Easter Boxing Quiz:

[Britkid]

I did a few of these in the past; hope you enjoy it:

1: Tommy Hearns had two popular nicknames, what were they?

2: What was the promotional name of Leonard/DuranIII? (e.g.the first fight was called The Brawl in Montreal)

3: Smokin' Joe Frazier also enjoyed singing (badly IMO), what was the name of his group?

4: What sport, (other than boxing), did Frank Bruno mention in his post fight interview following his loss to Mike Tyson in 1989?

5: Larry Holmes too, had two career nicknames, what were they?

6: What was Matthew Saad Muhammad's original name? (think)

7: Why did Muhammad Ali go to jail?

8a: What was the name of the group Frank Warren set up, to rival the British Boxing Board of Control sanctioning of legal professional boxing fights in the U.K.?

b: What was the main reason(s) for this coming about?

9: The Substitutes: Below is a list of fights, but the fighter on the right was not the original scheduled opponent, so, who was?

'Sugar' Ray Leonard/Dick Ecklund
Duke McKenzie/Juan Herrera
Barry McGuigan/Stevie Cruz
Tim Whitherspoon/James 'Bonecrusher' Smith (the 1986 match)
Mike Tyson/James 'Buster' Douglas
Riddick Bowe/Jesse Ferguson

10: What were the names of the first Black fighters to win a world title*, in each of the classic eight weight divisions?

*This term is of course up for debate and there maybe several possible answers, in which case, I want the earliest claim.

The Answers are on the bottom of the second page