Another TSS Boxing Trivia Quiz: The Theme is Heavyweight Champions

Test your knowledge of boxing history in our latest TSS trivia quiz. There are 20 multiple-choice questions, each worth five points. A score of “60” or more is a passing grade. Achieve a score of “85” or higher, and move to the head of the class.

Here’s the catch: To compare your answers with the correct answers, you need to go to the TSS Fight Forum (CLICK HERE). There this trivia test will repeat with the answers caboosed to the final question. No peeking please.

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1. He was the last heavyweight champion of the bare-knuckle era.

a. Jem Mace

b. Paddy Ryan

c. John L. Sullivan

d. James J. Jeffries

 

2. On Nov. 22, 1986, Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight title-holder in history when he defeated this man.

a. Bonecrusher Smith

b. Trevor Berbick

c. Tony Tubbs

d. Tyrell Biggs

 

3. He performed as a vocalist in Las Vegas lounges with his backup group, The Knockouts.

a. Max Baer

b. Joe Frazier

c. Ken Norton

d. Mike Weaver

 

4. He suffered 25 losses prior to winning the world heavyweight title, the most by any successful challenger.

a. Primo Carnera

b. James J. Braddock

c. Ezzard Charles

d. Jersey Joe Walcott

 

5. Joe Louis lost only three fights during his 66-bout career. Who among the following DID NOT defeat Joe Louis?

a. Max Schmeling

b. Ezzard Charles

c. Jersey Joe Walcott

d. Rocky Marciano

 

6. The record books credit Jack Johnson with five professional bouts in this city, the federal prison where he was incarcerated.

a. Alcatraz

b. Leavenworth

c. Danbury

d. Lewisburg

 

7. Of Rocky Marciano’s 49 wins, how many came in heavyweight championship fights?

a. Five

b. Seven

c. Nine

d. Eleven

 

8. Which of the following boxers DID NOT fight both Klitschko brothers?

a. Ross Puritty

b. Chris Byrd

c. Shannon Briggs

d. Corrie Sanders

 

9. He was the first heavyweight champion to have held a title in a lower weight division.

a. Bob Fitzsimmons

b. Gene Tunney

c. Roy Jones Jr.

d. James Toney

 

10. He held the WBA belt when he fought Muhammad Ali. His sister replaced Diana Ross as the lead singer with the Supremes.

a. Jimmy Young

b. Ernie Terrell

c. Cleveland Williams

d. Bob Foster

 

11. He was born Arnold Raymond Cream

a. Jack Johnson

b. Jersey Joe Walcott

c. Sonny Liston

d. Jack Sharkey

 

12. Match the fight with the city that hosted the event.

a. Ali-Liston II                                Carson City, Nevada

b. Dempsey-Gibbons                     Shelby, Montana

c. Fitzsimmons-Corbett                Richburg, Mississippi

d. Sullivan-Kilrain                           Lewiston, Maine

 

13. In the most recent heavyweight title fight, Tyson Fury stopped Deontay Wilder in the __ round.

a. 5^th

b. 6^th

c. 7^th

d. 8^th

 

14. Jess Willard upset Jack Johnson on the outskirts of this city.

a. Reno

b. Havana

c. Paris

d. Sydney

 

15. Match the heavyweight title-holder with his birthplace.

a. Floyd Patterson                   Beaufort, SC

b. Joe Frazier                           Waco, NC

c. Larry Holmes                      Gatesville, TX

d. Mike Weaver                      Cuthbert, GA

 

16. George Foreman was coming off a loss entering his historic 1994 match with Michael Moorer. Who defeated him?

a. Alex Stewart

b. Tommy Morrison

c. Axel Schulz

d. Lou Savarese

 

17. He was 1-1-1 in three consecutive fights with Evander Holyfield.

a. Chris Byrd

b. John Ruiz

c. Nikolay Valuev

d. Riddick Bowe

 

18. Lennox Lewis won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the super-heavyweight division. What country did he represent?

a. Canada

b. England

c. Jamaica

d. United States

 

19. He won and lost his heavyweight title in England.

a. Joseph Parker

b. Oliver McCall

c. Tim Witherspoon

d. Primo Carnera

 

20. He played the starring role in “Gentleman Jim,” the 1942 film loosely based on the life of James J. Corbett.

a. Tyrone Power

b. Gary Cooper

c. Clark Gable

d. Errol Flynn

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