BOXING IN MEDIA
Muhammad Ali’s 1975 heavyweight title defense against Chuck Wepner served as the inspiration for this classic boxing movie.
(What is Rocky)
Ray Robinson and Ray Leonard share this nickname.
(Who is “Sugar.”)
This BMX rider won a UCI USA BMX Freestyle event in 2022 shortly after Texas expanded on their state’s anti-trans policies.
(Who is Chelsea Wolfe)
This is the number of transgender/non-binary athletes who participated in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
(What is 4?)
(Laurel Hubbard, Quinn, Chelsea Wolfe, Alana Smith)
This is how many players on a rugby team are on the field.
(What is 15 players)
Clint Eastwood directed this boxing film starring Hilary Swank.
(What is Million Dollar Baby)
This was Floyd Mayweather’s nickname before changing it to “Money.”
(Who is “Pretty Boy.”)
This man was the first openly trans athlete to compete in any North American professional sports league.
(Who is Harrison Browne?)
During the 2026 Winter Olympics, this transgender athlete competed in the women's Olympic Freestyle Skiing event.
(Who is Elis Lundholm?)
A kick through the uprights of the posts after a [score] opportunity is worth this many point(s).
(What is 2 points)
This is the name of one of the boxers mentioned in the Billy Joel song “We Didn’t Start the Fire?”
(Who is: Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson)
The nickname of this Mexican multi-division world champion means cinnamon in Spanish.
(Who is “Canelo.”)
This individual was the first openly trans man to compete in the NCAA Division I men’s swimming team.
(Who is Schuyler Bailar?)
This transgender man is the first to openly compete in the men’s discus division in 2022 and also the first openly trans man to be included in the world ParaAthletics rankings.
(Who is Ness Murby?)
This is what a score in Rugby is called.
(What is a Try)
The 1980 film Raging Bull tells the life story of this real-life boxer.
(Who is Jake LaMotta)
This nickname used by Manny Pacquiao is based on a popular video game character.
(Who is “Pac-Man.”)
This former tennis player turned doctor was one of the first trans women to compete in professional sports and served as an influential advocate for trans inclusion in sports.
(Who is Dr. Renee Richards?)
According to the IOC Consensus Meeting in November 2015, once an athlete has declared that her gender identity is female, the declaration cannot be changed for this number of years?
(What is 4?)
The contest for the ball involving eight forwards from each team is called this.
(What is a Scrum)
This song by LL Cool J is heavily inspired by boxing.
(What is Mama Said Knock You Out)
This nickname was legally added to Marvin Hagler’s name so announcers would be forced to use it.
(What is “Marvelous.”)
As US college athletes, trans people make up less than less than this percentage, and even fewer of recent Olympians.
(What is 0.002% (10 out of 500,000))
This athlete competed collegiately for the Oregon Ducks and the Arkansas Razorbacks and came out as transgender and nonbinary on International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, 2021. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, they finished seventh in the women's 1500 meter final.
(Who is Nikki Hiltz?)
When a ball goes out of bounds, play restarts with this formation where players lift a teammate to catch the throw.
(What is a Lineout)