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The requirement for boxers to go into the farthest neutral corners began after a 1923 bout, in which what boxer kept knocking down Luis Firpo as he tried to stand up?
What nickname did Ray Charles Leonard adopt in the ring in honor of Walker Smith, who'd adopted a similar name?
After his retirement from boxing, Thomas Rocco Barbella became a TV comedian, and Paul Newman portrayed him in the 1956 film Somebody Up There Likes Me. By what name was he best known?
Welterweight boxer Kid Gavilan was actually Gerardo Gonzalez. And he was from what country?
What two boxers squared off in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1951?
What boxing punch is a quick forward blow, whose power comes from a quarter-rotation of the shoulders?
Teofilo Stevenson is said to have been one of the greatest Olympic boxers ever, but he never turned pro. What country was he from?
Muhammad Ali was first beaten by Joe Frazier, but in a career record of 56-5, three of those losses were in his last five fights. Which of these people did beat Ali, but not at the end of his career?
More than a million bucks in hock to the IRS, this boxer had to become a pro wrestler and ended up working as a greeter at Caesar's Palace. Who was he?
What martial art and exercise was supposedly created in around 1400 by Zhang San-feng (Chang San-feng), a wandering Taoist monk who saw a snake defeat a crane by using relaxed, evasive movements and quick counterstrikes?
Okinawans often improvised their weapons, in a style called kobujutsu. For example, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain, what martial arts weapon may originally have been a wheat thresher?
It probably began as a handle for the rice grinder stone. Today, the club is used by many police forces. What is it?
What three-bladed Japanese weapon can be used to catch other swords, and then break the blades?
The naginata is a Japanese weapon often used by women. What is it?
Known for its spectacular jumps and kicks, what Olympic sport outfits participants in a white uniform called the dobok?
In 1882, Kano Jigoro adapted jujutsu into judo, and in 1964, it was added to the Olympics in the same country where it was invented. Where?
You win a match with an ippon, a good throw or hold, or for two waza-ari, which is an ippon that doesn't quite work. What sport is this?
What type of wrestler wears a fringed loin called a mae-tate-mitsu, a thick silk belt and topknot hairstyle called a chom-mage?
No, they can't retract their testicles into their bodies, but they do bulk up by eating a high-protein stew called chanko nabe. Who?
Referees in what sport carry a fan as a symbol of their authority and a dagger, reputedly so they disembowel themselves for miscalls?
What country, an unlikely hotbed for jujitsu, is also home to a martial art/dance called capoeira, which includes acrobatic hand-stand kicks that sometimes conceal razors between toes?
The martial art of kali, and variants called escrima and arnis, have been preserved through dance, but were once used by the Moslem Moro people to resist Spanish , American and Japanese invaders with rattan sticks and balisong "butterfly" knives. Where?
Imi Lichtenfeld, a refugee from Bratislava, developed krav maga for which country's military?
Sambo is short for "samozashchitya bez oruzhiya" or "self-protection without weapons," and it was the martial art used by what nation's special forces?
In what part of the world is a knife called a kris sometimes said to have their spiritual reality?
The ranking system in what French kickboxing martial art is based on colored gloves?
During the "Rumble in the Jungle," Africans chanted "Ali bomaye." What does this mean?
In a 2000 match in Glasgow, what boxer took care of Lou Savarese in just 38 seconds, then (for good measure) decked referee John Coyle as well?
What boxer was once known briefly as Cassius X?
What boxer lost his heavyweight title to Ingemar Johanson ... and again to Sonny Liston?
What nickname did Ray Charles Leonard adopt in the ring in honor of Walker Smith, who'd adopted a similar name?
After his retirement from boxing, Thomas Rocco Barbella became a TV comedian, and Paul Newman portrayed him in the 1956 film Somebody Up There Likes Me. By what name was he best known?
Welterweight boxer Kid Gavilan was actually Gerardo Gonzalez. And he was from what country?
What two boxers squared off in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1951?
What boxing punch is a quick forward blow, whose power comes from a quarter-rotation of the shoulders?
Teofilo Stevenson is said to have been one of the greatest Olympic boxers ever, but he never turned pro. What country was he from?
Muhammad Ali was first beaten by Joe Frazier, but in a career record of 56-5, three of those losses were in his last five fights. Which of these people did beat Ali, but not at the end of his career?
More than a million bucks in hock to the IRS, this boxer had to become a pro wrestler and ended up working as a greeter at Caesar's Palace. Who was he?
What martial art and exercise was supposedly created in around 1400 by Zhang San-feng (Chang San-feng), a wandering Taoist monk who saw a snake defeat a crane by using relaxed, evasive movements and quick counterstrikes?
Okinawans often improvised their weapons, in a style called kobujutsu. For example, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain, what martial arts weapon may originally have been a wheat thresher?
It probably began as a handle for the rice grinder stone. Today, the club is used by many police forces. What is it?
What three-bladed Japanese weapon can be used to catch other swords, and then break the blades?
The naginata is a Japanese weapon often used by women. What is it?
Known for its spectacular jumps and kicks, what Olympic sport outfits participants in a white uniform called the dobok?
In 1882, Kano Jigoro adapted jujutsu into judo, and in 1964, it was added to the Olympics in the same country where it was invented. Where?
You win a match with an ippon, a good throw or hold, or for two waza-ari, which is an ippon that doesn't quite work. What sport is this?
What type of wrestler wears a fringed loin called a mae-tate-mitsu, a thick silk belt and topknot hairstyle called a chom-mage?
No, they can't retract their testicles into their bodies, but they do bulk up by eating a high-protein stew called chanko nabe. Who?
Referees in what sport carry a fan as a symbol of their authority and a dagger, reputedly so they disembowel themselves for miscalls?
What country, an unlikely hotbed for jujitsu, is also home to a martial art/dance called capoeira, which includes acrobatic hand-stand kicks that sometimes conceal razors between toes?
The martial art of kali, and variants called escrima and arnis, have been preserved through dance, but were once used by the Moslem Moro people to resist Spanish , American and Japanese invaders with rattan sticks and balisong "butterfly" knives. Where?
Imi Lichtenfeld, a refugee from Bratislava, developed krav maga for which country's military?
Sambo is short for "samozashchitya bez oruzhiya" or "self-protection without weapons," and it was the martial art used by what nation's special forces?
In what part of the world is a knife called a kris sometimes said to have their spiritual reality?
The ranking system in what French kickboxing martial art is based on colored gloves?
During the "Rumble in the Jungle," Africans chanted "Ali bomaye." What does this mean?
In a 2000 match in Glasgow, what boxer took care of Lou Savarese in just 38 seconds, then (for good measure) decked referee John Coyle as well?
What boxer was once known briefly as Cassius X?
What boxer lost his heavyweight title to Ingemar Johanson ... and again to Sonny Liston?