Boxing quiz: Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury and the history of rematches

Jake LaMotta, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis and Muhammad Ali gave us some of boxing’s greatest stories in rematches. Composite: Getty Images, Shutterstock

1. Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder meet on Saturday night for one of the most intriguing rematches in boxing history. Wilder’s most recent fight, in November, was also a rematch. Who did he fight?

   1. Hughie Fury

   2. Luis Ortiz

   3. Joseph Parker

   4. Tony Bellew

2. Lennox Lewis suffered a shock defeat to Hasim Rahman in 2001 – a knockout that he avenged in a rematch six months later. Why was Lewis distracted before their first fight?

   1. He invited chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer to his training camp and they "played for days"

   2. He got married the weekend before the fight

   3. He was busy filming Ocean’s Eleven

   4. His wife gave birth the morning of the fight

3. Jake LaMotta, the boxer whose life inspired the film Raging Bull, lost to Laurent Dauthuille in 1949. What happened when the two men fought again the following year – this time for the world middleweight title?

   1. LaMotta completely lost it before the final round, picking up his chair and flinging it at Dauthuille

   2. LaMotta – who was trailing on all of the judges' scorecards – won by knockout in the 15th round, just 13 seconds before the final bell

   3. LaMotta was well ahead in the fight but his trainer through in the towel, sparking rumours that the fight was a fix

   4. LaMotta won the fight in just 29 seconds

4. The rematch between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson in 1997 was billed as “The Sound and the Fury” but it has become known as “The Bite Fight”. In which round was Tyson disqualified for biting both of Holyfield’s ears?

   1. The first round

   2. The third round

   3. The eighth round

   4. The 12th round

5. When Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier in the Fight of the Century in 1971, both men were undefeated world champions. By the time of their rematch three years later, which man still held a world title?

   1. Frazier

   2. Ali

   3. Both of them

   4. Neither of them

6. Anthony Joshua suffered the first defeat of his career against Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden in New York. Where did Joshua win back his titles in the rematch?

   1. Qatar

   2. Wales

   3. Saudi Arabia

   4. Azerbaijan

7. Frank Bruno became a world champion when he beat Oliver McCall at Wembley Stadium in 1995. It was Bruno's 44th professional fight and his fourth shot at a world title. Bruno lost his belt six months later in a rematch against which boxer?

   1. Oliver McCall

   2. Mike Tyson

   3. Lennox Lewis

   4. Joe Bugner

8. Roberto Durán beat Sugar Ray Leonard in June 1980. Which two Spanish words have become synonymous with their rematch later that year?

   1. “Estoy enfermo”

   2. “Hasta luego”

   3. “Buenas noches”

   4. “No más”

9. Why was the rematch between Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield in 1993 stopped for 21 minutes in the middle of the seventh round?

   1. The referee took a punch and had a heart attack

   2. The lights went out in the arena due to a thunderstorm outside

   3. The outdoor arena was flooded

   4. A man parachuted into the ring

10. Sonny Liston won the world heavyweight title in 1962 when he beat reigning champion Floyd Patterson in just 126 seconds. What happened in their rematch the following year?

    1. Liston won again – this time in 130 seconds

    2. They fought for 15 rounds and it finished as a draw

    3. Patterson threw won one punch, knocked out Liston and reclaimed his title

    4. Liston quit on his stool after the first round

Solutions

1:B - Wilder won both fights by knockout. His knockout record is phenomenal. Wilder had fought 43 times, won 42 times and won by knockout 41 times. Tyson Fury is the only fighter who he hasn't beaten. , 2:C - While Rahman was training for their fight in South Africa, Lewis was in Las Vegas shooting the film. His former promoter, Panos Eliades, said at the time: "It was crazy thinking about being in a film so soon before a fight. Does he think that Julia Roberts will want to know him now that he’s an ex-champion?” Apparently Lewis was paid “next to nothing” for the role, but was keen to take part regardless. He won the rematch easily – and never lost again., 3:B - Dauthuille never fought for a world title again., 4:B - After the fight, Tyson claimed he was retaliating after Holyfield had headbutted him, not a theory that was given much credence by referee Mills Lane. “Bullshit,” said Lane. “The butt was an accidental butt. How many times do you want him to get bit? There’s a goddamn limit to everything, including bites.”, 5:D - Frazier beat Ali in the Fight of the Century, but then lost his belts to George Foreman in his next fight , 6:C - Joshua put on a professional performance and won on points in quite a drab encounter., 7:B - Bruno never fought again., 8:D - In the closing seconds of the eighth round, Durán quit the fight and apparently said the words “no más” (“no more”) to the referee. Durán disputes this version of events and claims he quit because of stomach cramps., 9:D - James “Fan Man” Miller crashed into the ring and was pulled from the ropes into the crowd by security. He was knocked unconscious by a member of Bowe’s security team and had to go to hospital. The incident was named Event of the Year by Ring magazine. Holyfield won the fight on points., 10:A - Liston lost the belts in his next fight – against Muhammad Ali.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   You were knocked out in the first round

2. 2 and above.

   You were knocked out in the second round

3. 3 and above.

   You put up a good fight but lost on points

4. 4 and above.

   You put up a decent fight but lost on points

5. 5 and above.

   You won on points – but it was a controversial decision

6. 6 and above.

   You won on points – but it was a controversial decision

7. 7 and above.

   You are a knockout artist

8. 8 and above.

   You are a knockout artist

9. 9 and above.

   You are a knockout artist

10. 0 and above.

    You were knocked out in the first round

11. 10 and above.

    You are a knockout artist