Jorge Luis Gonzalez
Name: Jorge Luis Gonzalez
Born: 1964-10-19
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Nationality: Cuban
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6′ 7″ / 201cm
Reach: 82″ / 208cm
Boxing Record: click
Division: Heavyweight
Trainer: Kevin Henry
Manager: Louie DeCubas
Amateur Highlights
1983 Pan American Games Gold medalist in Caracas, Venezuela at +91 kg.
- Defeated Tyrell Biggs (United States) 3-2
- Defeated Eloy Loaiza (Venezuela) RET 2
1986 Central American & Caribbean Games Gold medalist in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic at +91 kg.
- Defeated Nelson Rosas (Puerto Rico) RSCH
- Defeated Francisco Garcia (Dominican Republic) 5-0
1987 Pan American Games Gold medalist in Indianapolis, United States at +91 kg.
- Defeated Riddick Bowe (United States) 3-2
- Defeated Lennox Lewis (United States) 4-1
1987 North American Championships Silver medalist in Toronto, Canada at +91 kg.
- Lost to Lennox Lewis (United States) 1-2 in the final.
Gonzalez was Cuban national champion on two occasions, in 1983 and 1988. But mostly he was in the shadow of other cuban great super heavyweights such as Teofilo Stevenson, Leonardo Martinez Fiz and Roberto Balado.
