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Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby SnookerEd25

Jean-Marc Mormeck, if I remember correctly. Was into my boxing then, and saw a lot of Mormeck’s early outings on Eurosport. He was an entertaining watach.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby SnookerEd25

Which pugilist, who held the British, European & World (WBO/IBO versions) Cruiserweight title, was the first to inflict defeat upon David Haye - stopping him in five rounds of an absolute barnstormer at Wembley in 2004?

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby SnookerEd25

No, but the gentlemen you’re looking for did end the career of Chris Eubank in two barnstorming encounters.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby LDS

One of the documentaries did mention someone who beat Eubanks, by convincing Eubanks that [boxer's name] had been hypnotised to be invulnerable. Eubanks, a staunch believer in such magics, was psychologically put on the back foot by this. I don't know if that's the guy, but his name wont come to me. An Irish sounding name?

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby SnookerEd25

Not Calzaghe either, I’m afraid - though he did inflict defeat no.3 on Chris Eubank. The answer is the fella who inflicted defeats 4 & 5 on him.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby SnookerEd25

LDS wrote:Fraser? (Joe?)


No, it was nobody called Fraser, or Joe.

The gentleman in question boxed out of Manchester, and went by the nickname of ‘the Cat’; this was because it was his initials, rather than him possessing any feline tendencies such as agile reflexes or an ability to wash his own a*se with his tongue.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby SnookerEd25

HappyCamper wrote:tony meo!?


Surprisingly, not.

The chap you are looking for has the same first name as the 90s snooker player BROUGHTON, and the same surname as actress Emma.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby SnookerEd25

chengdufan wrote:Based on the clues

Karl Thompson


I’ll give it, though with the Cat nickname being his initials clue, he spelled Carl with a C

But correct apart from that :clap:

Over to our man in the east <ok>

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby chengdufan

Ha! Funny I got a boxing question correct. I have heard of Chris Eubank, so I suppose I'm not a complete no-hoper when it comes to the ring, but I can't say I've ever heard of Carl Thompson.

Anyway, a somewhat easier question this time imho:

In which events did Carl Lewis win Olympic gold medals?

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby HappyCamper

he competed in the long jump as well. fairly certain that he got gold.

so 100m, 200m, 4x100m, and long jump.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby chengdufan

HappyCamper wrote:he competed in the long jump as well. fairly certain that he got gold.

so 100m, 200m, 4x100m, and long jump.

Correct :hatoff:

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby SnookerEd25

SnookerFan wrote:Oh rubbish, I knew that Carl Thompson one too.

Should've looked earlier.


Haha : bungke :pal:

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby HappyCamper

the music for the film chariots of fire was composed by which greek born electronic and classical composer?

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby HappyCamper

LDS wrote:Van Gellis?


Correct. More usually given as one word, Vangelis. Or to give his full name Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou.

Sadly passed away in May of this year.