THE GREAT SALVADOR SANCHEZ: Mexican Legend of Boxing

The Great Salvador Sanchez by F. Daniel Somrack The Great Salvador Sánchez is the story of a man who rose from humble beginnings in the quaint Mexican village of Santiago Tianquistenco to become the boxing champion of the world.  Salvador Sánchez ruled as the featherweight king from 1980 -1982 defeating the best competition in his […]

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CUBAN LEGENDS OF BOXING

CUBAN LEGENDS OF BOXING by F. DANIEL SOMRACK Cuban Legends of Boxing highlights the careers of world champions Kid Chocolate (1931) and Kid Gavalan (1951) who won their title respective titles before the Castro revolution along with Luis Rodriquez (1963), Sugar Ramos (1963) and Jose Naploes (1969) who won their titles in exile. All five

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Jimmy Bivins “Duration” Light-Heavyweight & Heavyweight Champion of the World

James Louis Bivins, (December 6, 1919 – July 4, 2012) was an American Heavyweight Boxer whose professional career ran from 1940 to 1955. He was born in Dry Branch, Georgia. Although he was never given the opportunity to fight for a world title, despite at one point being the number one contender in both the

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THE GREAT BENNY LEONARD: Jewish Legend of Boxing

The Great Benny Leonard is the story of one of the most celebrated professional fighters of all-time. Born Benjamin Leiner to Jewish immigrants in 1896, Leonard fought his way out of New York’s Lower East Side to become the Lightweight Champion of the World in 1917. During the Roaring Twenties, Benny Leonard was a boxing

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KID GAVILAN: The Cuban Hawk

Kid Gavilan: The Cuban Hawk by F. Daniel Somrack “Kid Gavilan: The Cuban Hawk” is the story of the rise and fall of one of the greatest boxing champions of all time. Born Gerardo Gonzalez in 1930, he rose from humble beginnings in Camaguey Cuba to become Kid Gavilan, the Welterweight Champion of the World.

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