Boxing Trivia Questions and Answers

Weight divisions, title fights, and the nights that became shorthand. The bank favours fights people can picture over alphabet-soup belt history, so you get the Rumble in the Jungle and the Thrilla in Manila before you get a full list of sanctioning bodies. Questions cover the heavyweight eras, the smaller divisions where the best technical fighting happened, and the handful of upsets that reset the sport. Boxing is unusual here in that its easy questions are genuinely easy — almost everyone can name three heavyweights — while the hard ones assume you know who was avoiding whom.

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  1. 1. Which title did Muhammad Ali hold three times?Easy

    • World heavyweight champion ✓
    • World middleweight champion
    • World welterweight champion
    • World cruiserweight champion

  2. 2. In which African country was the Rumble in the Jungle held?Easy

    • Zaire ✓
    • Nigeria
    • Ghana
    • Kenya

  3. 3. Which former Ali sparring partner beat him in 1980 as champion?Hard

    • Larry Holmes ✓
    • Leon Spinks
    • Michael Spinks
    • Trevor Berbick

  4. 4. How old was Mike Tyson when he won his first heavyweight title?Medium

    • 20 ✓
    • 18
    • 23
    • 25

  5. 5. Whose record of 49-0 did Floyd Mayweather match and then pass?Medium

    • Rocky Marciano ✓
    • Joe Louis
    • Sugar Ray Robinson
    • Larry Holmes

  6. 6. Which of these is the lightest division?Easy

    • Flyweight ✓
    • Featherweight
    • Bantamweight
    • Lightweight

  7. 7. What is the weight limit for the middleweight division?Medium

    • 160 pounds ✓
    • 147 pounds
    • 154 pounds
    • 175 pounds

  8. 8. Which division did Muhammad Ali, Tyson and Foreman all fight in?Medium

    • Heavyweight ✓
    • Cruiserweight
    • Light heavyweight
    • Middleweight

  9. 9. What is the name for a bout agreed at a weight between two official divisions?Hard

    • A catchweight ✓
    • A crossweight
    • An open weight
    • A split weight

  10. 10. What is a substitute title called when the main champion is injured or inactive?Medium

    • An interim title ✓
    • A shadow title
    • A caretaker belt
    • A provisional crown

  11. 11. Which is the oldest of the four major sanctioning bodies?Hard

    • The WBA ✓
    • The WBC
    • The IBF
    • The WBO

  12. 12. How long is a round in professional boxing?Easy

    • Three minutes ✓
    • Two minutes
    • Four minutes
    • Five minutes

  13. 13. What does a corner throwing in the towel signify?Medium

    • They are stopping the fight ✓
    • They are appealing a foul
    • They want a rest round
    • They dispute the scoring

  14. 14. Until the 1980s, how many rounds did championship fights last?Medium

    • 15 ✓
    • 10
    • 12
    • 20

  15. 15. What is a fight called when the judges' scorecards disagree on the winner?Hard

    • A split decision ✓
    • A majority draw
    • A technical decision
    • A no contest

  16. 16. What is a left-handed boxing stance called?Hard

    • Southpaw ✓
    • Orthodox
    • Switch stance
    • Counter stance

  17. 17. Which commentary line is famous from Foreman's demolition of Frazier?Easy

    • Down goes Frazier ✓
    • It's all over now
    • He's out cold
    • Frazier is finished

  18. 18. What odds were Buster Douglas quoted at before beating Mike Tyson?Hard

    • 42 to 1 ✓
    • 5 to 1
    • 12 to 1
    • 100 to 1

  19. 19. How many times did Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder fight each other?Hard

    • Three ✓
    • Once
    • Twice
    • Four times

  20. 20. What does a record of 30-0 mean?Easy

    • Thirty wins and no defeats ✓
    • Thirty fights and no knockouts
    • Thirty rounds unbeaten
    • Thirty title defences

  21. 21. Which champion made a record 25 defences of the heavyweight title?Medium

    • Joe Louis ✓
    • Muhammad Ali
    • Larry Holmes
    • Wladimir Klitschko

  22. 22. Which country is Manny Pacquiao from?Easy

    • The Philippines ✓
    • Indonesia
    • Thailand
    • Mexico

  23. 23. Which four fighters of the 1980s are known as the Four Kings?Easy

    • Leonard, Hagler, Hearns and Duran ✓
    • Ali, Frazier, Foreman and Norton
    • Tyson, Holyfield, Lewis and Bowe
    • Louis, Marciano, Robinson and Charles

  24. 24. Which fighter was known as Marvelous Marvin?Easy

    • Marvin Hagler ✓
    • Marvin Johnson
    • Michael Nunn
    • Iran Barkley

  25. 25. Which nickname belonged to Thomas Hearns?Medium

    • The Hitman ✓
    • Hands of Stone
    • The Executioner
    • The Body Snatcher

  26. 26. Which British fighter was known as The Body Snatcher?Easy

    • Dillian Whyte ✓
    • Anthony Joshua
    • David Haye
    • Derek Chisora

  27. 27. Which champion was known as The Easton Assassin?Medium

    • Larry Holmes ✓
    • Ken Norton
    • Michael Spinks
    • Leon Spinks

  28. 28. Which heavyweight was known as Big George?Hard

    • George Foreman ✓
    • George Chuvalo
    • Buster Douglas
    • Riddick Bowe

  29. 29. What is the corner specialist who treats cuts between rounds called?Easy

    • The cutman ✓
    • The second
    • The medic
    • The chief cornerman

  30. 30. Which flamboyant promoter is known for his electric-shock hairstyle?Medium

    • Don King ✓
    • Bob Arum
    • Eddie Hearn
    • Frank Warren

  31. 31. Which American won Olympic gold in 1976 before becoming one of the Four Kings?Hard

    • Sugar Ray Leonard ✓
    • Thomas Hearns
    • Marvin Hagler
    • Michael Spinks

  32. 32. Which actor wrote and starred in Rocky?Easy

    • Sylvester Stallone ✓
    • Robert De Niro
    • Burt Reynolds
    • Clint Eastwood

  33. 33. Which actor played Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull?Medium

    • Robert De Niro ✓
    • Al Pacino
    • Joe Pesci
    • Ray Liotta

  34. 34. How many ropes usually surround a professional boxing ring?Easy

    • Four ✓
    • Two
    • Three
    • Six

  35. 35. Which Saudi city has staged several recent heavyweight superfights?Medium

    • Riyadh ✓
    • Jeddah
    • Mecca
    • Dammam

  36. 36. Which stadium in Kinshasa hosted the Rumble in the Jungle?Hard

    • The May 20 Stadium ✓
    • The National Arena
    • Kinshasa Coliseum
    • The Congo Bowl

  37. 37. What is the padded floor of a boxing ring called?Hard

    • The canvas ✓
    • The mat
    • The apron
    • The deck

  38. 38. Which Norwegian was known as the First Lady of boxing for her long title reign?Hard

    • Cecilia Braekhus ✓
    • Katie Taylor
    • Claressa Shields
    • Christy Martin

  39. 39. What is a punch to the back of the head illegally called?Hard

    • A rabbit punch ✓
    • A low blow
    • A liver shot
    • A pivot blow

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