A quarterly feature from  dmboxing.com

Five questions appearing in early March, June, September, December – with the answers to follow 3 weeks later

 

( 1 )  The weight class in boxing known as bantam (118 lbs.) is a term to describe what animal?

 a – Frog

b – Rooster – CORRECT ANSWER

c – Horse

d – Deer                      

( 2 )  Demetrius Coley, who plays football for Western Kentucky University, is the nephew of what former heavyweight champion?

 a -Ken Norton

b – Larry Holmes

c – Michael Spinks

d – Evander Holyfield – CORRECT ANSWER

( 3 ) What former middleweight champion had the nickname “Man of Steel” ?

 a – Stanley Ketchel

b – Tony Zale – CORRECT ANSWER

c – Carlos Monzon

d – Marvin Hagler

( 4 )  On February 28, 1961 at Madison Square Garden, New York, what former heavyweight champion lost in a Boxer vs. a Wrestler match to wrestling champion Buddy Rogers?

a – Primo Carnera – CORRECT ANSWER

b – Max Baer

c – Joe Louis

d – Jersey Joe Walcott

( 5 )  The late Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward won the 1963 National Golden Gloves in what weight class?

a – Flyweight

b – Bantamweight – CORRECT ANSWER

c –  Featherweight

d – Lightweight