Boxing History Trivia Questions
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Who fought Lennox Lewis to a controversial draw on March 13, 1999?
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evander holyfield
In 1994, who was named AP Male Athlete of the Year, two decades after losing his heavyweight title to Muhammad Ali?
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george foreman
On November 22, 1986, at age 20, who became the youngest world heavyweight boxing champion ever?
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mike tyson
On July 21, 1989, which 'Iron' man defeated Carl 'The Truth' Williams in 93 seconds?
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mike tyson
Who reclaimed his heavyweight title in 1994, 20 years after losing it to Muhammad Ali?
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george foreman
Who is the boxer known as the 'Brown Bomber' who successfully defended his heavyweight title for the 17th time on May 23, 1941?
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joe louis
Who was the heavyweight boxing champion that successfully defended his title a record 7 times in 1941?
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joe louis
Who became the oldest person to win a heavyweight title on November 5, 1994, at the age of 45?
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george foreman
Which heavyweight boxing champion lost his title to Gene Tunney on September 23, 1926 in a decision?
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jack dempsey
Who won the heavyweight boxing title in 1978 and had a brother named Michael who won the same title 7 years later?
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leon spinks
Which heavyweight champ did Muhammad Ali defeat with the strategy famously known as 'Rope-a-dope' on October 30, 1974?
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george foreman
Who held the title of boxing's heavyweight champion from February 10 to October 25, 1990?
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buster douglas
Who beat Mike Tyson to win the heavyweight boxing title for the third time on November 9, 1996?
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evander holyfield
With which recent champion did Muhammad Ali fight in the match he called the 'Rumble in the Jungle' in 1974?
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george foreman
Who lost a heavyweight title rematch with Gene Tunney in 1927's Battle of the 'Long Count'?
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jack dempsey
Which American boxer fought in 27 heavyweight title fights between 1937 and 1950, winning 26 of them?
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joe louis
Which undefeated heavyweight champion retired in 1955?
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rocky marciano
In which amateur boxing competition did Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, and Sugar Ray Robinson all compete?
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golden gloves
Who did Leon Spinks fight on September 15, 1978 in an event that drew one of the largest indoor boxing crowds in history?
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muhammad ali
In which Argentine region was heavyweight boxer Luis Firpo nicknamed the 'Wild Bull'?
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pampas
In addition to featherweight and welterweight, what was the third weight class in which Henry Armstrong held a title simultaneously?
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lightweight
In which city did Muhammad Ali TKO Joe Frazier in the 14th round in the 1975 event billed as the 'Thrilla in _____'?
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manila
Who is the heavyweight boxer whose only loss was in a 1990 title bout with Buster Douglas?
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mike tyson
Whom did Lennox Lewis defeat by unanimous decision on November 13, 1999, to become the undisputed heavyweight champion?
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evander holyfield
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