Boxing Quiz Questions Thread

derrin van horn is the youngest title holder as a light middle and the youngest title holder for a super middle and is the only man like that

 

Aah, I get you. I was thinking you meant the youngest man to win 2 world titles.

 

no i worded it pretty terrible to be honest

 

Oh well, we've got another trivia quetion out of it, unless there's anyone younger than McGovern to have won 2 titles.

 

im not sure of nayone younger than mcgovern

 

who was the first ever argentine to hold a world title

 

Either Thomas Hearns or Ray Leonard.

 

it was derrin van horn

 

Pascual Perez

 

who was r=the first ever scot to hold a world title

 

McGrain?

 

Whoa! Hold the presses! Darrin Van Horne defeated Robert Hines in Feb. 1989. 21yrs. 6 Mos. of Age.

Fernando Vargas defeated Yory Boy Campas at the age of 21 yrs. 5 Days. to become the youngest World Champion in Jr. Middleweight History.

 

I don't think so! You stated the following:

As you can see the answer you gave was wrong!

There were several bouts that were scheduled for 15 rounds after the one you stated and 2 of them went the full 15 rounds. In fact there was a total of 4 that came after the Samuth Sithnarvepol v In-Kyu Hwang bout on August 29, 1988. This was the last IBF Title bout that was scheduled for 15 rounds.

Here's the four that happened after the August 29, 1988 bout. If you don't believe me, look it up yourself:

June 7, 1997
Convention Center, Ruidoso, New Mexico
Commission: New Mexico Athletic Commission
Promoter: Mike Saccar
Middleweight
Jose Alfredo Flores 156 W Eric Holland 155 SD 15-15
Judge: Jim Ashe
WBB Middleweight Title

December 28, 1993
Ritz Carlton, Aspen, Colorado
Super Middleweight
Vinny Pazienza 165 W Dan Sherry164 KO 11-15
IBO Super Middleweight Title

December 28, 1993
Ritz Carlton, Aspen, Colorado
Lightweight
Anthony Boyle138 W Chuck Sturm MD 139 KO 11-15
IBO Lightweight Title

August 27, 1990 - The last 15 round non-title bout
Park Plaza Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Welterweight
Buck Smith 146 NC Harold Brazier 141 ND 15-15

 

Van Horn was born on September 7, 1968 and won the Jr. Middleweight Title on February 5, 1989. So he was only 20 years 4 months 28 or 29 days old.

So Van Horn is the correct answer!

 

Johnny Hill won the World Flyweight Title Recognized by California State, Great Britain and the NYSAC also recognized Hill as the World Flyweight Champion after this bout on August 29, 1928, when he beat Newsboy Brown.

Hill becomes Scotland's first World Champion (although Benny Lynch is often incorrectly given that distinction when he won the title in 1935).