A Christmas Brain Teaser

[prewarboxing]

Can any one name these two men who boxed each other in a legitimate 15 round contest.

One of them fought for the World Light-Heavyweight title.
The other one fought for the World Flyweight title.

Who are they, when did they meet and who beat who?

Miles Templeton

[Woller]

Without checking anything - could Len Harvey be one of them?

[Ambling Alp II]

Harvey seems like a good guess, but I don't think it's right. I thought of Carpentier, who fought Charles LeDoux, but that isn't right either.
great question prewar!

[oogiebe]

Can't be Harvey.

[HomicideHenry]

Presumably both men never won either title they fought for so that makes it a bit more harder to figure out. I love trivia like this though because it flies in the face of modern thinking that size is too much of a disparity to overcome.

[Caractacus]

was one of them who fought Bombardier Billy Wells ?

[HomicideHenry]

was one of them who fought Bombardier Billy Wells ?

Couldn't be because Billy Wells never fought for the light heavyweight version of anything. He was always a heavyweight.

[prewarboxing]

Harvey seems like a good guess, but I don't think it's right. I thought of Carpentier, who fought Charles LeDoux, but that isn't right either.
great question prewar!

Thanks. It's not an easy one!

Miles Templeton

[oogiebe]

Harvey seems like a good guess, but I don't think it's right. I thought of Carpentier, who fought Charles LeDoux, but that isn't right either.
great question prewar!

Thanks. It's not an easy one!

Miles Templeton

Grrrrrrr...I cannot think of the answer for the life of me.

[prewarboxing]

I will start posting clues tomorrow. They will get progressively easier. Happy Christmas peeps!

Miles Templeton

[Controversial]

Is Archie Moore one of them?

[Woller]

Len Harvey - Ernie Jarvis.

[HomicideHenry]

Len Harvey - Ernie Jarvis.

I think you got it

[prewarboxing]

Len Harvey - Ernie Jarvis.

Well done Woller! You have got it.

Happy Christmas to you all

Miles Templeton

[margaret thatcher]

them len harvey haters earlier though

[oogiebe]

Len Harvey - Ernie Jarvis.

Well done Woller! You have got it.

Happy Christmas to you all

Miles Templeton

Guess it can be Harvey!!!

[Woller]

Hi Miles
In Denmark we had a fight that nearly matched Harvey v Jarvis.
As young amateurs Spend Abazi and Mikkel Kessler fought each other (Kessler won).
Years later Abazi fought for championships as a bantamweight, Kessler as super-middle and light-heavyweight.

Merry Christmas and Happy new year.
Søren

[prewarboxing]

Hi Miles
In Denmark we had a fight that nearly matched Harvey v Jarvis.
As young amateurs Spend Abazi and Mikkel Kessler fought each other (Kessler won).
Years later Abazi fought for championships as a bantamweight, Kessler as super-middle and light-heavyweight.

Merry Christmas and Happy new year.
Søren

That's a really interesting comparison Søren.

The Carpentier v Ledoux call was also an excellent one by Ambling Alp.

Have a great day. Miles.

[goose 5]

I didn't realize Kessler fought for a light heavyweight title.

[Woller]

Kessler fought Allan Green for someting called "the vacant WBC Silver light-heavyweight title".
(For whatever that title is worth.)