A cool click for anyone who gets a decade of questions right.
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The 1890’s
1: What city was the famous Corbett/Sullivan fight staged? new orleans
2: Who was the referee for the 1896 match between Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Sharkey? wyatt earp
3: Which fighter one most ABA Heavyweight titles in the decade? james j corbett
The 1900’s
4: Which two fighters fought for Vacated Heavyweight Championship of the World in 1905? marvin hart and jack root
5: Marvin Hart beat which future World Heavyweight Champ in 1905? jack johnson
6: What was James J Jeffries nickname? boilermaker
The 1910’s
7: Who was the first and only European Heavyweight Champion of the decade? georges carpentier
8: On what type of sporting arena was Johnson/Willard staged? racetrack
9: Which fight was the first between two black fighters for the Heavyweight Championship of the World?
jack johnson v jim johnson
The 1920’s
10: Which black fighter was generally considered Dempsey’s #1 contender though out nearly all his reign, and yet Jack never fought him? harry wills
11: Which town went bankrupt trying staging a Dempsey title defence? shelby
12: How many knockdowns were there in Dempsey/TunneyII? 2
The 1930’s
13: How many former World Heavyweight Champs did Joe Louis beat, before challenging for the Heavyweight Championship of the World? 3
14: Who was the first African fighter, to win the Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship? no idea
15: Which reigning Light Heavyweight Champion challenged Louis for the title? billy conn
The 1940’s
16: Which two fighters fought in front of a then record Cincinnati crowd of 14,062, in a final eliminator for the NBA Heavyweight Championship? ezzard charles v ?joey maxim
17: Who was the last person to beat Rocky Marciano in a boxing ring? the fella he punched in the nuts haha
18: Which two Joe Louis opponents were thrown out on a double disqualification in their 1946 bout? not sure
The 1950’s
19: Who challenged World Champ Floyd Patterson, on their pro debut? pete rademacher
20 Which fight did the BBB of C sanction for the vacant Heavyweight Championship of the World after Louis’ initial retirement in 1950? charles v walcott
21: Which two Heavyweight contenders fought in front of a then record state of Oregon crowd of 11,361 in 1952. marciano v matthews - total guess
The 1960’s
22: According to Ali (Clay), Moore would fall in? 4
23: Liston fell to Ali (Clay) at the end of the sixth; but what round did Ali (Clay) actually predict Liston would lose in? 8
24: When Joe Frazier won a Gold medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, whom was he substituting for in the USA team? buster mathis who broke his thumb
The 1970’s
25: In which City was Ali/FrazierIII staged in? manila
26: Which fighters floored Ali in the 70s? frazier, wepner,
27: Name the four European Champions of the decade, who got shots at either the WBA or WBC titles, during the decade. bugner, coopman, evangelista, richard dunne?
28: Who got his record to 38-0 and was ranked second in the world, and yet never received a World title shot? dunno
The 1980’s
29: What were Larry Holmes two nicknames? eastern assassin, not sure the other
30: Who was the first person to take Tyson 12 rounds? bonecrusher smith
31: Who was the first Canadian for nearly 50 years to win a Commonwealth title? razor ruddock. guessing im wrong cos he campaigned in the states
32: Apart from Joe Bugner, which two British fighters beat former Heavyweight alphabet titleholders in the decade? frank bruno, horace notice
33: What was the lightest George Foreman weighed for a fight in the decade? 257
34: How many different current, former or future Alphabet (WBA, WBC or IBF) titleholders did Mike Tyson beat in the decade? 7
1990’s
35: What were the original two opponents lined up to fight Holyfield, before Bert Cooper in November 1991? damiani and tyson
36: Who was the ref for the first Tyson/Ruddock bout? richard steele almost a year to the day after chavez v taylor
37: How many undefeated fighters did Lennox Lewis beat in the decade? 3 (mason, akinwande and mavrovic)
38: Which Heavyweight prospect went 17-0 (17) before getting locked up for four years in 1996? was gonna say ike but too soon. not sure
39: Which Olympic medallist went 17-1 in the decade? not sure
40: How much did Chris Byrd weigh on his debut? started as a middle so guessing 160
41: Which Heavyweight contender received a broken hand and broken jaw and yet still won a 1992 bout? tommy morrison against joe hipp
42: Which then undefeated 29-0 fighter, blew a massive lead in losing to David Tua in 10 rounds in a 1998 bout? hasim rahman
2000’s
43: What was the venue for the last time two Heavyweight world title fights (WBA, WBC, IBF or WBO), to happen on the same bill in Britain?excel arena
44: In what country was Vitali Klitschko born in? Ukraine
45: How many one round wins has Tyson had in the decade? 2
46: Which British promoter had Nikolay Valuev on his books earlier in his career? jess harding
47: Which undefeated fighter, has comeback from a 8 year ‘career break’ to post a 24-0 record, his most notable victory being over Lou Savarese? not sure
48: How many WBA, WBC, IBF or WBO current, former or future titleholders has Chris Byrd defeated? 3
49: What bout was billed as the first ‘All Latino’ Heavyweight title bout? ruiz v oquendo
50: Which current contender won a Gold at Heavyweight in the 2000 Amateur European Championship? not sure
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Britkid's 'Heavyweight' Easter 2006 quiz
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but I aint wastin my time makin no F'n fool outta myself with this quiz...I'd rather just comeback when it's booze'o'clock & make a fool outta myself then...'course...that's only an hour & a half away...but it's the principle of the thang!
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I didn't even bother with anything before the 50's because I don't have much time and I don't know much about those times.
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