Easter Boxing Quiz:

[Britkid]

1: Motor City Cobra and the Hitman

2: The other people said Uno Mas

3: Smokin?

No need to knock yourself out there, all you needed to do was look further up the thread!

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

5: Larry Holmes too, had two career nicknames, what were they? The Eastian Assassin, smokin?

Four is right and again, you are halfway there in the fifth question.

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

7: Why did Muhammad Ali go to jail? Not coming forward for the draft when his name was called

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.? Screw the fans inc?

b: What was the main reason(s) for this coming about? It's Frank Warren

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? Jack Johnson, there was someone called Old Master at Lightweight, Henry Armstrong, was Hagler the first black to win the middleweight title? probably not

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

Fair effort my old friend.

[Majesty]

Changed my answer to the Knockouts looking further up.




Ok the rest of them, Larry Holmes was born in Georgia so does it have something to do with there?

[Britkid]

Ok the rest of them, Larry Holmes was born in Georgia so does it have something to do with there?

It has nothing to do with a place name; but it did have something to do with weather.....

[Majesty]

Ok the rest of them, Larry Holmes was born in Georgia so does it have something to do with there?

It has nothing to do with a place name; but it did have something to do with weather.....

Larry The heat Holmes, Larry snowman Holmes Larry summertime Holmes

[Britkid]

Ok the rest of them, Larry Holmes was born in Georgia so does it have something to do with there?

It has nothing to do with a place name; but it did have something to do with weather.....

Larry The heat Holmes, Larry snowman Holmes Larry summertime Holmes

You could get wet.....

[Majesty]

It has nothing to do with a place name; but it did have something to do with weather.....

Larry The heat Holmes, Larry snowman Holmes Larry summertime Holmes

You could get wet.....

Larry Rain Holmes, Larry Make it Rain Holmes, Larry Rainman Holmes ?