Re: Pass the Parcel Quiz.

by Imperial Ghosty Thu Mar 17, 2011 12:34 pm

First topic message reminder :

We're talking 1860/70's here

by Scottrf Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:50 pm

An 'a' in their names.

by **HumanWindmill** Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:52 pm

Scottrf wrote:An 'a' in their names.

Why, so they do !

Not what I was looking for, Sir, but a worthy contender for post of the day.

by **88Chris05** Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:52 pm

HumanWindmill wrote:Still struggling with jeff's, but in the meantime :

What do Jake LaMotta, Oscar Albarado, Mike Weaver, Jeff Harding, Julio Cesar Chavez and Humberto Gonzales have in common ?

All won title fights on knockouts / stoppages, while behind on the cards, in the last minute of fights?

by **HumanWindmill** Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:53 pm

Bang on, Chris. Very well done, mate.

by Scottrf Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:53 pm

No love for Carl Froch?

by **oxring** Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:54 pm

Jeff - were they all rumoured to have thrown fights?

by **88Chris05** Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:58 pm

Cheers Windy, good question, that.

But alas, right now, I can't think of any decent questions! So I'm going to have to pass the torch back to you, I'm afraid!

by Rowley Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:59 pm

Ox again not the answer I was looking for, to be honest the answer is pretty obscure, but read it the other day and just stuck with me

by **oxring** Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:01 pm

rowley wrote:Ox again not the answer I was looking for, to be honest the answer is pretty obscure, but read it the other day and just stuck with me

They all had an ugly sister?
They all had webbed feet?
They all disliked/liked marmite?
They all buttered both sides of their toast?
They were all scared of feet?

That's my final list of obscure answers. Of which, I am almost certain, none will prove to be true.

by **HumanWindmill** Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:02 pm

88Chris05 wrote:Cheers Windy, good question, that.

But alas, right now, I can't think of any decent questions! So I'm going to have to pass the torch back to you, I'm afraid!

Since we're all struggling with jeff's I'm happier to let that one run its course, Chris. It's bugging the life out of me.

Each had a parent die a violent death ?

by Scottrf Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:03 pm

All buried in the same graveyard?

by Rowley Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:04 pm

No to you Windy and I'm afraid not to all of your's Ox. Final clue is the link relates to one of the top ten Brits of all time.

by **oxring** Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:06 pm

They all attended Welsh's funeral?

by Rowley Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:07 pm

Near enough Oxy they were all pall bearers apparently, told you it was obscure!

by Imperial Ghosty Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:07 pm

All pallbearers for Freddie Welsh

by Imperial Ghosty Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:09 pm

Damm slow posting hands

by 6oldenbhoy Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:09 pm

They were all pallbearers at the same funeral? I remember reading that mctigue and Dundee definitely were. No idea who's funeral though.

by **oxring** Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:10 pm

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
I actually jumped up and down. Even though I didn't quite get it right and you gave a massive hint jeff.

Right - Windy has the primacy for a question I believe?

by Imperial Ghosty Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:13 pm

You know what I hate you all but ahem... Mickey Walker

by **HumanWindmill** Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:14 pm

Not at all, oxy.

You're the man with the answer to that one. Well done, too. I'd have never cracked it.

by **oxring** Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:22 pm

OK. One coxy would enjoy.

Why was the word "climax" (or properly klimax [clue]) associated with boxing - and what happened?

by **HumanWindmill** Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:32 pm

I read this, somewhere, and although my memory won't avail me of the finer points I'm pretty sure that we're back to the ancient Greeks.

The gist of it, I believe, is that if a fight was going nowhere in determining a winner, the fighters would each take turns to land x number of blows on the other, who would not defend himself. The procedure was called a klimax.

I have no idea how many such blows were permitted, or when the klimax would occur, or how it was determined who would kick things off.

by **oxring** Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:20 pm

Bang on Windy.

Climax from the Greek, Klimax from propositions increasing in effectiveness - or literally "ladder". Apparently.

Nice idea that, should be reintroduced in draws. Would do what Hawkeye has done for tennis.

Your question Windy!

by **HumanWindmill** Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:36 pm

Cheers, oxy.

Nice, easy one. Fastest ever KO in lineal lightheavyweight title history ?

by Imperial Ghosty Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:39 pm

Lesnevich knocking out Fox?

by **HumanWindmill** Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:39 pm

Well done, Ghosty. Over to you.

by Imperial Ghosty Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:42 pm

Who are the only two fighters to have won and lost their title in the first round?

by **88Chris05** Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:45 pm

Imperial Ghosty wrote:Who are the only two fighters to have won and lost their title in the first round?

Sonny Liston is one of them. As for the other, erm...

by Scottrf Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:47 pm

I thought Liston, but he didn't lose his title in a round, he lost a title fight in a round.

by Imperial Ghosty Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:47 pm

Sonny Liston is a no Chris, lost his title in the 6th round

by **88Chris05** Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:02 pm

Damn it, got muddled up. Remembered that he was the only Heavyweight to win and lose a LINEAL TITLE FIGHT in one round, somehow contrived to misread the question and forget about the first Ali fight. Been a long day...

by Imperial Ghosty Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:15 pm

I'll give clues in the form of movies

A talky with Al Jolson and a animation about a beauty called Belle falling in love with someone she shouldn't

by **88Chris05** Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:24 pm

John Mugabi is the second one, drawing a blank on the other one right now, though.

by **Union Cane** Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:11 pm

Sonny Boy Jaro?

by Imperial Ghosty Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:56 pm

John Mugabi and Al Singer for those interested

by **HumanWindmill** Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:01 pm

Absolutely superb question, Ghosty.

Had me racking my brains right up till now, and I'd have never gotten it. Well done.

Still with you for a question.

by TRUSSMAN66 Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:08 pm

We all got it straight away at the blue oyster...

and the answer to the question too... Wink

by The Galveston Giant Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:02 pm

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:We all got it straight away at the blue oyster...

and the answer to the question too...

Quality

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