Understanding the History and Fundamentals of Boxing Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

a contestant on reality boxing show Charity Lords of the Ring left after being warned by neurosurgeons that he might die.

Australian boxer Jim Hall (pictured) was buried in an unmarked grave, apparently to elude the man to whom he had sold his skeleton.

American artist Tony Sisti (1901–1983) traveled with Ernest Hemingway and was also a New York State boxing champion.

Wilfredo Gomez and Wilfredo Benitez share not only their first name, but also their Puerto Rican nationality? They also won three world boxing titles each.

criminal and boxer, James Field, was so feared by the police force of London in the 18th century, that they would pretend not to recognize him rather than arresting him.

former Romanian boxer Gogea Mitu is listed by the Guiness Book of World Records as the world's tallest professional boxer.

the wide variety of people who have been deported from the United States includes Jamaican boxer Trevor Berbick, political activist Emma Goldman, and Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.

the former featherweight world boxing champion Andre Routis spent two years in Morocco as a mechanic for the French Colonial Army.

the former boxer Harold Gomes was named the Ring Magazine fighter of the month following his world title victory over Paul Jorgensen.

the heavyweight class in boxing has no maximum weight limit.

Raul Macias, a Cuban-Mexican boxer parlayed his popularity into a successful career in telenovelas.

John Steel, the Ziegfeld Follies tenor who introduced Irving Berlin's song "A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody", later appeared in staged boxing matches.

referee Johnny LoBianco awarded boxer Roberto Durán a 1972 knockout despite his apparent low blow, with sportswriter Red Smith stating "anything short of pulling a knife is regarded indulgently".

Puerto Rican boxer José Ruíz Matos was the World Boxing Organization's first super flyweight champion.

heavyweight boxer Joe Baksi recorded nine victories in his first year as a professional, including one over future actor Jack Palance.

Hall of Fame football player Ed Molinski was also a Golden Gloves state boxing champion and served in the U.S. Marines during World War II.

Yugoslavian boxing champion Marijan Beneš played the violin in his youth, and published a book of poems after the end of his career.

Thai boxer Pongsaklek Wonjongkam holds the flyweight division records for fastest knockout (34 seconds) and consecutive title defenses (15).

John R. Branca wanted all three judges at a bout to be women, but one of the boxer's handlers nixed the idea as "there's going to be a lot of blood and I don't want the three judges throwing up".

Jack Broughton was the first person to develop a set of rules for boxing.

Harold Hardwick, an Australian swimming gold medallist at the 1912 Olympics, was also a national boxing champion and later an army colonel.

Bridgett Riley lost her contact lenses in the fifth round of a boxing match against Theresa Arnold on September 19, 1996, leading to her first ever defeat.

12 of the 23 medals awarded to Egypt at the Olympics so far were given to competitors in combat sports such as wrestling, boxing, judo and taekwondo.

Understanding the History and Fundamentals of Boxing

1 Who out of the following people is credited as a creator of Boxing?

2 Typically, three men stand in the corner besides the boxer himself; these are the trainer, the assistant trainer and the ________.

3 Where does Boxing come from?

4 Some notable boxers who have been able to develop relative power in their jabs and use it to punish or 'wear down' their opponents to some effect include ________ and Wladimir Klitschko.

5 The first inductees in 1990 included Jack Johnson, Benny Leonard, Jack Dempsey, Henry Armstrong, Sugar Ray Robinson, ________, and Muhammad Ali.

6 Wraps are also subject to inspection, a notable example being the fight between Shane Mosley and ________, where a plaster like substance was found in the wraps of Margarito, resulting in his suspension for "at least a year."

7 In 2000, the ________ government rejected calls for a ban following the life-threatening injuries to Paul Ingle.

8 Slip – ________ rotates the body slightly so that an incoming punch passes harmlessly next to the head.

9 Professional boxing was banned in ________ in 1981, and in Sweden it was banned in 1981 but legalized again in 2007.

10 Fist fighting depicted in Sumerian relief carvings from the 3rd millennium BC, while an ancient Egyptian relief from the ________ depicts both fist-fighters and spectators.

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