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Boxing obsessed alter-ego of @JimMarshall1982. Aspiring boxing writer/historian.

[ʙᴏxɪɴɢ ᴛʀɪᴠɪᴀ ɢᴜʏ @BoxingTriviaGuy]

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[Writers on Boxing @WritersOnBoxing]

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Issue 4 of our boxing fanzine, The Spit Bucket is now available to download on our website: https://t.co/SK8n63XXPT

We've got a few copies to hand out in person if you see us at an amateur show.

[ʙᴏxɪɴɢ ᴛʀɪᴠɪᴀ ɢᴜʏ @BoxingTriviaGuy]

#OnThisDay in 1960 18-year-old Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) won the Olympic light heavyweight title in Rome.

[ʙᴏxɪɴɢ ᴛʀɪᴠɪᴀ ɢᴜʏ @BoxingTriviaGuy]

“Earnie Shavers could punch you in the neck and break your ankle." - Tex Cobb

Same could be said about Inoue by the look of it. 🥊

[ʙᴏxɪɴɢ ᴛʀɪᴠɪᴀ ɢᴜʏ @BoxingTriviaGuy]

Ricky Hatton with Liam and Noel Gallagher. (2008)
#Oasis

[ʙᴏxɪɴɢ ᴛʀɪᴠɪᴀ ɢᴜʏ @BoxingTriviaGuy]

Happy #LeftHandersDay 🥊

[Writers on Boxing @WritersOnBoxing]

Well done @CindyNgamba and @RefugeesOlympic

Fantastic! 🥊🥉❤️🥊

#Paris2024

[KRONK @RealKronkGym]

Thomas Hearns sparring Ole Klemetsen, Original KRONK Gym. #thomashearns #kronk #kronkboxing #kronkdetroit #realkronk #emanuelsteward #boxing #boxeo #training #workout #gym #gymmotivation #workoutmotivation #insta #instafit #hardwork #detroit #norway #norway🇳🇴 #viking

[ʙᴏxɪɴɢ ᴛʀɪᴠɪᴀ ɢᴜʏ @BoxingTriviaGuy]

Riddick Bowe and Lennox Lewis after their super heavyweight gold medal fight at the 1988 Olympics.

#Olympics

[ʙᴏxɪɴɢ ᴛʀɪᴠɪᴀ ɢᴜʏ @BoxingTriviaGuy]

Years before he was Mr Spock in Star Trek, Leonard Nimoy played boxer Kid Monk Baroni in his first lead role in a film. (1952) 🎬🥊

[ʙᴏxɪɴɢ ᴛʀɪᴠɪᴀ ɢᴜʏ @BoxingTriviaGuy]

#OnThisDay in 1987 Mike Tyson unified the heavyweight division with a 12 round unanimous decision win over Tony Tucker. 🥊

[ʙᴏxɪɴɢ ᴛʀɪᴠɪᴀ ɢᴜʏ @BoxingTriviaGuy]

Muhammad Ali at the World Cup final #OnThisDay in 1966.

He was in the UK to defend his heavyweight title vs Brian London the following week.

After being knocked out in the 3rd round by the champ London said, "I'd like a return, but only if you put a 50lb weight on each ankle."

[ʙᴏxɪɴɢ ᴛʀɪᴠɪᴀ ɢᴜʏ @BoxingTriviaGuy]

#OnThisDay in 1977 middleweight great Carlos Monzon had his 100th and final professional fight before calling it quits when he outpointed Rodrigo Valdez over 15 rounds.

Monzon had spent the last 7 years as world champion and gone unbeaten in his last 80 fights spanning 13 years.

[ʙᴏxɪɴɢ ᴛʀɪᴠɪᴀ ɢᴜʏ @BoxingTriviaGuy]

This doesn’t sound popular judging by my timeline…Was it that bad?

[Writers on Boxing @WritersOnBoxing]

Issue 2 of The Spit Bucket is now available. We have a few copies to hand out locally but you can download a free PDF here: https://t.co/mCUilckns8

Please share!

[ʙᴏxɪɴɢ ᴛʀɪᴠɪᴀ ɢᴜʏ @BoxingTriviaGuy]

Team GB boxing team (1924 Paris Olympics).
#OlympicGames

[ʙᴏxɪɴɢ ᴛʀɪᴠɪᴀ ɢᴜʏ @BoxingTriviaGuy]

During the 98th Olympics, in 388 B.C. a boxer named Eupolus bribed his 3 opponents to let him win. All four were fined and the fines paid for a row of bronze statues of Zeus called zanes with inscriptions explaining what had happened. #OlympicGames

[ʙᴏxɪɴɢ ᴛʀɪᴠɪᴀ ɢᴜʏ @BoxingTriviaGuy]

The 1960 US Olympic boxing team.
#OlympicGames

[Boxing Movie Podcast @boxingmoviepod]

It's Rocky Day! In the latest episode of the Boxing Movie Podcast, @RihnAndrew joins me to discuss the original 70s classic. Available on all the major podcast platforms.