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was doing a bit of reading from a book Jim posted me actually noice one mate

thought you might enjoy a few q's to test the grey matter so made a few notes and here ya go!

i'll leave em up for a day or so before giving you the answers so everyone who wants to can have a bash! enjoy!

1. Who is listed as the shortest man ever to hold the heavyweight title

2.who beat Bombardier Billy Wells in four rounds in his debut at heavyweight?

3.who s the only fighter to have beaten Gene tunney (easy one that)?

4.who was born Gershon Mendelhoff?

5.Which lightweight was rumoured to have been able to box ten rounds and still have a parting in his hair!

6.Where was Gene Tunney born?

7.Who was known as the toy bulldog?

8.What was unusual about Max Schmeling’s heavyweight title win over Jack Sharkey in 1928?

9.How many times did Jack kid berg entertain accross the pond (i.e. how many fights in the USA did he have)?

10.Why did Henry Armstrong change his name and from what name did he change it?

And no, I don't have the book in front of me.

1 Marvin Hart he was 5'8" I think.
2 Don't know, George Carpentier at a guess.
3 Harry Greb
4 Ted 'Kid' Lewis
5 Benny Leonard
6 ??
7 Mickey Walker
8 Won on a foul?
9 10?
10 ?????

jamesmcdonnell wrote:And no, I don't have the book in front of me.

1 Marvin Hart he was 5'8" I think.
2 Don't know, George Carpentier at a guess.
3 Harry Greb
4 Ted 'Kid' Lewis
5 Benny Leonard
6 ??
7 Mickey Walker
8 Won on a foul?
9 10?
10 ?????

Marvin Hart was 5'7" and Tunney was born in New York. Tunney's wife also ended up in a mental home in Chesham Bucks, if I remember rightly.

I havent a clue about the Henry Armstrong one.

to save on any discussion over harts heigtht ist not him but id he was 5.7 he deserves a share of the spoils!

will post answers in a day or two

Tommy Burns? I thought hart was the smallest, but maybe there was someone with a claim to the or a title.

Graham Brett wrote:

jamesmcdonnell wrote:And no, I don't have the book in front of me.

1 Marvin Hart he was 5'8" I think.
2 Don't know, George Carpentier at a guess.
3 Harry Greb
4 Ted 'Kid' Lewis
5 Benny Leonard
6 ??
7 Mickey Walker
8 Won on a foul?
9 10?
10 ?????

Marvin Hart was 5'7" and Tunney was born in New York. Tunney's wife also ended up in a mental home in Chesham Bucks, if I remember rightly.

I havent a clue about the Henry Armstrong one.

Henry Armstrong's real name was Henry Jackson. Interestingly, Tunney's daughter murdered her husband in this country.

ANYONE KNOEW WHERE IN NEW YORK ITS A BIG PLACE.

Greenwich Village?

OK TO PUT YOU OUT YOUR MISERY ILL POST THE ONES UP THAT HAVE BEEN ANSWERED CORRECT!

1. Tommy Burns
2. George Caprentier
3. Harry Greb
4. Ted Kid Lewis
5. Benny Leonard
6. Greenwich village manhattan, NY
7. Mickey walker
8. Was the first heavyweight title to be won on a foul





9. - Not even close
10. Name correct but why did he change it....

There was another fighter of the same name?

NAH TOO OBVIOUS.

Well I'm happy with 7 out of 10.

J wrote:ANYONE KNOEW WHERE IN NEW YORK ITS A BIG PLACE.

Queens

#10 -

He had two pro fights under the name Melody Jackson, somehow losing one by KO, then went amateur again under the name Armstrong.
When he went pro again, it was under the name Armstrong. He lost his next two fights as well.

ok its alleged that he was paid to "throw" fights when triyng to earn a crust as youngster so wanted to dis-associate himself from the "early days".

can see i need to make these more difficult!

good work fellas.

one left closest to the nearest five gets a gold star.

J wrote:8. Was the first heavyweight title to be won on a foul

...and the first and the last german....till now :(

Kid Berg Question - was it 62 fights in the USA?

CLOSE MATE LISTED AS 75!

I had a quick count up in his 1984 autobiography "The Whitechapel Windmill", I got 62 but there were a few bouts in Canada etc and the book was written in 1984. Dare say there was a few more that weren't listed in the book.