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boxbible wrote:Before this huge megafight involving my fighter, this smartass matchmaker asked, "who's the best p4p ever?"

To which I replied, "Benny Leonard, of course".

He then asked, "Who's your favorite fighter of all-times?"

I told him, "Sugar Ray Robinson".

The matchmaker went on, "Then you're guy's in serious trouble 'cos he's facing someone with both those names."

WHO AM I ???

That's a good one...The fighter is easy...The matchmaker is hard...

raylawpc wrote:

boxbible wrote:

raylawpc wrote:Who was the first (and maybe the only) fellow to hold a version of both the heavyweight and light-heavyweight championships simultaneously?

Bob Fitz?

Nope.

I forgot that I had posted this. The answer is Jimmy Bivins, who was the "duration" heavyweight and light-heavyweight champion in 1943 when Joe Louis and Gus Lesnevich were tied up in WWII.

Great question, Ray. I thought it might be Jones (hence my basketball crack).

mimmy123 wrote:

mimmy123 wrote:Good thread this, i thinks i will have a go, but this should be easy enough.

who am I.

My brother was a pop star, had hits in the 80's and 90's.

nice one!!

ill have another go.

Who am I.

I had my 10th fight on the same night as George Foreman fought. We are both Americans but I fought over 3000 miles away.

no one got this maybe the thread went to fast or it was too hard, but here is another clue to end my boxing trivia.....

im going to get my ass whomped this year and retire.

TheOneIsHere2008 wrote:

boxbible wrote:Before this huge megafight involving my fighter, this smartass matchmaker asked, "who's the best p4p ever?"

To which I replied, "Benny Leonard, of course".

He then asked, "Who's your favorite fighter of all-times?"

I told him, "Sugar Ray Robinson".

The matchmaker went on, "Then you're guy's in serious trouble 'cos he's facing someone with both those names."

WHO AM I ???

That's a good one...The fighter is easy...The matchmaker is hard...

No... the matchmaker, who was Teddy Brenner, asked that to the fighter's trainer... Who was the fighter's trainer?

Ray Arcel

Was my question that bad?

I'll repeat it...

I beat four Olympic Gold Medalists...

I dedicated my Gold Medal to my mom who had cancer...

Someone should PM Buzz the answer so he can look like he knows something about boxing.

I'll give a hint...

I'll bet granmama knows the answer to the first one...

The second fighter is of Latin descent...

raylawpc wrote:Ray Arcel

bingo-bongo

re: jimmy bivins...most interesting. i knew jimmy was rated number one in both weight divisions and was the interim heavy champ but didn't he also held that lightheavy title too. i think lesnevich felt safer in the armed forces than he did against bivins.

TheOneIsHere2008 wrote:I'll give a hint...

I'll bet granmama knows the answer to the first one...

The second fighter is of Latin descent...

I was looking for someone who beat four gold medallists AND also dedicated his gold to his mama...

Now that I know it's two separate questions...

... well, I still don't know the answer...

Oh... didn't DLH dedicate his gold to his moms?

and wait... Tito Trinidad beat DLH, Sweet Pea Whitaker and David Reid.. three Gold medallists...

Jaclem wrote:re: jimmy bivins...most interesting. i knew jimmy was rated number one in both weight divisions and was the interim heavy champ but didn't he also held that lightheavy title too. i think lesnevich felt safer in the armed forces than he did against bivins.

Jimmy Bviins defeated Anton Christofordis for the duration LH title on 2/23/43 in Cleveland (dec. 15). He defended it in Cleveland against Lloyd Marshall (KO 13) on June 6, 1943.

Poor Bivins has the victim of bad timing. From June 1942 to February 1946, he went 26-0-1 and was the top contender in 1942 in both divisions. He was the top hwy contender in 43 and No. 3 in 45. (He had only one fight in early 1944, serving his country the remainder of the year). Among the guys he beat on his streak were Joey Maxim, Tami Mauriello (twice) Bob Pastor (avenging his only loss of 1942), Lee Savold, Ezzard Charles, Lloyd Marshall, Melio Bettina, (twice) Curtis Sheppard, and Lee Q. Murray (twice). He took Archie Moore apart in six round in 1945. In early 1942, he decisioned Gus Lesenvich in a non-title fight.

Problem for Bivins was that Louis and Lesnevich were off to the war. Then, when everybody finally comes home, he drops decisions to in succession to Jersey Joe Walcott, Murrray, and Charles - and he's out of the picture.

Poor timing . . . :( I doubt he could have beaten Louis, but he would have had little trouble with Gus, I think.

Ali beat four Olympic Gold champions and OscarDeLaHoya dedicated his Gold Medal to his mom who died of cancer...

TheOneIsHere2008 wrote:Ali beat four Olympic Gold champions and OscarDeLaHoya dedicated his Gold Medal to his mom who died of cancer...

Duh... Ali beat Patterson, Frazier, Foreman and Spinks...

I won the world title just months apart from graduating from college...
WHO AM I ???
And I currently work as an actor... also, I won my title in Englad...

boxbible wrote:I won the world title just months apart from graduating from college...
WHO AM I ???
And I currently work as an actor... also, I won my title in Englad...

I lost my title in Puerto Rico... and I am Mexican-American... Welterweight

[quote="boxbible"][quote="boxbible"]I won the world title just months apart from graduating from college...
WHO AM I ???
And I currently work as an actor... also, I won my title in Englad...

Carlos Palomino?

J-C wrote:Carlos Palomino?

Yep... finally

I'm a Mexican legend who not only beat a great Puerto Rican legend, but also beat another Puerto Rican legend's daddy...

Who am I?

Salvador Sanchez.
He beat Wilfredo Gomez. He also beat Felix Trinidads Dad.

Expug wrote:Salvador Sanchez.
He beat Wilfredo Gomez. He also beat Felix Trinidads Dad.

Brilliant!