A quarterly feature from dmboxing.com
Five questions appearing in March, June, September, December … with the answers appearing for viewing three weeks later.
( 1 ) What heavyweight boxer, after his career, went on to have a role in the original TV series The Untouchables?
a – Arturo Godoy
b – Clarence Henry
c – Willie Bean
d – Abel Fernandez – CORRECT ANSWER
( 2 ) What former boxer fought 19 times in the year 1950 and won all 19 bouts?
a – Gene Fullmer
b – Bobo Olson
c – Sugar Ray Robinson – CORRECT ANSWER
d – Tony Zale
( 3 ) Who did Rocky Marciano lose to in the amateur ranks, but would never fight later as a professional?
a – Joey Maxim
b – Coley Wallace – CORRECT ANSWER
c – Wayne Bethea
d – Jimmy Bivins
( 4 ) Who was the first boxer to knock down Muhammad Ali in his professional career?
a – Sonny Liston
b – Doug Jones
c – Joe Frazier
d – Sonny Banks – CORRECT ANSWER
( 5 ) What sport did former WBC welterweight champion Carlos Palamino play at a semi-pro level before starting a professional career in boxing?
a – Basketball
b – Baseball – CORRECT ANSWER
c – Soccer
d – Tennis