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A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 23 Dec 2021, 06:55
by 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
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 23 Dec 2021, 08:09
by Woller
Without checking anything - could Len Harvey be one of them?
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 23 Dec 2021, 18:15
by 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!
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 23 Dec 2021, 18:58
by oogiebe
Can't be Harvey.
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 23 Dec 2021, 19:16
by 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.
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 23 Dec 2021, 19:23
by Caractacus
was one of them who fought Bombardier Billy Wells ?
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 23 Dec 2021, 19:27
by HomicideHenry
Caractacus wrote: ↑23 Dec 2021, 19:23
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.
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 23 Dec 2021, 19:29
by prewarboxing
Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑23 Dec 2021, 18:15
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
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 23 Dec 2021, 19:36
by oogiebe
prewarboxing wrote: ↑23 Dec 2021, 19:29
Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑23 Dec 2021, 18:15
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.
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 23 Dec 2021, 20:15
by prewarboxing
I will start posting clues tomorrow. They will get progressively easier. Happy Christmas peeps!
Miles Templeton
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 24 Dec 2021, 02:22
by Controversial
Is Archie Moore one of them?
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 24 Dec 2021, 02:49
by Woller
Len Harvey - Ernie Jarvis.
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 24 Dec 2021, 07:47
by HomicideHenry
Woller wrote: ↑24 Dec 2021, 02:49
Len Harvey - Ernie Jarvis.
I think you got it
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 24 Dec 2021, 08:17
by prewarboxing
Woller wrote: ↑24 Dec 2021, 02:49
Len Harvey - Ernie Jarvis.
Well done Woller! You have got it.
Happy Christmas to you all
Miles Templeton
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 24 Dec 2021, 19:03
by margaret thatcher
them len harvey haters earlier though
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 24 Dec 2021, 20:36
by oogiebe
prewarboxing wrote: ↑24 Dec 2021, 08:17
Woller wrote: ↑24 Dec 2021, 02:49
Len Harvey - Ernie Jarvis.
Well done Woller! You have got it.
Happy Christmas to you all
Miles Templeton
Guess it can be Harvey!!!
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 25 Dec 2021, 15:34
by 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
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 25 Dec 2021, 17:40
by prewarboxing
Woller wrote: ↑25 Dec 2021, 15:34
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.
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 25 Dec 2021, 18:53
by goose 5
I didn't realize Kessler fought for a light heavyweight title.
Re: A Christmas Brain Teaser
Posted: 26 Dec 2021, 06:18
by Woller
Kessler fought Allan Green for someting called "the vacant WBC Silver light-heavyweight title".
(For whatever that title is worth.)