Boxers Nicknames Trivia QuizSports Trivia Questions - Printable
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The Italian Stallion
a. Ray Mancini
b. Stanley Ketchel
c. Rocky Balboa
d. Vinny Pazienza
Rocky Balboa - Portrayed by Sylvester Stallone, Rocky Balboa,is the fictional character from the Rocky
film series from 1975 to 2006.
The Lion
a. Lennox Lewis
b. Marvin Hagler
c. Mike Tyson
d. Tommy Hearns
Lennox Lewis - As an amateur, Lennox won gold while representing Canada at the 1988 Olympic Games.
The Acorn or Black Destroyer
a. Archie Moore
b. Earnie Shavers
c. Eric Esche
d. Jack Johnson
Earnie Shavers - Earnie won his first fight with a first round knockout against Jim Daniels.
Brown Bomber
a. Bernard Hopkins
b. James Douglas
c. Joe Louis
d. Hector Camacho
Joe Louis - Considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, Louis was the World Heavyweight
Champion from 1937 to 1949.
Raging Bull
a. James Braddock
b. Jake LaMotta
c. Bob Fitzsimmons
d. Rocky Marciano
Jake LaMotta - Jake also had the nickname 'The Bronx Bull'.
Bonecrusher
a. James Smith
b. Mohammed Ali
c. Mitch Green
d. Roberto Duran
James Smith - James was the first ever heavyweight champion with a college degree.
Big George
a. Riddick Bowe
b. James Toney
c. George Foreman
d. Max Baer
George Foreman - In November 1994, at the age 45, George regained the Heavyweight Championship by
knocking out Michael Moorer making him the oldest Heavy Weight Champion ever.
Boom Boom
a. Ray Mancini
b. Jimmy Wilde
c. Max Baer
d. George Foreman
Ray Mancini - Ray held the lightweight championship from 1982 to 1984.
Manassa Mauler
a. John Mugabi
b. Mike McCallum
c. James Smith
d. Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey - Jack held the World Heavyweight Championship from 1919 to 1926.
Marvelous
a. Jake LaMotta
b. Marvin Hagler
c. Jim Jeffries
d. Andrew Lewis
Marvin Hagler - Hagler was the undisputed middleweight champion for over six years, the second longest
of the last century.
Galveston Giant
a. Vinny Pazienza
b. Stanley Ketchel
c. Jack Johnson
d. Joe Louis
Jack Johnson - Jack was the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion from 1908 to 1915.
The Executioner
a. Archie Moore
b. Bernard Hopkins
c. Earnie Shavers
d. Eric Esche
Bernard Hopkins - Bernard defended his world middleweight title a record 20 times.
The Brockton Blockbuster
a. Sam Langford
b. Pernell Whitaker
c. Rocky Marciano
d. Lennox Lewis
Rocky Marciano - Rocky died in a plane crash at the age of 46 in 1969.
The Greatest
a. Mitch Green
b. Roberto Duran
c. Apollo Creed
d. Mohammed Ali
Mohammed Ali - Ali won 56 of the 61 fights he fought.
The Real Deal or The Warrior
a. Bob Fitzsimmons
b. Evander Holyfield
c. James Braddock
d. Rocky Balboa
Evander Holyfield - Holyfield won a bronze medal in the Light Heavyweight division at the 1984 Summer
Olympics.
The Count of Monte Fisto
a. Apollo Creed
b. Jack Dempsey
c. Sam Langford
d. Pernell Whitaker
Apollo Creed - Apollo Creed is a fictional character from the Rocky films.
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