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Heavyweight Boxing Trivia
Questions: Boxing
- Which Cornishman knocked out American World Heavyweight Champion Jim Corbett on 17 March 1897, in Carson City, Nevada?
- Winning a medal in the heavyweight division at the 2008 Olympics led to Deontay Wilder being given what nickname?
- Muhammad Ali won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division at which Olympic Games? Give either the year or the city!
- Which boxer defeated Anthony Joshua in 2019 to win the WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO titles?
- Evander Holyfield versus Mike Tyson II was billed as The Sound and the Fury but afterwards it became known as the what 'fight'?
- Who, as an amateur, won heavyweight gold medals at the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympics?
- How old was Mike Tyson when he defeated Trevor Berbick to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history?
- Which fighter became a vegan in 2014 and launched his own range of vegan protein powders?
- Who did Muhammad Ali fight in the Rumble in the Jungle?
- Which champion was born on 2 September 1965 in West Ham, London?
- Who did Sonny Liston defeat to become the heavyweight champion in 1962?
- On 13 October 2012, who at Liverpool's Echo Arena made his first defence of his British heavyweight title against fellow Olympian Audley Harrison?
- Nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", which American boxer became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion?
- Who did Evander Holyfield suffer his first professional loss to in 1992?
- Cinderella Man is a 2005 American film about which heavyweight boxing champion?
- Which British heavyweight boxer faced and defeated David Haye twice in 2017 and 2018?
- In which city did Buster Douglas defeat Mike Tyson in 1990?
- What nickname was given to Henry Cooper's left hook?
- Who, at the Yankee Stadium, did Muhammad Ali fight for the third time in September 1976?
- How old, within 2 years either way, was George Foreman when he became heavyweight champion in 1994?
- Who is or was Mike Tyson scheduled to fight on July 20, 2024?
- Can you name the 4 fighters to defeat Frank Bruno in his professional career?
Answers
- Bob Fitzsimmons
- The Bronze Bomber
- 1960 and/or Rome
- Andy Ruiz
- The Bite Fight
- Oleksandr Usyk
- 20 (20 years and 4 months)
- David Haye
- George Foreman
- Lennox Lewis
- Floyd Patterson
- David Price
- Jack Johnson
- Riddick Bowe
- James J. Braddock
- Tony Bellew
- Tokyo
- Henry's hammer (Enry's 'Ammer)
- Ken Norton
- Any answer between 43 and 47 is correct (Foreman was 45)
- Jake Paul
- James "Bonecrusher" Smith, Tim Witherspoon, Mike Tyson (x2), and Lennox Lewis