Ortiz was the second Puerto Rican to become a world champion winning three world titles during his career, two in the lightweight division and one in the welters. Gomez was one of the most devastating punchers in Boxing history and at one time defended his title 17 straight times, all by Knockout! Gomez boasts wins over Rocky Lockridge, Juan LaPorte, Lupe Pintor, Juan Meza, Carlos Zarate, and Alberto Davila. He also beat Carlos Palomino before losing to Sugar Ray Leonard. Benitez lost a close decision to Thomas Hearns and decisively beat Roberto Duran.
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At the time, Cervantes was a veteran of nearly 90 professional fights. 3) Wilfred Benitezīenitez won the WBA light welterweight title from Antonio Cervantes when he was 17. Trinidad owned wins over Hector Camacho, Pernell Whitaker, and Oscar De La Hoya. He moved up to 154 and beat Fernando Vargas for the belt, then went up to 160 and became a champion, beating William Joppy. In 2000, Felix was named fighter of the year by The Ring Magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America. Trinidad was a three-division world champion, capturing welterweight, light middleweight, and middleweight titles. The highly popular Cotto-owned wins over the likes of Zab Judah and Shane Mosley, maybe his most significant victory was over at the time Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez. 5) Miguel CottoĬotto became the first Puerto Rican to win titles in four different divisions. Camacho’s best weight was 135 pounds and lowered at that weight he was as fast as anybody who stepped into the ring. He beat such stars as Jose Luis Ramirez, Edwin Rosario, Ray Mancini, and Cornelius Boza-Edwards. He proved how tough he was against DeLa Hoya and Chavez, going the distance with Mexican legends. 6) Hector CamachoĬamacho was a three-division world champion. Torres’ 1966 victory over Eddie Cotton was The Ring’s Fight of the Year. Torres beat Willie Pastrano to capture the light heavyweight world championship in 1965. He split fights with Frankie Randall, Juan Nazario, and Jose Luis Ramirez. He went on to beat Howard Davis Jr and Livingstone Bramble. Rosario lost a controversial decision to Hector Camacho in June of 1986. He owned a win over Ambers in a non-title fight. He got close but lost a tight decision to Champion Lou Ambers. Pedro is considered one of the greatest fighters never to win a World championship. One-of -six Puerto Rican boxers to have achieved world titles in three different divisions. Rainone immediately signaled the end of the bout, as Hernandez had to be restrained by several other officials, including state commissioner Larry Hazzard.Active boxers are not eligible for this list! 10) Wilfredo Vasquez Then, when referee Vinny Rainone tried to grab Hernandez, the New Jersey fighter tried to shove the official out of the way. Instead of Ruddock falling, however, Hernandez slipped between the ropes. The fight came to a strange conclusion when Hernandez came out of his corner, grabbed Ruddock and tried to throw the Toronto fighter through the ropes. 10 by the WBC, defeated Carlos Hernandez (15-4-1) on a disqualification seven seconds into the seventh round of their scheduled 10-round bout. In another undercard bout on the closed-circuit card at the Atlantic City Convention Center, heavyweight Razor Ruddock (15-1-1), ranked No. “I want to fight at 135 (the lightweight limit). And in this fight (against Kahlbenn), they agreed to 136. “That was the problem with Pendleton,” Bramble said. Had Bramble, 26, defeated Rosario, promoter Don King was prepared to match him in a million-dollar lightweight unification bout with Hector “Macho” Camacho, who successfully defended his World Boxing Council title on that same Miami Beach card.Ĭamacho has since moved up to the junior-welterweight division, but Bramble, now promoted by Butch Lewis, said he plans to remain a lightweight. I haven’t had that kind of feeling in a long time.”
I have the same kind of attitude I had for the first Mancini fight. “Like I was for Mancini, today I feel strong and confident. “I haven’t felt like this since just before I won the title,” he said.
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