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Who holds the record for " Most First Round Knockouts" in his career?
- Young Otto : 42 First Round Knockouts
Who holds the record for the most Knockouts during their career?
- Archie Moore : 145 Knockouts during his career
Which French boxer started his career as a Flyweight and finished it as a Heavyweight, fighting in every division boxing has to offer?
- Georges Carpentier
What Light-Heavyweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses?
- Bob Foster :14 consecutive successful defenses
What Welterweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses?
- Henry Armstrong : 19 consecutive successful defenses
Which was the first fight to be broadcast over the radio? Who were the 2 fighters?
- Jack Dempsey vs. Jess Willard - July 4th, 1919
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iwng100
Who holds the record for " Most First Round Knockouts" in his career?
- Young Otto : 42 First Round Knockouts
Who holds the record for the most Knockouts during their career?
- Archie Moore : 145 Knockouts during his career
Which French boxer started his career as a Flyweight and finished it as a Heavyweight, fighting in every division boxing has to offer?
- Georges Carpentier
What Light-Heavyweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses?
- Bob Foster :14 consecutive successful defenses
What Welterweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses?
- Henry Armstrong : 19 consecutive successful defenses
Which was the first fight to be broadcast over the radio? Who were the 2 fighters?
- Jack Dempsey vs. Jess Willard - July 4th, 1919
Good job iwng, you nailed them all!
Just want to add that Jack Dempsey comes in 3rd with, 26, for Most First Round Knockouts, I bet a lot of boxing fans didn't know that. Also interesting is the 1st broadcast of a fight on the radio was Dempsey vs. Willard in July 1919. (I bet it was a short but entertaining broadcast) ;) :cool:
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not looking at any other responses or cheating here is my quick fire stab...
Who holds the record for the most first round Knockouts during their career?
pure guess - Jack Dempsey
Most knockouts ?
Moore
Which French boxer started his career as a Flyweight and finished it as a Heavyweight, fighting in every division boxing has to offer?
not a clue so pure guess - George Carpentier
What Light-Heavyweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses?
Saad Muhamad or whatever he was called - christ another guess
What Welterweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses?
guess again - Barney Ross
Which was the first fight to be broadcast over the radio? Who were the 2 fighters?
20s got to be - Dempsey v Firpo ??
Probably all wrong :-\
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iwng100
Who holds the record for " Most First Round Knockouts" in his career?
- Young Otto : 42 First Round Knockouts
Who holds the record for the most Knockouts during their career?
- Archie Moore : 145 Knockouts during his career
Which French boxer started his career as a Flyweight and finished it as a Heavyweight, fighting in every division boxing has to offer?
- Georges Carpentier
What Light-Heavyweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses?
- Bob Foster :14 consecutive successful defenses
What Welterweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses?
- Henry Armstrong : 19 consecutive successful defenses
Which was the first fight to be broadcast over the radio? Who were the 2 fighters?
- Jack Dempsey vs. Jess Willard - July 4th, 1919
Good job iwng, you nailed them all!
Just want to add that Jack Dempsey comes in 3rd with, 26, for Most First Round Knockouts, I bet a lot of boxing fans didn't know that. Also interesting is the 1st broadcast of a fight on the radio was Dempsey vs. Willard in July 1919. (I bet it was a short but entertaining broadcast) ;) :cool:
I am always suspicious of people who get 100%......:rolleyes:
And I am not bitter as I only got 2. Still can't believe Carpentier was right !
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I only got 16.67% because I knew the Mongoose had the most KOs.
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Mark TKO
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Mars_ax
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iwng100
Who holds the record for " Most First Round Knockouts" in his career?
- Young Otto : 42 First Round Knockouts
Who holds the record for the most Knockouts during their career?
- Archie Moore : 145 Knockouts during his career
Which French boxer started his career as a Flyweight and finished it as a Heavyweight, fighting in every division boxing has to offer?
- Georges Carpentier
What Light-Heavyweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses?
- Bob Foster :14 consecutive successful defenses
What Welterweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses?
- Henry Armstrong : 19 consecutive successful defenses
Which was the first fight to be broadcast over the radio? Who were the 2 fighters?
- Jack Dempsey vs. Jess Willard - July 4th, 1919
Good job iwng, you nailed them all!
Just want to add that Jack Dempsey comes in 3rd with, 26, for Most First Round Knockouts, I bet a lot of boxing fans didn't know that. Also interesting is the 1st broadcast of a fight on the radio was Dempsey vs. Willard in July 1919. (I bet it was a short but entertaining broadcast) ;) :cool:
I am always suspicious of people who get 100%......:rolleyes:
And I am not bitter as I only got 2. Still can't believe Carpentier was right !
Without looking it up, I probably would have only gotten 2, or perhaps 3, i'll try to do some boxing trivia once a week. :)
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I knew for the Mongoose and good ol'Henry... had no clues for the others. Iwing is either a boxing god or a pro googler as the questions were far from easy.
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Who holds the record for " Most First Round Knockouts" in his career?
Clark???
Who holds the record for the most Knockouts during their career?
Moore
Which French boxer started his career as a Flyweight and finished it as a Heavyweight, fighting in every division boxing has to offer?
Carpentier (This was one of BritKids fav. questions to ask)
What Light-Heavyweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses?
Foster
What Welterweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses?
My 1st guess is Armstrong. Tito had more than 10 but I think Henry had more than 15.
Which was the first fight to be broadcast over the radio? Who were the 2 fighters?
1st guess is Willard vs. Johnson
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I'm sure they have already all been answered, but here's my go.
Who holds the record for " Most First Round Knockouts" in his career? Dunno, will say Valero or Lamar Clarke
Who holds the record for the most Knockouts during their career? Archie Moore?
Which French boxer started his career as a Flyweight and finished it as a Heavyweight, fighting in every division boxing has to offer? Georges Charpentier
What Light-Heavyweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses? Virgil Hill?
What Welterweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses? Dunno
Which was the first fight to be broadcast over the radio? Who were the 2 fighters?
Willard vs Dempsey??
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I'm sure they have already all been answered, but here's my go.
Who holds the record for " Most First Round Knockouts" in his career? Dunno, will say Valero or Lamar Clarke
Who holds the record for the most Knockouts during their career? Archie Moore?
Which French boxer started his career as a Flyweight and finished it as a Heavyweight, fighting in every division boxing has to offer? Georges Charpentier
What Light-Heavyweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses? Virgil Hill?
What Welterweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses? Dunno
Which was the first fight to be broadcast over the radio? Who were the 2 fighters?
Willard vs Dempsey??
You did pretty good for not looking Big-H, you got a couple right and were close on a few others. :)
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Who holds the record for " Most First Round Knockouts" in his career?
Actually Peter Maher has more then Young Otto. Maher has 50 and Otto has 42
Who holds the record for the most Knockouts during their career?
Archie Moore, depending on the source. Some have him KO'ing 145 and others have him as low as 130. Either one is a record.
Which French boxer started his career as a Flyweight and finished it as a Heavyweight, fighting in every division boxing has to offer?
Georges Carpentier
What Light-Heavyweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses?
Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion, Bob Foster with 14. Dariusz Michalczewski defended his WBO Light Heavyweight Title 23 consecutive times.
What Welterweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses?
Henry Armstrong 19
Which was the first fight to be broadcast over the radio? Who were the 2 fighters?
Jack Dempsey vs. Jess Willard, July 4, 1919
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hhascup
Who holds the record for " Most First Round Knockouts" in his career?
Actually Peter Maher has more then Young Otto. Maher has 50 and Otto has 42
Who holds the record for the most Knockouts during their career?
Archie Moore, depending on the source. Some have him KO'ing 145 and others have him as low as 130. Either one is a record.
What Light-Heavyweight Champion owns the record for consecutive successful defenses?
Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion, Bob Foster with 14. Dariusz Michalczewski defended his WBO Light Heavyweight Title 23 consecutive times.
Thanks for the corrections hhascup. :cool:
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[/QUOTE]Thanks for the corrections hhascup. :cool:[/QUOTE]
Young Otto was always said to be the answer but with a little research we found that Peter Maher had several more.
