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.

David Martinez / Boxing Historian

1) Former welterweight and middleweight champion Tommy Ryan engaged in 105 bouts … in his professional career he only lost by knockout once; to whom ?

A – Mysterious Billy Smith

B – Charles Kid McCoy ~ ANSWER

C – Tommy West

D – Philadelphia Jack O’Brien

2) The Klitschko brothers, Wladimir and Vatali, are what nationality ?

A – Ukrainian ~ ANSWER

B – Georgian

C – Russian

D – Serbian

3) In March 1980, Marvin Camel defeated what opponent to win the newly created WBC Cruiserweight title ?

A – Ossie Ocasio

B – Carlos DeLeon

C – S.T. Gordon

D – Mate Parlov ~ ANSWER

4) Who was the last opponent that Muhammad Ali fought, on March 22, 1967, before he was stripped of his heavyweight title?

A – Henry Cooper

B – Zora Folley ~ ANSWER

C – Ernie Terrell

D – Karl Mildenberger

5) Who was the referee for the Thomas Hearns vs. Sugar Ray Leonard welterweight championship fight on September 16, 1981 in Las Vegas, Nevada?

A – Arthur Mercante

B – Richard Steele

C – Mills Lane

D – Davey Pearl  ~ ANSWER