David Martinez Boxing

( a monthly feature from David Martinez Boxing … answers always available for viewing three weeks later )

1) Top heavyweight contender from 1960′s and 1970′s, Alvin Lewis, had a nickname of a color … what was it ?

a) Red

b) Lavender

c) Ebony

d) Blue

2) In September 1999, what song did Oscar De La Hoya use as a theme song prior to his title fight with Felix Trinidad ?

a) Runnin’ Down a Dream – by Tom Petty

b) Tonight Tonight Tonight – by Phil Collins

c) Eye of the Tiger – by Survivor

d) Bailamos – by Enrique Iglesias

3) In December 1952, middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson announced he was retiring … who fought for his vacated title ?

a) Randy Turpin vs. Bobo Olson

b) Rocky Grazianio vs. Tony Zale

c) Tony Janiro vs. Johnny Bratton

d) Carmen Basilio vs. Ralph Jones

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1) Actor Robert Ryan, who starred in one of boxing’s top movies, “The Set Up” (1949), was a former collegiate boxing champion at what Ivy League school ?
a) Princeton

b) Brown

c) Yale

d) Dartmouth

2) The late Howie Steindler trained many professional fighters in his career, who was his first ?

a) Tony Reno

b) Eddie Shapiro

c) Ernie Lopez

d) Danny Lopez

3) Who was the “original” founder, in 1980, of the World Boxing Hall of Fame ?
a) Everett Sanders

b) Dub Harris

c) Gordon Del Faro

d) Charlie Casas

( Answers will be available for viewing in about three weeks )

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1) Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. What other former heavyweight champion was also born in Louisville and note both fighters also had their first professional bouts in Louisville ?

ANSWER ~ Marvin Hart

2) Which boxer was 22 years, 11 months younger than George Foreman when they fought ?

ANSWER ~ Shannon Briggs

3) The last TV comercial performed by Rocky Marciano before his death in 1969 was for what automobile product ?

ANSWER ~ STP Oil Treatment

1) Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. What other former heavyweight champion was also born in Louisville and note both fighters also had their first professional bouts in Louisville ?

a) Jim Jeffries

b) Marvin Hart

c) Gene Tunney

d) Max Baer

2) Which boxer was 22 years, 11 months younger than George Foreman when they fought ?
a) Axel Schulz

b) Tommy Morrison

c) Michael Moorer

d) Shannon Briggs

3) The last TV comercial performed by Rocky Marciano before his death in 1969 was for what automobile product ?

a) STP Oil Treatment

b) Fram OIl Filters

c) Pennzoil

d) Texaco Gasoline

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1) What boxer beat Carlos Ortiz two out of three times in championship bouts, with his only loss of the three being a split decision defeat ?

answer ~ Duilio Loi

2) Who was the first black heavyweight champion ?

answer ~ Jack Johnson

3) Former lightweight champion Ken Buchanan was only knocked out once in 69 professional bouts. Who knocked him out ?

answer ~ Roberto Duran

(a monthly feature from David Martinez Boxing … answers will be available for viewing in about three weeks)

1) What boxer beat Carlos Ortiz two out of three times in championship bouts, with his only loss of the three being a split decision defeat ?

a) Sugar Ramos

b) Eddie Perkins

c) Ismael Laguna

d) Duilio Loi

2) Who was the first black heavyweight champion ?

a) Sam Langford

b) Jack Johnson

c) Sam McVey

d) Joe Jeannette

3) Former lightweight champion Ken Buchanan was only knocked out once in 69 professional bouts. Who knocked him out ?

a) Donato Paduano

b) Jim Watt

c) Guts Ishimatsu

d) Roberto Duran