Re: Easter Boxing Quiz:
off top of my head ones i know and no cheating....
1: Tommy Hearns had two popular nicknames, what were they?
Motor City Cobra, Hitman
2: What was the promotional name of Leonard/DuranIII? (e.g.the first fight was called The Brawl in Montreal)
Uno Mas
3: Smokin' Joe Frazier also enjoyed singing (badly IMO), what was the name of his group?
The Knockouts
4: What sport, (other than boxing), did Frank Bruno mention in his post fight interview following his loss to Mike Tyson in 1989?
That's Cricket !
5: Larry Holmes too, had two career nicknames, what were they?
Easton Assassin and
?
6: What was Matthew Saad Muhammad's original name? (think)
7: Why did Muhammad Ali go to jail?
Nam draft ? did he actually go ??
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.?
Right Said Fred ?
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 Fernando somebody or other !
Tim Whitherspoon/James 'Bonecrusher' Smith (the 1986 match) Tubbs ?
Mike Tyson/James 'Buster' Douglas Holyfield ??
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.[/quote]
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