Trivia Quiz: Championship Venues

Ric · Post by **Ric** » 10 Jan 2004, 17:38

Quiz: Which former World Champions lost their crowns in the very same rings (venues) in which they won them?

zurdo · Post by **zurdo** » 11 Jan 2004, 00:21

Emile Griffith won the Middleweight championship from Dick Tiger and lost it to Nino Bevenuti in an older version of Madison square garden and the lost it again to Benvenuti at The new Madison Square Garden

Ric · Post by **Ric** » 13 Jan 2004, 16:48

Thank you, Zurdo.
Well, if no one else has an answer, how about Freddie Steele? He won and lost his middleweight title in Seattle's Civic Stadium.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=021553

wsbuf · Post by **wsbuf** » 14 Jan 2004, 10:23

Barney Ross won Welter title from Jimmy McLarin at MSG 5/34, then lost it back to him at MSG 9/34. Then won it back at the Polo Grounds 5/35.

wsbuf · Post by **wsbuf** » 14 Jan 2004, 10:28

Tony Canzoneri also won lightweight title from Lou Ambers at MSG then lost it to him at MSG.

Broncano · Post by **Broncano** » 14 Jan 2004, 10:47

Daniel Zaragoza won the Vacant WBC Superbantamweight title with a TKO over Carlos Zarate at The Great Western Forum in Inglewood, lost it on the same ring against Paul Banke a couple of years later.

crooked nose · Post by **crooked nose** » 15 Jan 2004, 02:20

I think there have been three MSGs. The latest opened c. 1968. I think we need a New Yorker to give us the real details on that. "Spanner", eh? Is that anything like a monkey wrench?

Ric · Post by **Ric** » 15 Jan 2004, 03:08

The second MSG opened in May 1925.

Eric the Viking · Post by **Eric the Viking** » 15 Jan 2004, 11:35

bollocks wrote:Re: MSG - how many times has this place moved? May put a slight spanner in this thread

No, but it did throw a small wrench into it. ;)