• Bob Foster and the light heavyweight division

    By David Martinez / Boxing Historian
    I consider myself truly blessed to have seen over the past fifty years all the boxing greats. I have written various articles ranking different boxers in their primes, but I feel compelled to write now about a division in boxing that hardly anyone ever talks about – light heavyweight. […]

  • DM Boxing Tour Video DM Boxing Tour Video

    I would like to share my collection of fifty years of boxing as dmboxing.com approaches its fifth year this month. It’s been a pleasure to be able to provide you with boxing information and I would like to thank you for making this website one of your choices in boxing.

  • Greatest Boxer “Pound for Pound”… Ever

                                  By David Martinez / Boxing Historian I have been asked many times “who is the greatest boxer of all time in any weight division at the height of his career” and that answer is the easiest for me to come up with – Sugar Ray Robinson. I could go on and on about his career but I will go on record to say that at his pinnacle years he was clearly the best. I was fortunate to meet him at a local amateur boxing show in 1986 where I was a referee for the kids. […]

Answers for RING TRIVIA

By admin | Published: December 31, 2011
gloves 280x300 Answers for RING TRIVIA 1) What former boxing champion had a bit part in the movie BIG STAN the same year that he passed away ?
the answer is ~ Diego Corrales
 
2) Which Los Angeles boxer had the nickname “The Maravilla Kid” ?
the answer is ~ Ruben Navarro
 
3) Gene Tunney retired in 1928 as undefeated heavyweight champion. He had only one defeat in his 86 bout career – it was to whom ?
the answer is ~ Harry Greb
 
4) What was the quickest knockout in a main event at Madison Garden, New York ?
the answer is ~ Gerry Cooney over Ken Norton
 
5) Who was the first heavyweight champion under the Marquess of Queensberry rules ?
the answer is ~ John L Sullivan
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2 Comments

  1. JustDoIt
    Posted January 18, 2012 at 3:45 pm | Permalink

    Keep up the good work Mr. Martinez. It goes to show you there is life after Caltrans. HaHaHa

  2. Henry Hascup
    Posted May 23, 2012 at 3:02 pm | Permalink

    4) What was the quickest knockout in a main event at Madison Garden, New York ?
    the answer is ~ Gerry Cooney over Ken Norton

    Cooney stopped Norton in 0:54

    In 2007, Sultan Ibragimov stopped Javier Mora in 0:46

    Also, way back in 1893, Joe Walcott stopped Jack Hall in 0:25

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