Thursday Boxing trivia

[Mars_ax]

Not entirely sure on these, but I'll have a guess anyway without looking at anyone else's answers.

Liston successfully defended the title once (Patterson rematch) and lost it in 1964 (?) to Cassius Clay.

And was the first man to win the title twice Patterson?

Good job, Liston won the HW title from Patterson on Sepember 25th 1962, successfully defended it once against Patterson on July 1963, and then lost it to Clay/Ali, February 25th 1964. So Liston was only a HW champion for about 17 months.

Amazingly, Patterson was the very first HW Champion to win the title twice, but not until 1960. After losing the HW title to Ingemar Johansson by a 3rd round TKO in June 1959, Patterson regained the HW crown a year later in June 1960, by flattening (literally) Johansson in the 5th round.

[Mars_ax]

1 successful defense for Liston, against Patterson. At one point, he'd fought the fewest championship rounds of any heavyweight champion...may still be true. 3 of his 4 title fights ended in the first round.

Patterson also figures in the other question...regained the title against Johannsson, and was the first to do so.

This is an interesting stat, Liston fought a whopping grand total of 9 championship rounds.

[Mars_ax]

I think I might actually know these !!

1. He lost it in Feb 1964 so 17 months (know Ali born in January and he said "I just turned 22 years old and I upset Sonny Liston I must be the greatest" in the post fight interview)

Uhh no I don't know how many times Liston defended it damn. guess....twice ?!?

2. Patterson

Perfect Mark! Except Liston defended the HW Title successfully just once..

[Mars_ax]

Good thread...I hope you don't mind if I add to it rather than starting a new one...how about... "The Name Game"?

1) Arnold Raymond Cream was better known as...?

2) What was Joe Louis's middle name?

3) What was Sugar Ray Robinson's real name?

1) Arnold Raymond Cream was better known as...?

Jersey Joe Walcott

2) What was Joe Louis's middle name?

Louis was Joe's middle name, his full name was Joseph Louis Barrow.

3) What was Sugar Ray Robinson's real name?

Walker Smith Jr.