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Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport and martial art in which two people fight using their fists for competition. Boxing is typically supervised by a referee engaged in during a series of one- to three-minute intervals called rounds, and boxers generally of similar weight. |
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| Posted: | January 21, 2011 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; January 17, 1942) is a former American boxer and three-time World Heavyweight Champion, who is widely considered one of the greatest heavyweight championship boxers. |
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| Posted: | March 23, 2011 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Roberto Duran was said to have hands of stone. He was a powerful puncher, as evidenced by over two thirds of his victories were ended by knockout. |
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| Posted: | April 1, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Jack Dempsey's aggressive style and punching power made him one of the most popular boxers in history. Many of his fights set financial and attendance records. |
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| Posted: | July 13, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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A general sports trivia drill consisting of 20 all-around sports questions. |
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| Posted: | July 13, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Mike Tyson was the undisputed heavyweight champion and remains the youngest man ever to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles. |
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| Posted: | July 13, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Ezzard Charles was a professional boxer who formerly was the world heavyweight champion. He defeated several Hall of Fame fighters over the course of his career, which spanned nearly two decades. |
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| Posted: | April 3, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Henry Armstrong is considered one of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport, by both writers and fellow pugilists. His career spanned nearly fifteen years and several high profile fights. |
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| Posted: | April 3, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Joe Louis was a force to be reckoned with in the heavyweight boxing scene. He dominated most of the decade between the late 1930s through the late 1940s. He was known as the Brown Bomber. |
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| Posted: | April 3, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Sugar Ray Leonard was an electric fighter with the charisma and skill combination to put non heavyweight boxing as a premiere attraction in the 1970s and 80s. He fought some of the most colorful names in the business during that time. |
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| Posted: | April 3, 2011 |
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Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, also known as Manny Pacquiao, is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is an eight-division world champion, the first boxer in history to win ten world titles in eight different weight divisions. |
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| Posted: | February 3, 2011 |
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler, in Newark, New Jersey, May 23, 1954), is a former professional boxer who was undisputed world middleweight champion between 1980 and 1987. |
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| Posted: | March 30, 2011 |
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Bernard Hopkins, better known as the Executioner, is one of the greatest middleweight fighters of all time. He has won over 50 fights in his career, and is still going strong at age 46. |
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| Posted: | May 14, 2011 |
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The only heavyweight champion in boxing history to retire having won every fight in his professional career, Rocky Marciano. |
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| Posted: | July 13, 2010 |
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Floyd Joy Mayweather, Jr. (born Floyd Sinclair on February 24, 1977), is an American professional boxer. He is a five-division world champion, where he won nine world titles in five different boxing weight classes. |
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| Posted: | February 3, 2011 |
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George Foreman was a force in the heavyweight division before he became a corporate spokesman. He may be as well known for winning the world title as he is for the George Foreman Grill. |
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| Posted: | April 1, 2011 |
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Harry Greb was a fighting machine during his career. He fought close to 300 bouts against the top talent of the time in all weight classes. He was nicknamed the Pittsburgh Windmill. |
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| Posted: | April 3, 2011 |
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Smokin Joe Frazier was one of the premiere heavyweights in the sport. For a solid decade, Frazier climbed the ladder and then hung in with the greats of the sport such as George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. |
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| Posted: | April 3, 2011 |
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Sam Langford was boxing's equivalent of the ironman football player. He fought for nearly a quarter century in his career, stopping only when his failing eyesight did him in. |
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| Posted: | April 3, 2011 |
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Sugar Ray Robinson has commonly been called the greatest boxer of all time. He fought in several weight classes and was dominant through the first decade plus of his professional career. |
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| Posted: | April 3, 2011 |
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