Quick Quiz!

[ElTerribleMorales]

quick (well not so quick) quiz to test everyones knowledge, some are gonna be toughies so get google and wikipedia ready lol

lets start out easy

1. Youngest Champion ever? What age? and against Who?

2.Youngest Jr. Middleweight champion ever?

3. Former Middleweight Champion known as "The Michigan Assassin" ?

4. Created the bolo uppercut, from cutting sugar canes in his native Cuba?

5. Roberto Duran's first knockdown came from who?

6. Was robbed in his first championship bout, in Paris for the WBC lightweight title? Against who?

7. Former Flyweight world champion, Filipino, died of blood poisoning? What was it caused by?

8. Former Jr. Welterweight, Welterweight, and Middleweight champion, who fought against, Benny "Kid" Paret, Nino Benvenuti, Jose Napoles, and Carlos Monzon?

9. 2nd World Champion to retire un-defeated and stay that way?

10. Former Middleweight Champion, who was a steelmill worker? Nickname?

[CGM]

quick (well not so quick) quiz to test everyones knowledge, some are gonna be toughies so get google and wikipedia ready lol

lets start out easy

1. Youngest Champion ever? What age? and against Who?

2.Youngest Jr. Middleweight champion ever?

3. Former Middleweight Champion known as "The Michigan Assassin" ?

4. Created the bolo uppercut, from cutting sugar canes in his native Cuba?

5. Roberto Duran's first knockdown came from who?

6. Was robbed in his first championship bout, in Paris for the WBC lightweight title? Against who?

7. Former Flyweight world champion, Filipino, died of blood poisoning? What was it caused by?

8. Former Jr. Welterweight, Welterweight, and Middleweight champion, who fought against, Benny "Kid" Paret, Nino Benvenuti, Jose Napoles, and Carlos Monzon?

9. 2nd World Champion to retire un-defeated and stay that way?

10. Former Middleweight Champion, who was a steelmill worker? Nickname?

From the top of my head...

1. Wilfred Benitez, 17, JW, Antonio Cervantes.

2. Benitez

3. Gerald McLellan

4.Kid Gavilan

8. Emil Griffiths

9. Ricardo Lopez

[ElTerribleMorales]

quick (well not so quick) quiz to test everyones knowledge, some are gonna be toughies so get google and wikipedia ready lol

lets start out easy

1. Youngest Champion ever? What age? and against Who?

2.Youngest Jr. Middleweight champion ever?

3. Former Middleweight Champion known as "The Michigan Assassin" ?

4. Created the bolo uppercut, from cutting sugar canes in his native Cuba?

5. Roberto Duran's first knockdown came from who?

6. Was robbed in his first championship bout, in Paris for the WBC lightweight title? Against who?

7. Former Flyweight world champion, Filipino, died of blood poisoning? What was it caused by?

8. Former Jr. Welterweight, Welterweight, and Middleweight champion, who fought against, Benny "Kid" Paret, Nino Benvenuti, Jose Napoles, and Carlos Monzon?

9. 2nd World Champion to retire un-defeated and stay that way?

10. Former Middleweight Champion, who was a steelmill worker? Nickname?

From the top of my head...

1. Wilfred Benitez, 17, JW, Antonio Cervantes. (right)

2. Benitez (wrong)

3. Gerald McLellan (wrong)

4.Kid Gavilan (right)

8. Emil Griffiths (right)

9. Ricardo Lopez (right)

good effort anyways, get some rep from me

[Spicoli]

1.Benitez
2.Van Horn
3.Ketchel
4.Gavilan
6.Sweet Pea Whitaker vs. Rameriez
7.Villa
10.Tony Zale

[X]

Top of my head (ie no cheating with google or anything) ....

1. Wilfred Benitez

2.

3. Stanley Ketchell

4. Kid Gavilan

5. Esteban DeJesus

6. Whitaker - Ramirez

7.

8. Emile Griffith

9. Ricardo Lopez

10. Tony 'the Man of Steel' Zale

[CGM]

I'm thinking that 2. is Fernando Vargas, youngest Jr Middleweight champion.

[Spicoli]

I'm thinking that 2. is Fernando Vargas, youngest Jr Middleweight champion.

Could have sworn It was Van Horn but thats a good point with Vargas

[CGM]

I'm thinking that 2. is Fernando Vargas, youngest Jr Middleweight champion.

Could have sworn It was Van Horn but thats a good point with Vargas

Ok I just checked. Van Horne was about 7 months younger than Vargas

[Spicoli]

I'm thinking that 2. is Fernando Vargas, youngest Jr Middleweight champion.

Could have sworn It was Van Horn but thats a good point with Vargas

Ok I just checked. Van Horne was about 7 months younger than Vargas

All the years of pointless toil have payed off.Too bad school never recieved as much focus.

[Kel]

1. Benitez
2. Darrin Van Horn
3. Stan Ketchel
4.
5. Esteban de Jesus
6. Sweetpea and againsed Ramirez
7.
8. Griffith
9.
10.

[miron_lang]

quick (well not so quick) quiz to test everyones knowledge, some are gonna be toughies so get google and wikipedia ready lol

lets start out easy

1. Youngest Champion ever? What age? and against Who?

2.Youngest Jr. Middleweight champion ever?

3. Former Middleweight Champion known as "The Michigan Assassin" ?

4. Created the bolo uppercut, from cutting sugar canes in his native Cuba?

5. Roberto Duran's first knockdown came from who?

6. Was robbed in his first championship bout, in Paris for the WBC lightweight title? Against who?

7. Former Flyweight world champion, Filipino, died of blood poisoning? What was it caused by?

8. Former Jr. Welterweight, Welterweight, and Middleweight champion, who fought against, Benny "Kid" Paret, Nino Benvenuti, Jose Napoles, and Carlos Monzon?

9. 2nd World Champion to retire un-defeated and stay that way?

10. Former Middleweight Champion, who was a steelmill worker? Nickname?

1. Benitez
2. vargas?
3.
4. Ceferino Garcia - he's not cuban though
5. Esteban De Jesus
6.
7. Pancho Villa
8.
9. Ricardo Lopez
10. Marvelous Marvin Hagler

[ElTerribleMorales]

ok here are the answers

1. Youngest Champion ever? Wilfred Benitez What age? 17yrs 5mnths 23 days and against Who? Antonio Cervantes

2.Youngest Jr. Middleweight champion ever? from what i remember, "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas

3. Former Middleweight Champion known as "The Michigan Assassin"? Stanley Ketchel

4. Created the bolo uppercut, from cutting sugar canes in his native Cuba? Kid Gavilan

5. Roberto Duran's first knockdown came from who? Esteban Dejesus

6. Was robbed in his first championship bout, in Paris for the WBC lightweight title? Pernell "Sweetpea" Whitaker Against who? Jose Luis Ramirez

7. Former Flyweight world champion, Filipino, died of blood poisoning? Francisco Guilledo A.K.A Pancho Villa What was it caused by? Infected Teeth

8. Former Jr. Welterweight, Welterweight, and Middleweight champion, who fought against, Benny "Kid" Paret, Nino Benvenuti, Jose Napoles, and Carlos Monzon?
Emille Griffith

9. 2nd World Champion to retire un-defeated and stay that way? Ricardo Lopez

10. Former Middleweight Champion, who was a steelmill worker? Tony Zale Nickname? "The Man of Steel"

[X]

I managed 8 out of 10 without cheating with Google or anything ..... not bad!

[Kel]

I managed 8 out of 10 without cheating with Google or anything ..... not bad!

Thats really good going, I managed five and thought it was a good score. Not an easy quiz at all. How old was Vargas then? He must have been 21 or under

[X]

I didn't get Vargas, or Pancho Villa (who I should have got)