Raul (Raton) Macias - Revision history

Dale Howes at 17:44, 15 January 2026

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Dale Howes at 17:44, 15 January 2026

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Wouter at 17:08, 28 June 2017

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Ric: added 2nd manager & trainer, per 1957 photo

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	'''~~Manager~~''': [[George Parnassus]]		'''Managers''': [[George Parnassus]], [[Pancho Rosales]]<br>
			'''Trainer:''' [[Adolfo Peres]]<br>
			'''[[:Category:Raul Macias Gallery\|Raul Macias Photo Gallery]]'''

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	'''Raul (Raton) Macias''' came from the "Tepito" barrio in Mexico City, which is known as one of the toughest neighborhoods in the country and as the birthplace of many boxing champions.		'''Raul (Raton) Macias''' came from the "Tepito" barrio in Mexico City, which is known as one of the toughest neighborhoods in the country and as the birthplace of many boxing champions.

	He was considered perhaps Mexico's first boxing "idol." As a professional, he won the North American Bantamweight title, defeating Olympic Flyweight Gold Medalist [[Nate Brooks]] in front of a crowd of more than 50,000 fans in Mexico City in 1954. After retiring from boxing, Macias became a well-known movie actor. (See, e.g., ''[[El Raton]]''.) He was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]]. Raton died in 2009 of prostate cancer.		He was considered perhaps Mexico's first boxing "idol." As a professional, he won the North American Bantamweight title, defeating Olympic Flyweight Gold Medalist [[Nate Brooks]] in front of a crowd of more than 50,000 fans in Mexico City in 1954. After retiring from boxing, Macias became a well-known movie actor. (See, e.g., ''[[El Raton]]''.) He was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]]. Raton died in 2009 of prostate cancer.
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	~~'''[[:Category:Raul Macias Gallery\|Raul Macias Photo Gallery]]'''~~
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	== Amateur Career ==		== Amateur Career ==

Exjourneyman at 04:16, 26 February 2013

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	He was considered perhaps Mexico's first boxing "idol." As a professional, he won the North American Bantamweight title, defeating Olympic Flyweight Gold Medalist [[Nate Brooks]] in front of a crowd of more than 50,000 fans in Mexico City in 1954. After retiring from boxing, Macias became a well-known movie actor. (See, e.g., ''[[El Raton]]''.) He was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]]. Raton died in 2009 of prostate cancer.		He was considered perhaps Mexico's first boxing "idol." As a professional, he won the North American Bantamweight title, defeating Olympic Flyweight Gold Medalist [[Nate Brooks]] in front of a crowd of more than 50,000 fans in Mexico City in 1954. After retiring from boxing, Macias became a well-known movie actor. (See, e.g., ''[[El Raton]]''.) He was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]]. Raton died in 2009 of prostate cancer.
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			'''[[:Category:Raul Macias Gallery\|Raul Macias Photo Gallery]]'''
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	== Amateur Career ==		== Amateur Career ==

Ric: WBHOF logo inserted

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John at 16:30, 2 December 2009

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	'''Raul (Raton) Macias''' came from the "Tepito" barrio in Mexico City, which is known as one of the toughest neighborhoods in the country and as the birthplace of many boxing champions. He began his amateur career at age fourteen, winning the National Junior Flyweight, Flyweight and Bantamweight titles. He won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games. Raton represented Mexico as a bantamweight at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games. His results were:		'''Raul (Raton) Macias''' came from the "Tepito" barrio in Mexico City, which is known as one of the toughest neighborhoods in the country and as the birthplace of many boxing champions.

			He was considered perhaps Mexico's first boxing "idol." As a professional, he won the North American Bantamweight title, defeating Olympic Flyweight Gold Medalist [[Nate Brooks]] in front of a crowd of more than 50,000 fans in Mexico City in 1954. After retiring from boxing, Macias became a well-known movie actor. (See, e.g., ''[[El Raton]]''.) He was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]]. Raton died in 2009 of prostate cancer.

			== Amateur Career ==
			He began his amateur career at age fourteen, winning the National Junior Flyweight, Flyweight and Bantamweight titles. He won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games. Raton represented Mexico as a bantamweight at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games. His results were:
	*Defeated [[Angel Amaya]] (Venezuela) 3-0		*Defeated [[Angel Amaya]] (Venezuela) 3-0
	*Lost to [[Gennady Garbuzov]] (Soviet Union) 0-3		*Lost to [[Gennady Garbuzov]] (Soviet Union) 0-3

	He was considered perhaps Mexico's first boxing "idol." As a professional, he won the North American Bantamweight title, defeating Olympic Flyweight Gold Medalist [[Nate Brooks]] in front of a crowd of more than 50,000 fans in Mexico City in 1954. After retiring from boxing, Macias became a well-known movie actor. (See, e.g., ''[[El Raton]]''.) He was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]]. Raton died in 2009 of prostate cancer.

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Matt at 16:25, 2 December 2009

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	'''Raul (Raton) Macias''' came from the "Tepito" barrio in Mexico City, which is known as one of the toughest neighborhoods in the country and as the birthplace of many boxing champions. He began his amateur career at age fourteen, winning the National Junior Flyweight, Flyweight and Bantamweight titles. He won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games. Raton represented Mexico as a bantamweight at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games. His results were:		'''Raul (Raton) Macias''' came from the "Tepito" barrio in Mexico City, which is known as one of the toughest neighborhoods in the country and as the birthplace of many boxing champions. He began his amateur career at age fourteen, winning the National Junior Flyweight, Flyweight and Bantamweight titles. He won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games. Raton represented Mexico as a bantamweight at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games. His results were:

Wouter at 11:44, 17 July 2009

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