# Sports Trivia! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 13, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868 "2009-07-13T16:57:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/81 "2009-07-17T04:06:26Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Was it the “they think it’s all over!” England v. Germany final in 1966? Big as it was then, Wembley’s was not the largest stadium (see #1). I’ll say no more. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/82 "2009-07-17T04:07:55Z")
Yeah, I know. It was the only match I could think of that has a “name”. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/83 "2009-07-17T04:18:29Z")
1950 World Cup Final. Uruguay 2 Brazil 1 The Maracanazo. Although I don’t really think the English-speaking world has picked up on that bit of slang. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/84 "2009-07-17T05:28:35Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > 1950 World Cup Final. > Uruguay 2 Brazil 1 > The Maracanazo. > > Although I don’t really think the English-speaking world has picked up on that bit of slang. Spot on. And you may be right – though I have heard it mentioned by name by a number of broadcasters through the years. Anyway, quite a bit of history and aftermath behind that match. Brazil even changed their kits (to their current ones) due to it. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/85 "2009-07-17T20:36:49Z")
prav1: Only five boxers have won major championship titles in five or more weight divisions. Name three. prav2: In 2003, Ring Magazine made a list of the all time top pound-for-pound fighters called “Ring Magazine’s 100 Greatest Punchers.” Who did they rank number one? prav3: This one’s a group effort. Give the nicknames of these fighters - if you know one or two, answer and leave the rest for others until complete. To be fair, I only used ones I knew personally rather than looking a bunch up. Jack Dempsey (the first fighter to bear the name) Jack Dempsey (the second) James Smith Chuck Wepner Eric Esch Arturo Gatti Micky Ward James Toney Jeff Lacy Roberto Duran Manny Pacquiao Ray Mancini Hector Camacho Mike Tyson Joe Louis Bernard Hopkins James Lang James Braddock Ruben Carter Nikolay Valuev James Lang Donovan Ruddock Evander Holyfield Naseem Hamed George Foreman Jim Corbett James Douglas Marvin Hagler Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Bobby Chacon Joe Frazier Lew Jenkins Ronald Wright Randall Cobb Jake LaMotta Tommy Hearns Ricky Hatton Ray Robinson Ray Leonard Marco Antonio Barrera Rocky Marciano Archie Moore Vitali Klitschko Wladimir Klitschko Muhammad Ali Oscar De La Hoya ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/86 "2009-07-17T21:08:49Z")
Arturo “ **Thunder** ” Gatti “ **Irish** ” Micky Ward Roberto “ **Hands of Stone** ” Duran Hector “ **Macho** ” Camacho Mike “ **The Masticator** ” Tyson 😉 “ **Prince** ” Naseem Hamed Floyd “ **Money** ” Mayweather, Jr. “ **There’s only one** ” Ricky Hatton “ **Sugar** ” Ray Robinson “ **Sugar** ” Ray Leonard “ **The Golden Boy** ” Oscar De La Hoya ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/87 "2009-07-17T21:16:58Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > prav1: Only five boxers have won major championship titles in five or more weight divisions. Name three. > > prav2: In 2003, Ring Magazine made a list of the all time top pound-for-pound fighters called “Ring Magazine’s 100 Greatest Punchers.” Who did they rank number one? > > prav3: This one’s a group effort. Give the nicknames of these fighters - if you know one or two, answer and leave the rest for others until complete. To be fair, I only used ones I knew personally rather than looking a bunch up. Eric Esch-Butterbean Bernard Hopkins-Lightning Jim Corbett-Gentleman Randall Cobb-Tex I’ll add one James Smith ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/88 "2009-07-17T21:19:50Z")
Jack Dempsey (the first fighter to bear the name) - Nonpareil Jack Dempsey (the second) - The Manassa Mauler Chuck Wepner - The Bayonne Bleeder Eric Esch - Buttterbean Ray Mancini - Boom Boom Joe Louis - The Brown Bomber, A Credit to his Race Ruben Carter - Hurricane Donovan Ruddock - Razor Jim Corbett - Gentleman Jim James Douglas - Buster Marvin Hagler - Marvelous Marvin (he legally changed his name to that) Joe Frazier - Smokin’ Joe Randall Cobb - Tex Jake LaMotta - Raging Bull Tommy Hearns - Hitman Ray Robinson - Sugar Ray Leonard - Sugar (where’s Sugar Ray Seales? 🙂 ) Rocky Marciano - The Brockton Blockbuster (Hagler was also from Brockton - BHS teams are the Boxers) Muhammad Ali - The Greatest, The Louisville Lip, others [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/89 "2009-07-17T21:20:01Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > prav2: In 2003, Ring Magazine made a list of the all time top pound-for-pound fighters called “Ring Magazine’s 100 Greatest Punchers.” Who did they rank number one? Julio César Chávez? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/90 "2009-07-17T21:22:02Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > 1950 World Cup EL1: Who eliminated the favored England side, 1-0? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/91 "2009-07-17T21:27:43Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > prav1: Only five boxers have won major championship titles in five or more weight divisions. Name three. Had too think a bit..couldn’t think of the 5th :smack: Hearns,De La Hoya,Mayweather,Leonard ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/92 "2009-07-17T21:28:48Z")
When I started composing this, only **RNATB** had replied to your post. Rather than deleting the ones that I see have already been guessed, I’ll leave my response so you can see how many I knew (I’d also have gotten Camacho and the Sugar Rays correct). > [@pravnik](#): > > prav3: This one’s a group effort. Give the nicknames of these fighters - if you know one or two, answer and leave the rest for others until complete. To be fair, I only used ones I knew personally rather than looking a bunch up. > > Jack Dempsey (the first fighter to bear the name) > Jack Dempsey (the second) Not sure of his chronological position, but one was **The Manassa Mauler**. > [@](#): > > Chuck Wepner The Bayonne Bleeder > [@](#): > > Ray Mancini Boom Boom (immortalized by Warren Zevon) > [@](#): > > Joe Louis The Brown Bomber > [@](#): > > James Braddock The movie _Cinderella Man_ was about him, but I don’t know if he was actually known by that sobriquet when he was fighting. > [@](#): > > Ruben Carter Hurricane (immortalized by Bob Dylan) > [@](#): > > Donovan Ruddock Razor > [@](#): > > Jim Corbett Gentleman Jim > [@](#): > > James Douglas Buster > [@](#): > > Marvin Hagler Marvelous (I believe he officially made that his first name) > [@](#): > > Joe Frazier Smokin’ Joe > [@](#): > > Randall Cobb Tex > [@](#): > > Jake LaMotta _Raging Bull_ was the movie title, but I’m not sure he actually used it as a nickname. > [@](#): > > Tommy Hearns Hit Man > [@](#): > > Muhammad Ali The Greatest ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/93 "2009-07-17T21:42:07Z")
James Smith is up there, number 3. I’m unfamiliar with “Lightning” for Hopkins (although there is a blues player by that name) and “the Masticator” probably hasn’t been used by an announcer. 😃 Jack Dempsey (the first fighter to bear the name) Nonpariel Jack Dempsey (the second) - The Manassa Mauler James Smith Chuck Wepner - “The Bayonne Bleeder” - Eric Esch - “Butterbean” Arturo Gatti - “Thunder” Micky Ward - “Irish” James Toney Jeff Lacy Roberto Duran “Hands of Stone” Manny Pacquiao Ray Mancini - “Boom Boom” Hector Camacho - “Macho” Mike Tyson Joe Louis - “The Brown Bomber” Bernard Hopkins James Lang James Braddock - “Cinderella Man” Ruben Carter Nikolay Valuev James Lang Donovan Ruddock - “Razor” Evander Holyfield Naseem Hamed - “Prince Naseem” George Foreman Jim Corbett - “Gentleman Jim” James Douglas - Buster Marvin Hagler - "Marvelous Floyd Mayweather, Jr. - “Money” (has another) Bobby Chacon Joe Frazier - Smokin Lew Jenkins Ronald Wright Randall Cobb - “Tex” Jake LaMotta - “Raging Bull” Tommy Hearns - “Hitman” Ricky Hatton - “Hitman” Ray Robinson - “Sugar Ray” Ray Leonard - “Sugar Ray” Marco Antonio Barrera Rocky Marciano - “The Brockton Blockbuster” (has another) Archie Moore Vitali Klitschko Wladimir Klitschko Muhammad Ali - “The Greatest” “The Louisville Lip” Oscar De La Hoya “The Golden Boy” ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/94 "2009-07-17T21:45:56Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > Had too think a bit..couldn’t think of the 5th :smack: > > Hearns,De La Hoya,Mayweather,Leonard Correct. Hint on the fifth: he’s on the list. 🙂 > [@MadTheSwine](#): > > Julio César Chávez? No, not him. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/95 "2009-07-17T21:46:09Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > James Smith is up there, number 3. I’m unfamiliar with “Lightning” for Hopkins (although there is a blues player by that name) Whoops and whoops. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/96 "2009-07-17T21:48:39Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > Whoops and whoops. Hey, you’re doing great on all the rest. 🙂 ETA: Julio Cesar Chavez was on the list at 50. ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/97 "2009-07-17T22:19:03Z")
Jack Dempsey (the first fighter to bear the name) Nonpareil Jack Dempsey (the second) - The Manassa Mauler **trivia–neither man was born “Jack Dempsey”, or John or Jacob or any such but latter was at least a for-real Dempsey** James Smith Chuck Wepner - “The Bayonne Bleeder” - Eric Esch - “Butterbean” Arturo Gatti - “Thunder” Micky Ward - “Irish” James Toney Jeff Lacy Roberto Duran “Hands of Stone” Manny Pacquiao Ray Mancini - “Boom Boom” Hector Camacho - “Macho” **Iron** Mike Tyson Joe Louis - “The Brown Bomber” Bernard Hopkins James “ **Clubber** ” Lang James Braddock - “Cinderella Man” Ruben Hurricane Carter Nikolay Valuev **"The other"(?)** James Lang Donovan Ruddock - “Razor” “ **Commander Vander** ” Holyfield Naseem Hamed - “Prince Naseem” George Foreman Jim Corbett - “Gentleman Jim” James Douglas - Buster Marvin Hagler - "Marvelous Floyd Mayweather, Jr. - “Money” (has another) Bobby Chacon Joe Frazier - Smokin Lew Jenkins Ronald Wright Randall Cobb - “Tex” Jake LaMotta - “Raging Bull”, “ **The Bronx Bomber** ” Tommy Hearns - “Hitman” Ricky Hatton - “Hitman” Ray Robinson - “Sugar Ray” Ray Leonard - “Sugar Ray” Marco Antonio Barrera Rocky Marciano - “The Brockton Blockbuster” (has another) Archie Moore Vitali Klitschko Wladimir Klitschko Muhammad Ali - “The Greatest” “The Louisville Lip” Oscar De La Hoya “The Golden Boy” ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/98 "2009-07-17T22:37:19Z")
I was thinking of a different one for Holyfield, but “Commander Vander” works also. La Motta’s other nickname wasn’t “the Bronx Bomber,” but it was very close to that. James “Clubber” Lang was accidentally put up twice, I slipped him in for fun. For extra credit, Apollo Creed also had several nicknames. Current list: Jack Dempsey (the first fighter to bear the name) “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey (the second) - “The Manassa Mauler” James Smith Chuck Wepner - “The Bayonne Bleeder” Eric Esch - “Butterbean” Arturo Gatti - “Thunder” Micky Ward - “Irish” James Toney Jeff Lacy Roberto Duran “Hands of Stone” Manny Pacquiao Ray Mancini - “Boom Boom” Hector Camacho - “Macho” Mike Tyson - “Iron Mike” Joe Louis - “The Brown Bomber” Bernard Hopkins James “Clubber” Lang James Braddock - “Cinderella Man” Ruben Carter - “The Hurricane” Nikolay Valuev Donovan Ruddock - “Razor” Evander Holyfield - “Commander Vander” (has another) Naseem Hamed - “Prince Naseem” George Foreman Jim Corbett - “Gentleman Jim” James Douglas - Buster Marvin Hagler - "Marvelous Floyd Mayweather, Jr. - “Money” (has another) Bobby Chacon Joe Frazier - “Smokin’ Joe” Lew Jenkins Ronald Wright Randall Cobb - “Tex” Jake LaMotta - “Raging Bull” (has another) Tommy Hearns - “Hitman” Ricky Hatton - “Hitman” Ray Robinson - “Sugar Ray” Ray Leonard - “Sugar Ray” Marco Antonio Barrera Rocky Marciano - “The Brockton Blockbuster” (has another) Archie Moore Vitali Klitschko Wladimir Klitschko Muhammad Ali - “The Greatest” “The Louisville Lip” Oscar De La Hoya “The Golden Boy” Extra: Apollo Creed ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/99 "2009-07-18T01:08:47Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > Swine1-The Hammers… the Hammers is the nickname of what English football team? The…struggle of the urban proletariat? ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868/100 "2009-07-18T01:13:35Z")
> [@](#): > > Nikolay Valuev I know this isn’t the right answer but I read one wiseacre commentator refer to him as “Nikolay Valuev Mealv” 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-trivia/502868.md?page=6)