Easy Boxing Trivia
Question: Name the boxing promoter who survived getting shot in London in 1989?
Answer: Frank Warren
Question: How much do those puffy amateur boxing gloves weigh when you're swinging for gold?
Answer: 10 oz
Question: In the wild world of pro boxing, how many major weight classes keep fighters on their toes?
Answer: 17
Question: If size matters, how big is the squared circle where fists fly and dreams collide?
Answer: 24-foot-square ring
Question: Which glitzy U.S. resort saw Lennox Lewis reclaim his crown like a heavyweight king avenging a stolen throne?
Answer: Las Vegas
Question: In 1986, who became the youngest heavyweight champ ever—at just 20—with fists faster than most people’s Wi-Fi?
Answer: Mike Tyson
Question: Which of these fighting strategies sounds more like something you'd do on a hammock?
Answer: Rope-a-dope
Question: The rules that shaped modern boxing were written by someone who never boxed a day in his life—who was he?
Answer: John Chambers
Question: Back in the mustachioed year of 1867, when were the famous Marquess of Queensberry rules for boxing first drafted?
Answer: 1867
Question: Despite the name, what unexpected shape is a boxing ring?
Answer: Square
Question: Which punch-throwing legend claimed heavyweight glory before all the others on this list?
Answer: Rocky Marciano
Question: Which heavyweight champ wasn’t just handy in the ring—he actually patented a wrench?
Answer: Jack Johnson
Question: Who was affectionately called “Butter Bean” despite weighing more than your Thanksgiving table?
Answer: Eric Esch
Question: When did amateur boxing step into the Olympic spotlight for the first time?
Answer: 1908
Question: Which underdog rocked the world by knocking out Iron Mike in 1990 (yes, seriously)?
Answer: James 'Buster' Douglas
Question: Who snagged the heavyweight belt before everyone else listed—bet you didn’t guess right!?
Answer: James Douglas
Question: In the weight class food chain, which one is the heaviest here?
Answer: Light heavyweight
Question: Who earned a casual $25 million in 1995 for a fight that was shorter than your favorite TikTok binge?
Answer: Mike Tyson
Question: In W.B.C., what does the “C” stand for—not cookies, sorry?
Answer: Council
Question: What nationality are the boxing brainiac brothers, the Klitschkos—known for knocking out AND having PhDs?
Answer: Ukrainian
Question: Which fly-to-feather transition weight class sounds like it belongs in a chicken coop?
Answer: Bantamweight
Question: Name the tag-team duo who dominated heavyweight boxing and probably your YouTube suggestions?
Answer: Vladimir and Vitaly
Question: In what year did the great Muhammad Ali finally hang up his gloves and let the world catch its breath?
Answer: 1981
Question: Who’s the unsung hero in the corner with Vaseline, tape, and nerves of steel?
Answer: Cutman
Question: If you're 190 pounds of muscle and grit, which weight class do you belong to?
Answer: Cruiserweight
Question: What does the “T” in TKO stand for when a ref calls it a day for safety?
Answer: Technical
Question: Which little-but-mighty class lives between flyweight and featherweight (and sounds like it flaps)?
Answer: Bantamweight
Question: Which British boxing champ has Hungarian roots but fought with UK pride?
Answer: Joe Bugner
Question: How old was Amir Khan when he claimed a WBA title in 2009 and still looked like he needed to show ID at bars?
Answer: 22
Question: Where in the U.S. will you find the legendary Kronk boxing gym—birthplace of champions and bruised egos?
Answer: Detroit
Question: Among these boxing weight classes, which one's the featherlight champion?
Answer: Flyweight
Question: What’s the name of those padded hand targets trainers wear to absorb your lightning punches?
Answer: Focus mitt
Question: Which Oscar-winning film delivered an emotional uppercut about women in boxing?
Answer: Million Dollar Baby
Medium Boxing Trivia
Question: In 2008, which boxing powerhouse punched its way to the most Olympic medals?
Answer: Cuba
Question: Who did Frank Bruno finally defeat in 1995 to wear the world title like a crown?
Answer: Oliver McCall
Question: Which future legend snagged the Olympic Superheavyweight title before the others?
Answer: Lennox Lewis
Question: Which Liverpool player unwrapped his debut on Boxing Day 1950 like a holiday gift to the fans?
Answer: Jack Haigh
Question: Who became boxing's first-ever Triple Champ—basically the OG collector of belts?
Answer: Robert James Fitzsimmons
Question: Throwback time: when were the very first boxing rules (a.k.a. Broughton’s Rules) introduced to civilize the chaos?
Answer: 1743
Question: Which young bruiser won Junior Olympic heavyweight gold in 1982 and later bit off more than he could chew (literally)?
Answer: Mike Tyson
Question: Which of these feather-light weight options qualifies as super flyweight—no cape included?
Answer: 8 stone 2 pounds
Question: Who floated like a Cuban butterfly and stung the Olympic heavyweight scene the earliest?
Answer: Teofilo Stevenson
Question: Which heavyweight ruled the ring through the 1940s like boxing’s version of the Terminator?
Answer: Joe Louis
Question: What’s the slick move called when a boxer dips and shifts sideways to dodge a punch like it’s slow motion?
Answer: Bobbing
Question: Who was the first heavyweight to say, “Hey, I’ll take that title BACK, thank you very much”?
Answer: Floyd Patterson
Question: Which of these champs was throwing haymakers before the rest even laced up gloves?
Answer: Mike Weaver
Question: Which of these weight classes matches light middleweight, for those who want power and agility?
Answer: 10 stone 12 pounds
Question: How did the legendary 'Thrilla in Manila' between Ali and Frazier wrap up—spoiler: it wasn’t by hugs?
Answer: Stopped in 14th round
Question: What fitness mashup turns shadowboxing into a stretch session—like Rocky meets yoga?
Answer: Pilates
Question: A standard boxing ring falls between which two sizes? (Because apparently “square” comes in small, medium, and large.)
Answer: 16ft & 25ft
Question: Who was crowned the heavyweight champ of the world in 1970—and no, it wasn’t Rocky Balboa?
Answer: Joe Frazier
Question: Barry McGuigan flapped his way to a WBA title at which weight class—light as a feather, literally?
Answer: Featherweight
