Kid Chocolate - Revision history

Ric: IBRO article linked

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IBRO article linked

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	'''Managers:''' [[Luis Gutierrez (manager)\|Luis Gutierrez]], Jess Lozada<br>		'''Managers:''' [[Luis Gutierrez (manager)\|Luis Gutierrez]], Jess Lozada<br>
	'''[[:Category:Kid Chocolate Gallery\|Kid Chocolate Image Gallery]]		'''[[:Category:Kid Chocolate Gallery\|Kid Chocolate Image Gallery]]


	==Career Overview==		==Career Overview==
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	*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.		*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]].		*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==		==Record Issues==
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	*'''Apr 2:''' [[Mario Kid Sanchez\|Mario "Kid" Sanchez]] (''Diario de la Marina'' reported that this bout was controversial)<br>'''		*'''Apr 2:''' [[Mario Kid Sanchez\|Mario "Kid" Sanchez]] (''Diario de la Marina'' reported that this bout was controversial)<br>'''
	*Memo Gonzalez		*Memo Gonzalez


	==Sources==		==Sources==
	*''Do or Die'' by Martine Barrat, Viking Adult, 1993		*''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)		*[[Boxing Illustrated: April 1994\|April 1994]] issue of ''[[Boxing Illustrated]]'', pages 74-78 (with many photos)
			*"Kid Chocolate: The Cuban Bon Bonn…'A living, breathing boxing instruction book.'" by Monte Cox: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IBRO111.41-43.pdf]


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Dawudboxer: /* Career Overview */

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Career Overview

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	*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]].		*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.		*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.
			*Finished his career going 25-0-3.
	*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.		*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]].		*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]].

Ric: 2020 Spring Cleaning

2020-05-23T04:44:18Z

2020 Spring Cleaning

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	[[File:~~Chocolate3~~.~~JPG~~\|left~~\|thumb\|250px\|Kid Chocolate~~]]		[[File:Chocolate.jpg\|300px\|left]]
	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1991<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/chocolate.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1991<br>Old Timer Category<br>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>		<boxer>009006</boxer>
	'''Division:''' [[Featherweight]]<br>		'''Division:''' [[Featherweight]]<br>

Enrique at 20:14, 3 December 2019

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	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.		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 ~~(23-0)~~, as Cuban newspapers of the time were very meticulous about reporting ~~full~~ results of amateur and pro cards.		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'''<br>		'''1922'''<br>

Cob1971 at 04:46, 6 November 2018

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

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			{{succession box\|
			before=[[Benny Bass]]\|
			title=[[NBA World Super Featherweight Champion\|World Junior Lightweight Champion]]\|
			after=[[Frankie Klick]]\|
			years=1931 Jul 15 – 1933 Dec 25
			}}
			{{end box}}

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Wouter at 11:33, 15 October 2018

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	'''Division:''' [[Featherweight]]<br>		'''Division:''' [[Featherweight]]<br>
	'''Trainer:''' [[Moe Fleischer]]<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Moe Fleischer]]<br>
	'''Managers:''' [[Luis Gutierrez]], Jess Lozada<br>		'''Managers:''' [[Luis Gutierrez (manager)\|Luis Gutierrez]], Jess Lozada<br>
	'''[[:Category:Kid Chocolate Gallery\|Kid Chocolate Image Gallery]]		'''[[:Category:Kid Chocolate Gallery\|Kid Chocolate Image Gallery]]

Wouter at 12:54, 21 March 2015

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	*''Do or Die'' by Martine Barrat, Viking Adult, 1993		*''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)		*[[Boxing Illustrated: April 1994\|April 1994]] issue of ''[[Boxing Illustrated]]'', pages 74-78 (with many photos)
	*"Victoria Aut Mors: Kid Chocolate" by Patrick Connor, April 23, 2012, ''The Queensberry Rules: A Boxing Blog'': [http://bloguin.com/queensberryrules/2012-articles/victoria-aut-mors-kid-chocolate.html]

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Ric: corrected link

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	==Sources==		==Sources==
	*''Do or Die'' by Martine Barrat, Viking Adult, 1993 ~~(an excerpt about Kid Chocolate appeared in the~~ [[:~~File:BIMag.9404.jpg~~\|April 1994 ~~issue~~]] of ''[[Boxing Illustrated]]'', pages 74-78~~, and included~~ many photos).		*''Do or Die'' by Martine Barrat, Viking Adult, 1993
	*"Victoria Aut Mors: Kid Chocolate" by Patrick Connor, April 23, 2012, ''The Queensberry Rules: A Boxing Blog'': [http://bloguin.com/queensberryrules/2012-articles/victoria-aut-mors-kid-chocolate.html ~~artilce~~]		*[[Boxing Illustrated: April 1994\|April 1994]] issue of ''[[Boxing Illustrated]]'', pages 74-78 (with many photos)
			*"Victoria Aut Mors: Kid Chocolate" by Patrick Connor, April 23, 2012, ''The Queensberry Rules: A Boxing Blog'': [http://bloguin.com/queensberryrules/2012-articles/victoria-aut-mors-kid-chocolate.html]

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Chocolate, Kid}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Chocolate, Kid}}

Earl at 02:02, 1 October 2014

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	[[File:~~Chocolate40~~.~~jpg~~\|left\|thumb\|~~350px~~]]		[[File:Chocolate3.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Kid Chocolate]]
	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1991<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/chocolate.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1991<br>Old Timer Category<br>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]]		[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
	<boxer>009006</boxer>		<boxer>009006</boxer>
	'''Division:''' Featherweight<br>		'''Division:''' [[Featherweight]]<br>
	'''Trainer:''' [[Moe Fleischer]]<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Moe Fleischer]]<br>
	'''~~Manager~~:''' [[Luis Gutierrez]]<br>		'''Managers:''' [[Luis Gutierrez]], Jess Lozada<br>
	'''[[:Category:Kid Chocolate Gallery\|Kid Chocolate Image Gallery]]		'''[[:Category:Kid Chocolate Gallery\|Kid Chocolate Image Gallery]]
	~~<br clear=all>~~

			==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]].

	'''~~Kid~~ Chocolate'~~'' was the first~~ Cuban to ~~win a world title~~ (~~1931~~). ~~According to~~ ''~~[[The~~ Ring ~~Magazine\|The Ring]]~~'' ~~magazine ([[Ring Magazine: November 2001\|Nov~~. ~~2001]]), he had~~ the ~~greatest nickname in boxing~~, and ~~perhaps~~ the ~~greatest in sports~~.		==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.

	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 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 (23-0), as Cuban newspapers of the time were very meticulous about reporting full results of amateur and pro cards.

	*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).
	*October 2008 Jim Amato article: [http://amatoboxingsite.multiply.com/journal/item/573]
	*''Victoria Aut Mors: Kid Chocolate'': [http://bloguin.com/queensberryrules/2012-articles/victoria-aut-mors-kid-chocolate.html]
	~~----~~

	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.

	~~<b>~~1922.</b>		'''1922'''<br>
	*~~July~~ 8 -Tomas Reyes,		*'''Jul 8:''' Tomas Reyes
	*~~July~~ 8 -B. Carpentier,		*'''Jul 8:''' B. Carpentier
	*Aug. 20 Manuel Alfaga,		*'''Aug 20:''' Manuel Alfaga
	*~~Sept-~~ Jimmy Kelly,		*'''Sep:''' Jimmy Kelly
	*~~Sept-~~Willard Jimenez (Championship bout of La Noche Amateur Tournament)		*'''Sep:''' Willard Jimenez (Championship bout of La Noche Amateur Tournament)
	*Oct. 27- Manuel Alfaga.		*'''Oct 27:''' Manuel Alfaga

	~~<b>~~1924.</b>		'''1924'''<br>
	*Jan 21~~-Joe McDonald.~~		*'''Jan 21:''' Joe McDonald
	'~~'*Undated Wins:~~''		*Rene Felipe (twice)
	*Rene Felipe (~~Twice~~),		*"Cuban" Harry Greb
	*Cuban Harry Greb,		*Jimmy Kelly
	*Jimmy Kelly,		*Kid Viejita (twice)
	*Kid Viejita (~~Twice~~)		*Jim Rowly (twice)
	*Jim Rowly (~~Twice~~),		*Felipe Corvo
	*Felipe Corvo,		*Antonio Contreras
	*Antonio Contreras,
	*Joe Santos		*Joe Santos

	~~<b>~~1926.</b>		'''1926'''<br>
	*Oct 16- Placido Varona,		*'''Oct 16:''' Placido Varona
	*Oct-Felipe Corvo (Championship bout of Club Cubano Amateur Tournament)		*'''Oct:''' Felipe Corvo (Championship bout of Club Cubano Amateur Tournament)

	<b>~~1927.~~</b>		'''1927'''<br>
	*Memo Gonzalez.		*'''Apr 2:''' [[Mario Kid Sanchez\|Mario "Kid" Sanchez]] (''Diario de la Marina'' reported that this bout was controversial)<br>'''
			*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~~.		==Sources==
			*''Do or Die'' by Martine Barrat, Viking Adult, 1993 (an excerpt about Kid Chocolate appeared in the [[:File:BIMag.9404.jpg\|April 1994 issue]] of ''[[Boxing Illustrated]]'', pages 74-78, and included many photos).
			*"Victoria Aut Mors: Kid Chocolate" by Patrick Connor, April 23, 2012, ''The Queensberry Rules: A Boxing Blog'': [http://bloguin.com/queensberryrules/2012-articles/victoria-aut-mors-kid-chocolate.html artilce]

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Ric at 22:27, 26 September 2014

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	'''Kid Chocolate''' 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.		'''Kid Chocolate''' was the first Cuban to win a world title (1931). According to ''[[The Ring Magazine\|The Ring]]'' magazine ([[Ring Magazine: November 2001\|Nov. 2001]]), he had the greatest nickname in boxing, and perhaps the greatest in sports.

			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 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.

	*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).		*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 article: [http://amatoboxingsite.multiply.com/journal/item/573]		*October 2008 Jim Amato article: [http://amatoboxingsite.multiply.com/journal/item/573]
	*''Victoria Aut Mors: Kid Chocolate'': [http://bloguin.com/queensberryrules/2012-articles/victoria-aut-mors-kid-chocolate.html]		*''Victoria Aut Mors: Kid Chocolate'': [http://bloguin.com/queensberryrules/2012-articles/victoria-aut-mors-kid-chocolate.html]

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	*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]].		*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.		*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.
			*Finished his career going 25-0-3.
	*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.		*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]].		*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]].