Jose Napoles - Revision history

Olivares at 15:23, 20 January 2025

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	*'''Trainer:''' [[Angelo Dundee]]		*'''Trainer:''' [[Kid Rapidez]], [[Angelo Dundee]]
	*'''Manager:''' [[Cuco Conde]]		*'''Manager:''' [[Cuco Conde]]
	*'''[[:Category:Jose Napoles Gallery\|Jose Napoles Gallery]]'''		*'''[[:Category:Jose Napoles Gallery\|Jose Napoles Gallery]]'''

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Professional record

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	== Professional record ==		== Professional record ==
			'''Championship Record'''
	* 11 opponents (8 by KO) beaten in World Welterweight Title fights.		* 11 opponents (8 by KO) beaten in World Welterweight Title fights.
	* 15-1-1 (10 KOs) in World Title fights.		* 15-1-1 (10 KOs) in World Title fights.

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	== Professional record ==		== Professional record ==
	* 11 opponents (7 by KO) beaten in World Welterweight Title fights.		* 11 opponents (8 by KO) beaten in World Welterweight Title fights.
			* 15-1-1 (10 KOs) in World Title fights.

	== Awards & Recognition ==		== Awards & Recognition ==

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Career Overview

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	*Napoles retired after losing the World Welterweight Championship to [[John H. Stracey]] by a sixth-round TKO on December 6, 1975.		*Napoles retired after losing the World Welterweight Championship to [[John H. Stracey]] by a sixth-round TKO on December 6, 1975.
	*Napoles successfully defended his title against three contenders during his first reign as World Welterweight Champion, and then did it against seven more fighters during his second reign.		*Napoles successfully defended his title against three contenders during his first reign as World Welterweight Champion, and then did it against seven more fighters during his second reign.

			== Professional record ==
			* 11 opponents (7 by KO) beaten in World Welterweight Title fights.

	== Awards & Recognition ==		== Awards & Recognition ==

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Career Overview

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	*Napoles was stripped of the WBA World Welterweight Championship on May 16, 1975, for failure to sign for a fight against the WBA's No. 1-rated welterweight contender, [[Angel Espada]]. Napoles remained the WBC World Welterweight Champion.		*Napoles was stripped of the WBA World Welterweight Championship on May 16, 1975, for failure to sign for a fight against the WBA's No. 1-rated welterweight contender, [[Angel Espada]]. Napoles remained the WBC World Welterweight Champion.
	*Napoles retired after losing the World Welterweight Championship to [[John H. Stracey]] by a sixth-round TKO on December 6, 1975.		*Napoles retired after losing the World Welterweight Championship to [[John H. Stracey]] by a sixth-round TKO on December 6, 1975.
	*Napoles ~~made~~ three ~~successful title defenses~~ during his first reign as World Welterweight Champion, and ~~he made ten successful defenses~~ during his second reign.		*Napoles successfully defended his title against three contenders during his first reign as World Welterweight Champion, and then did it against seven more fighters during his second reign.

	== Awards & Recognition ==		== Awards & Recognition ==

Slugger at 12:15, 17 August 2019

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John at 01:22, 20 July 2019

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	'''Trainer:''' [[Angelo Dundee]]~~<br>~~		*'''Trainer:''' [[Angelo Dundee]]
	'''Manager:''' [[Cuco Conde]]~~<br>~~		*'''Manager:''' [[Cuco Conde]]
			*'''[[:Category:Jose Napoles Gallery\|Jose Napoles Gallery]]'''
	'''[[:Category:Jose Napoles Gallery\|Jose Napoles Gallery]]'''

	== Career Overview ==		== Career Overview ==
	[[File:GriffithNapoles.jpg\|right\|thumb\|290px\|Jose Napoles (right) vs. Emile Griffith in 1969]]		[[File:GriffithNapoles.jpg\|right\|thumb\|290px\|Jose Napoles (right) vs. Emile Griffith in 1969]]
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Earl at 10:30, 3 February 2015

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	'''[[:Category:Jose Napoles Gallery\|Jose Napoles Gallery]]'''		'''[[:Category:Jose Napoles Gallery\|Jose Napoles Gallery]]'''

	~~<br clear=all>~~

	== Career Overview ==		== Career Overview ==
	*~~Some sources list his~~ amateur record as 113-1, and ~~some list it as~~ 114-1.		[[File:GriffithNapoles.jpg\|right\|thumb\|290px\|Jose Napoles (right) vs. Emile Griffith in 1969]]
	*In the August 1969 issue of ''[[Ring Magazine\|The Ring]]'' ~~(page 39)~~, ~~Napoles addressed a disputed bout. Some sources had him losing to [[Diwaldo Ventosa]] in 1960, but~~ Napoles insisted it was his cousin, [[Israel Napoles]], who had ~~fought and~~ lost to Ventosa. ~~The linked record lists Jose~~ Napoles ~~as defeating Ventosa in 1960~~.		*Napoles' amateur record has been listed as 113-1 and 114-1.
	*After Cuban president Fidel Castro banned ~~pro~~ boxing in 1961, Napoles defected to Mexico, where he was adopted as a national hero.		*According to BoxRec and Cyber Boxing Zone, Napoles defeated [[Diwaldo Ventosa]] by a ten-round decision on February 20, 1960. However, some sources have claimed that Napoles lost to Ventosa. In the [[Ring Magazine: August 1969\|August 1969]] issue of ''[[Ring Magazine\|The Ring]]'', Napoles insisted that it was his cousin, [[Israel Napoles]], who had lost to Ventosa. According to BoxRec, Ventosa defeated Israel Napoles by a six-round decision on June 13, 1959.
	*~~Stopped~~ [[Curtis Cokes]] to win the ~~world welterweight title in~~ 1969.		*After Cuban president Fidel Castro banned professional boxing in 1961, Napoles defected to Mexico, where he was adopted as a national hero.
	*~~Lost~~ the ~~title~~ to [[Billy Backus]] ~~by TKO~~ due to a cut in ~~December~~ 1970, ~~but~~ regained ~~it six months later with~~ a ~~TKO~~.		*Napoles stopped [[Curtis Cokes]] after thirteen rounds to win the World Welterweight Championship on April 18, 1969.
	*~~Unsuccessfully~~ challenged [[Carlos Monzon]] for the ~~world middleweight title in 1974~~, ~~losing by TKO~~.		*On October 17, 1969, Napoles defeated former World Welterweight Champion and World Middleweight Champion [[Emile Griffith]] by a fifteen-round unanimous decision to successfully defend the World Welterweight Championship.
	*~~Retired~~ after losing the ~~title by TKO~~ to [[John H. Stracey]] in 1975.		*Napoles lost the World Welterweight Championship to 9-1 underdog [[Billy Backus]] on December 3, 1970. The fight was stopped in the fourth round due to a cut over Napoles' right eye.
	*~~Made 13~~ successful title defenses.		*On June 4, 1971, Napoles regained the World Welterweight Championship by stopping Billy Backus in eight rounds.
			*On November 1, 1970, the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] suspended Napoles and withdrew its title recognition because he and his manager, who was also suspended, failed to fulfill a contract with the Canastota Boxing Club in Syracuse, New York. The contract stated that Napoles would have to engage in a bout against an opponent to be selected by the Canastota Boxing Club within 120 days of his rematch with Billy Backus on June 4, 1971, providing that Napoles regained the title. Napoles remained the [[World Boxing Association]] and the [[World Boxing Council]] World Welterweight Champion.
			*On December 14, 1971, Napoles defeated [[Hedgemon Lewis]] by a fifteen-round unanimous decision to retain the World Welterweight Championship. Lewis would defeat Billy Backus by a fifteen-round unanimous decision to win the vacant New York State World Welterweight Championship on June 16, 1972.
			*Napoles challenged World Middleweight Champion [[Carlos Monzon]] on February 9, 1974, and was stopped after six rounds.
			*On August 3, 1974, Napoles stopped Hedgemon Lewis in nine rounds to retain the World Welterweight Championship.
			*Napoles was stripped of the WBA World Welterweight Championship on May 16, 1975, for failure to sign for a fight against the WBA's No. 1-rated welterweight contender, [[Angel Espada]]. Napoles remained the WBC World Welterweight Champion.
			*Napoles retired after losing the World Welterweight Championship to [[John H. Stracey]] by a sixth-round TKO on December 6, 1975.
			*Napoles made three successful title defenses during his first reign as World Welterweight Champion, and he made ten successful defenses during his second reign.

	== Awards & Recognition ==		== Awards & Recognition ==
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	*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1984		*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1984
	*Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990		*Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990
	*~~In 1999, the Associated Press named Napoles~~ the ~~4th~~ greatest welterweight of the ~~20th~~ century.		*Named the fourth greatest welterweight of the twentieth century by the Associated Press in 1999.

	~~== Source ==~~
	*''The Ring'', [[Ring Magazine: August 1969\|August 1969]], pages 6,7, & 39: JOSE NAPOLES GOT NICKELS FOR EARLY FIGHTS, by ~~Don Fraser~~.

			== Sources ==
			*"Jose Napoles Got Nickels For Early Fights" By Don Frazer, ''The Ring'', August 1969, pages 6, 7, & 39.
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19711102&id=z39GAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KCsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=980,522249 "Napoles Stripped Of Title" The ''Palm Beach Post'', November 2, 1971, page D3]
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19750517&id=dJQeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HcwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2580,2947152 "Napoles Stripped Of Boxing Crown" ''Herald-Journal'', May 17, 1975, page A8]
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	years=1971 Jun 4 – 1975<br>'''Stripped'''		years=1971 Jun 4 – 1975 May 16<br>'''Stripped'''
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