Pass the Parcel Quiz.

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We're talking 1860/70's here

Well I know it was a first round KO but other than that

imperialghosty wrote:Well I know it was a first round KO but other than that

Something stranger and more unusual, Ghosty.

Other than that all I know is that McCoy must have been one of the worst Middleweight champions of all time

imperialghosty wrote:Other than that all I know is that McCoy must have been one of the worst Middleweight champions of all time

Believe it or not, his perceived lack of quality has some bearing on the answer.

It was fixed?

imperialghosty wrote:It was fixed?

Nope ! Sorry, mate.

HumanWindmill wrote:Believe it or not, his perceived lack of quality has some bearing on the answer.

He wasn't recognised as the champ/stripped?

Scottrf wrote:

HumanWindmill wrote:Believe it or not, his perceived lack of quality has some bearing on the answer.

He wasn't recognised as the champ/stripped?

No, mate, that's not it.

Think about the man he beat to take the title, and then go from there.

tyj

His opponent never actually defended his title since he claimed it.

D4thincarnation wrote:His opponent never actually defended his title since he claimed it.

Not what I'm after, D4. Sorry.

Chip weighed above the limit?

Let's think outside the box, for a second.

Think of Ole Gunnar Solskjaar, ( spelling ? ) the former Manchester United footballer, and a song by The Who.

HumanWindmill wrote:Let's think outside the box, for a second.

Think of Ole Gunnar Solskjaar, ( spelling ? ) the former Manchester United footballer, and a song by The Who.

Was he as last minute substitute for the fight.

Tommy gets gunned down........

Ahhhhhhhhhh George Chip was a last minute replacement for his brother wasnt he

Very well done, D4. You just pipped Ghosty to it.

McCoy was, indeed, scheduled to fight JOE Chip in a low key affair in Brooklyn. Joe was sick or injured in training, ( can never remember which, ) and George stepped in and put his title on the line. Less than three minutes later he was an ex champ, to the astonishment of everybody in boxing.

Over to you, D4.

HumanWindmill wrote:Very well done, D4. You just pipped Ghosty to it.

McCoy was, indeed, scheduled to fight JOE Chip in a low key affair in Brooklyn. Joe was sick or injured in training, ( can never remember which, ) and George stepped in and put his title on the line. Less than three minutes later he was an ex champ, to the astonishment of everybody in boxing.

Over to you, D4.

Not sure I got the brother part, you might want to give it to ghosty that one.

D4thincarnation wrote:

HumanWindmill wrote:Very well done, D4. You just pipped Ghosty to it.

McCoy was, indeed, scheduled to fight JOE Chip in a low key affair in Brooklyn. Joe was sick or injured in training, ( can never remember which, ) and George stepped in and put his title on the line. Less than three minutes later he was an ex champ, to the astonishment of everybody in boxing.

Over to you, D4.

Not sure I got the brother part, you might want to give it to ghosty that one.

I'm sure Ghosty won't mind deferring to you, mate, since you did get the answer right. The fact that Chip substituted for his brother is just an interesting sideline.

I'm all out of questions for now

Ok,

Who was the lightest ever heavyweight champion of the world?

D4thincarnation wrote:Ok,

Who was the lightest ever heavyweight champion of the world?

Tommy Burns?

Ruby Robert

imperialghosty wrote:Ruby Robert

What was he 167lbs, when he won the title and when he lost it?

I think I know someone that was lighter.

Scottrf wrote:

D4thincarnation wrote:Ok,

Who was the lightest ever heavyweight champion of the world?

Tommy Burns?

168.5lbs against Johnson

165lbs I believe and unless it's changed since 2003 pretty sure i've got this one

Why 2003?

There was a heavyweight champion that weighed around 160lbs for a title fight.

I'm sure he beats Fitzs

Fitzsimmons is the lightest although i'm interested to see whom your thinking of

Scott thats the year my book on Fitzsimmons was written

Not the Pollack one is it?

imperialghosty wrote:Fitzsimmons is the lightest although i'm interested to see whom your thinking of

Scott thats the year my book on Fitzsimmons was written

He was the inventor of scientific boxing techniques, you could say he wrote the book on it.

I've got the Pollack one but not read it yet, any good?

Tunney was around 190lbs when he beat Dempsey if thats the name your thinking

He was 5"7.

He won titles at lightweight, welterweight and middleweight also.

No Lightweight or Welterweight has ever been Heavyweight champion, i'm confused

imperialghosty wrote:No Lightweight or Welterweight has ever been Heavyweight champion, i'm confused

You would be annoyed now if I said Pacquiao

Don't worry.

It was in the pre-gloves era.

Daniel Mendoza in that case

imperialghosty wrote:Daniel Mendoza in that case

Nice one

Incredible what he did.

Over to you.

Well done to both of you.

Tough question and well answered. I didn't have a clue once Fitz was out of the picture.

I'd still stick by my Fitzsimmons answer but thats a different argument altogether for a different day

Which Heavyweight champion boxed less championship rounds than any other

Leon Spinks?

Mike Weaver?

And what's the criteria, confusing question (i am half dead today though) as guys like Douglas won and then lost the title etc etc etc

Confusion reigns

Nope and nope

Which Heavyweight champion boxed the least amount of rounds in championship fights

Ghosty have got the Pollack book along with his books on Sully, Jeffries, and Hart. They are all excellent. If possible try and read them in order though as they overlap but the detail in each is staggering and short of being there you could not get a more detailed record of how their careers went.

If you have not read them though should forewarn you there is little to nothing about their lives outside the ring but the in ring information and training regimes is beyond exhaustive.

George Foreman

Marcianno

Can't be Foreman - Douglas had only 13(?).

Scratched the last two, read the question wrong.

Will give them a read Jeff, never been too interested about the out of ring aspects of fighters always leads to clouded judgement on my part.