Boxing Quiz Questions Thread

I was thinking about Heavyweight Title bouts, sorry.

Sept 28, 1915. Ted (Kid) Lewis outpointed Jack Britton for the welterweight 12 round title fight at that Atlas Athletic Club in Boston. The ref was Dan Lane and the 2 Judges were Bill Hamilton ans J.S. Sprago. This is known as the first fight in America using judges.

Note: Ring Record Book has that bout as a referees decision BUT they have been wrong before.

 

Correct! That was very good.

 

What was the first Heavyweight fight at Madison Square Garden?

 

Willard and Moran

 

Yes! 3-15-1916.

 

Actually the 1st heavyweight bout took place between Herbert Maori Slade and Jem Mace on February 2, 1883, BUT I think you meant heavyweight title bout.

What other 1st happened in the Willard/Moran bout?

 

They used 7 ounce gloves?

 

No, it was the 1st time that this happened legally.

 

Here's the questions that are still unanswered:

1. Who fought in the 1st bout that the ring announcer announced the scores?

2. When was the 1st time both the mandatory 8 count rule and 3 knockdowns in 1 round terminating the bout was used in a Championship match? Who were the boxers?

3. Besides being the first Heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden, what other 1st happened in the Willard/Moran bout in 1916?

 

Here's the questions that are still unanswered:

1. Who fought in the 1st bout that the ring announcer announced the scores?

2. When was the 1st time both the mandatory 8 count rule and 3 knockdowns in 1 round terminating the bout was used in a Championship match? Who were the boxers?

3. Besides being the first Heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden, what other 1st happened in the Willard/Moran bout in 1916?

 

I'll take a stab at number 2...

1. Liston/Patterson II

 

Great guess BUT no.

It happened just a couple of years before Liston/Patterson II

 

Jem Mace who beat Bill Davies in Nevada in 1876?

 

First fight to be televised from MSG

 

No, this happened in the mid-1940's at Madison Square Garden.