# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 388
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7741 "2025-06-10T04:38:16Z")
**Rhymes with Beach** 1. beseech 2. leech 3. teach ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7742 "2025-06-10T04:43:18Z")
**Rhymes with Beach** 1. beseech 2. leech 3. teach 4. reach ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7743 "2025-06-10T05:58:26Z")
**Rhymes with Beach** 1. beseech 2. leech 3. teach 4. reach 5. Cheech ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7744 "2025-06-10T10:00:47Z")
**Rhymes with Beach** 1. beseech 2. leech 3. teach 4. reach 5. Cheech 6. Each ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7745 "2025-06-10T11:59:54Z")
**Rhymes with Beach** 1. beseech 2. leech 3. teach 4. reach 5. Cheech 6. Each 7. Penneech An old card game. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7746 "2025-06-10T12:44:52Z")
**Rhymes with Beach** 1. beseech 2. leech 3. teach 4. reach 5. Cheech 6. Each 7. Penneech 8. bleach ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7747 "2025-06-10T13:57:11Z")
**Rhymes with Beach** 1. beseech 2. leech 3. teach 4. reach 5. Cheech 6. Each 7. Penneech 8. bleach 9. Cathaoirleach ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7748 "2025-06-10T15:16:38Z")
**Rhymes with Beach** 1. beseech 2. leech 3. teach 4. reach 5. Cheech 6. Each 7. Penneech 8. bleach 9. Cathaoirleach 10. [sietch](https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Sietch) ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7749 "2025-06-10T16:37:16Z")
**Rhymes with Beach** 1. beseech 2. leech 3. teach 4. reach 5. Cheech 6. Each 7. Penneech 8. bleach 9. Cathaoirleach 10. [sietch](https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Sietch) 11. Breech ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7750 "2025-06-10T22:54:42Z")
**Rhymes with Beach** 1. beseech 2. leech 3. teach 4. reach 5. Cheech 6. Each 7. Penneech 8. bleach 9. Cathaoirleach 10. [sietch](https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Sietch) 11. Breech 12. Screech ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7751 "2025-06-10T23:47:22Z")
**Rhymes with Beach** 1. beseech 2. leech 3. teach 4. reach 5. Cheech 6. Each 7. Penneech 8. bleach 9. Cathaoirleach 10. [sietch](https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Sietch) 11. Breech 12. Screech 13. Preach **Heavyweight boxing champions** 1. Jack Dempsey (1919-1926) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7752 "2025-06-11T00:21:51Z")
**Heavyweight boxing champions** 1. Jack Dempsey (1919-1926) 2. Oleksandr Usyk (2021-now) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7753 "2025-06-11T02:55:21Z")
**Heavyweight boxing champions** 1. Jack Dempsey (1919-1926) 2. Oleksandr Usyk (2021-now) 3. Nikolai Valuev (2005-07, 2009) Holds the record for tallest (7’) and heaviest (333 lbs) heavyweight champion (WBC). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7754 "2025-06-11T05:23:07Z")
**Heavyweight boxing champions** 1. Jack Dempsey (1919-1926) 2. Oleksandr Usyk (2021-now) 3. Nikolai Valuev (2005-07, 2009) 4. Muhammad Ali (1964-67, 1974-75, 1978-79) ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7755 "2025-06-11T05:29:01Z")
**Heavyweight boxing champions** 1. Jack Dempsey (1919-1926) 2. Oleksandr Usyk (2021-now) 3. Nikolai Valuev (2005-07, 2009) 4. Muhammad Ali (1964-67, 1974-75, 1978-79) 5. Joe Louis (1937-1949) ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7756 "2025-06-11T08:18:23Z")
**Heavyweight boxing champions** 1. Jack Dempsey (1919-1926) 2. Oleksandr Usyk (2021-now) 3. Nikolai Valuev (2005-07, 2009) 4. Muhammad Ali (1964-67, 1974-75, 1978-79) 5. Joe Louis (1937-1949) 6. Sonny Liston (1962-1964) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7757 "2025-06-11T10:57:48Z")
**Heavyweight boxing champions** 1. Jack Dempsey (1919-1926) 2. Oleksandr Usyk (2021-now) 3. Nikolai Valuev (2005-07, 2009) 4. Muhammad Ali (1964-67, 1974-75, 1978-79) 5. Joe Louis (1937-1949) 6. Sonny Liston (1962-1964) 7. Primo Carnera (1933-1934) ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7758 "2025-06-11T11:14:27Z")
**Heavyweight boxing champions** 1. Jack Dempsey (1919-1926) 2. Oleksandr Usyk (2021-now) 3. Nikolai Valuev (2005-07, 2009) 4. Muhammad Ali (1964-67, 1974-75, 1978-79) 5. Joe Louis (1937-1949) 6. Sonny Liston (1962-1964) 7. Primo Carnera (1933-1934) 8. Jack Johnson (1908–1915) ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7759 "2025-06-11T13:03:36Z")
**Heavyweight boxing champions** 1. Jack Dempsey (1919-1926) 2. Oleksandr Usyk (2021-now) 3. Nikolai Valuev (2005-07, 2009) 4. Muhammad Ali (1964-67, 1974-75, 1978-79) 5. Joe Louis (1937-1949) 6. Sonny Liston (1962-1964) 7. Primo Carnera (1933-1934) 8. Jack Johnson (1908–1915) 9. Leon Spinks (1978) Famously defeated Ali who was by then an “old man” ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7760 "2025-06-11T13:05:27Z")
**Heavyweight boxing champions** 1. Jack Dempsey (1919-1926) 2. Oleksandr Usyk (2021-now) 3. Nikolai Valuev (2005-07, 2009) 4. Muhammad Ali (1964-67, 1974-75, 1978-79) 5. Joe Louis (1937-1949) 6. Sonny Liston (1962-1964) 7. Primo Carnera (1933-1934) 8. Jack Johnson (1908–1915) 9. George Foreman (1973-1974, and twenty years later from 1994-1995) When he won the title for the second time in 1994 at the age of 45, he also became the oldest man to win the championship _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=387) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=389)