Multiple choice
Boxing quiz: 12 questions to test your knowledge
Ring rules, basic punches, great champions, the Olympics and boxing movies: 12 questions, from easy to tough. Every answer comes with a short explanation.
Question 1 of 12
In boxing, which strikes are allowed?
Question 2 of 12
In Rocky (1976), which world champion does Rocky Balboa fight?
Question 3 of 12
How many seconds does a downed boxer have to get up before being counted out?
Question 4 of 12
What is the straight punch thrown with the lead hand called?
Question 5 of 12
Under what name did Muhammad Ali win Olympic gold in Rome in 1960?
Question 6 of 12
Which boxer does Robert De Niro play in Raging Bull (1980)?
Question 7 of 12
Which Frenchman became world middleweight champion in 1948?
Question 8 of 12
Who directed Million Dollar Baby (2004), the Best Picture winner, and played trainer Frankie Dunn?
Question 9 of 12
Which of these bodies is not one of the four that award the major professional world titles?
Question 10 of 12
Which French boxer became Olympic champion in Sydney in 2000?
Question 11 of 12
In what year were the Marquess of Queensberry Rules, which brought in gloves and 3-minute rounds, published?
Question 12 of 12
Since its debut in 1904, which Olympic Games did boxing miss?