Take The Quiz To Find Out Which Boxer You'd KO
- by Lucas Wesley
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Going 12 rounds with a championship class boxer can take a serious toll on a regular person’s health and mental capacity. Even going a single round with a true great is borderline impossible for someone without boxing training, as all it takes is one punch from a guy like Mike Tyson for us normal folks brains to get turned into jelly. Thankfully for those of us who want to experience the thrill of boxing without actually, well, boxing, popular culture has created a handful of classic movies, TV shows, and video games about the sport, the best of which can make us feel like we’re part of the action.
Of course, not everyone is necessarily going to identify with Rocky Balboa or Maggie Fitzgerald on a personal level, compelling and universal as their stories may be. That doesn’t make it any less fun to watch the films they appeared in, but it does mean audiences looking for fictional boxers as a stand-in for their own lives need look to seek those results elsewhere.
Luckily, there are plenty of options for that, and as usual, we’re ready to help you find one just for you. For those looking to go a few rounds against the champ without ever actually hitting the ring, keep reading to take our quiz and find out which fictional boxer you have the most in common with.
Are you a fan of real boxing?
From some audiences, the main appeal of a boxing movie over the real deal is that no one is actually getting hurt. The real sport can be outrageously violent and even deadly, causing many to turn away when it’s on their TV screens. Is that the case with you?
Who is your favorite real boxer?
While fictional boxers might have the more compelling stories per capita, plenty of real pugilists are equally entertaining and exciting in their own right. That shouldn’t be surprising, as some of the best fake boxers were directly based on real ones. Who’s your favorite out of these legends?
Which weight class are you in?
Weight classes in boxing can be somewhat confusing, largely because there are so many of them and the deviations are usually only about 5-7 pounds or less. To save people the time of looking it up, keep in mind these options are from smallest to largest and do your best.
Aside from pro boxing, for which profession are you best suited?
Chances are average person taking this quiz is not, in fact, training to one day be the star of a huge fight on HBO or Showtime. Instead, you’re probably busy working towards some other goal in whatever profession you actually pursue. Which of these fields is closest to yours?
Do you consider yourself funny?
The main goal of their job being to punch other people in the face, boxers don’t necessarily need to have winning personalities to succeed. Then again, a funny pre-match press conference can get loads of attention and lead to a huge buyrate. Could you win over fans with your jokes?
Where would you go on vacation?
Everyone needs a vacation after a hard day’s work, but considering for a boxer that mostly consists of getting punched by an extremely strong opponent, they may need R&R more than anyone else. Of course, the winners have the money to pay for it, so where would you go?
Have you ever been in trouble with the law?
Angry, violent, and contentious people by nature, maybe it isn’t all that surprising a decent number of boxers have found themselves in legal trouble at one point or another. Several of the best boxers in history even saw their championship reigns ablated due to jail time. Have you been arrested?
What type of home would you prefer to live in?
The most successful boxers around make millions of dollars every fight, and thus can easily buy whatever home they could possibly want. Of course, the type of domicile that spells perfection is different for most people. In which kind of household do you want to live?
Are you married or in a relationship?
Despite a hardened exterior that’s pretty much inevitable when making a living out of punching people, many boxers nonetheless desire happy, normal lives filled with love, romance, and family. Of course, this lifestyle isn’t for everyone. Is it for you, or is kicking butt all you care about?
Who is your favorite Rocky villain?
Okay, so there’s a whole lot more to boxing movies than just Rocky. However, with six major films and an incredibly popular spin-off, it’s easy to say who the hero of the sport has been on the silver screen. Then again, his rivals always took a lot of spotlight, too.
Which fictional boxing trainer is your favorite?
No boxer has managed to get all the way to the top on their own. Every great pugilist needed a little assistance and guidance along the way, constantly looking to their trainers and managers for direction. Which boxing guru would you want to train under?
Which boxing movie is your favorite?
There’s more to boxing in pop culture than the movies, but that which appears on the big screen in theaters will always have the biggest role in how audiences view the subject. Of course, with how diverse boxing movies can be, film nonetheless has a variety of takes on pugilism.
What type of clothing do you wear?
Inside the ring, boxers dress light for the occasion of fighting. When the fight’s over, though, they can wear whatever they want, and most have the millions to do so. With unlimited resources and no restrictions on your clothing style, what would you choose to wear?
Are you close with your family?
Dedicating their whole lives to punching the crap out of people, boxers aren’t generally seen as warm friendly individuals with close, loving families. That said, a few of them actually happened to be just that, happily going home to sit around the dinner table after the closing bell rings.
Are you good at trash talk?
Aside from the actual fighting, it could be argued the most important part of a boxer’s job is trash talk. Psyching out an opponent before the bell can make it all that much easier to knock them out, but it also runs risks. Are you good enough to try anyway?
What expensive item would you buy after winning a big purse?
If a boxer has a high enough profile, they can potentially earn upwards of $1 million simply for punching one person two or three times. With this much money, it’s extremely tempting to splurge on things only the wealthy can afford. What would you buy?
What movie genre do you like the most?
While boxing movies are mostly about, well, boxing, most of them can run the emotional gamut and feature multiple genres within their story about fighting. Fans of boxing movies can therefore be fans of just about anything. Which genre do you prefer, whether it involves punching or not?
What’s your biggest weakness as a fighter?
Nobody’s perfect, and every great championship fighter inevitably faces they day they wind up flat on their back, knocked out cold and unconscious, unable to get up off the mat. Hopefully, that doesn’t happen to you often, but sooner or later, it inevitably will. What might cause your downfall?
Do you consider yourself patriotic?
As an individual, one on one sport, whenever boxers from two competing countries square off, it feels like an international battle for respect. That said, not every boxer is necessarily patriotic, and some might not even care about the flag they fight for in the slightest. Do you?
Do you end fights early or wear your opponent out?
Ultimately, it doesn’t matter if a boxing match lasts 30 seconds or 12 rounds; the winner is still the winner, and the loses always suffers the agony of defeat. However, there is prestige in a speedy knockout, so there are definitely perks to ending things quick.
What’s your greatest skill as a boxer?
Okay, so we all have weaknesses, but in order to become a boxing superstar, you’re also going to need a few dozens strengths, as well. It should go without saying these are more important than your faults, as the downsides won’t even matter if you can win fast enough.
What’s your favorite sport aside from boxing?
Boxing is plenty of fun in the right circumstance, but the fights only last a few minutes, happen every couple months, and the violence factor can’t be ignored. For these reasons, fans might prefer following a different form of athletics altogether. Do you?
Which of the following fighting games is your favorite?
For those of us without the strength to actually get in the ring and fight, we’ll have to settle on fighting games either in the arcades or on our home consoles. There’s no reason to stick exclusively to boxing, either, considering the wilder fighting games are more creative.
What type of music is your favorite?
Nothing is better at getting people hyped up for a work out or big fight than music, making what a boxer listens to a surprisingly important element of their career. Pick the wrong pre-match song, and you might be in the wrong mind set for the entire bout.
What color would your trunks be?
Under the heat of the lights and with the exertion required by boxing, the average pugilist gets extremely hot during a given fight, and thus dresses light for the occasion. Still, even confined to just shorts and a robe, boxers have managed to show loads of personality in their clothes.
What foods would eat to prepare for a big fight?
Knowing they’re about to face someone trying to beat them into oblivion, boxers could consider the final thing they eat before a big fight as a last meal of sorts. This means eating their absolute favorites to prepare for the worst. What would you carbo load with?
Do you consider yourself an underdog?
Rising up, back on their feet, having done the time and taken chances, underdog stories have always been the most popular in all of boxing lore. Something about that little bit of hope when our backs against the ropes absolutely thrills audiences worldwide. Does your story fit this pattern?
Have you ever done hard drugs?
Daring to resist the temptations of drugs can be extremely hard in today’s world, but boxers especially need to avoid this fate and stay clean to keep their bodies in perfect shape. Not all of them have, though, and some even use their wins to fund drug habits. Would you?
Are you friendly and outgoing?
Getting paid to beat their opponents into oblivion, boxers are probably perceived as some of the least friendly humans in the world. That isn’t necessarily the case, though, as they can be very nice and friendly with fans and anyone else they aren’t given money to fight.
Do you like video games?
Any people taking this quiz and wishing they could go even a step further with their desire of being a boxer, you’re in luck. You may never actually hit the ring, but you can pretend to with any of the great boxing video games that exist. Do you enjoy them?
Who is your favorite comic book superhero?
Punching their personal “bad guys” into oblivion, great boxers are basically superheroes in their own minds. Big rivalries create their super villains, and the climatic battles happen live on Pay-Per-View for all to see. Still, they aren’t quite like the real deal, so who is your favorite superhero?
What non-boxing sports movie is your favorite?
Boxing’s great and all, but it’s hardly the only sport out there. In fact, when it comes to theatrical representations, most other athletic endeavors have far more examples of greatness than competitive fighting. We can’t possibly list them all in our answers, but which of these classics is your favorite?
What type of weather do you prefer?
To a championship boxer like Rocky Balboa or any of his fictional contemporaries, weather can never stand in the way of a good work out. If anything, battling nature only makes for a cooler montage. Of course, this doesn’t mean he wanted to live in the snowy mountains of Russia.
Do you have or want any children?
Once upon a time, Mike Tyson threatened to eat Lennox Lewis’s children, forever changing the way boxers would approach the subject. Perhaps boxers already should have reconsidered reproducing with how often they get punched in the head, which could affect parenting skills. Even so, do you have or want kids?
How often do you exercise?
Theoretically, in order to become a great pugilist, one has to spend a significant amount of time in the gym. Believe it or not, though, some people are just naturally tough and powerful, meaning they can knock opponents out regardless of how much time they spent lifting weights beforehand.
