The once popular boxing quiz thread

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 11:59 am

Since it is a quiet Friday and it has been an age since we did one of these thought I would restart the once popular quiz thread. The premise is very simple: someone posts a question and the person who gets that one right posts the next question and so on and so on.

Since I started the thread I will pose the first question with apologies if it appeared on the initial thread, but as that one was huge I am certainly not planning on ploughing through it to find out.

Who was the first fighter to beat professionally a father and son from the same family, if anyone wants to show off and name the two fighters feel free.

If we can resist the temptation to leap onto google as well it would be appreciated.

by ONETWOFOREVER Fri 12 Apr 2013, 12:27 pm

Was it Larry Holmes who beat up Joe Frazier and son?

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 12:28 pm

ONETWOFOREVER wrote:Was it Larry Holmes who beat up Joe Frazier and son?

Afraid not onetwo, Holmes never fought Joe, was some years before that.

by ONETWOFOREVER Fri 12 Apr 2013, 12:30 pm

Got to be a Mexican right?

by mobilemaster8 Fri 12 Apr 2013, 12:46 pm

Was it George Foreman??

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 12:51 pm

Neither a mexican or Foreman, it was some years ago, but will be a guy you have all heard of (and if you haven't you should really try and read a bit more about the sport)

by bhb001 Fri 12 Apr 2013, 12:53 pm

Asit is someone with longevity, I'll plump for Archie Moore

by mobilemaster8 Fri 12 Apr 2013, 12:54 pm

How many years we talking Rowley!?

Hmmmmmm, my next shot is going to be..............Roberto Duran.

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 12:58 pm

bhb has right era wrong fighter.

by **88Chris05** Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:03 pm

Teddy Yarosz?

by ONETWOFOREVER Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:08 pm

Rowley wrote:bhb has right era wrong fighter.

Archie Moore fought in a few era's rowley, gonna need a better clue.

by ChelskiFanski Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:09 pm

Because it's Rowley, I'll go for one of the BMR... Holman Williams?

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:11 pm

ChelskiFanski wrote:Because it's Rowley, I'll go for one of the BMR... Holman Williams?

No but he did fight at least one of the BMR, and that is as much of a clue as you're getting

by ONETWOFOREVER Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:12 pm

Is it Floyd?

by ChelskiFanski Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:13 pm

Ezzard Charles?

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:15 pm

Afriad not you're getting closer though

by ChelskiFanski Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:17 pm

He fought one of the BMR, and he was around when Moore was active. That narrows it down a fair bit... Wink

by ONETWOFOREVER Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:18 pm

Jeff are you making this up?

I'll have another shot.....

Sonny Liston

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:20 pm

ChelskiFanski wrote:He fought one of the BMR, and he was around when Moore was active. That narrows it down a fair bit...

Ok one last clue, i've got a book about him, honestly if that does not give it away I don't know what else I can give you

by ONETWOFOREVER Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:21 pm

Charley Burley

by ONETWOFOREVER Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:26 pm

I'm right am I not?

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:27 pm

Afraid not onetwo, even I am not that obvious.

by **88Chris05** Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:28 pm

Hhhmmm.....Not Freddie Mills is it, Jeff?

by ONETWOFOREVER Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:29 pm

Freddie Mills is the Covant Garden stripper aint he?

Did he box?

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:32 pm

88Chris05 wrote:Hhhmmm.....Not Freddie Mills is it, Jeff?

No mate, getting further away, he has thought at least one of the people mentioned on the thread already if that helps

by ChelskiFanski Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:34 pm

Fritzie Zivic?

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:40 pm

Not Zivic, this is possibly the only thread on the boxing board that is better for Windy’s absence. He used to spoil it by getting every questions within about three seconds of you asking it.

by Guest Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:47 pm

Joe Calzaghe?

by ChelskiFanski Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:55 pm

Joey Maxim?

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 1:56 pm

ChelskiFanski wrote:Joey Maxim?

Again the right era give or take a couple of years but still not the right name.

by ChelskiFanski Fri 12 Apr 2013, 2:01 pm

Jimmy Bivins

by ChelskiFanski Fri 12 Apr 2013, 2:02 pm

Gus Lesnevich

by ChelskiFanski Fri 12 Apr 2013, 2:02 pm

Yvon Durelle

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 2:03 pm

No, no and no Chelski, you'll run out of fighters from that era soon!

by ChelskiFanski Fri 12 Apr 2013, 2:06 pm

I can't understand why the Friday quiz ever lost it's popularity... maybe it just got too easy...

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 2:07 pm

It was around when Windy was, we had no choice but to make it difficult, ask Windy John L Sullivan's mothers maiden name and he would get it right!

by ONETWOFOREVER Fri 12 Apr 2013, 2:18 pm

I know it.

Why I did not think of it at the time is beyond me. Slow day.

Its Arguello who beat Ray Mancini and his father.

by bhb001 Fri 12 Apr 2013, 2:21 pm

Rowley wrote:
ChelskiFanski wrote:He fought one of the BMR, and he was around when Moore was active. That narrows it down a fair bit...

Ok one last clue, i've got a book about him, honestly if that does not give it away I don't know what else I can give you

John Holmes?

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 2:25 pm

ONETWOFOREVER wrote:I know it.

Why I did not think of it at the time is beyond me. Slow day.

Its Arguello who beat Ray Mancini and his father.

Afraid not onetwo, Arguello may well have done it but he was not the first.

by TopHat24/7 Fri 12 Apr 2013, 2:32 pm

Bring back SHEEP......

by TRUSSMAN66 Fri 12 Apr 2013, 2:34 pm

McNeeley SR and JR were fighting around the same time...............I know Jr lost to Patterson....

by **ShahenshahG** Fri 12 Apr 2013, 4:08 pm

Peter jackson

or Harry Greb

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 4:14 pm

No and no Shah, after both of those guys era.

by ChelskiFanski Fri 12 Apr 2013, 4:17 pm

Rowley, give us a hint. Who was the more famous of father and son? What weight class?

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 4:21 pm

The son was far and away the more famous, was actually a world champion in his own right at light heavy, although the answer was not predominently known as a light heavy.

by **ShahenshahG** Fri 12 Apr 2013, 4:31 pm

Langford

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 4:32 pm

No the answer is a world champion if that helps.

by **ShahenshahG** Fri 12 Apr 2013, 4:34 pm

Homicide Hank - The p4p king?

by Rowley Fri 12 Apr 2013, 4:36 pm

No again Shah, much bigger than Hank (size not repuation)

by ChelskiFanski Fri 12 Apr 2013, 4:39 pm

Ingemar J

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