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Mario040481: Corrected inaccurate info regarding the Olivares vs Kanazawa rematch in '71

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	Olivares opened a cut on the champion s right eye and his footwork made Castillo miss repeatedly. There was no dispute about the outcome, Olivares winning by wide margins of 9-4, 12-3 and 10-3. The fight drew a gate of $254,155, meaning that the three-fight series had grossed over a million dollars, a remarkable tribute to the popularity of the two Mexicans.		Olivares opened a cut on the champion s right eye and his footwork made Castillo miss repeatedly. There was no dispute about the outcome, Olivares winning by wide margins of 9-4, 12-3 and 10-3. The fight drew a gate of $254,155, meaning that the three-fight series had grossed over a million dollars, a remarkable tribute to the popularity of the two Mexicans.

	Olivares s next defence saw him go over old ground when he stopped [[Kazuyoshi Kanazawa]], in 14 rounds, at the ~~Forum~~, in October 1971.		Olivares s next defence saw him go over old ground when he stopped [[Kazuyoshi Kanazawa]], in 14 rounds, with the fight held at the Aichi Prefectural Gym, in Nagoya, Japan in October 1971.

	Olivares had stopped the Japanese fighter in two rounds in 1969, but Kanazawa had improved enormously in the interim and this time gave the champion all he could handle. Twice, in the eighth and again in the 13th, he had the Mexican tottering on the edge of a knockdown, but somehow Olivares kept going and, in the 14th, summoned one last effort which finally broke the challenger. Kanazawa was down three times for an automatic stoppage after two minutes of the round, and both winner and loser finished exhausted. Olivares sustained damage around the left eye, which later required corrective surgery.		Olivares had stopped the Japanese fighter in two rounds in 1969, but Kanazawa had improved enormously in the interim and this time gave the champion all he could handle. Twice, in the eighth and again in the 13th, he had the Mexican tottering on the edge of a knockdown, but somehow Olivares kept going and, in the 14th, summoned one last effort which finally broke the challenger. Kanazawa was down three times for an automatic stoppage after two minutes of the round, and both winner and loser finished exhausted. Olivares sustained damage around the left eye, which later required corrective surgery.

	A long rest might have been sensible after such a gruelling contest, but instead Olivares was back in the ring in December, defending against Mexican rival [[Jesus Pimentel]], a tough contender who was unbeaten in his previous 15 fights. A fierce attack in the sixth sent the challenger through the ropes and onto the ring apron and Pimentel took steady punishment thereafter. At the end of the 11th round Pimentel s manager, [[Harry Kabakoff]], waved his fighter to the corner and said to Olivares: Ruben, ~~youre~~ the winner. Pimentel, a 31-year-old veteran of 85 pro fights (78 wins), immediately announced his retirement. Five years ago he d have beaten Olivares, but now it s too late, said Kabakoff. The fight is featured in Video Action.		A long rest might have been sensible after such a gruelling contest, but instead Olivares was back in the ring in December, defending against Mexican rival [[Jesus Pimentel]], a tough contender who was unbeaten in his previous 15 fights. A fierce attack in the sixth sent the challenger through the ropes and onto the ring apron and Pimentel took steady punishment thereafter. At the end of the 11th round Pimentel s manager, [[Harry Kabakoff]], waved his fighter to the corner and said to Olivares: Ruben, you're the winner. Pimentel, a 31-year-old veteran of 85 pro fights (78 wins), immediately announced his retirement. Five years ago he d have beaten Olivares, but now it s too late, said Kabakoff. The fight is featured in Video Action.

	It was an open secret that the champion was struggling to make the bantamweight limit by this time, and the chances were that even if he had been successful in his defence against compatriot [[Rafael Herrera]], in Mexico City, in March 1972, he would have relinquished the crown and moved up to featherweight. As it turned out, Herrera saved Olivares the decision, snatching the title on an eighth-round knockout which stunned the boxing world.		It was an open secret that the champion was struggling to make the bantamweight limit by this time, and the chances were that even if he had been successful in his defence against compatriot [[Rafael Herrera]], in Mexico City, in March 1972, he would have relinquished the crown and moved up to featherweight. As it turned out, Herrera saved Olivares the decision, snatching the title on an eighth-round knockout which stunned the boxing world.

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	'''Ruben Olivares''' was born on 14 January 1947 in an area of Mexico City called Colonia Bondojo, a tough district where street fighting was commonplace. His father, Salomon Olivares, and mother, Esperanza Avila, had 12 children, but only six survived Felipe, Emma, Margarita, Raul, Ruben and David. While Ruben was still a toddler, his father left to work on a construction site in Oregon. When he eventually returned to Mexico City, having mastered the building business, he invested his earnings in some land on which he built houses. 'He's not rich, but I wouldn't call him poor, Olivares said of him in later life. Father and son would eventually form a partnership building apartments.		'''Ruben Olivares''' was born on 14 January 1947 in an area of Mexico City called Colonia Bondojo, a tough district where street fighting was commonplace. His father, Salomon Olivares, and mother, Esperanza Avila, had 12 children, but only six survived Felipe, Emma, Margarita, Raul, Ruben and David. While Ruben was still a toddler, his father left to work on a construction site in Oregon. When he eventually returned to Mexico City, having mastered the building business, he invested his earnings in some land on which he built houses. 'He's not rich, but I wouldn't call him poor, Olivares said of him in later life. Father and son would eventually form a partnership building apartments.

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			'''[[:Category:Aaron Pryor Gallery\|Aaron Pryor Gallery]]'''

			'''Official Biography:'''<br>
			<small>(As sent by Mrs. Frankie Pryor, Aaron Pryor's wife, to [[BoxRec.com]])</small>

			Witnessing the human hurricane that was '''Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor''' was like seeing [[Henry Armstrong]] and the whirlwind has not been seen since. Pryor's frenetic, punch-a-second style endeared him to fans around the globe. To the chants of "Hawk Time, Hawk Time," Pryor brought one thrilling moment after another to the crowds who thronged to see his fights during the 1980s.

			Pryor, born in Cincinnati in 1955, was a terror in the amateur ranks (204-16), culminating as an alternate on the 1976 Olympic team. He turned pro in 1976 after the [[Olympics]] and quickly tore through the lightweight and junior welterweight ranks, mowing down such seasoned contenders as [[Johnny Summerhays]], [[Johnny Copeland]], [[Norman Goins]], and [[Alfonso Frazer]]. His complete domination of his competition earned him a shot at legendary Colombian champion [[Antonio Cervantes]] in August of 1980. That night in Cincinnati, at Riverfront Coliseum, Pryor dismantled Cervantes in four rounds, and a star was born.

			Pryor easily moved through the Jr. Welterweight ranks, and in 1982, Pryor and [[Alexis Arguello]] would face off in what was later named the "Fight of the Decade" by [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'' magazine]]. Pryor and Arguello engaged in toe-to-toe warfare for 14 rounds before the great Arguello finally succumbed to the equally great Pryor. The rematch, a year later, was much easier for Pryor, and he took out Alexis in ten rounds.

			The Hawk defended his title eleven times and retired in 1991 with a 39-1 (35 KOs) record. As the [[WBA]] Jr. Welterweight Champ from 1980-1983 and the [[IBF]] Jr. Welterweight Champ from 1983-1985, Pryor firmly established his place in boxing history. He was inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1996 and the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2001. In December 1999, the Associated Press voted Aaron Pryor as the "Greatest Jr. Welterweight of the Century."

			Pryor went through some hard times due to drug addiction, but with the determination that made him a great fighter, "The Hawk" kicked his habit and is once again flying high. Pryor lives in his hometown of Cincinnati with his wife, Frankie Pryor, and their four children—Aaron, Jr., Antwan, Stephan, and Elizabeth. Pryor is an ordained deacon at New Friendship Baptist Church and travels the world making personal appearances and spreading his anti-drug message. Pryor remains active in the sport of boxing, training both professional and Golden Gloves amateur boxers. The Pryor boxing legacy continues today, with [[Aaron Pryor Jr.]] and [[Stephan Pryor]] following in their dad's footsteps.

			==Amateur Achievements==
			*Amateur Record: 204-16
			*1973 United States vs. Ireland Dual Meet at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois: Stopped Damian McDermott in one round at 125 lbs. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/DualsLeague/1973/DualUSA_IRL.html] [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/File:Ireland_USA_September_1973.jpg]
			*1973 National [[AAU]] Champion (132 lbs). Outpointed Robert Newton of Boston, Massachusetts. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/USA1973.html]
			*1974 National AAU Finalist (132 lbs). Outpointed by [[Hilmer Kenty]] of Detroit, Michigan. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/USA1974.html]
			*1975 [[National Golden Gloves]] Champion (132 lbs). Outpointed [[Curtis Harris]] of Paterson, New Jersey. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/USGoldenGloves1975.html]
			*1975 Pan American Games Silver Medalist (132 lbs). Disqualified (low blow) in the second round against [[Chris Clarke]] of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/PanamericanGames1975.html] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19751026&id=LNZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6840,7607610]
			*1976 National Golden Gloves Champion (132 lbs). Outpointed [[Thomas Hearns]] of Detroit, Michigan. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/USGoldenGloves1976.pdf]
			*1976 United States [[Olympics\|Olympic]] Trials Finalist (132 lbs). Outpointed by [[Howard Davis Jr.]] of Glen Cove, New York. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Tournaments/Nat_Sel_USA1976.html]
			*1976 United States Olympic Box-Offs: Outpointed by Howard Davis Jr. of Glen Cove, New York. Pryor was an alternate at 132 lbs for the U.S. Olympic team. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Tournaments/Nat_Sel_USA1976_2.html] [http://fivedogs.tripod.com/hawk1.html]

			==Career Notes==
			* Buddy LaRosa, founder of LaRosa's Pizzeria, was Pryor's manager.
			* Pryor, fighting in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, knocked out [[Antonio Cervantes]] in four rounds to win the [[WBA]] Junior Welterweight Championship on [[Antonio Cervantes vs. Aaron Pryor\|August 2, 1980]].
			* In December 1980, Pryor rejected an offer of $500,000 to fight [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] for the [[WBC]] Welterweight Championship because he wanted more money. When the amount was increased to $750,000, he rejected that as well. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19801217&id=Id4hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1792,5396168&hl=en]
			* Pryor signed to fight WBC Super Lightweight Champion [[Saoul Mamby]] in a unification bout for $1 million. The bout was tentatively scheduled for February 7, 1981. However, the fight fell apart when the promoter, [[Harold Smith (Promoter)\|Harold Smith]], disappeared amid allegations that he was involved in a $21.3 million fraud against Wells Fargo National Bank. Smith, whose real name was Ross Fields, was later sentenced to ten years in prison after he was convicted of 29 counts of fraud and embezzlement. [http://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/08/sports/aaron-pryor-fighting-for-recognition.html?pagewanted=all]
			* Pryor was offered $750,000 to fight [[Roberto Duran]] at [[Madison Square Garden]] in April 1981. However, Pryor's new attorney told him not to sign anything until he worked out a new contract with his manager. By the time a new agreement had been worked out, the chance to fight Duran was gone. [http://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/30/sports/garden-offers-bout-to-duran.html] [http://www.si.com/vault/1982/11/08/628035/the-champion-of-confusion]
			* Pryor agreed to fight Sugar Ray Leonard in the fall of 1982 for $750,000, but Leonard first had to defend his welterweight title against [[Roger Stafford]] in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 1982. The Sunday before that bout, Pryor was driving to Buffalo from his Cincinnati home to taunt Leonard, to hype their planned bout, when he heard on his car radio the news that Leonard had suffered a detached retina in his left eye and the fight was off. Pryor said, "I pulled off to the side of the road and I cried." [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19821115&id=8QEzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942,3477066]
			* Pryor knocked out [[Alexis Arguello]] in 14 rounds in Miami on [[Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello (1st meeting)\|November 12, 1982]]. [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] named the bout "Fight of the Decade" in [[Ring Magazine: March 1990\|1990]] and the eighth [[The 100 Greatest Title Fights of All-Time\|greatest title fight of all-time]] in the [[Ring Magazine: Holiday 1996\|1996]]. After the fight, there was controversy over a water bottle used by Pryor's trainer, [[Panama Lewis]], between rounds 13 and 14. Microphones caught Lewis telling cutman Artie Curley, "Give me the other bottle, the one I mixed." It seemed to revive Pryor. Coming out quickly for the 14th round, Pryor landed a barrage of unanswered blows before the referee stopped the fight. Many speculated that there was something illegal in the bottle, but nobody checked the contents and the Miami Boxing Commission failed to administer post-fight urine tests to the boxers. Lewis and Pryor steadfastly denied that there was anything illegal in the bottle. Curley said the bottle contained peppermint schnapps to settle Pryor's upset stomach. In the 2008 documentary ''[[Assault in the Ring]]'', former Lewis-trained boxer [[Luis Resto]] revealed that Lewis would break apart antihistamine pills and pour the medicine into his water, giving him greater lung capacity in the later rounds of a fight. [http://www.si.com/vault/1982/11/22/626518/it-was-a-pryor-engagement] [http://www.boxing.com/the_final_chapter_pryor_argueello_saga_panama_lewis_and_the_black_bottle.html]
			* In July 1983, Pryor signed a three-year exclusive promotional agreement with [[Sylvester Stallone]]'s Tiger Eye Promotions and the Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The contract called for Tiger Eye and the Sands to act as partners in promoting Pryor's fights. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19830708&id=fdseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3953,5378407]
			* After Panama Lewis was banned from boxing for removing the padding from Luis Resto's gloves before he fought [[Billy Collins Jr.]] on [[Billy Collins Jr. vs. Luis Resto\|June 16, 1983]], Pryor hired [[Emanuel Steward]] to train him for his rematch with Alexis Arguello on [[Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello (2nd meeting)\|September 9, 1983]], which Pryor won by a 10th-round knockout. Pryor was later trained by [[Richie Giachetti]].
			* In October 1983, Pryor said he would not defend the WBA Junior Welterweight Championship against [[Johnny Bumphus]], the No. 1-ranked contender, and sent the WBA a letter announcing his retirement. Robert Buechner, Pryor's attorney, said, "I think that it's correct to say he would certainly reconsider his decision to retire if there's someone on the scene he thought had the same marketability and fighting ability he has." Officially, Pryor was stripped of the title. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19831028&id=uVdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5532,6874716] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19890201&id=Ha5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=220DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3445,167895]
			* Pryor announced in March 1984 that he was ending his retirement. "I never really retired," he said. "I just rested." He successfully defended the junior welterweight championship of the newly formed [[IBF]] twice before he was stripped of the title in December 1985 due to inactivity. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19840311&id=O1pUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=towDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7052,3475711&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19860112&id=lThIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VoEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2971,4579522]
			* Pryor was out of boxing for 2½ years due to drug and legal issues. A shell of his former self, he returned to the ring on [[Aaron Pryor vs. Bobby Joe Young\|August 8, 1987]], and was knocked out in seven rounds by [[Bobby Joe Young]].
			* Pryor had trouble getting a boxing license late in his career because of eye problems. He underwent surgery on his left eye in January 1988 to remove a cataract and repair a detached retina. Pryor was declared legally blind in his left eye, with vision of 20/400. It improved to 20/70 with corrective lenses. He was denied a boxing license in Nevada, New York and California. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zydDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Aq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3952,2588412&dq=aaron+pryor+darryl+jones&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19900512&id=uMJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0eoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6804,2775590]
			* ''The Ring'' named Pryor the second [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|greatest junior welterweight of all-time]] in [[Ring Magazine: May 1994\|1994]], and the Associated Press named him "Junior Welterweight Fighter of Century" in 1999. [http://boxing.about.com/library/weekly/aa123099f.htm]

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			{{Succession box\|
			before=[[Antonio Cervantes]]\|
			title=[[WBA Light Welterweight Champion]]\|
			after=[[Johnny Bumphus]]\|
			years=1980 Aug 2 – 1983 Oct<br>'''Stripped'''
			}}
			{{Succession box\|
			before=Inaugural Champion\|
			title=[[IBF Light Welterweight Champion]]\|
			after=[[Gary Hinton]]\|
			years=1984 Jun 22 – 1985 Dec<br>'''Stripped'''
			}}
			{{end box}}

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