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Obscure sports trivia

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Chef2, Jan 3, 2019.

  1. cyclingwriter2

    cyclingwriter2 Well-Known Member

    Name the six nhl players with 200 or more career playoff points?
     
  2. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    I didn't think of Frank Bruno. I thought it was a trick question, and was trying to think of somebody Lewis lost to and then beat in a rematch.
    Speaking of which, there is one other answer to that question. Hasim Rahman also beat Lewis for the title and then Lewis won the rematch.
     
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  3. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    ... And speaking of Lennox Lewis, he is one of three heavyweight champions to have retired with victories over every fighter he faced as a professional. Who are the other two?
    One should be obvious, but the other one might be tough.
     
  4. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Gretzky has got to be one.
    Would guess Gordie Howe and Mark Messier as two more.
     
  5. MTM

    MTM Well-Known Member

    And Jari Kurri
     
  6. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    Marciano is one.
     
  7. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    That's the obvious one.
     
  8. cyclingwriter2

    cyclingwriter2 Well-Known Member

    Gretzky and Messier are two..
     
  9. cyclingwriter2

    cyclingwriter2 Well-Known Member

    Kurri is the third.
     
  10. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    Is Gene Tunney the other?
     
  11. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Not Tunney. His only loss was to Harry Greb, who he later beat, but he had two draws fairly early in his career against guys he never fought again.
    There are a couple of guys who have that same stipulation. Riddick Bowe, for example, had his only loss against Holyfield, who he later beat, but he had a no contest against Buster Mathis Jr. and never faced him again.
     
  12. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    The answers to this one are Lewis, Marciano, and Ingemar Johansson. Johansson beat Floyd Patterson for the title in 1959, then lost to Patterson in back-to-back rematches in 1960 and '61 for his only two losses as a pro.
    Some sources credit Gene Tunney and Riddick Bowe as accomplishing the feat as well, but as noted in other posts they had some draws and no contests against guys they never fought again.
     
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