The "Name a fight" Game

[Beanflicker]

Name a fight where...

1. The shorter fighter beat the taller fighter by an UPSET split decision.

ANSWER THE QUESTION AND COME UP WITH YOUR OWN FOR THE NEXT PERSON TO ANSWER!

OMG FUN RIGHT

[SlimTrae]

Qawi over Saad Muhhamad.

I don't think Qawi was the favorite going in- and he is really short! Good fight!

Ok question...BRB..

[IamInuit]

Probably several answers to that one. I'll go with Basilio/Robinson 1

The year is 1941 and a free open air boxing event is held and over 135,000 people show up?

[SlimTrae]

Name two fights where compubox listed at least 1,000 punches thrown by the winner.

[IamInuit]

Calzaghe/Lacy and Tua/Ibeabuchi

[Beanflicker]

Zale/Pryor (had to google it haha). Try to keep it less specific where there could possibly be multiple answers.

Name a fight where a southpaw got up from a knock down and scored a comeback KO!

[ryanman]

Zale/Pryor (had to google it haha). Try to keep it less specific where there could possibly be multiple answers.

Name a fight where a southpaw got up from a knock down and scored a comeback KO!

Calzaghe-Mitchell.
Naz - Kelley.

[Sleepwalker]

Name a fight where a fighter got away with a blatant knockdown blow to the back of the head.

[Bill Paxtom]

Name a fight where a fighter got away with a blatant knockdown blow to the back of the head.

> Carlos Monzon on Gratien Tonna
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Name the '2nd' ex-Heavyweight Champion to get a 2nd-Chance to recapture his Championship.

Hint > James J. Corbett was the '1st' ex-Heavyweight Champion to get a 2nd-Chance to recapture his Belt.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

James J. Jeffries?

[Bill Paxtom]

James J. Jeffries?

No Sir.

James J. Jeffries never lost his 'Belt'. He retired.

Then >

He did attempt to recapture it 'once', but not twice.

[Spicoli]

Name two fights where compubox listed at least 1,000 punches thrown by the winner.

Sucra Oliveira v Ben Tackie and Zack Padilla v Oliveira.

Name a fight where the ref was trying to help the favorite by ruling a slip on a kd and the fighter yelled at him to "no COUNT" and counted along as ref did so

[Sleepwalker]

Name a fight where a fighter got away with a blatant knockdown blow to the back of the head.

> Carlos Monzon on Gratien Tonna

Actually, I had Foreman/Frazier in mind.....

[Bill Paxtom]

Name a fight where a fighter got away with a blatant knockdown blow to the back of the head.

> Carlos Monzon on Gratien Tonna

Actually, I had Foreman/Frazier in mind.....

But,

Carlos Monzon hit Gratien Tonna with a better right-hand to the back of the head.

The Referee did nothing, and counted out Gratien while he was on his hands and knee's
on the canvas.

[SlimTrae]

Name a fight where a fighter got away with a blatant knockdown blow to the back of the head.

> Carlos Monzon on Gratien Tonna

Actually, I had Foreman/Frazier in mind.....

Bernard Hopkins vs Antwon Echols II. Blow to the back of the head -but in fairness-the ref witness about 1/2 dozen fouls. HBO highlights of the fight- were a compilation of every foul that occurred.



Name (2) fights where the winner was losing on all score cards at the time of a stoppage/ko.