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Felix Savon

2021-04-04T13:37:46Z

Enrique:

[[File:Savon.Felix.jpg|left|250px]]
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'''Felix Savon''' carried on the Cuban tradition of heavyweight dominance in the amateurs, winning three consecutive [[Olympics|Olympic]] Gold Medals, capturing gold at six consecutive World Championships, as well as a silver at the 1999 World Championships. In Cuba, Savon would win the Cuban National Championship thirteen times between 1985 to 1998. Savon holds wins over future professional world champions [[Michael Bentt]], [[Ray Mercer]], [[Shannon Briggs]], [[Lamon Brewster]], [[Ruslan Chagaev]] and [[Sultan Ibragimov]]. Savon also beat fellow Olympic champions [[Ray Mercer]], [[Roberto Balado]] and [[Odlanier Solis]]. In 2018, Savon was incarcerated at Combinado del Este Prison in Havana for pedophile sex with a 12-year old boy.

== Olympic Results ==
'''1992'''
*Defeated [[Krysztof Rojek]] (Poland) RSC 2
*Defeated [[Bert Teuchert]] (Germany) 11-2
*Defeated [[Danell Nicholson]] (United States) 13-11
*Defeated [[Arnold Vanderlyde]] (Netherland) 23-3
*Defeated [[David Izonritei]] (Nigeria) 14-1
'''1996'''
*Defeated [[Andrei Kurnyavka]] (Kyrgyzstan) 9-3
*Defeated [[Kwamena Turkson]] (Sweden) KO 1
*Defeated [[Georgi Kandelaki]] (Georgia) 20-4
*Defeated [[Luan Krasniqi]] (Germany) Walk Over
*Defeated [[David Defiagbon]] (Canada) 20-2
'''2000'''
*Defeated [[Ojemaye Rasmus]] (Nigeria) RSC-OS 2(18-3)
*Defeated [[Michael Bennett]] (United States) RSC-OS 3 (23-8)
*Defeated [[Sebastian Kober]] (Germany) 14-8
*Defeated [[Sultan Ibragimov]] (Russia) 21-13

== World Amateur Championships results ==
'''1986''' in Reno, United States.
*Defeated [[Gyula Alvics]] (Hungary) 5-0
*Defeated [[Luis Castillo]] (Ecuador) KO 2
*Defeated [[Svilen Rusinov]] (Bulgaria) RSC 2
*Defeated [[Arnold Vanderlyde]] (Netherlands) 5-0

'''1989''' in Moscow, Soviet Union.
*Defeated [[Arnold Vanderlyde]] (Netherlands) RSCH 1
*Defeated [[Hamayak Shabazian]] (Sweden) 32-1
*Defeated [[Axel Schulz]] (East Germany) Walk Over
*Defeated [[Evgeni Sudakov]] (Soviet Union) 18-8

'''1991''' in Sydney, Australia.
*Defeated [[Kirk Johnson]] (Canada) RET 2
*Defeated [[David Tua]] (New Zealand) KO 1
*Defeated [[Arnold Vanderlyde]] (Netherlands) 39-15

'''1993''' in Tampere, Finland.
*Defeated [[Derrell Dixon]] (United States) KO 3
*Defeated [[Alexei Lezin]] (Russia) 13-7
*Defeated [[Stephane Allouane]] (France) RSC 2
*Defeated [[Georgi Kandelaki]] (Georgia) Walk Over

'''1995''' in Berlin, Germany.
*Defeated [[Joon Hyon Yoon]] (South Korea) RSC 1
*Defeated [[Georgi Kandelaki]] (Georgia) Walk Over
*Defeated [[Christophe Mendy]] (France) 9-6
*Defeated [[Luan Krasniqi]] (Germany) RSC 2

'''1997''' in Budapest, Hungary.
*Defeated [[Kwamena Turkson]] (Sweden) 4-2
*Defeated [[Igor Kshinin]] (Russia) 25-4
*Defeated [[Mark Simmons]] (Canada) 15-4
*Defeated [[Tue Bjorn Thomsen]] (Denmark) RET 3
*Lost to [[Ruslan Chagaev]] (Uzbekistan) 4-14*

*Savon was later awarded the gold medal as Chagaev was disqualified for having boxed professionally.

'''1999''' in Houston, United States.
*Defeated [[Deividas Nekrasas]] (Lithuania) RSC 1
*Defeated [[Andrey Kombarov]] (Russia) 7-5
*Defeated [[Ruslan Chagaev]] (Uzbekistan) 9-1
*Defeated [[Kevin Evans]] (Wales) RET 4
*Lost to [[Michael Bennett]] (United States) Walk Over*

The Cuban team walked out of the competition after they believed they were not treated properly by the judges. Savon stopped [[Michael Bennett]] when they fought at the Olympics a year later.

== External Links ==
*Main Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Savon Bio]
*[http://www.geocities.com/pedrinet/savon.html Amateur Record]

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Joe Gregg

2021-01-04T00:54:18Z

Enrique:

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'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Manager''': Charley Smith 
[[:Image:Gregg.Joe.1905.jpg|Photo #2 (circa 1905)]], [[:Image:Gregg2.jpg|Photo #3]], [[:Image:Gregg3.JPG|Photo #4]]
 

'''Joe Gregg''' was of Native American (American Indian) heritage, often referred as Navajo, Comanche and a mix of Tulalip with Mexican. A very active fighter, he moved to different states, possibly avoiding legal problems. A tough brawler that often favored his head and elbows as weapons, he was a career criminal. In 1905 he lost an ear in a knife fight, was often arrested for vagrancy, was arrested for wounding a man with a knife and was a suspect in a murder and several holdups.

He is to be distinguished from [[Joe Schildt]], who was often also known as "Indian Joe," and who fought in the same area during the same era.

[[Category:Native American Boxers|Gregg, Joe]]

Joe Gregg

2021-01-04T00:53:27Z

Enrique:

[[file:GreggJoe.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]
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'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Manager''': Charley Smith 
[[:Image:Gregg.Joe.1905.jpg|Photo #2 (circa 1905)]], [[:Image:Gregg2.jpg|Photo #3]], [[:Image:Gregg3.JPG|Photo #4]]
 

'''Joe Gregg''' was of Native American (American Indian) heritage, often referred as Navajo, Comanche and a mix of Tulalip with Mexican. A very active fighter, he moved to different states, possibly avoiding legal problems. A tough brawler that often favored his head and elbows as weapons, he was a career criminal. In 1905 he lost an ear in a knife fight, was often arrested for vagrancy, was arrested for wounding a man with a knife and was a suspect in a murder and several holdups.

He is to be distinguished from [[Joe Schildt]], who was often also known as "Indian Joe Smith," and who fought in the same area during the same era.

[[Category:Native American Boxers|Gregg, Joe]]

Kid Chocolate

2019-12-03T20:14:47Z

Enrique:

[[File:Chocolate3.JPG|left|thumb|250px|Kid Chocolate]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1991 Old Timer Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/chocolate.html click]]]
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
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'''Division:''' [[Featherweight]] 
'''Trainer:''' [[Moe Fleischer]] 
'''Managers:''' [[Luis Gutierrez (manager)|Luis Gutierrez]], Jess Lozada 
'''[[:Category:Kid Chocolate Gallery|Kid Chocolate Image Gallery]]

==Career Overview==
*Started his professional career 55-0-1 before losing to [[Jack (Kid) Berg]] by a [[Kid Chocolate vs. Jack (Kid) Berg (1st meeting)|10-round split decision]] on August 7, 1930.
*Fought [[Battling Battalino]] for the [[NYSAC]] World Featherweight Championship on December 12, 1930, and lost by a [[Battling Battalino vs. Kid Chocolate|15-round unanimous decision]].
*Defeated [[Benny Bass]] by a [[Benny Bass vs. Kid Chocolate|7th-round TKO]] to win the [[National Boxing Association|NBA]] World Junior Lightweight Championship on July 15, 1931. He became the first Cuban to win a world title.
*Fought [[Tony Canzoneri]] for the World Lightweight Championship and the World Junior Welterweight Championship on November 20, 1931, and lost by a [[Tony Canzoneri vs. Kid Chocolate (1st meeting)|15-round split decision]].
*Defeated [[Lew Feldman]] by a [[Kid Chocolate vs. Lew Feldman (3rd meeting)|12th-round knockout]] to win the vacant NYSAC World Featherweight Championship on October 13, 1932.
*According to the [[Ring Magazine: November 2001|November 2001 issue]] of ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'', Kid Chocolate had the greatest nickname in boxing and perhaps the greatest in sports.
*The [[:Ring Magazine: January 2002|January 2002 issue]] of ''The Ring'' listed Kid Chocolate as the 5th [[:Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time|greatest featherweight of all-time]].

==Record Issues==
Every ''[[Ring Record Book]]'' printed before the 1980s incorrectly listed Chocolate's Cuban fight record, prior to his American debut, as 21-0 (21 knockouts). Chocolate's amateur boxing record is listed as 100-0 (86 knockouts) in the 1970 ''Ring Record Book'', but it is believed that this record was a fabrication by Luis "Pincho" Gutierrez, Chocolate's manager. Research by boxing historian Enrique Encinosa has uncovered the amateur bouts listed below, verified through Cuban newspapers ''Diario de la Marina'' and ''La Noche'', as well as various books published by biographers or the Cuban government.

The following bouts were won by Chocolate but no details are given as to whether the victories were on points or by knockout and some don't have specific dates. It is likely that this is Chocolate's full amateur record, as Cuban newspapers of the time were very meticulous about reporting results of amateur and pro cards.

'''1922''' 
*'''Jul 8:''' Tomas Reyes
*'''Jul 8:''' B. Carpentier
*'''Aug 20:''' Manuel Alfaga
*'''Sep:''' Jimmy Kelly
*'''Sep:''' Willard Jimenez (Championship bout of La Noche Amateur Tournament)
*'''Oct 27:''' Manuel Alfaga

'''1924''' 
*'''Jan 21:''' Joe McDonald
*Rene Felipe (twice)
*"Cuban" Harry Greb
*Jimmy Kelly
*Kid Viejita (twice)
*Jim Rowly (twice)
*Felipe Corvo
*Antonio Contreras
*Joe Santos

'''1926''' 
*'''Oct 16:''' Placido Varona
*'''Oct:''' Felipe Corvo (Championship bout of Club Cubano Amateur Tournament)

'''1927''' 
*'''Apr 2:''' [[Mario Kid Sanchez|Mario "Kid" Sanchez]] (''Diario de la Marina'' reported that this bout was controversial) '''
*Memo Gonzalez

==Sources==
*''Do or Die'' by Martine Barrat, Viking Adult, 1993
*[[Boxing Illustrated: April 1994|April 1994]] issue of ''[[Boxing Illustrated]]'', pages 74-78 (with many photos)

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before=[[Benny Bass]]|
title=[[NBA World Super Featherweight Champion|World Junior Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Frankie Klick]]|
years=1931 Jul 15 – 1933 Dec 25
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Enrique Encinosa

2017-06-16T15:42:05Z

Enrique:

[[file:Enrique Encinosa.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Enrique Encinosa]]
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*Amateur light heavyweight boxer (26-9) trained by former champion [[Johnny Coulon]]. Indiana amateur champion (1966, 1968).
*Florida editor for [[Ring Record Book]] during the 1980’s.
*Publisher of [[Florida Boxing Record Book]] (1984-1986).
*Coauthor with [[Hank Kaplan]] of “Boxing: This is It!” (ETC Publications, Palm Springs, California, 1984).
*Author of “Azucar y Chocolate” – a history of Cuban boxing (Ediciones Universal, Miami, Florida, 2004).
*Author of hundreds of boxing articles and columns for trade publications including [[Ring Magazine]], [[Boxing Digest]], [[Boxing Illustrated]] and [[Cyber Boxing Zone]].
*Editor of [[BoxRec]].
*Voting member of [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]].
*Historical consultant with [[Mike Delisa]] and [[Hank Kaplan]] for the movie "Cinderella Man."
*Former manager of over twenty pro fighters including former cruiserweight champion [[Robert Daniels]].
*Matchmaker (1981-2006) for over 100 professional boxing cards for promoters [[Felix Zabala Sr.]], [[Chris Dundee]], [[Julio Martinez]] and [[Richard Dobal]]; worked as assistant matchmaker or press agent in fourteen world title fights for promoter [[Felix Zabala Sr.]].
*Color commentator for 40 televised boxing shows in Florida (1984-1989).
*Radio talk show host and journalist. Has worked with the US Information Agency,Univision Radio and La Poderosa 670 Radio, Miami, Florida.
*Inducted into the [[Florida Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2010.
*Inducted into the Cuban Sports Hall of Fame, 2010.
* Author of "Hard Leather: A History of Cuban Boxing."

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[[Category:Boxing Historians]]
[[Category:Matchmakers]]
[[Category:Managers]]
[[Category:Boxing Media]]

George Coplen

2016-09-24T15:15:03Z

Enrique:

According to the U.S., Headstones Applications For Military Veterans, 1925-1963 database on Ancestry.com, one George H. Coplen was born on August 25, 1889 and died on December 9, 1960. He served as a private in the U.S. Army from August 6, 1918 to February 13, 1919. He was buried in the Cripple Creek Cemetery in Cripple Creek, Colorado.

Jorge De Jesus Romero

2016-06-27T23:38:00Z

Enrique: Created page with "AMATEUR RECORD 19-5 2013 SILVER MEDAL FLORIDA STATE GOLDEN GLOVES 2014 SILVER MEDAL FLORIDA STATE GOLDEN GLOVES 2015 GOLD MEDAL FLORIDA SUNSHINE STATE GAMES"

AMATEUR RECORD 19-5

2013 SILVER MEDAL FLORIDA STATE GOLDEN GLOVES
2014 SILVER MEDAL FLORIDA STATE GOLDEN GLOVES
2015 GOLD MEDAL FLORIDA SUNSHINE STATE GAMES

Billy (Goats) Doig

2016-05-10T16:52:24Z

Enrique:

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This record, up to late 1914, comes from T. S. Andrews's WORLD'S ANNUAL SPORTING RECORDS (1915), p. 172.

After his ring career, Doig became a police officer in Spring Valley, Illinois.

Mike Patton

2016-04-12T14:28:00Z

Enrique: Created page with "Patton was a boilermaker by trade. In Hawaii he was well known as a referee, master of ceremonies, stage comedian and theater performer."

Patton was a boilermaker by trade. In Hawaii he was well known as a referee, master of ceremonies, stage comedian and theater performer.

Ah Sam

2016-04-10T14:10:43Z

Enrique: Created page with "Ah Sam was killed while working as a longshoreman at the Pearl Harbor docks, crushed by a steel pipe that slipped from its stack."

Ah Sam was killed while working as a longshoreman at the Pearl Harbor docks, crushed by a steel pipe that slipped from its stack.

John Budinich

2015-10-04T21:42:17Z

Enrique:

[[File:John Budinich.jpg|left|150px|thumb]]
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[[:Image:Budinich, John 089498.jpg|Photo #2]], [[:File:John Budinich-1923.jpg|Photo #3]]

'''John Budinich''' was born in Chile and had the rare distinction of being a boxing pioneer in Chile, Panama and Cuba. Budinich was Chile's first professional boxer and a pioneer boxing coach. He also lived in Cuba from 1910-1915 where he opened the nation's first boxing academy, becoming Havana's first promoter and was also a main event fighter in his own shows. As a trainer he worked with of dozens of fighters including South American Heavyweight Champion Heriberto Rojas, the well known American journeyman Calvin Respress, triple Mexican national champion Mike Febles and Cuban national flyweight king Victor Achan. In the 1940s he was awarded a special retirement pension by the Chilean government. In 2014 the city of Coquimbo in Chile named a street in his honor.

Record compiled by IBRO historian Enrique Encinosa and Chilean historian Jorge Andres Vergara.

[[Category:Trainers|Budinich, John]]
[[Category:Promoters|Budinich, John]]

Enrique Encinosa

2014-05-06T20:33:11Z

Enrique:

[[file:Enrique Encinosa.JPG|thumb|right|Enrique Encinosa]]
*Amateur light heavyweight boxer (26-9) trained by former champion [[Johnny Coulon]]. Indiana amateur champion (1966, 1968).
*Florida editor for [[Ring Record Book]] during the 1980’s.
*Publisher of [[Florida Boxing Record Book]] (1984-1986).
*Coauthor with [[Hank Kaplan]] of “Boxing: This is It!” (ETC Publications, Palm Springs, California, 1984).
*Author of “Azucar y Chocolate” – a history of Cuban boxing (Ediciones Universal, Miami, Florida, 2004).
*Author of hundreds of boxing articles and columns for trade publications including [[Ring Magazine]], [[Boxing Digest]], [[Boxing Illustrated]] and [[Cyber Boxing Zone]].
*Editor of [[BoxRec]].
*Voting member of [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]].
*Historical consultant with [[Mike Delisa]] and [[Hank Kaplan]] for the movie "Cinderella Man."
*Former manager of over twenty pro fighters including former cruiserweight champion [[Robert Daniels]].
*Matchmaker (1981-2006) for over 100 professional boxing cards for promoters [[Felix Zabala Sr.]], [[Chris Dundee]], [[Julio Martinez]] and [[Richard Dobal]]; worked as assistant matchmaker or press agent in fourteen world title fights for promoter [[Felix Zabala Sr.]].
*Color commentator for 40 televised boxing shows in Florida (1984-1989).
*Radio talk show host and journalist. Has worked with the US Information Agency,Univision Radio and La Poderosa 670 Radio, Miami, Florida.
*Inducted into the [[Florida Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2010.
*Inducted into the Cuban Sports Hall of Fame, 2010.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Encinosa, Enrique}}
[[Category:Boxing Historians]]
[[Category:Matchmakers]]
[[Category:Managers]]
[[Category:Boxing Media]]

Frankie Otero

2014-04-11T16:50:15Z

Enrique:

[[file:FrankieOtero1968.jpg|left|180px|Frankie Otero 1968]]

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== Biography ==

Cuban-born '''Frankie Otero''' was rated number 1 in the Jr. Lightweight Division by the [[RING Magazine]] in 1971. While a student at ''Miami-Dade Community College'', Otero racked up an undefeated record of 18-0, 17 knockouts. A clever boxer-puncher, Otero was one of [[Chris Dundee]]'s main event fighters from the fabled [[Fifth Street Gym]], a local hero with a gate following.

Otero and his family fled Cuba to escape Fidel Castro's revolution. Frankie, his parents Francisco and Yolanda, and his brother Alejandro moved to Hialeah, Florida. As a youth, Frankie Otero's idol was Cuban boxing star [[Luis Rodriguez]]. At the age of 17, Otero began training under [[Richard Riesgo]] at the famed [[Fifth Street Gym]]. Frankie boxed as an amateur for a year and won the local [[Golden Gloves]] title in the novice division.

Otero turned professional at 18 years old. He soon racked up an impressive knockout streak which made him the toast of the Cuban exile community in South Florida.
[[file:Frankie Otero.jpg|right|120px|thumb|Frankie Otero 1973]]

His best performances were wins over contenders [[Love Allotey]], [[Alberto Perez]], [[Kenny Weldon]] and [[Jimmy Trosclair]].

In 1973, Otero took his 42-2-1 record into a scheduled 10 rounder with former World Lightweight Champion [[Ken Buchanan]]. The fight was so hyped on Miami Beach, that matchmaker [[Chris Dundee]] held it at the ''Miami Beach Convention Center. Thousands of fans saw a fast paced and exciting 10 round slugfest. Otero gave a gutsy showing, but was clearly out-boxed by the faster Buchanan.

Otero was knocked out by Buchanan in a rematch and also by future world champion [[Alfredo Escalera]].

Otero retired from fighting to work as a real estate appraiser and sales agent, but remained involved in the sport as a matchmaker, having worked in promotions featuring [[Aaron Pryor]], [[Davey Moore (Light Middleweight)|Davey Moore]], [[Roberto Duran]] and [[Thomas Hearns]]. He also managed several boxers, including [[Braulio Santiesteban]] and [[Nestor Pinango]].

The last time Frankie Otero stepped into the ring was an exhibition bout with [[Raul Hernandez]] during the early 1980s at the 8th Street Festival in Miami, Florida.

Otero was inducted into the [[Florida Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2010.

[[:File:FrankieOtero.jpg|Photo]] of Otero in his later years.

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Caron Jose Gonzalez

2014-04-11T16:43:46Z

Enrique:

[[file:Caron at work.jpg|thumb|left|Caron Gonzalez]]

[[file:Caron Gonzalez.jpg|left|thumb|Caron Gonzalez]]
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[[Category:Trainers|Gonzalez, Caron]]

Former boxer Jose -Caron- Gonzalez was born in Cuba and had a short amateur and pro career as a welterweight. He was a sparring partner for Kid Tunero and became a trainer in the early 1940's until his death in Miami in 1997. Among the dozens of fighters he trained were welterweight champion Benny (Kid) Paret, world rated contender Jose Stable, light heavyweight contender Freddie Delgado, junior lightweight Cocoa Sanchez, Florida state champions Juan Arroyo and Pedro Laza, as well as Dario Hidalgo, Luis Vinales, Miguel Barreto, Dario De Asa, Wes Vickers, Dario De Jesus, Dinamita Perez, Remigio Carrillo, Gilberto Colon, Eduardo Lugo and dozens more in Cuba, New York and Miami, where he ran a gym until his final days.

Florida Boxing Hall of Fame

2014-01-11T17:45:42Z

Enrique:

The '''Florida Boxing Hall of Fame''' is located in Tampa, Florida, and inducted its first class in 2009. Inductees receive a Hall of Fame ring and plaque.

Inductees in its inaugural 2009 class were:

'''FIGHTERS'''
*[[Luis Manuel Rodriguez]]
*[[Ralph Dupas]]
*[[Willie Pastrano]]
*[[Florentino Fernandez]]
*[[Pinklon Thomas]]
*[[Wilfredo Vazquez|Wilfredo Vazquez Sr.]]

'''TRAINERS/MANAGERS'''
*[[Angelo Dundee]]
*[[Steve Canton]]
*[[Jimmy Williams]]

'''PROMOTERS'''
*[[Chris Dundee]]
*[[Felix Zabala Sr.]]

'''HISTORIANS'''
*[[Hank Kaplan]]

*[[Irv Abramson]]

'''NON-PARTICIPANT'''
*[[Mark Beiro]]
*[[Marty Cohen]]
*[[Johnny Bos]]
*[[Bobby Goodman]]
*[[Rick Folstad]]
*[[Dr. Allan Fields]]
*[[Ferdie Pacheco|Dr. Ferdie Pacheco]]

'''OFFICIALS/COMMISSION'''
*[[Brian Garry]]
*[[Max Parker Jr.]]

'''SPECIAL AWARDS'''
*[[Phil Alessi]]
*[[Pete Fernandez]]
*[[Terry Trekas]]

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Inductees in its Class of 2010 are:

'''FIGHTERS'''
*[[Muhammad Ali]]
*[[Yama Bahama]]
*[[Gomeo Brennan]]
*[[Barbara Buttrick]]
*[[Bobby Dykes]]
*[[Eddie Flynn]]
*[[Tommy Gomez]]
*[[Frankie Otero]]
*[[Willie Pep]]
*[[Elmer Ray]]

'''TRAINERS/MANAGERS'''
*[[Dan Birmingham]]
*[[Al Bonanni]]

'''PROMOTERS'''
*[[Phil Alessi]]
*[[Don King]]

'''HISTORIANS'''
*[[Enrique Encinosa]]

'''NON-PARTICIPANT'''
*[[Bob Alexander]] (Ring Announcer)
*[[Jay Edson]]
*[[James (Smitty) Smith]]
*[[Lou Viscusi]]

'''OFFICIALS/COMMISSION'''
*[[Don Hazelton]]

'''SPECIAL AWARDS'''
*[[Mike Birmingham]]
*[[Ramiro Ortiz]]
*[[Steve Yerrid]]

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== Class of 2013 ==
Living inductees include: Vince Phillips, Ezra Sellers, and James Warring, David Santos, and Howard Davis Jr.; trainer/managers Dave Clark, Lou Duva, and Roberto Quesada, Promoter: Henry Rivalta, Media: Sharon Robb, Judge Michael Pernick, and in the participant category, Brad Jacobs, and Bruce Trampler.

Posthumous inductees include: former world champion Petey Sarron, along with trainer Luis Saria, media Mort Sharnik, referee Cy Gotfried, judge Frank Skilbred, and participants Benjamin “Evil Eye” Finkle, and Bernie LaFratta.

IBO President Ed Levine and Aaron Jacobs of Fight Night Productions received Boxing Achievement Awards.

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*Official [http://www.floridaboxinghalloffame.com/ Web site]

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[[Category: Halls of Fame]]

Florida Boxing Hall of Fame

2014-01-11T17:45:09Z

Enrique:

The '''Florida Boxing Hall of Fame''' is located in Tampa, Florida, and inducted its first class in 2009. Inductees receive a Hall of Fame ring and plaque.

Inductees in its inaugural 2009 class were:

'''FIGHTERS'''
*[[Luis Manuel Rodriguez]]
*[[Ralph Dupas]]
*[[Willie Pastrano]]
*[[Florentino Fernandez]]
*[[Pinklon Thomas]]
*[[Wilfredo Vazquez|Wilfredo Vazquez Sr.]]

'''TRAINERS/MANAGERS'''
*[[Angelo Dundee]]
*[[Steve Canton]]
*[[Jimmy Williams]]

'''PROMOTERS'''
*[[Chris Dundee]]
*[[Felix Zabala Sr.]]

'''HISTORIANS'''
*[[Hank Kaplan]]
[[Enrique Encinosa]
*[[Irv Abramson]]

'''NON-PARTICIPANT'''
*[[Mark Beiro]]
*[[Marty Cohen]]
*[[Johnny Bos]]
*[[Bobby Goodman]]
*[[Rick Folstad]]
*[[Dr. Allan Fields]]
*[[Ferdie Pacheco|Dr. Ferdie Pacheco]]

'''OFFICIALS/COMMISSION'''
*[[Brian Garry]]
*[[Max Parker Jr.]]

'''SPECIAL AWARDS'''
*[[Phil Alessi]]
*[[Pete Fernandez]]
*[[Terry Trekas]]

----
Inductees in its Class of 2010 are:

'''FIGHTERS'''
*[[Muhammad Ali]]
*[[Yama Bahama]]
*[[Gomeo Brennan]]
*[[Barbara Buttrick]]
*[[Bobby Dykes]]
*[[Eddie Flynn]]
*[[Tommy Gomez]]
*[[Frankie Otero]]
*[[Willie Pep]]
*[[Elmer Ray]]

'''TRAINERS/MANAGERS'''
*[[Dan Birmingham]]
*[[Al Bonanni]]

'''PROMOTERS'''
*[[Phil Alessi]]
*[[Don King]]

'''HISTORIANS'''
*[[Enrique Encinosa]]

'''NON-PARTICIPANT'''
*[[Bob Alexander]] (Ring Announcer)
*[[Jay Edson]]
*[[James (Smitty) Smith]]
*[[Lou Viscusi]]

'''OFFICIALS/COMMISSION'''
*[[Don Hazelton]]

'''SPECIAL AWARDS'''
*[[Mike Birmingham]]
*[[Ramiro Ortiz]]
*[[Steve Yerrid]]

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== Class of 2013 ==
Living inductees include: Vince Phillips, Ezra Sellers, and James Warring, David Santos, and Howard Davis Jr.; trainer/managers Dave Clark, Lou Duva, and Roberto Quesada, Promoter: Henry Rivalta, Media: Sharon Robb, Judge Michael Pernick, and in the participant category, Brad Jacobs, and Bruce Trampler.

Posthumous inductees include: former world champion Petey Sarron, along with trainer Luis Saria, media Mort Sharnik, referee Cy Gotfried, judge Frank Skilbred, and participants Benjamin “Evil Eye” Finkle, and Bernie LaFratta.

IBO President Ed Levine and Aaron Jacobs of Fight Night Productions received Boxing Achievement Awards.

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*Official [http://www.floridaboxinghalloffame.com/ Web site]

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[[Category: Halls of Fame]]

Kid Chocolate

2013-12-20T20:40:01Z

Enrique:

[[File:Chocolate3.JPG|left|thumb|300px]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1991 Old Timer Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/chocolate.html click]]]
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
<boxer>009006</boxer>
'''Division:''' Featherweight 
'''Trainer:''' [[Moe Fleischer]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Luis Gutierrez]] 
'''[[:Category:Kid Chocolate Gallery|Kid Chocolate Gallery]]
 

*Was the first Cuban to win a world title (1931)
*According to ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'' magazine (Nov. 2001), he had the greatest nickname in boxing, and perhaps the greatest in sports.
*Chocolate's life story is told in Martine Barrat's book ''Do or Die'', which was excerpted in [[Boxing Illustrated]], April 1994, pp. 74-78 (including many photos).
*Every [[Ring Record Book]] printed before the 1980s incorrectly listed Chocolate's Cuban fight record, prior to his U.S. debut, as 21-0 (21 knockouts). Chocolate's amateur boxing record is listed as 100-0 (86 knockouts) in the 1970 ''Ring Record Book'', but it is believed that this record was a fabrication by Pincho Gutierrez, Chocolate's manager. Research by boxing historian Enrique Encinosa has uncovered the amateur bouts listed below, verified through Cuban newspapers ''Diario de la Marina'' and ''La Noche'', as well as various books published by biographers or the Cuban government.

----

The following bouts were won by Chocolate but no details are given as to whether the victories were on points or by KO. It is likely that this is Chocolate's full amateur record (22-0), as Cuban newspapers of the time were very meticulous about reporting full results of amateur and pro cards.

1922.
*July 8 -Tomas Reyes,
*July 8 -B. Carpentier,
*Aug. 20 Manuel Alfaga,
*Sept- Jimmy Kelly,
*Sept-Willard Jimenez (Championship bout of La Noche Amateur Tournament)
*Oct. 27- Manuel Alfaga.

1924.
*Jan 21-Joe McDonald.
''*Undated Wins:''
*Rene Felipe (Twice),
*Cuban Harry Greb,
*Jimmy Kelly,
*Kid Viejita (Twice)
*Jim Rowly (Twice),
*Felipe Corvo,
*Antonio Contreras,
*Joe Santos

1926.
*Oct 16- Placido Varona,
*Oct-Felipe Corvo (Championship bout of Club Cubano Amateur Tournament)

1927.
*Memo Gonzalez.

On April 2.1927, Chocolate beat Mario Kid Sanchez, this fight being reported by Diario de la Marina as being controversial. Sanchez later became as pro, the bantamweight champion of Cuba but never faced Chocolate as a professional.

----
*[http://www.belovedonslaught.com/2012/04/victoria-aut-mors-kid-chocolate.html Biography] of Eligio Sardiñas "Kid Chocolate" by Patrick Connor of Queensberry-Rules.com

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chocolate, Kid}}
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[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]

Yunieski Gonzalez

2013-11-13T17:49:05Z

Enrique:

[[File:YunieskiGonzalez.jpg|350px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>554533</boxer>
'''Alias:''' El Diamante (The Diamond) 
'''Manager:''' Mike Luzbet

'''Yunieski Gonzalez''' is originally from Piñar del Rio, Cuba, but makes his home in Miami, Florida. He defected to the United States to pursue a professional boxing career to provide for his son and parents which remain in Cuba. [http://www.hardrocklivehollywoodfl.com/blog/2013/03/panther-promotions-presents-first-bout-in-stellar-boxing-series-at-hard-rock-live-on-friday-march-15/]

Charley Miller

2013-09-02T20:50:44Z

Enrique:

[[File:Charley Miller.JPG|left|thumb|280px]]
<boxer>010586</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Louis Parente]]

'''Charley Miller''' was a "giant" San Francisco motorman who also was a heavyweight "[[white hope]]" boxer, sometimes reaching 260 pounds. [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1912-08-28/ed-1/seq-5/]

In July 1913 his American citizenship was being questioned by federal authorities. He had been born in Romania in 1885, and came to the United States in March 1903. [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1913-07-16/ed-1/seq-10/]

By 1921, Miller -already retired from the ring- was working as a masseur at Agua Springs in Sonoma County. He was described in "The Evening News" (August 20, 1921) as having been six feet tall stripped and weighing 230 pounds at his best.

Charley Miller

2013-09-02T20:44:27Z

Enrique:

[[File:Charley Miller.JPG|left|thumb|280px]]
<boxer>010586</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Louis Parente]]

'''Charley Miller''' was a "giant" San Francisco motorman who also was a heavyweight "[[white hope]]" boxer, sometimes reaching 260 pounds. [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1912-08-28/ed-1/seq-5/]

In July 1913 his American citizenship was being questioned by federal authorities. He had been born in Romania in 1885, and came to the United States in March 1903. [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1913-07-16/ed-1/seq-10/]

By 1921, the retired Miller was working as a masseur at Agua Springs in Sonoma County.

Fillo Julian Echevarria

2013-07-24T17:05:14Z

Enrique:

[[file:Echeverria.Fillo2.jpg|left|250px]]
<boxer>010482</boxer>
[[:Image:Fillo Echevarria.jpg|Photo #2]]

Echevarria first pro fight was as a main event opponent, surprising all by scoring a knockout. Fillo fought top talent in over a hundred pro fights, including [[Freddie Miller]] and [[Kid Chocolate]]. After his ring career, Echevarria was a physical education coach for a private school, a sports columnist for several publications, as well as gym owner, trainer and manager of several fighters including world rated [[Hiram Bacallao]]. He died in Miami.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ecehevarria, Fillo}}
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[[Category:Managers]]
[[Category:Basque Boxers]]

Kid Chocolate

2013-07-04T16:25:31Z

Enrique:

[[File:Chocolate3.JPG|left|thumb|300px]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1991 Old Timer Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/chocolate.html click]]]
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
<boxer>009006</boxer>
'''Division:''' Featherweight 
'''Trainer:''' [[Moe Fleischer]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Luis Gutierrez]] 
'''[[:Category:Kid Chocolate Gallery|Kid Chocolate Gallery]]
 

*Was the first Cuban to win a world title (1931)
*According to ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'' magazine (Nov. 2001), he had the greatest nickname in boxing, and perhaps the greatest in sports.
*Chocolate's life story is told in Martine Barrat's book ''Do or Die'', which was excerpted in [[Boxing Illustrated]], April 1994, pp. 74-78 (including many photos).
*Every [[Ring Record Book]] printed before the 1980s incorrectly listed Chocolate's Cuban fight record, prior to his U.S. debut, as 21-0 (21 knockouts). Chocolate's amateur boxing record is listed as 100-0 (86 knockouts) in the 1970 ''Ring Record Book'', but it is believed that this record was a fabrication by Pincho Gutierrez, Chocolate's manager. Research by boxing historian Enrique Encinosa has uncovered the amateur bouts listed below, verified through Cuban newspapers ''Diario de la Marina'' and ''La Noche'', as well as various books published by biographers or the Cuban government.
*October 2008 Jim Amato [http://amatoboxingsite.multiply.com/journal/item/573 article]
----

The following bouts were won by Chocolate but no details are given as to whether the victories were on points or by KO. It is likely that this is Chocolate's full amateur record (22-0), as Cuban newspapers of the time were very meticulous about reporting full results of amateur and pro cards.

1922.
*July 8 -Tomas Reyes,
*July 8 -B. Carpentier,
*Aug. 20 Manuel Alfaga,
*Sept- Jimmy Kelly,
*Sept-Willard Jimenez (Championship bout of La Noche Amateur Tournament)
*Oct. 27- Manuel Alfaga.

1924.
*Jan 21-Joe McDonald.
''*Undated Wins:''
*Rene Felipe (Twice),
*Cuban Harry Greb,
*Jimmy Kelly,
*Kid Viejita (Twice)
*Jim Rowly (Twice),
*Felipe Corvo,
*Antonio Contreras,
*Joe Santos

1926.
*Oct 16- Placido Varona,
*Oct-Felipe Corvo (Championship bout of Club Cubano Amateur Tournament)

1927.
*Memo Gonzalez.

On April 2.1927, Chocolate beat Mario Kid Sanchez, this fight being reported by Diario de la Marina as being controversial. Sanchez later became as pro, the bantamweight champion of Cuba but never faced Chocolate as a professional.

----
*[http://www.belovedonslaught.com/2012/04/victoria-aut-mors-kid-chocolate.html Biography] of Eligio Sardiñas "Kid Chocolate"

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chocolate, Kid}}
[[Category:World Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:Cuban World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]

Harry (Champ) Segal

2013-05-27T13:08:57Z

Enrique: Created page with "Harry Segal -who began his career under the ring name Battling Champ- was reputed to be a good club fighter with a stiff punch who managed the boxing careers of Kid Kaplan, Sl..."

Harry Segal -who began his career under the ring name Battling Champ- was reputed to be a good club fighter with a stiff punch who managed the boxing careers of Kid Kaplan, Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom, Benny Valger and many other fighters. Champ Segal was also a racketeer and associate of mobsters Frankie Carbo and Bugsy Siegel, being arrested at various times in his criminal career for murder, fixing fights and loan sharking.

File:KidG.JPG

2013-03-07T22:17:52Z

Enrique:

[[Kid Gavilan]] (right) with manager Fernando Balido
[[Category: Kid Gavilan Gallery]]

Florentino Fernandez

2013-01-28T22:11:09Z

Enrique:

[[file:Fernandez.Florentino.jpg|left|frame]]
<boxer>010924</boxer>
==Career Review==

Cuban-born '''Florentino "3 Toneles" Fernandez''' was one of the island's biggest punchers and holds the Cuban record for most consecutive knockouts (16 straight). Fernandez was known to he Cuban community as " El Barbaro del Knock Out."

Fernandez was a big left hook artist who racked up a series of impressive victories which led to his title challenge against [[Gene Fullmer]]. The 25 year old Fernandez lost a split decision to Fullmer. Referee [[Ken Shulsen]] scored the fight 145-142 Fullmer, judge [[Del Markham]] favored Fernandez 145-143, and judge [[Norman Jorgensen]] scored it 148-140.

In the amateurs, Fernandez won on points over future welterweight champion Luis Rodriguez. As a pro he was not pampered and fought tough opponents from early in his career.

When Cuba outlawed professional boxing, Fernandez lived in exile from the communist government of Cuba, in Miami Beach, Florida, where he became a fan favorite on television, and on the fight cards promoted by [[Chris Dundee]]. In most cases Fernandez either knocked out his opponents, or was in turn KO'd himself.

Fernandez was bombed out in mere seconds by [[Rubin Carter]], but came back a few years later to knockout undefeated, future world light heavyweight champion, [[Jose Torres]]. He also had a 2-2 record against Argentine slugger Rocky Rivero.

After a stunning knockout defeat to club-fighter [[Willie Tiger]], Fernandez announced his retirement. He blamed his numerous knockout defeats on personal problems associated with the political situation in his native country of Cuba.

He was working as a dishwasher and busboy when he decided to launch a comeback as a light heavyweight. Fernandez shocked the boxing world by scoring upset knockouts over Florida Middleweight Champion [[Jimmy Williams]] and highly regarded [[Jerry Evans]].

However, just when it seemed that Fernandez was on the verge of a title shot against light heavyweight king [[Bob Foster]], Fernandez was stopped in the 10th round of a toe-to-toe slugfest with upstart [[Vernon McIntosh]].

In the early 1980s, Fernandez briefly coached amateur boxers at the [[Elizabeth Virrick Gym]] in Coconut Grove, Florida. He worked in the restaurant business and owned his own condo, living modestly in Miami where he was revered by Miami Cubans.

He was inducted into the [[Florida Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2009. Fernandez died of complications from a stroke on January 28,2013 in Miami.

==Reference==
*Enciclopedia Del Boxeo Cubano by [[Willy Del Pino]] 1988, page 136.

==Source==
* ''Ring Magazine'', October 1961, pages 5-6-7: FULLMER ASKS FOR DOWNES-PENDER WINNER, by [[Al Buck]].

Florentino Fernandez

2013-01-28T21:59:00Z

Enrique:

[[file:Fernandez.Florentino.jpg|left|frame]]
<boxer>010924</boxer>
==Career Review==

Cuban-born '''Florentino "3 Toneles" Fernandez''' was one of the island's biggest punchers and holds the Cuban record for most consecutive knockouts (16 straight). Fernandez was known to he Cuban community as " El Barbaro del Knock Out."

Fernandez was a big left hook artist who racked up a series of impressive victories which led to his title challenge against [[Gene Fullmer]]. The 25 year old Fernandez lost a split decision to Fullmer. Referee [[Ken Shulsen]] scored the fight 145-142 Fullmer, judge [[Del Markham]] favored Fernandez 145-143, and judge [[Norman Jorgensen]] scored it 148-140.

In the amateurs, Fernandez won on points over future welterweight champion Luis Rodriguez. As a pro he was not pampered and fought tough opponents from early in his career.

When Cuba outlawed professional boxing, Fernandez lived in exile from the communist government of Cuba, in Miami Beach, Florida, where he became a fan favorite on television, and on the fight cards promoted by [[Chris Dundee]]. In most cases Fernandez either knocked out his opponents, or was in turn KO'd himself.

Fernandez was bombed out in mere seconds by [[Rubin Carter]], but came back a few years later to knockout undefeated, future world light heavyweight champion, [[Jose Torres]]. He also had a 2-2 record against Argentine slugger Rocky Rivero.

After a stunning knockout defeat to club-fighter [[Willie Tiger]], Fernandez announced his retirement. He blamed his numerous knockout defeats on personal problems associated with the political situation in his native country of Cuba.

He was working as a dishwasher and busboy when he decided to launch a comeback as a light heavyweight. Fernandez shocked the boxing world by scoring upset knockouts over Florida Middleweight Champion [[Jimmy Williams]] and highly regarded [[Jerry Evans]].

However, just when it seemed that Fernandez was on the verge of a title shot against light heavyweight king [[Bob Foster]], Fernandez was stopped in the 10th round of a toe-to-toe slugfest with upstart [[Vernon McIntosh]].

In the early 1980s, Fernandez briefly coached amateur boxers at the [[Elizabeth Virrick Gym]] in Coconut Grove, Florida. He worked in the restaurant business and owned his own condo, living modestly in Miami where he was revered by Miami Cubans.

He was inducted into the [[Florida Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2009.

==Reference==
*Enciclopedia Del Boxeo Cubano by [[Willy Del Pino]] 1988, page 136.

==Source==
* ''Ring Magazine'', October 1961, pages 5-6-7: FULLMER ASKS FOR DOWNES-PENDER WINNER, by [[Al Buck]].

Lorenzo Vitria

2012-12-06T21:11:26Z

Enrique:

[[file:lorenzo-vitria.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
<boxer>49510</boxer>
As a result of the Spanish Civil War, Vitria, who presumably was a Republican, went into exile in France. While in France, he was arrested by the Nazis in 1940 and sent to Mauthausen (Austria), where he died on June 18, 1941when he committed suicide by throwing himself against an electried fence in Gusen (an external concentration camp of Mauthausen).

* Biografia completa:Boxeo 1930s [http://boxeo1930s.blogspot.com.es/2012/11/llorenc-vitria-la-maravilla-del-ring.html]
* Biography completed: Boxeo 1930s [http://boxeo1930s.blogspot.com.es/2012/11/llorenc-vitria-la-maravilla-del-ring.html]

== Olympic games results ==
'''1924''' (as a flyweight)
*1st round bye
*Lost to [[Jock MacGregor]] (Canada) PTS

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vitria, Lorenzo}}
[[Category:1924 Olympians]]
[[Category:Spanish Olympians]]
[[Category:Murdered Boxers]]

Abd El Kebir

2012-10-01T20:57:09Z

Enrique:

[[file:Abdl el Kebir.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
<boxer>138429</boxer>

"A real colored fighter, Billy Edwards, 160 pounds, is idle in these parts and would like a representative in New England...Billy can hold his own with any middleweight in the country...Billy boxed around Philadelphia under the name of ElKadair (sic) and was very successful." Quoted from "Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia," by Patsy Donovan. The Ring, April 1932, page 61.

Although many US boxing experts believe El Kebir was American boxer Billy Edwards, this was probably wrong.

Cuba's "Diario de La Marina" stated on several ocassions that Abdl el Kebir was from Spanish Morocco. His interviews on Cuban press were done in Spanish and the newspapers did not make any references as to the fighter having an American accent.

Spain's newspapers -La Vanguardia and Mundo Deportivo- referred to him also as being a black Moroccan, interviewed him often and reported of his fights in Egypt.

There are no mentions of El Kebir being American in any of the numerous reports in Cuban and Spanish publications of the era.

Aramis Del Pino

2012-09-24T14:12:17Z

Enrique:

<boxer>089364</boxer>

[[file:Aramis del Pino.jpg|thumb|left|Aramis del Pino]]

Aramis Del Pino was a Cuban amateur champion in two divisions, turning pro as a main event fighter. After his pro career he became a physical education teacher, a sportswriter, boxing trainer, manager and promoter. He died in Miami in 1990 at the age of 88.

Chino Alvarez

2012-06-25T14:14:49Z

Enrique:

[[file:AlvarezC31.jpg|left|250px|Chino Alvarez photo]]
<boxer>043909</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Lew Diamond]] 
[[:Image:AlvarezCh.jpg|Photo #2]]; [[:Image:Chino alvarez.jpg|Photo #3]]

Chino Alvarez was born in Mariel, Cuba and grew up in Tampa where his family migrated when he was only three years old. Of Cuban-Chinese ancestry, he was considered one of the best punchers in the featherweight and lightweight divisions, having fought some of the best fighters of his era. A report of his death in the sixties was an error, having him confused with another Patent Leather Kid, a name he used early in his career. Alvarez was inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame in 2012.

Kid Chocolate

2012-04-19T20:10:57Z

Enrique:

[[File:Chocolate40.jpg|left|thumb|350px]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1991 Old Timer Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/chocolate.html click]]]
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
<boxer>009006</boxer>
'''Division:''' Featherweight 
'''Trainer:''' [[Moe Fleischer]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Luis Gutierrez]] 
'''[[:Category:Kid Chocolate Gallery|Kid Chocolate Gallery]]
 

*Was the first Cuban to win a world title (1931)
*According to ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'' magazine (Nov. 2001), he had the greatest nickname in boxing, and perhaps the greatest in sports.
*Chocolate's life story is told in Martine Barrat's book ''Do or Die'', which was excerpted in [[Boxing Illustrated]], April 1994, pp. 74-78 (including many photos).
*Every [[Ring Record Book]] printed before the 1980s incorrectly listed Chocolate's Cuban fight record, prior to his U.S. debut, as 21-0 (21 knockouts). Chocolate's amateur boxing record is listed as 100-0 (86 knockouts) in the 1970 ''Ring Record Book'', but it is believed that this record was a fabrication by Pincho Gutierrez, Chocolate's manager. Research by boxing historian Enrique Encinosa has uncovered the amateur bouts listed below, verified through Cuban newspapers ''Diario de la Marina'' and ''La Noche'', as well as various books published by biographers or the Cuban government.
*October 2008 Jim Amato [http://amatoboxingsite.multiply.com/journal/item/573 article]
----

The following bouts were won by Chocolate but no details are given as to whether the victories were on points or by KO. It is likely that this is Chocolate's full amateur record (23-0), as Cuban newspapers of the time were very meticulous about reporting full results of amateur and pro cards.

1922.
*July 8 -Tomas Reyes,
*July 8 -B. Carpentier,
*Aug. 20 Manuel Alfaga,
*Sept- Jimmy Kelly,
*Sept-Willard Jimenez (Championship bout of La Noche Amateur Tournament)
*Oct. 27- Manuel Alfaga.

1924.
*Jan 21-Joe McDonald.
''*Undated Wins:''
*Rene Felipe (Twice),
*Cuban Harry Greb,
*Jimmy Kelly,
*Kid Viejita (Twice)
*Jim Rowly (Twice),
*Felipe Corvo,
*Antonio Contreras,
*Joe Santos

1926.
*Oct 16- Placido Varona,
*Oct-Felipe Corvo (Championship bout of Club Cubano Amateur Tournament)

1927.
*Memo Gonzalez.

On April 2.1927, Chocolate beat Mario Kid Sanchez, this fight being reported by Diario de la Marina as being controversial. Sanchez later became as pro, the bantamweight champion of Cuba but never faced Chocolate as a professional.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chocolate, Kid}}
[[Category:World Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:Cuban World Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]

Kid Chocolate

2012-04-19T20:09:43Z

Enrique:

[[File:Chocolate40.jpg|left|thumb|350px]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1991 Old Timer Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/chocolate.html click]]]
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
<boxer>009006</boxer>
'''Division:''' Featherweight 
'''Trainer:''' [[Moe Fleischer]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Luis Gutierrez]] 
'''[[:Category:Kid Chocolate Gallery|Kid Chocolate Gallery]]
 

*Was the first Cuban to win a world title (1931)
*According to ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'' magazine (Nov. 2001), he had the greatest nickname in boxing, and perhaps the greatest in sports.
*Chocolate's life story is told in Martine Barrat's book ''Do or Die'', which was excerpted in [[Boxing Illustrated]], April 1994, pp. 74-78 (including many photos).
*Every [[Ring Record Book]] printed before the 1980s incorrectly listed Chocolate's Cuban fight record, prior to his U.S. debut, as 21-0 (21 knockouts). Chocolate's amateur boxing record is listed as 100-0 (86 knockouts) in the 1970 ''Ring Record Book'', but it is believed that this record was a fabrication by Pincho Gutierrez, Chocolate's manager. Research by boxing historian Enrique Encinosa has uncovered the amateur bouts listed below, verified through Cuban newspapers ''Diario de la Marina'' and ''La Noche'', as well as various books published by biographers or the Cuban government.
*October 2008 Jim Amato [http://amatoboxingsite.multiply.com/journal/item/573 article]
----

The following bouts were won by Chocolate but no details are given as to whether the victories were on points or by KO. It is likely that this is Chocolate's full amateur record (23-0), as Cuban newspapers of the time were very meticulous about reporting full results of amateur and pro cards.

1922.
*July 8 -Tomas Reyes,
*July 8 -B. Carpentier,
*Aug. 20 Manuel Alfaga,
*Sept- Jimmy Kelly,
*Sept-Willard Jimenez (Championship bout of La Noche Amateur Tournament)
*Oct. 27- Manuel Alfaga.

1924.
*Jan 21-Joe McDonald.
''*Undated Wins:''
*Rene Felipe (Twice),
*Cuban Harry Greb,
*Jimmy Kelly,
*Kid Viejita (Twice)
*Jim Rowly (Twice),
*Felipe Corvo,
*Antonio Contreras,
*Joe Santos

1926.
*Oct 16- Placido Varona,
*Oct-Felipe Corvo (Championship bout of Club Cubano Amateur Tournament)
1927.
*Memo Gonzalez.

On April 2.1927, Chocolate beat Mario Kid Sanchez, this fight being reported by Diario de la Marina as also being controversial. Sanchez later became as pro, the bantamweight champion of Cuba but never faced Chocolate as a professional.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chocolate, Kid}}
[[Category:World Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:Cuban World Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]

Kid Chocolate

2012-04-19T15:43:26Z

Enrique:

[[File:Chocolate40.jpg|left|thumb|350px]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1991 Old Timer Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/chocolate.html click]]]
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
<boxer>009006</boxer>
'''Division:''' Featherweight 
'''Trainer:''' [[Moe Fleischer]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Luis Gutierrez]] 
'''[[:Category:Kid Chocolate Gallery|Kid Chocolate Gallery]]
 

*Was the first Cuban to win a world title (1931)
*According to ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'' magazine (Nov. 2001), he had the greatest nickname in boxing, and perhaps the greatest in sports.
*Chocolate's life story is told in Martine Barrat's book ''Do or Die'', which was excerpted in [[Boxing Illustrated]], April 1994, pp. 74-78 (including many photos).
*Every [[Ring Record Book]] printed before the 1980s incorrectly listed Chocolate's Cuban fight record, prior to his U.S. debut, as 21-0 (21 knockouts). Chocolate's amateur boxing record is listed as 100-0 (86 knockouts) in the 1970 ''Ring Record Book'', but it is believed that this record was a fabrication by Pincho Gutierrez, Chocolate's manager. Research by boxing historian Enrique Encinosa has uncovered the amateur bouts listed below, verified through Cuban newspapers ''Diario de la Marina'' and ''La Noche'', as well as various books published by biographers or the Cuban government.
*October 2008 Jim Amato [http://amatoboxingsite.multiply.com/journal/item/573 article]
----

The following bouts were won by Chocolate but no details are given as to whether the victories were on points or by KO. It is likely that this is Chocolate's full amateur record (23-0), as Cuban newspapers of the time were very meticulous about reporting full results of amateur and pro cards.

1922.
*July 8 -Tomas Reyes,
*July 8 -B. Carpentier,
*Aug. 20 Manuel Alfaga,
*Sept- Jimmy Kelly,
*Sept-Willard Jimenez (Championship bout of La Noche Amateur Tournament)
*Oct. 27- Manuel Alfaga.

1924.
*Jan 21-Joe McDonald.
''*Undated Wins:''
*Rene Felipe (Twice),
*Cuban Harry Greb,
*Jimmy Kelly,
*Kid Viejita (Twice)
*Jim Rowly (Twice),
*Felipe Corvo,
*Antonio Contreras,
*Joe Santos

1926.
*Oct 16- Placido Varona, Mario Kid Sanchez -reported as a controversial decision.
*Oct-Felipe Corvo (Championship bout of Club Cubano Amateur Tournament)
1927.
*Memo Gonzalez.
On April 2.1927, Chocolate beat Mario Kid Sanchez a second time, this fight being reported by Diario de la Marina as also being controversial. Sanchez later became as pro, the bantamweight champion of Cuba but never faced Chocolate as a professional.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chocolate, Kid}}
[[Category:World Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:Cuban World Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]

Martin Oroz

2012-03-02T22:54:27Z

Enrique: Replaced content with "File:martin oroz 1934.jpg <boxer>63024</boxer> Biografia en Boxeo 1930s: [http://boxeo1930s.blogspot.com/2011/02/martin-oroz.html]"

[[File:martin oroz 1934.jpg]]

<boxer>63024</boxer>

Biografia en Boxeo 1930s: [http://boxeo1930s.blogspot.com/2011/02/martin-oroz.html]

Jack Weday

2012-01-15T22:20:26Z

Enrique:

[[file:Jack Weday.jpg|left|thumb|Jack Weday]]
<boxer>203231</boxer>

 
Described as quiet and gentlemanly with a sweet disposition by the sports writers of the era, '''Jack Weday''' was a popular main event club fighter with a brawling, aggressive style. He was a sailor who, in 1896, won the welterweight championship of the US Navy.

The boxer's photograph and a number of fights on this record were documented by clippings provided by Martin Stapleton, a descendant of Jack Weday.

Jack Weday

2012-01-14T15:01:30Z

Enrique:

[[file:Jack Weday.jpg|left|thumb|Jack Weday]]
<boxer>203231</boxer>

 
Described as quiet and gentlemanly with a sweet disposition by the sports writers of the era, '''Jack Weday''' was a popular main event club fighter with a brawling, aggressive style. He was a sailor who, in 1896, won the welterweight championship of the US Navy.

A number of fights on this record were documented by clippings provided by Martin Stapleton, a descendant of Jack Weday.

Tomas Cola

2011-08-28T12:32:59Z

Enrique:

[[File:Tomas_Cola_1928.jpg|thumb|260px|left|Tomas Cola]]
<boxer>52573</boxer>
Starting around 1930, '''Tomas Cola''' worked in the film industry as an actor, and also as assistant director for Rex Ingram. Cola supported the nationalist side in the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 and died in combat at Cordoba with the rank of Lieutenant.

Biografia completa en Boxeo 1930s: [http://boxeo1930s.blogspot.com/2011/06/tomas-cola.html]

Antonio de la Mata

2011-08-28T12:26:20Z

Enrique:

<boxer>103748</boxer>

De la Mata was executed by firing squad after being arrested by Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1940

*1925 Amateur Champ at Lightheavy (Cataluna, Spain)

*Mata scheduled to face Jack Taylor on July 31, 1927. Result needed.

Boxeo 1930s; [http://boxeo1930s.blogspot.com/2011/04/antonio-de-la-mata.html]

Antonio de la Mata

2011-08-28T12:25:46Z

Enrique:

[[File:Sin t?tulo.jpg]]

<boxer>103748</boxer>

De la Mata was executed by firing squad after being arrested by Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1940

*1925 Amateur Champ at Lightheavy (Cataluna, Spain)

*Mata scheduled to face Jack Taylor on July 31, 1927. Result needed.

Boxeo 1930s; [http://boxeo1930s.blogspot.com/2011/04/antonio-de-la-mata.html]

Abd El Kebir

2010-12-09T14:04:12Z

Enrique:

[[file:Abdl el Kebir.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
<boxer>138429</boxer>

"A real colored fighter, Billy Edwards, 160 pounds, is idle in these parts and would like a representative in New England...Billy can hold his own with any middleweight in the country...Billy boxed around Philadelphia under the name of ElKadair (sic) and was very successful." Quoted from "Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia," by Patsy Donovan. The Ring, April 1932, page 61.

Although many US boxing experts believe El Kebir was American boxer Billy Edwards, this was probably wrong.

Cuba's "Diario de La Marina" stated on several ocassions that Abdl el Kebir was from Spanish Morocco. His interviews on Cuban press were done in Spanish and the newspapers did not make any references as to the fighter having an American accent.

Spain's newspapers -La Vanguardia and Mundo Deportivo- referred to him also as being a black Moroccan, interviewed him often and reported of his fights in Egypt.

El Kebir was a stablemate of Spanish Welter Champion Ricardo Alis and his chief sparring partner
in Barcelona. Both traveled together from Europe to Cuba and on to the United States and on at least one occasion fought each other to save the card.

There are no mentions of El Kebir being American in any of the numerous reports in Cuban and Spanish publications of the era.

Human:154771

2010-10-14T12:37:31Z

Enrique:

Jess Losada had a poor pro record after a brief amateur career, but he continued to be linked with boxing, becoming one of Cuba's best known and most beloved sports journalists and broadcasters.

Abd El Kebir

2010-04-14T22:14:48Z

Enrique:

[[file:Abdl el Kebir.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
<boxer>138429</boxer>

"A real colored fighter, Billy Edwards, 160 pounds, is idle in these parts and would like a representative in New England...Billy can hold his own with any middleweight in the country...Billy boxed around Philadelphia under the name of ElKadair (sic) and was very successful." Quoted from "Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia," by Patsy Donovan. The Ring, April 1932, page 61.

Cuba's "Diario de La Marina" stated that el Kebir was from Spanish Morocco. Spain's newspapers -La Vanguardia and Mundo Deportivo-referred to him also as being a black Moroccan and reported of his fights in Egypt. El Kebir was a stablemate of Spanish Welter Champion Ricardo Alis and his sparring partner. They traveled together and on at least one occasion fought each other to save the card. There are no mentions of El Kebir being American in any of the numerous reports in Cuban and Spanish publications of the era.

Kid Chocolate

2010-02-28T16:33:48Z

Enrique:

[[file:Chocolate.Kid2.jpg|left|Kid Chocolate]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1991 Old Timer Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/chocolate.html click]]]
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'''Division:''' Featherweight 
'''Trainer:''' [[Moe Fleischer]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Luis Gutierrez]] 
'''[[:Category:Kid Chocolate Gallery|Kid Chocolate Galllery]]
 

*Was the first Cuban to win a world title (1931)
*According to ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'' magazine (Nov. 2001), he had the greatest nickname in boxing, and perhaps the greatest in sports.
*Chocolate's life story is told in Martine Barrat's book ''Do or Die'', which was excerpted in [[Boxing Illustrated]], April 1994, pp. 74-78 (including many photos).
*Every [[Ring Record Book]] printed before the 1980s incorrectly listed Chocolate's Cuban fight record, prior to his U.S. debut, as 21-0 (21 knockouts). Chocolate's amateur boxing record is listed as 100-0 (86 knockouts) in the 1970 ''Ring Record Book'', but it is believed that this record was a fabrication by Pincho Gutierrez, Chocolate's manager. Research by boxing historian Enrique Encinosa has uncovered the amateur bouts listed below, verified through Cuban newspapers ''Diario de la Marina'' and ''La Noche'', as well as various books published by biographers or the Cuban government.
*October 2008 Jim Amato [http://amatoboxingsite.multiply.com/journal/item/573 article]
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The following bouts were won by Chocolate but no details are given as to whether the victories were on points or by KO. It is likely that this is Chocolate's full amateur record (22-0), as Cuban newspapers of the time were very meticulous about reporting full results of amateur and pro cards.

1922.
*July 8 -Tomas Reyes,
*July 8 -B. Carpentier,
*Aug. 20 Manuel Alfaga,
*Sept- Jimmy Kelly,
*Sept-Willard Jimenez (Championship bout of La Noche Amateur Tournament)
*Oct. 27- Manuel Alfaga.

1924.
*Jan 21-Joe McDonald.
''*Undated Wins:''
*Rene Felipe (Twice),
*Cuban Harry Greb,
*Jimmy Kelly,
*Kid Viejita (Twice)
*Jim Rowly (Twice),
*Felipe Corvo,
*Antonio Contreras,
*Joe Santos

1926.
*Oct 16- Placido Varona, Mario Kid Sanchez -reported as a controversial decision.
*Oct-Felipe Corvo (Championship bout of Club Cubano Amateur Tournament)
1927.
*Memo Gonzalez.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chocolate, Kid}}
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File:Lorenzo Vitria.jpg.jpg

2009-12-02T22:01:42Z

Enrique:

Austin Gibbons

2008-12-29T21:39:37Z

Enrique: New page: Austin Gibbons died of tuberculosis 12/9/1907 at St Joseph's Hospital in Paterson, New Jersey.

Austin Gibbons died of tuberculosis 12/9/1907 at St Joseph's Hospital in Paterson, New Jersey.

Divino Rueda

2008-12-16T21:55:24Z

Enrique:

[[file:Divino Rueda.jpg|thumb|left|Divino Rueda]]
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Rueda was a bantamweight from Cienfuegos, a city on Cuba's southern coast. A good main event fighter, he fought for the Cuban national title and also resided for a time in Panama, where he had several bouts. Afterwards, he opened up a gym in Cienfuegos and trained almost all of the talent from that region, including the Armenteros brothers.

[[Category:Trainers|Rueda, Divino]]
[[Category:Managers|Rueda, Divino]]

Mike Febles

2008-09-06T21:10:30Z

Enrique:

<boxer>148362</boxer>
[[file:Mike Febles.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Mike Febles]]

Febles was born in Mexico but moved to Cuba as a child. Besides being a pioneer of Cuban boxing, he was also a black belt in jiu-jitsu. After several pro fights, Febles moved from Cuba to Mexico, where he won four Mexican National titles, served as a cavalry captain in the Mexican Revolution, became head boxing instructor for the national police and military and was assistant coach of the 1932 Mexican Olympic boxing team.

[[Category:Trainers|Febles, Mike]]

Lalo Dominguez

2008-07-07T23:27:14Z

Enrique:

[[file:Lalo Dominguez.jpg|left|Description|300px]]
<boxer>086571</boxer>

Dominguez was Cuba's first local boxing idol, a hard hitting Cuban national lightweight and welterweight champion who claimed to have fought around 200 fights in his pro career.

[[:Image:Dominguez.Lalo.jpg|Photo #2]]
[[Category:Trainers|Dominguez, Lalo]]

Charles Goff

2008-05-30T00:10:30Z

Enrique:

[[file:Goff.Charley.jpg|left|photo]]
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In September 1906, policeman Charles Goff, single handedly arrested five criminals, three of them dangerous escaped convicts. (San Francisco Call, Sept. 29, 1906),

In December 1924, a newspaper article reported that a Charles Goff, a police captain in San Francisco, had been appointed the Chief Federal Prohibition Enforcement Officer for all of California. It also mentioned that he had fought a KO-2 in 1899 against [[Geoffrey Thorne]], English Middleweight Champion.

Enrique Encinosa

2008-03-22T19:38:36Z

Enrique:

[[file:Enrique Encinosa.JPG|thumb|left|Enrique Encinosa]]
[[Category:Boxing Historians|Encinosa, Enrique]]
[[Category:Matchmakers|Encinosa, Enrique]]
[[Category:Managers|Encinosa, Enrique]]
[[Category:Boxing Media|Encinosa, Enrique]]

Amateur light heavyweight boxer (26-9) trained by former champion Johnny Coulon. Indiana amateur champion (1966, 1968).

Florida editor for Ring Record Book during the 1980’s.

Publisher of Florida Boxing Record Book (1984-1986).

Coauthor with Hank Kaplan of “Boxing: This is It!” (ETC Publications, Palm Springs, California, 1984).

Author of “Azucar y Chocolate” –a history of Cuban boxing (Ediciones Universal, Miami, Florida, 2004).

Author of hundreds of boxing articles and columns for trade publications including Ring Magazine, Boxing Digest, Boxing Illustrated and Cyber Boxing Zone.

Editor of Box Rec.

Voting member of International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Historical consultant with Mike Delisa and Hank Kaplan for the movie "Cinderella Man."

Former manager of over twenty pro fighters including former cruiserweight champion Robert Daniels.

Matchmaker (1981-2006) for over 100 professional boxing cards for promoters Tuto Zabala, Chris Dundee, Julio Martinez and Richard Dobal; worked as assistant matchmaker or press agent in fourteen world title fights for promoter Tuto Zabala.

Color commentator for 40 televised boxing shows in Florida (1984-1989).

Radio talk show host and journalist, Univision Radio 710, Miami, Florida.