Louis

Rocky Marciano

Max Baer

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Question 6 of 10

6. Micky Ward is a famous Irish-American fighter famous for his trilogy with which famous boxer whose nickname was Thunder? Hint

Zab Judah

Shane Mosley

Ricky Hatton

Arturo Gatti

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Question 7 of 10

7. Ricky Hatton was undefeated in how many professional fights before being beaten for the first time by Floyd Mayweather in 2007? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. In what year did George Foreman defeat Micheal Moorer to capture the IBF and WBA titles at the age of 45? Hint

1989

1985

1994

1997

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Question 9 of 10

9. After 40 straight victories, Sugar Ray Robinson was handed his first defeat to which fighter in the first of an epic 6-bout rivalry? Hint

Jake La Motta

Henry Cooper

Floyd Patterson

Amir Khan

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Question 10 of 10

10. David Haye defeated which giant in 2009 to win the WBA Heavyweight title? Hint

Wladimir Klitchko

Audley Harrison

John Ruiz

Nikolai Valuev

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The WBC changed the length of its fights from 15 to 12 rounds in 1982. This was a result of the tragic death of which fighter?

Answer: Duk Koo Kim

Duk Koo Kim died after a grueling 15-round fight against the more experienced Ray Mancini. Benny Paret died after being hit 29 times in a row in his third fight against Emille Griffith.

2. What was the tagline for the third fight in the Pacquiao vs. Morales trilogy?

Answer: "The Grand Finale"

Manny Pacquiao defeated Erik Morales via third round knockout in their last fight togther. "Will To Win" and "Mano A Mano" are names also used for Pacquiao fights, whereas "The War" is the fight between Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns in 1985.

3. Which famous match in the heavyweight division was named "Ring Magazine Fight Of The Year" for 1996?

Answer: Holyfield vs. Tyson I

Holyfield caused a big upset when he defeated Mike Tyson via 11th round KO. The rematch caused an even bigger controversy and was dubbed "The Bite Fight", after Tyson bit a portion of Holyfield's ear off as a retaliation of repeated accidental headbutts by Holyfield.

4. "The Rumble in the Jungle" is one of the most famous matches in boxing history. What was the result of this fight?

Answer: Ali won KO 8th Round

Ali won the WBA and the WBC titles in this fight by using a technique he called the 'Rope-A-Dope', in which he allowed Foreman to attack to the body, then counter-attacking when Foreman got tired.

5. The "Bum Of The Month" was the name given to a string of victories by which fighter during the 1930s and 1940s?

Answer: Joe Louis

All these fighters were active during this period, but the Bum of the Month Club was a string of victories by Joe louis that ended with a closely fought match against Billy Conn.

6. Micky Ward is a famous Irish-American fighter famous for his trilogy with which famous boxer whose nickname was Thunder?

Answer: Arturo Gatti

The Ward vs Gatti trilogy is one of the most famous of recent times with two of the fights winning "Ring Magazine Fight Of The Year", even though these fights were classics. Micky Ward's career never really took off and he retired soon after Ward vs Gatti III.

7. Ricky Hatton was undefeated in how many professional fights before being beaten for the first time by Floyd Mayweather in 2007?

Answer: 43

Ricky Hatton was knocked out by Mayweather in the 10th round of their fight. However, many boxing analysts including ringside announcer Barry Mcguigan were annoyed by referee Joe Cortez, breaking the action up when Hatton got inside.

8. In what year did George Foreman defeat Micheal Moorer to capture the IBF and WBA titles at the age of 45?

Answer: 1994

George Foreman shocked the world by beating Michael Moorer by knockout in the 10th round to win the Heavyweight titles at age 45, at least 20 years after losing them.

9. After 40 straight victories, Sugar Ray Robinson was handed his first defeat to which fighter in the first of an epic 6-bout rivalry?

Answer: Jake La Motta

This rivalry is legendary in boxing because of how closely each one was fought. However, the 6th and final bout was dubbed, "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre" because of how badly La Motta was beaten up.

10. David Haye defeated which giant in 2009 to win the WBA Heavyweight title?

Answer: Nikolai Valuev

David Haye succeeded in defeating Valuev via decision and stumbled the giant torwards the end of round 12. A superfight with the Klitchko brothers was on the table, but instead Haye chose to take on Ruiz, beating him by TKO in the 9th round.

Source: Author horror-fan123

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