I have always been intrigued with boxing trivia. This actually began back when I was a young 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 the boxing trivia format to my website www.dmboxing.com for everyone to enjoy. On a quarterly basis I post five multiple choice questions – in March, June, September, and December – with the correct answers following by end of each posting month for your viewing.

David Martinez / Boxing Historian

1 – What boxer had the nickname – Boxing Marvel?

a)  Joe Gans

b)  Benny Leonard

c) Jack Britton

d) Peter Kane

2 – What actor who was to portray a professional boxer in a major movie was told he was overweight and was referred to Dr. Steven R. Gundry for his weight loss?

a) Will Smith – Muhammad Ali

b) Russell Crowe – James J. Braddock

c) Usher – Sugar Ray Leonard

d) Denzel Washington – Rubin “Hurricane” Carter

3 – Art Aragon would fight for a world title only once in his professional career, a 15 round unanimous decision loss to who?

a) Ike Williams

b) Carmen Basilio

c) Jimmy Carter

d) Lauro Salas

4 – Two time WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev won 53 fights and only lost two decisions in his professional career – to whom were those losses ?

a) John Ruiz and Evander Holyfield

b) Larry McDonald and Monte Barrett

c) Clifford Etienne and Jameel McCline

d) Ruslan Chagaev and David Haye

5 – What former heavyweight contender on January 25, 2009 graduated with a bachelor of science degree from Temple University?

a) Henry Tillman

b) Randall “Tex” Cobb

c) Gerry Cooney

d) Dave Zyglewicz