Vintage Boxing Champions
Instructions: Step into the ring and recall the heavyweight heroes and legendary bouts that captivated fans from the 1940s through the 1980s!
- 1.
Who was known as 'The Greatest' and famously proclaimed 'I am the greatest' after defeating Sonny Liston in 1964?
ASugar Ray RobinsonBJoe FrazierCMuhammad AliDFloyd Patterson - 2.
The 'Thrilla in Manila' in 1975 was a legendary bout between Muhammad Ali and which opponent?
AKen NortonBLeon SpinksCJoe FrazierDGeorge Foreman - 3.
Joe Louis held the heavyweight championship for a record-breaking stretch. How many consecutive title defenses did he make?
A22B25C20D18 - 4.
The 'Rumble in the Jungle' took place in 1974 in which African country?
ASouth AfricaBZaireCKenyaDNigeria - 5.
Which boxer was widely considered 'pound for pound' the greatest fighter of all time and held the middleweight title five times?
ASugar Ray RobinsonBJake LaMottaCRocky MarcianoDCarmen Basilio - 6.
Rocky Marciano retired undefeated in 1956 with how many professional wins?
A49-0B47-0C51-0D45-0 - 7.
Which boxer's real name was Walker Smith Jr. before he became a legendary champion?
ASugar Ray LeonardBSugar Ray RobinsonCArchie MooreDKid Gavilan - 8.
Muhammad Ali's strategy of leaning back on the ropes to tire George Foreman in their 1974 fight was called what?
AThe Ali ShuffleBRope-a-DopeCThe Phantom PunchDThe Float and Sting - 9.
Which boxer was known as 'The Brockton Blockbuster' and held the heavyweight title from 1952 to 1956?
AEzzard CharlesBIngemar JohanssonCJersey Joe WalcottDRocky Marciano - 10.
The famous 'No Mas' fight in 1980 involved Sugar Ray Leonard and which opponent who quit mid-fight?
AMarvin HaglerBRoberto DuranCWilfred BenitezDThomas Hearns - 11.
Joe Louis' 1938 rematch with Max Schmeling, which Louis won in the first round, was seen as a symbolic victory against what?
AItalian fascismBJapanese militarismCNazi GermanyDBritish imperialism - 12.
Which welterweight champion of the 1980s was nicknamed 'Hit Man' and fought in several super fights?
ARoberto DuranBSugar Ray LeonardCThomas HearnsDMarvin Hagler - 13.
Before becoming Muhammad Ali, what was the boxing champion's birth name?
AMalcolm LittleBCassius ClayCElijah MuhammadDLeRoy Johnson - 14.
The 1971 'Fight of the Century' at Madison Square Garden was the first bout between Ali and which undefeated champion?
AJoe FrazierBLarry HolmesCGeorge ForemanDKen Norton - 15.
Which middleweight champion of the 1980s was known as 'Marvelous' and fought in one of the greatest bouts ever against Thomas Hearns in 1985?
ARoberto DuranBSugar Ray LeonardCCarlos MonzonDMarvin Hagler