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1 Who was the first challenger to lose on points in a world heavyweight title fight and fail to win a round on one of the judges score cards ?
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Mitch Green
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Hasim Rahmangloved era
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Trevor Berbick
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Eddie Owens
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2 Who Is The man pictured ?
The Fighter pictured is one of my favourite boxers , he had a brilliant career and a fascinating but short life
He started his career as a featherweight and ended up fighting for the world heavyweight title , he had almost 300 fights and was only stopped once , has the third most career knockout wins ( 129 ) and did it all by the time he was 28 when he was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident
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3 In 1911 Ted Kid Lewis recorded 58 fights in a year. Who equaled this record of 58 fights in 1934 ?
1911 was quite a year in the history of the sport , the two highest number of fights in a year were recorded in it . 74 fights by Jack Marks and 58 fights by Ted Kid Lewis. Who later equaled kid Lewis' record of 58 fights in a year in 1934
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Jimmy Walsh
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Len Wickwar
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Freddie Miller
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George Daly
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4 What was the smallest number of attendees for a world heavyweight title fight
The smallest and largest crowds for a world heavyweight title fight
Top - only **** people attended the Central Maine Civic Centre on May 25th 1965 to see Muhammad Ali v Sonny Liston 2
Bottom - 120,557 fights fans filled the Sesquicentennial Stadium Philadelphia on September 23rd 1926 to witness Dempsey v Tunney 1
The difference between the highest and lowest attendances for world heavyweight title fights is an incredible 118,123 !
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5 Which is the only world title fight to be started by a whistle instead of a bell ?
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Jess Willard v Jack Dempsey
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Rocky Marciano V Ezzard Charles
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Joe Louis V Billy Conn
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Larry Holmes V Ken Norton
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6 Where did the longest ever Bareknuckle boxing match take place
The field on the left of the bridge is where the longest ever Bareknuckle boxing match ( London Prize Ring Rules ) was held , its at ***** ***** ******** ********* , the fight was between James Kelly and Johnathan Smith held on December 3rd 1855 , it lasted 6 hours and 15 minutes , and ended in the 17th round when Smith retired
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Medway Island Kent England
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Copthall Common in East Grinstead England
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Fiery Creek Victoria Australia
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Lakenheath Suffolk England
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7 Name The Fight
It was held at the pictured venue
The attendance was 9,000
It was for a vacant world title
Both boxers came into the fight unbeaten
The winner received $75,000 and the loser received $25,000
The fight was won on points-
Ray Mancini V Deuk Koo-Kim
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Ray Leonard V Thomas Hearns 1
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Frank Fletcher V Clint Jackson
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Donald Curry V Jun Suk Hwang
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8 When did Marvin Hagler first win a world middleweight title & who did he beat to win it?
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Mike Colbert 1977
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Vito Antuofermo 1979
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Alan Minter 1980
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Fulgencio Obelmejias 1981
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9 Which heavyweight won a fight in front of the 5th highest attendance?
Pictured are the 4 heavyweights who have won a fight in front of the highest attendance
1 Gene Tunney - 120,557
2 Max Schmeling - 102,000
3 Tyson Fury - 94,000
4 Jack Dempsey - 91,000
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Which boxer goes at number 5 in the list Having won a heavyweight fight in front of the next biggest crowd ?
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10 Which world champion fought his father in law in a professional fight?
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Tancy Lee
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Frankie Mason
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Pete Herman
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Jimmy Wilde
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