THESE ARE SOME FUN FACTS FROM MY BOOK "HARD LEATHER: A HISTORY OF CUBAN BOXING," AVAILABLE THROUGH AMAZON
CUBAN FIGHTERS WITH OVER 100 PRO BOUTS
1. Angel Robinson Garcia…………………… 239
2. Chino Alvarez ………………………………..............183
3. Black Bill. ………………………………….......................,.164
4. Kid Chocolate……………..........……………..…….152
5. Jose Legra…………………………..............……..…...148
6. Kid Tunero…………………………………....................146
7. Kid Gavilan………………………………..............….....143
8. Diego Sosa…………………………………..................140
9. Relampago Saguero………………………....131
10 Orlando Zulueta……………………………...........128
11. Baby Manuel. ……………………………...........…......127
12. Luis Manuel Rodriguez…………………….....121
13. Mario Chico Morales………………………......115
14. Enrique Ponce de Leon……………………..113
15. Isaac Logart………………………………................….111
16. Manuel Armenteros….……………………....…111
17. Alberto Leon…………………………................………110
18. Cabey Lewis...………………………….............…….108
19. Billy Lima……………………..…....................………….106
20. Peter Sung……………………………….............…...103
21. Ciro Morasen………………………………..............102
22. Pete Nebo. ……………………………….................. 102
23. Rene Cantero……………………………........…...100
24. Chico Varona……………………………….........…100
25. Sixto Morales……………………………….............100
26. Ernie Nogues………………………..........…………100
Nebo, billed in the US as part Seminole Indian was really Cuban born Key West resident Pedro Nebot. Cabey Lewis, never mentioned as a Cuban fighter has been listed as being born in Cuba. Other Cuban fighters with over 100 fights whose documented records are still incomplete under the century mark include: Lalo Dominguez, Louis Smith, Eliseo Quintana, Serafin Centeno, Kid Chivo, Battleship Martinez, Kid Ernestico, Ramon Castillo and Antonio Dominguez.
GREATEST CUBAN GLOBETROTTER: Angel Robinson Garcia was not only the greatest boxing traveler in Cuban pugilism, but was the second greatest traveler in all of boxing, only surpassed by Eddie Perkins. Garcia plied his trade in 18 countries.
MOST KNOCKDOWNS IN ONE FIGHT: Lalo Dominguez has the record for scoring 26 knockdowns over Jack Coullimber in a 1919 Havana fight.
MOST CONSECUTIVE KNOCKOUTS: Florentino Fernandez scored 16 straight knockouts in Havana rings between 1957 and 1959. Yunier Dorticos beat the long record by scoring 17 knockouts in the United States between 2009 and 2014.
LONGEST WINNING STREAK BY A CUBAN FIGHTER: Kid Chocolate had a streak of 55 wins and a draw before losing a decision to Jackie Kid Berg in 1930.