Boxing 1 - Answers

Published: Saturday 18th June 2016
  1. In which weight division did British boxer Terry Spinks win Olympic gold in 1956? Flyweight.
  2. Who did Muhammed Ali defeat in 1964 to become World Heavyweight champion for the first time? Sonny Liston.
  3. Over how many rounds is a men's amateur boxing match fought? Three.
  4. Who was the first boxer to win three Lonsdale belts? Henry Cooper.
  5. Which British boxer was nicknamed "The Dark Destroyer"? Nigel Benn.
  6. Which middleweight boxer was the first to win $100 million in purse money? Sugar Ray Leonard.
  7. Who in 1930 became the first German World Heavyweight champion? Max Schmelling.
  8. Who inflicted the first ever professional defeat on Chris Eubank? Steve Collins.
  9. From which nation do the boxing Klitscho brothers originate? Ukraine.
  10. Who did Lennox Lewis defeat in 1999 to become undisputed World Heavyweight champion? Evander Holyfield.
  11. At what weight was British boxer Freddie Mills a World Champion? Light Heavyweight.
  12. Which boxer was known as the "Easton Assassin"? Larry Holmes.
  13. Who in 1956 became the youngest winner of the World Heavyweight championship? Floyd Patterson.
  14. For which nation did Lennox Lewis win boxing gold at the 1988 Olympics? Canada.
  15. Which boxer had the longest reign as World Heavyweight champion? Joe Louis.
  16. Who is the only boxer to be World Heavyweight champion and go undefeated throughout his career? Rocky Marciano.
  17. Who won the first ever women's boxing Olympic gold medal for the United Kingdom? Nicola Adams
  18. In which weight division did boxer Cassius Clay win Olympic gold in 1960? Light Heavyweight.
  19. Which boxer was nicknamed "The Hitman"? Thomas Hearns.
  20. Which World Middleweight champion is often cited as the greatest boxer of all time? Sugar Ray Robinson.

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