BoxRec

So we're all going to be pretty bored over the next few weeks/months with no events. So, I thought we could get a thread to teach us something or stimulate our brains at least. I guess you can post questions, answers, interesting facts or whatever else boxing trivia related.

I'll start with an interesting fact from myself:

In Thailand's prison system, some inmates participate in fighting matches where the reward is their freedom.
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpic ... html?print

Feel free to share your interesting boxing or boxing related facts/trivia questions....

one i randomly wondered about the other day when mistakenly thinking that Kov fought Eledier and Canelo back to back:

which, if any, world champs made consecutive title defenses against opponents with the same last name as each other(not the same guy back to back)

it's a question, i don't know answers

In the 80's Pat Doherty fought John Doherty for the BBBOC superfeatherweight title,John was also known as Pat,

Which rugby league club did Gary Mason briefly play for.

Noxy wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 12:35 Which rugby league club did Gary Mason briefly play for.

London Broncos

milpool wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 13:39

Noxy wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 12:35 Which rugby league club did Gary Mason briefly play for.

London Broncos

Guess the fight by commentator's phrase:

"So far this fight has been like a beef stew without the beef."
"Now it's beef stew without the beef and the stew!"
- Larry Merchant

joshj909 wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 16:00 Guess the fight by commentator's phrase:

"So far this fight has been like a beef stew without the beef."
"Now it's beef stew without the beef and the stew!"
- Larry Merchant

John Ruiz vs. Rahman?

Bling wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 17:41

joshj909 wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 16:00 Guess the fight by commentator's phrase:

John Ruiz vs. Rahman?

Pernell Whitaker vs. Diosbelys Hurtado!

"For him this has truly been the year of the blue snow" - larry merchant

To whom was he referring?

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 12:04 one i randomly wondered about the other day when mistakenly thinking that Kov fought Eledier and Canelo back to back:

which, if any, world champs made consecutive title defenses against opponents with the same last name as each other(not the same guy back to back)

it's a question, i don't know answers

Both Chris Byrd and Corrie Sanders fought the Klitschko brothers back-to-back. Not sure if there is anyone out there with more than two though.

Double post because I'm an idiot

HyacinthusTurnipseed wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 21:22

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 12:04 one i randomly wondered about the other day when mistakenly thinking that Kov fought Eledier and Canelo back to back:

which, if any, world champs made consecutive title defenses against opponents with the same last name as each other(not the same guy back to back)

it's a question, i don't know answers

Both Chris Byrd and Corrie Sanders fought the Klitschko brothers back-to-back. Not sure if there is anyone out there with more than two though.

Not a world title defense but I found another 2-er
Koji Imai fought the Eguchi brothers back to back (suspect this might happen a lot tbh)...

As for something else... Many of the Pan Asian Boxing Association (PABA) Heavyweight title fights took place outside of Asia... Including the first... Which was in the UK

bigjack wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 12:29 In the 80's Pat Doherty fought John Doherty for the BBBOC superfeatherweight title,John was also known as Pat,

Yes they did ,pat is my brother the Croydon one not the northern one.

paddy chavez wrote: ↑19 Mar 2020, 04:17

bigjack wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 12:29 In the 80's Pat Doherty fought John Doherty for the BBBOC superfeatherweight title,John was also known as Pat,

Yes they did ,pat is my brother the Croydon one not the northern one.

I remember the fight,it was during the time when all the champs lost the title in their first defence if i remember correctly ?

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 12:04 one i randomly wondered about the other day when mistakenly thinking that Kov fought Eledier and Canelo back to back:

which, if any, world champs made consecutive title defenses against opponents with the same last name as each other(not the same guy back to back)

it's a question, i don't know answers

Jorge Arce had consecutive title defences against guys with the surname Castro, but he did have a non-title fight in between.

bigjack wrote: ↑19 Mar 2020, 07:02

paddy chavez wrote: ↑19 Mar 2020, 04:17

Yes they did ,pat is my brother the Croydon one not the northern one.

I remember the fight,it was during the time when all the champs lost the title in their first defence if i remember correctly ?

Yeah close fight a point in it I think ,pat never liked classic upright boxers like John or Jim McDonell they always have him trouble ,pat thought he won the fight I think I had John just nicking it

Who was the first fighter to drop Sugar Ray Leonard as a professional?

Kevin Howard......or Dicky Eklund, if you ask him.

ldlamb wrote: ↑19 Mar 2020, 22:25 Kevin Howard......or Dicky Eklund, if you ask him.

Great job!!! I’m saying only HARDCORE FANS had a clue about that little tidbit.

Here’s one...... WHO was the real “mastermind/creator” of one Lennox Lewis? His first OG original coach, the man who originally coached him?

What do Vernon Forrest, David Reid, Zahir Raheem, Vaughn Bean, Davarryl Williamson, Sechew Powell, Jimmy Zeikle, Adrien Broner, Timothy Bradley and Frank Gentile Jr all have in common?

PUGLET wrote: ↑21 Mar 2020, 12:11

ldlamb wrote: ↑19 Mar 2020, 22:25 Kevin Howard......or Dicky Eklund, if you ask him.

Great job!!! I’m saying only HARDCORE FANS had a clue about that little tidbit.

Here’s one...... WHO was the real “mastermind/creator” of one Lennox Lewis? His first OG original coach, the man who originally coached him?

Arnie Boehm

Duran1970 wrote: ↑21 Mar 2020, 12:53

PUGLET wrote: ↑21 Mar 2020, 12:11

Great job!!! I’m saying only HARDCORE FANS had a clue about that little tidbit.

Here’s one...... WHO was the real “mastermind/creator” of one Lennox Lewis? His first OG original coach, the man who originally coached him?

Arnie Boehm

Somebody is from Ontario, Canada!! Smart, smart dude. Congrats Duran70..... RIP Arnie, basically the Canadian version of Emanuel Steward. Those two coaches will NEVER be replaced.

PUGLET wrote: ↑21 Mar 2020, 12:16 What do Vernon Forrest, David Reid, Zahir Raheem, Vaughn Bean, Davarryl Williamson, Sechew Powell, Jimmy Zeikle, Adrien Broner, Timothy Bradley and Frank Gentile Jr all have in common?

Northern Michigan University

Who is listed as 5'9", from Oklahoma, and has lost to J. Quarry, Machen, Frazier, Liston, Foreman, Bugner, Bobick, Lyle, and had a draw with Scott LeDoux?