Sports Trivia!

The US! :eek:

James **“Bonecrusher” Smith
James
“Lights Out” **Toney
Bernard “the Executioner” Hopkins
Nikolay Valuev- Beast from the East
Evander **“the Real Deal” **Holyfield
"Big" George Foreman
Tommy Hearns- the Motor City Cobra
Archie Moore- the Old Mongoose

Hehe…whenever a sports trivia thread comes up, I post these questions…you are the 1st to ever get it…or acknowledge it,at least. :slight_smile:

Almost got 'em all.

Current list:
Jack Dempsey (the first fighter to bear the name) “Nonpareil”
Jack Dempsey (the second) - “The Manassa Mauler”
James Smith - “Bonecrusher”
Chuck Wepner - “The Bayonne Bleeder”
Eric Esch - “Butterbean”
Arturo Gatti - “Thunder”
Micky Ward - “Irish”
James Toney - “Lights Out”
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 - “The Executioner”
James Lang - “Clubber Lang”
James Braddock - “Cinderella Man”
Ruben Carter - “The Hurricane”
Nikolay Valuev - “The Beast from the East”
Donovan Ruddock - “Razor”
Evander Holyfield - “Commander Vander” “The Real Deal”
Naseem Hamed - “Prince Naseem”
George Foreman - “Big George”
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” “The Motor City Cobra”
Ricky Hatton - “Hitman”
Ray Robinson - “Sugar Ray”
Ray Leonard - “Sugar Ray”
Marco Antonio Barrera
Rocky Marciano - “The Brockton Blockbuster” (has another)
Archie Moore - “The Mongoose/The Old Mongoose”
Vitali Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
Muhammad Ali - “The Greatest” “The Louisville Lip”
Oscar De La Hoya - “The Golden Boy”

Extra: Apollo Creed

Well, “sitting here in confused silence” doesn’t translate well to a message board, so I had to adapt.

Also, still unanswered:

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?

prav2: Roberto Duran? (Hardest puncher I guess not greatest) or Rocky Marciano

Close - Duran was #28 and Marciano was #14.

RJ 9 - What was the last Olympic host city to stage its sailing events on a body of fresh water?

RJ 10 - In what sport did Edwin Moses win 107 consecutive competitions?

RJ 11 - What was the first NHL expansion team to win a Stanley Cup?

RJ 12 - What’s the northernmost city with an NFL team?

Buffalo?

RJ10 - Hurdling
RJ 12 - Minneapolis - St. Paul?

RJ9 Montreal seems like a good shout. Great lakes and all.

RJ11 Dallas Stars?

Few guesses: George Foreman, Earnie Shavers or Julian Jackson

siz1: Who was the last rider to win the Tour de France on an all-metal bike?

RJ11 NY Islanders

Seattle

Was it Jimmy Wilde?

Extra: Apollo Creed-Master of Disaster

A1 Who was the only heavyweight champion to win the title by disqualification?

A2 Which heavyweight champion lost the most title fights?

A3 Which heavyweight champion never won a title fight?

Foreman was #9, Shavers was #10, Jackson was #25.

EL2: What is the southernmost city to have hosted a Grey Cup champion?

EL3: In what Olympic event was future General George Patton a competitor?

EL4: Who are the only father and son to have both won the Formula 1 world championship?

EL5: Who was the MVP of both World Baseball Classic tournaments?

Graham and Damon Hill.

Closest yet - Wilde was #3.

Correct. He had others, if anyone can remember.

Joe Walcott?

Riddick Bowe