Today's trivia...

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 26 Jul 2004, 11:24

Which British champion's first three defences were all against the same opponent?

J · Post by J » 26 Jul 2004, 11:26

danny williams? shot in the dark....without checking the record.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 26 Jul 2004, 11:29

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:Which British champion's first three defences were all against the same opponent?

Colin Power?

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 26 Jul 2004, 11:33

Great guesses off the top of your heads lad. But no.

Actually, I suppose this could have happened more than once but I only know one.

DavidPayne · Post by **DavidPayne** » 26 Jul 2004, 11:36

I'm guessing its a 50's heavyweight?

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 26 Jul 2004, 11:38

DavidPayne wrote:I'm guessing its a 50's heavyweight?

A big man who fought in three different decades.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 26 Jul 2004, 11:42

Cooper.

journeyman · Post by **journeyman** » 26 Jul 2004, 11:48

henry cooper - won it off brian london and first three defences against joe erskine

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 26 Jul 2004, 12:37

Who won a British title in September 2000 - and lost it exactly a month later.

DavidPayne · Post by **DavidPayne** » 26 Jul 2004, 12:41

Tommy Waite?

I looked it up coz I was sick of being frustrated. Story of my life

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 26 Jul 2004, 12:42

Tommy Waite

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 26 Jul 2004, 12:46

DavidPayne wrote:Tommy Waite?

I looked it up coz I was sick of being frustrated. Story of my life

Yes, well done. Thought that was a hard one.

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 26 Jul 2004, 12:46

journeyman wrote:henry cooper - won it off brian london and first three defences against joe erskine

Yes, fought Erskine five times in all, losing the first two, winning the last three!

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 26 Jul 2004, 12:57

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:
journeyman wrote:henry cooper - won it off brian london and first three defences against joe erskine
Yes, fought Erskine five times in all, losing the first two, winning the last three!

They fought a couple of times as Amatuers as well.

ed r · Post by **ed r** » 27 Jul 2004, 08:48

What about two fighters meeting three times in succession for a genuine World title belt. Two of which ended in disqualification?

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 27 Jul 2004, 08:50

Norris and Santana wasn't it?

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 27 Jul 2004, 08:52

Great knowledge MW. Christ, it's frightening the stuff I've completely forgotten about! Norris-Santana was an absolutely hilarious series!

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 27 Jul 2004, 08:53

MightyWarrior wrote:Norris and Santana wasn't it?

That was one bizzare trilogy.

ed r · Post by **ed r** » 27 Jul 2004, 08:57

Spot on.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 27 Jul 2004, 08:57

Yeah poor old Terry couldn't get it right, he kept knocking the bloke out, but somehow managed to hit him while he was on the canvas too, if I remember rightly.

Santana must be among the select band of few who've won a world title fights twice, while being flat out on the canvas ( or unconcious ).

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 27 Jul 2004, 08:58

MightyWarrior wrote:Yeah poor old Terry couldn't get it right, he kept knocking the bloke out, but somehow managed to hit him while he was on the canvas too, if I remember rightly.

Santana must be among the select band of few who've won a world title fights twice, while being flat out on the canvas ( or unconcious ).

You should have waited a couple of months (or in my case a couple of hours) until we'd forgotten this then asked that question - a corker!

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 27 Jul 2004, 13:53

Not a trivia question as such (cause I don't know the answer) but what was the name of the guy who also won a title when flat on his back via DQ a month or so after Santana's second match with Norris. I think he was an Argentinina and I'm not sure but memory seems to think that Frankie Randall was the champion.

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 27 Jul 2004, 14:10

You might be thinking of Juan Martin Coggi:

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=008166

Seem to remember it was a pretty awful clash of heads. Damned shit way to lose a world title too.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 27 Jul 2004, 14:39

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:You might be thinking of Juan Martin Coggi:

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=008166

Seem to remember it was a pretty awful clash of heads. Damned shit way to lose a world title too.

Yes, thought so but wasn't 100% sure of the name. If I remember, Randall was doing a number at the time also.

Edit - just checked out his record and it was a TD and not a DQ win, so obviously Randall wasn't having things his own way - however, I still remember reading that there only looked like one winner at the time of the stoppage.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 27 Jul 2004, 16:36

Did I dream it, or did some guy recently win a version of the world heavyweight title (at least I think it was heavyweight) three times running without winning any of them. Got like draws or No Contests three times in a row. Anyone know who I am thinking of, coz I can't think? It was in the last year or so.

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