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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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 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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During the California Gold Rush, amateur and professional boxing almost immediately gained a strong foothold in northern California, as the gold fields and mining camps provided both employment and a venue for these athletes. In these times, many of the world’s best fighters made their way to the canvas squares of the Pacific Coast where
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By F. Daniel Somrack Jack Dempsey The Nonpareil is the life and career of the first World Middleweight Boxing Champion of the modern era. Dempsey was champion in the 1880’s during the transition period between bare-knuckle fighting under the London Prize Ring rules and the gloved era of the modern Marques of Queensberry rules. Jack
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PANCHO VILLA: The Filipino Legend ~ First World Boxing Champion from the Philippines Born Francisco Guilledo in Iloilo City, Philippines in 1901, he rose from humble beginnings to become one of the greatest Flyweight Champions in history. As Pancho Villa, he began his professional boxing career in Manila in 1919, winning the Flyweight Championship of
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