Thread: Thursday Boxing trivia

#1. Sonny Liston won the World Heavyweight title from Floyd Patterson in Sept. 1962. How long did Liston reign as HW Champion, and how many successful title defenses did he have?

#2. Who was the 1st man to win the Heavyweight Crown twice? (amazing when think how long it took to first happen)

Good luck, no fair looking it up.

Hmmm, ok not sure but will have a guess

1. 2 years 6months made 5 defences

2, Ali



edit: just checked the answers, i'll get my coat.

Not entirely sure on these, but I'll have a guess anyway without looking at anyone else's answers.

Liston successfully defended the title once (Patterson rematch) and lost it in 1964 (?) to Cassius Clay.

And was the first man to win the title twice Patterson?

I think I might actually know these !!

1. He lost it in Feb 1964 so 17 months (know Ali born in January and he said "I just turned 22 years old and I upset Sonny Liston I must be the greatest" in the post fight interview)

Uhh no I don't know how many times Liston defended it damn. guess....twice ?!?

2. Patterson

1 successful defense for Liston, against Patterson. At one point, he'd fought the fewest championship rounds of any heavyweight champion...may still be true. 3 of his 4 title fights ended in the first round.

Patterson also figures in the other question...regained the title against Johannsson, and was the first to do so.

Good thread...I hope you don't mind if I add to it rather than starting a new one...how about... "The Name Game"?

1) Arnold Raymond Cream was better known as...?

2) What was Joe Louis's middle name?

3) What was Sugar Ray Robinson's real name?

Originally Posted by LobowolfXXX

Good thread...I hope you don't mind if I add to it rather than starting a new one...how about... "The Name Game"?

1) Arnold Raymond Cream was better known as...?

2) What was Joe Louis's middle name?

3) What was Sugar Ray Robinson's real name?

Dont have a scooby do on the first one,

Joe Louis, im sure 'louis' was his middle name, carnt for the life of me remember his surname tho.

As for Sugar, again fishing on this, John Smith

Originally Posted by LobowolfXXX

Good thread...I hope you don't mind if I add to it rather than starting a new one...how about... "The Name Game"?

1) Arnold Raymond Cream was better known as...?

2) What was Joe Louis's middle name?

3) What was Sugar Ray Robinson's real name?

Thread hijack alert !!!!

1) Shit I know this and its one of two. Will say Archie Moore (but I bet its the other one....)

2) Louis (surname was Barrow)

3) Walker Smith Jr

Originally Posted by Mattyhitman

Originally Posted by LobowolfXXX

Good thread...I hope you don't mind if I add to it rather than starting a new one...how about... "The Name Game"?

1) Arnold Raymond Cream was better known as...?

2) What was Joe Louis's middle name?

3) What was Sugar Ray Robinson's real name?

Dont have a scooby do on the first one,

Joe Louis, im sure 'louis' was his middle name, carnt for the life of me remember his surname tho.

As for Sugar, again fishing on this, John Smith

only knew Louis surname from whan I went to visit his grave in 2009 !

You guys made short work of #s 2 & 3, but Arnold Raymond Cream is still a mystery!

He was a world champion boxer, he also refereed at least one famous heavyweight title fight, and he was very active as a commissioner, as well.

Originally Posted by Mark TKO

Originally Posted by Mattyhitman

Originally Posted by LobowolfXXX

Good thread...I hope you don't mind if I add to it rather than starting a new one...how about... "The Name Game"?

1) Arnold Raymond Cream was better known as...?

2) What was Joe Louis's middle name?

3) What was Sugar Ray Robinson's real name?

Dont have a scooby do on the first one,

Joe Louis, im sure 'louis' was his middle name, carnt for the life of me remember his surname tho.

As for Sugar, again fishing on this, John Smith

only knew Louis surname from whan I went to visit his grave in 2009 !

Lucky you !! I Used him as my fighter on FN rd4 and researched him, and can remember him having a surname that I never knew of!

Originally Posted by Mars_ax

#1. Sonny Liston won the World Heavyweight title from Floyd Patterson in Sept. 1962. How long did Liston reign as HW Champion, and how many successful title defenses did he have?

#2. Who was the 1st man to win the Heavyweight Crown twice? (amazing when think how long it took to first happen)

Good luck, no fair looking it up.

1. He lost to Ali in 64 so I'm saying 2 years and 1 successful defense in the patterson rematch

2. No too sure but I hink Patterson

Originally Posted by LobowolfXXX

Good thread...I hope you don't mind if I add to it rather than starting a new one...how about... "The Name Game"?

1) Arnold Raymond Cream was better known as...?

2) What was Joe Louis's middle name?

3) What was Sugar Ray Robinson's real name?

Don't know the first two but no.3 is Walker Smith Jr.

Originally Posted by LobowolfXXX

You guys made short work of #s 2 & 3, but Arnold Raymond Cream is still a mystery!

He was a world champion boxer, he also refereed at least one famous heavyweight title fight, and he was very active as a commissioner, as well.

Jersey Joe Walcott? I'm pretty sure he refereed Ali-Liston II.

Originally Posted by Cressa121

Originally Posted by LobowolfXXX

You guys made short work of #s 2 & 3, but Arnold Raymond Cream is still a mystery!

He was a world champion boxer, he also refereed at least one famous heavyweight title fight, and he was very active as a commissioner, as well.

Jersey Joe Walcott? I'm pretty sure he refereed Ali-Liston II.

Correctamundo!

See how I worked this back to the original post about Liston's title fights? lol Totally by accident.