Name a heavyweight boxing world champion

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25-second pick · +85

Chris Byrd Deep Cut

9 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 77 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Chris Byrd: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali — those are Plankton. The trench answer is John L. Sullivan (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: John L. Sullivan +100

Skip Mike Tyson · Muhammad Ali

Hints

Hint 1. 77 accepted answers. A strong pick is a two-or-more-word phrase, about 9 letters.

Hint 2 — a solid, typeable answer

Ken Norton

Hint 3 — a rare answer

Chris Byrd · 85 pts

Best safe pick
Chris Byrd Deep Cut 85 pts

Ranked by rarity × how easy it is to type in 25 seconds. Too Clever answers are treated as risky.

Best rare answers

  • Chris Byrd 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • David Haye 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Frank Bruno 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Gene Tunney 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Greg Page 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Herbie Hide 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Jimmy Ellis 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • John Ruiz 85 pts · Deep Cut

Strong alternatives

  • Ken Norton 60 pts
  • Leon Spinks 60 pts
  • Andy Ruiz Jr 60 pts
  • Floyd Patterson 60 pts
  • Jack Dempsey 60 pts
  • Larry Holmes 60 pts
  • Riddick Bowe 60 pts
  • Sonny Liston 60 pts

Avoid — Plankton

Everyone else will type these. Ten points is a surface skim.

  • Mike Tyson 10
  • Muhammad Ali 10

Public accepted list

Same buckets the game published. We do not re-grade. The pick above is the plan; this block is the record.

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Name a heavyweight boxing world champion

● One in a Krillion · 1 ● Deep Cut · 52 ● Rare · 10 ● Schooler · 11 ● Too Clever · 1 ● Plankton · 2
One in a Krillion +100 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • John L. Sullivan +100
Deep Cut +85 52 answers — tap to reveal
  • Bermane Stiverne +85
  • Bob Fitzsimmons +85
  • Buster Douglas +85
  • Charles Martin +85
  • Chris Byrd +85
  • Corrie Sanders +85
  • Daniel Dubois +85
  • David Haye +85
  • Ernie Terrell +85
  • Ezzard Charles +85
  • Frank Bruno +85
  • Gene Tunney +85
  • Gerrie Coetzee +85
  • Greg Page +85
  • Hasim Rahman +85
  • Henry Akinwande +85
  • Herbie Hide +85
  • Ingemar Johansson +85
  • Jack Sharkey +85
  • James "Bonecrusher" Smith +85
  • James J. Corbett +85
  • Jersey Joe Walcott +85
  • Jess Willard +85
  • Jim Jeffries +85
  • Jimmy Ellis +85
  • John Ruiz +85
  • John Tate +85
  • Joseph Parker +85
  • Lamon Brewster +85
  • Marvin Hart +85
  • Max Baer +85
  • Max Schmeling +85
  • Michael Bentt +85
  • Michael Moorer +85
  • Michael Spinks +85
  • Mike Weaver +85
  • Nikolai Valuev +85
  • Oliver McCall +85
  • Pinklon Thomas +85
  • Primo Carnera +85
  • Ray Mercer +85
  • Ruslan Chagaev +85
  • Samuel Peter +85
  • Sergei Liakhovich +85
  • Shannon Briggs +85
  • Sultan Ibragimov +85
  • Tim Witherspoon +85
  • Tommy Burns +85
  • Tommy Morrison +85
  • Tony Tubbs +85
  • Tony Tucker +85
  • Trevor Berbick +85
Rare +60 10 answers — tap to reveal
  • Andy Ruiz Jr +60
  • Floyd Patterson +60
  • Jack Dempsey +60
  • James J. Braddock +60
  • Ken Norton +60
  • Larry Holmes +60
  • Leon Spinks +60
  • Riddick Bowe +60
  • Sonny Liston +60
  • Vitali Klitschko +60
Schooler +30 11 answers — tap to reveal
  • Anthony Joshua +30
  • Deontay Wilder +30
  • Evander Holyfield +30
  • George Foreman +30
  • Joe Frazier +30
  • Joe Louis +30
  • Lennox Lewis +30
  • Oleksandr Usyk +30
  • Rocky Marciano +30
  • Tyson Fury +30
  • Wladimir Klitschko +30
Too Clever +15 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • Jack Johnson +15
Plankton +10 2 answers — tap to reveal
  • Mike Tyson +10
  • Muhammad Ali +10