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Boxing Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

Answer these 10 questions on boxing history, champions and landmark fights. Submit to see your score, along with a short explanation for every answer.

1. Who is known as "The Greatest" and won Olympic gold in 1960 before becoming heavyweight champion?
2. In which country was the 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman held?
3. Which heavyweight champion retired in 1956 with a perfect 49-0 record?
4. In which weight division did Manny Pacquiao win his first world title, back in 1998?
5. Which boxer bit part of Evander Holyfield's ear during their 1997 rematch, leading to disqualification?
6. Who handed Muhammad Ali his first professional loss, in the 1971 "Fight of the Century"?
7. Manny Pacquiao, a champion across eight weight divisions, is from which country?
8. What term describes a fight stopped by the referee because a boxer cannot safely continue?
9. Which heavyweight champion defended his title 25 times during a reign often called the "Bum of the Month Club"?
10. The "Thrilla in Manila," the deciding fight of the Ali-Frazier trilogy, took place in what year?