TRIVIA QUESTION

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    This question was posted on RETRO BOXING
    4 photos of fights were shown and you had to name the common denominator between them.
    The fights were
    Sullivan v Kilrain
    Dempsey v Willard
    Willard v Johnson
    Robinson v Maxim
    Can you guess what they had in common?
     
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  2. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Willard vs. Jack Johnson, I presume? or Floyd Johnson?
     
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  3. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    heat conditions?
     
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  4. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm absolutely stumped McVey. I compared weights, states, boxing venues, refs, judges, years, months, days, rounds, method of win, the number of rounds the fights lasted, and the purses and I'm stumped. I even looked at the photos to see if there is someone or something in common. Idk.
     
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  5. William Walker

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    Ring measurements?
     
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  6. William Walker

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    The amount of knockdowns is dissimilar: Dempsey floored Willard 7x, and Willard only dropped Johnson 1x I believe. Robinson slipped vs. Maxim, and was never down. Idk about Sullivan vs. Kilrain.
     
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  7. mcvey

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    Sorry Jack.
     
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    No
    Yes all fights were in temperatures of over 100 degrees.It was guessed on Retro by Henry Hascup, a lovely old fella who used to post here.
     
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  9. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I was already operating on that basis anyway. It doesn't help any. Attendance?
     
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    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fixes are out of the question.
     
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  11. William Walker

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    The weight of the gloves? Odds?
     
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  12. William Walker

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    YES!!!! I knew Robinson-Maxim and Dempsey-Willard were, but I couldn't find out about the other two.
     
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  13. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think that's at least something that connects these fights.

    All of them are reported to have been fought in temperatures exceeding 100 degrees F.
     
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  14. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Nailed it!
     
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    Yeah - I was a bit late pressing the 'Post Reply' button on that one - :)
     
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