Britkid's 'Heavyweight' Easter 2006 quiz

[SimonH]

The 1980’s

29: What were Larry Holmes two nicknames?

I was laying in bed and I got this one and had to travel the flight of stairs to post it.

The Easton Assasin is the easy one. Then he was called The Superfly because of his leg drop on Trevor Berbick.

He may of been but, he had another 'official' (if there is such a thing ) nickname before The Easton Assassin...

[amat]

The 1980’s

29: What were Larry Holmes two nicknames?

I was laying in bed and I got this one and had to travel the flight of stairs to post it.

The Easton Assasin is the easy one. Then he was called The Superfly because of his leg drop on Trevor Berbick.

He may of been but, he had another 'official' (if there is such a thing ) nickname before The Easton Assassin...

DAMN YOU BRITKID!

I lost a good hour of sleep because of that. I figured it out once I laid down and then I spent an hour debating whether or not to post it

Oh yeah...

[Purist]

Shufflin Shadow

[amat]

Shufflin Shadow

I thought that was Joe Louis.

[TitoFan]

A cool click for anyone who gets a decade of questions right.



The 1980’s

29: What were Larry Holmes two nicknames?

I got my own nicknames for Larry Holmes, but #1 they're not the correct answers and #2 they're not fit to print.

[Purist]

Shufflin Shadow

I thought that was Joe Louis.

Maybe, it was either that or Candy.

[SalTheButcher]

britkid, can you please explain to me why some fighters wore thongs in the early 1900's?

[Fenster]

Great question!


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?

46: Which British promoter had Nikolay Valuev on his books earlier in his career?

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?

50: Which current contender won a Gold at Heavyweight in the 2000 Amateur European Championship?

43. Is it a trick question?

46. Frank Maloney

47. Leo Nolan

50. Sinan Samil Sam

[SimonH]

46. Frank Maloney

47. Leo Nolan

They are correct.

[SimonH]

britkid, can you please explain to me why some fighters wore thongs in the early 1900's?

LOL, I think it was an early Jockstrap, and as it was considered back then, bad boxing etiquette not to show your opponent, that you are not carrying a weapon; (bad choice of words), if you wore one, you did not wear shorts.

But, I may very well be wrong.

[Fenster]

Great question!


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?

46: Which British promoter had Nikolay Valuev on his books earlier in his career?

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?

50: Which current contender won a Gold at Heavyweight in the 2000 Amateur European Championship?

43. Is it a trick question?

46. Frank Maloney

47. Leo Nolan

50. Sinan Samil Sam

43. London Arena

50. Sultan Ibragimov

[SimonH]

43. London Arena

50. Sultan Ibragimov

43 is correct....

[LBSCFC]

was it not the excel arena then? i said that a few days ago. lewis v botha and klitschko v barrett if i remember correctly

[SimonH]

was it not the excel arena then? i said that a few days ago. lewis v botha and klitschko v barrett if i remember correctly

Like you, I was under the impression, they were one in the same, but when I went to Audley/Williams, I found out, Excel is not the old London Arena (Limeharbour, Isle of Dogs), but a new Arena in the Docklands (Royal Victoria Dock).

[LBSCFC]

was it not the excel arena then? i said that a few days ago. lewis v botha and klitschko v barrett if i remember correctly

Like you, I was under the impression, they were one in the same, but when I went to Audley/Williams, I found out, it is not the old London Arena (Limeharbour, Isle of Dogs), but a new Arena in the Docklands (Royal Victoria Dock).

suppose its like saying honeyghan fought vaca twice at wembley arena when fight one was actually at the conference centre