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60 free boxing trivia questions with answers. Are you a boxing enthusiast? Test your knowledge of the sport's greatest champions, iconic matches, and boxing history with our engaging 206-question trivia quiz. From heavyweight legends to knockout moments, discover how well you know the sweet science of boxing.
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Q 01Which boxer is called the 'Father of Modern Boxing' for his scientific, footwork-based style?
James J. Corbett
James J. Corbett earned the title by out-boxing John L. Sullivan with footwork and feints, winning the heavyweight crown by 21st-round knockout in New Orleans in 1892.
Q 02In 2020 the WBC raised its heavyweight floor to 224 pounds to make room for which new division?
Bridgerweight
Bridgerweight, created by the WBC in 2020 for fighters between 200 and 224 pounds, was named after Bridger Walker, a Wyoming boy who shielded his sister from a dog attack.
Q 03In boxing, what is the term for a quick, straight lead-hand punch used to gauge distance or set up attacks?
Jab
The jab is the straight punch thrown from the lead hand; in CompuBox statistics every punch that is not a jab is counted as a power punch.
Q 04Into which river did Muhammad Ali say he threw his Olympic gold medal, per his 1975 autobiography?
The Ohio
The Ohio River runs past Louisville, and Ali's 1975 autobiography claims he threw the medal into it after being refused service at a restaurant, a story biographer Thomas Hauser later doubted.
Q 05Since 1988, a professional championship boxing bout has been capped at how many rounds, down from the old limit of fifteen?
12
12 rounds became the limit after the death of Kim Duk-koo in a 1982 title fight prompted the WBC and other bodies to cut it from fifteen.
Q 06In boxing, what is a fighter who leads with the right hand and keeps the right foot forward called?
Southpaw
Southpaw is the mirror of orthodox, which leads from the left; some natural right-handers, such as Marvin Hagler and Michael Moorer, converted to the stance to throw off opponents.
Q 07Which heavyweight was nicknamed 'Kid Dynamite' early on and later 'the Baddest Man on the Planet'?
Mike Tyson
Better known as 'Iron Mike', he even named his 2013 promotions company Iron Mike Productions.
Q 08What name was given to the third and final Muhammad Ali–Joe Frazier fight in 1975?
The Thrilla in Manila
The Thrilla in Manila, fought at the Araneta Coliseum on 1 October 1975, ended with Frazier's trainer Eddie Futch pulling his nearly blind fighter out; it was HBO's first live satellite broadcast.
Q 09What is the upper weight limit for a Lightweight boxer in professional boxing (in pounds)?
135 lbs
In professional boxing, the Lightweight division has an upper weight limit of 135 pounds (61.2 kg). This is a well-established and competitive weight class.
Q 10What does TKO stand for in boxing?
Technical Knockout
TKO stands for Technical Knockout. A TKO occurs when the referee stops the fight because a fighter is deemed unable to continue safely, even if they are still conscious, or when a fighter's corner throws in the towel.
Q 11What nickname did Muhammad Ali often use to refer to himself?
The Greatest
'The Greatest' was Ali's own billing: his spoken-word album I Am the Greatest came out in 1963, and he shouted 'I am the greatest!' at ringside after upsetting Sonny Liston in February 1964.
Q 12Whose death after a 1982 title fight with Ray Mancini led to shorter championship bouts?
Kim Duk-koo
Kim Duk-koo, a South Korean challenger with a 17-1-1 record, collapsed after a 14th-round stoppage by Mancini at Caesars Palace on 13 November 1982 and died four days later.
Q 13In what country did the famous 'Rumble in the Jungle' boxing match take place?
Zaire
Q 21Which 1912 Olympic host city left boxing off the programme because the sport was illegal there?
Stockholm
Stockholm omitted boxing from the 1912 Games because Swedish law prohibited the sport; boxing returned at Antwerp in 1920.
Q 22In which country were the modern boxing rules, known as the Queensberry Rules, originally codified?
England
They were actually written by a Welshman, John Graham Chambers, and were the first rules to require gloves.
Q 23Which city is widely considered the 'Fight Capital of the World' for its major boxing events?
Las Vegas
Las Vegas has long been recognized as the 'Fight Capital of the World,' hosting many of boxing's most iconic and lucrative events throughout its history.
Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, hosted Ali–Foreman on 30 October 1974 at the 20th of May Stadium in Kinshasa, with President Mobutu bankrolling the purses.
Q 14Who was the first African American to win the world heavyweight boxing championship?
Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson took the title from Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney on 26 December 1908 after chasing him around the world for two years and taunting him in the press.
Q 15Which left-handed middleweight champion opened his 1987 Sugar Ray Leonard fight from a right-handed stance?
Marvin Hagler
Marvin Hagler, a natural right-hander who fought southpaw, boxed orthodox for the opening rounds against Leonard at Caesars Palace on 6 April 1987 and never fought again.
Q 16Up to how many judges typically sit at ringside to score a professional boxing bout?
Three
That number is what makes unanimous and split decisions possible, as well as draws.
Q 17Muhammad Ali refused to be drafted in 1967, citing his religious beliefs and opposition to which war?
Vietnam War
Ali refused induction in Houston on 28 April 1967, declining to step forward three times when his name was called, and was convicted of evading the Vietnam War draft.
Q 18In the numbering system boxers use to call combinations, which punch is number 3?
Lead hook
The lead hook is punch number 3 in the common six-count system: 1 jab, 2 cross, 3 lead hook, 4 rear hook, 5 lead uppercut, 6 rear uppercut.
Q 19The lightest division in professional boxing caps fighters at what weight?
105 lbs
Ring magazine did not rank the division until 1997 and did not name a champion until 2024, when Oscar Collazo knocked out Knockout CP Freshmart.
Q 20Under what name was Muhammad Ali born?
Cassius Clay Jr.
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was named after a 19th-century Kentucky abolitionist; he denounced it as a 'slave name' after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964.
Q 24What is the traditional upper weight limit for a professional heavyweight boxer?
Unlimited
In the 19th century many heavyweight champions weighed 170 pounds or less; today the IBF and WBO start the division at 200 pounds and the WBC at 224.
Q 25Which British heavyweight won the WBC title from Oliver McCall at Wembley in 1995?
Frank Bruno
Frank Bruno beat Oliver McCall on points at Wembley Stadium on 2 September 1995 to win the WBC heavyweight title at his fourth attempt, then lost it to Mike Tyson in 1996.
Q 26Who is generally recognized as the last bare-knuckle heavyweight boxing champion?
John L. Sullivan
John L. Sullivan won the last bare-knuckle title fight in 1889 when Jake Kilrain's corner conceded after 75 rounds, then lost his gloved title to Corbett in 1892.
Q 27What was the famous nickname of boxer Joe Louis?
The Brown Bomber
'The Brown Bomber' Joe Louis reigned as heavyweight champion from June 1937 to March 1949, 11 years and 8 months, the longest reign in any division.
Q 28The longest recorded gloved boxing match in history lasted how many rounds?
110
Andy Bowen and Jack Burke fought 110 rounds over 7 hours 19 minutes in New Orleans on 6 April 1893 before the referee ruled no contest; Burke broke bones in both hands.
Q 29Which heavyweight champion was known by the nickname 'The Manassa Mauler'?
Jack Dempsey
William Harrison 'Jack' Dempsey earned 'The Manassa Mauler' from his hometown of Manassa, Colorado, where he was born in 1895 before riding the rails and fighting in mining camps.
Q 30Which boxer went 91 fights unbeaten from 1943 to 1951 and is often named the greatest pound for pound of all time?
Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson went 91 fights without a loss from 1943 until Randy Turpin beat him in July 1951, and won the middleweight title five times.