55 Interesting Trivia Items Every Dedicated Sports Fan Should Know

Imagine watching a seven-hour boxing match if you think watching sports is boring. This fun fact is not intended for you if that idea makes you want to disappear off the face of the Earth. Lightweight boxers Andy Bowen and Jack Burke engaged in a seven-hour, nineteen-minute boxing match that lasted 110 rounds. 

The fight occurred in 1893, and it was a spectacle to behold. The two men fought for so long that spectators allegedly fell asleep in their seats. Why they didn’t just go home, we’ll never know. After all that time and effort, the match was declared a no-contest. Jack Burke broke all the bones in both his hands. Was it worth it?