I have always been intrigued with boxing trivia . This actually began back when I was a kid in 1961. I would pick the minds of the older generation and ask questions about their era to educate myself . It’s now my pleasure to bring boxing trivia format to my website www.dmboxing.com for everyone to enjoy. On a quarterly basis I post five (5) multiple choice questions – in March, June, September, and December – with the correct answers to follow by end of each posting month for viewing .

1 – What professional boxer passed away in 2012 and willed his brain to the Boston University study of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a disease of brain caused by blows to the head ?

a) Hector Camacho

b) Johnny Lira *** CORRECT ANSWER ***

c) Johnny Tapia

d) Edwin Valero

2 – What opponent had the largest difference in age, 18 years and 8 months, in the professional career of Bernard Hopkins ?

a) Tavoris Cloud

b) Jean Pascal

c) Beibut Shumenov

d) Karo Murat *** CORRECT ANSWER ***

3 – Phil McGovern, younger brother of former bantamweight and featherweight champion Terry McGovern, began his professional boxing career at the young age of ?

a) 13 *** CORRECT ANSWER ***

b) 14

c) 15 

d) 16

4 – Former middleweight champion Carl Bobo Olson was born in ?

a) Puerto Rico

b) Costa Rica

c) Hawaii *** CORRECT ANSWER ***

d) New Zealand

5 – On July 4, 1919 Jess Willard was stopped by Jack Dempsey after three rounds. How many times was Willard dropped in the first round ?

a) 3

b) 5

c) 7 *** CORRECT ANSWER ***

d) 9