McGoorty's Boxing Quiz, 1

[McGoorty]

It seems I made the quiz too hard but if you try hard you can get there, I made it hard to encourage research, I will give a hint here... many of the answers are in the eBook thread of mine about the the IBHofF, called The Boxing Register I did the other day. Incidentally Lucas Browne beat that guy in question 7 by knockout last night on free to air tv.

[McGoorty]

OK I see that nobody has the answers so this time tomorrow I shall give all the answers before this thread gets to the back pages, you have 24 hours to have a go

[McGoorty]

answers

McGoorty's Boxing Quiz

Please try and answer as many as you can without googling but google if you get stuck, there's some hard questions in this quiz.

1. Who was Mexico's first world Champion ? Baby Arizmendi... I will accept Battling Shaw also
2. In the 1890's which fighter lost a very controversial fight to Jack McAuliffe, it was the first recorded loss of his career in his 168th fight ? Young Griffo
3. In the 1700's this guy took Jack Broughton's title and was credited with inventing the rabbit punch ? Jack Slack
4. Which great Welterweight Champion came from Canastota ? Carmen Basilio
5. Who was Andre Berto's first pro opponent ? Michael Robinson
6. This guy fought Benny Leonard 8 times, Lew Tendler 3 times and also fought Johnny Kilbane twice, also fought Eugene Criqui, Freddie Welsh and Tony Canzoneri and he had an amazing 355 fights, who was he and what was his nickname ? Johnny Dundee. "The Scotch Wop"
7, Just fought Lucas Browne tonight, he is an American heavyweight an amazing 7 feet 1 inches tall ? Julius Long
8. Who was the promoter of the famous Jack Johnson vs Tommy Burns fight and what was his nickname ? Hugh D McIntosh.. aka Huge Deal McIntosh
9. Who was the first world champion from Puerto Rico ? Sixto Escobar
10. who was the first African American known to fight in England his opponent was the great Tom Cribb ? Bill Richmond
11. This famous Heavyweight was born in St. Croix in the West Indies and is buried in Roma, Queensland, he is an old timer and was inducted into the International Hall Of Fame in 1990, who was he ? Peter Jackson
12. His nickname was "The Boston Gob" and was Heavyweight Champeen of the world ? Jack Sharkey
13. The only two men to beat Sugar Ray Robinson twice in world title bouts ? Paul Pender and Gene Fullmer
14. This great Featherweight champion's nickname was "The Little Hebrew ? Abe Attell
15. Three time world champion was known as "The Marrickville Mauler ?

Jeff Fenech

Not sure if I will do another quiz, very few seemed interested but I hope some are interested in the answers to comment

[McGoorty]

Cong****

Without google

1. Who was Mexico's first world Champion ? BATTLING SHAW
2. In the 1890's which fighter lost a very controversial fight to Jack McAuliffe, it was the first recorded loss of his career in his 168th fight ?
3. In the 1700's this guy took Jack Broughton's title and was credited with inventing the rabbit punch ?
4. Which great Welterweight Champion came from Canastota ? CARMEN BASILIO
5. Who was Andre Berto's first pro opponent ?
6. This guy fought Benny Leonard 8 times, Lew Tendler 3 times and also fought Johnny Kilbane twice, also fought Eugene Criqui, Freddie Welsh and Tony Canzoneri and he had an amazing 355 fights, who was he and what was his nickname ? JOHNNY DUNDEE AND ????
7, Just fought Lucas Browne tonight, he is an American heavyweight an amazing 7 feet 1 inches tall ?
8. Who was the promoter of the famous Jack Johnson vs Tommy Burns fight and what was his nickname ?
9. Who was the first world champion from Puerto Rico ? SIXTO ESCOBAR
10. who was the first African American known to fight in England his opponent was the great Tom Cribb ?
11. This famous Heavyweight was born in St. Croix in the West Indies and is buried in Roma, Queensland, he is an old timer and was inducted into the International Hall Of Fame in 1990, who was he ?
12. His nickname was "The Boston Gob" and was Heavyweight Champeen of the world ? JACK SHARKEY
13. The only man to beat Sugar Ray Robinson twice in world title bouts ? SURELY TWO MEN? GENE FULLMER AND PAUL PENDER
14. This great Featherweight champion's nickname was "The Little Hebrew ? ABE ATTELL
15. Three time world champion was known as "The Marrickville Mauler ? JEFF FENECH

Congratulations Humean, very good work you are the winner with a score of 15 from a possible 30 points..... all questions worth two points if fully answered, 1 point for getting half the answer right.... You now have the title of Master Historian of Pugilistic Endeavour

[Humean]

Congratulations Humean, very good work you are the winner with a score of 15 from a possible 30 points..... all questions worth two points if fully answered, 1 point for getting half the answer right.... You now have the title of Master Historian of Pugilistic Endeavour

Thank you. The Scotch Wop is certainly quite the nickname. Looking it up it seems his manager was from Dundee.

[McGoorty]

Thank you. The Scotch Wop is certainly quite the nickname. Looking it up it seems his manager was from Dundee.

Thanks for having a go mate