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Taking A Look At Puerto Rico’s Greatest Six Boxers

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Although my all-time favourite is Light-weight and Junior Welterweight champion Carlos Ortiz, 61-7-1 with 30 stoppages is my favourite from Puerto Rico was quantity six.

We’ll check out 3-division world champion Felix ‘Tito’ Trinidad, 42-3 with 35 stoppages. In June of 1993 he received his first world title stopping Maurice Blocker, 34-3, for the IBF Welter title in San Diego. In September of 1999 he added the WBC title defeating Olympian Gold Medalist Oscar De La Hoya, 31-0, by majority determination. In his subsequent battle he defeated Olympic Gold Medalist Dave Reid, 14-0, each in Las Vegas.

Amongst these he defeated embody Hector “Macho” Camacho 43-2, in January of 1994 by determination in Las Vegas. In his subsequent battle he defeated Yuri Boy Campo, 56-0, in Las Vegas. In February of 1999 he defeated Pernell ‘Candy Pea’ Whitaker, 40-2-1, at Madison Sq. Backyard, NY. He received the IBF Tremendous Welter title defeating Fernando “Ferocious” Vargas, 20-0, in December of 2000.

In September of 2001, he misplaced to Bernard Hopkins, 39-2-1, for the burden title by stoppage for his first loss at 40-0. In 2005, he misplaced to Winky Wright, 48-3, in Las Vegas in his subsequent to final battle. In his subsequent and remaining battle, 51-4, in 2008, he misplaced to Roy Jones, Jr., at MSG, NY.

Miguel Cotto a 4-division world champion, 41-6 with 33 stoppages. In September of 2004 he received the WBO Tremendous Gentle title stopping Kelson Pinto, 21-0, in Puerto Rico. In December of 2006 he received the WBA World Welter title stopping Carlos Quintana, 23-0, in Atlantic Metropolis, NJ.

A few of his defeats embody Zab Judah, 34-4, by stoppage at MSG in June of 2007. In November, he defeated “Sugar” Shane Mosley, 44-4, additionally at MSG. In July 2008, he misplaced to Antonio Margarito, 36-5, in Las Vegas, dropping to 32-1.

In December of 2011 he received the rematch, at MSG. In November 2009 he misplaced to Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao, 49-3-2, for the vacant WBO Welter title. In Could of 2012 he misplaced to Floyd “Cash” Mayweather, Jr., 42-0, in Las Vegas.

In June of 2014, he received the WBC Center title by Stopping Sergio Martinez, 51-2-2, at MSG. In November of 2015, he misplaced to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, 45-1-1, in Las Vegas. In his subsequent battle, he received the WBO Tremendous Welter title, defeating Yoshihiro Kamegai, 27-3-2, in Carson, CA. Then, in his subsequent and remaining battle, he misplaced to Sadam Ali, 25-1, at MSG.

Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho, one other 3-division world champion, 79-6-3 with 38 stoppages. In August of 1983 he stopped Rafael Limon, 50-12-2, for the WBC Tremendous Welter vacant title, in Puerto Rico.

In August of 1985 he defeated Jose Luis Ramirez, 90-5, in Las Vegas for the WBC World Gentle title, in Las Vegas. Others he defeated had been in June of 1986 Edwin Rosario, 28-1, at MSG. In Could of 1987 defeated Howard Davis, Jr., 29-3-1, in Atlantic Metropolis. In March of 1989 defeated Ray “Growth Growth” Mancini, 29-3, in Las Vegas.

In February of 1991 misplaced to Greg Haugen, 26-3, by cut up determination in Las Vegas, dropping to 37-1. In September of 1992 misplaced to Julio Cesar Chavez, 81-0, in Las Vegas. In January of 1994 misplaced to Felix Trinidad, 22-0, in Las Vegas.

In March of 1997 stopped “Sugar” Ray Leonard, 36-2-1, in Atlantic Metropolis. In his subsequent battle he misplaced to Oscar De La Hoya, 25-0, in Las Vegas. In Could of 2009 drew with Yuri Boy Campas, 92-14, in Orlando, FL, and in his subsequent and remaining battle misplaced to Saul Duran, 36-16-2, in Kissimmee, FL.

Profitable the world title at age 17 he was the youngest to win a title, Wilfred Benitez, 53-8-1 with 31 stoppages. In March of 1976 he defeated Antonio Cervantes, 50-9-1, for the WBA Tremendous Gentle title, in PR. In January of 1979 he received a cut up determination over Carlos Palomino, 27-1-3, for the WBC Welter title, in PR.

In November of 1979, he misplaced to “Sugar” Ray Leonard, 25-0, within the remaining fifteenth spherical, dropping to 38-1-1. In Could of 1981, he knocked out Maurice Hope, 30-2-1, for the WBC Welter title in Las Vegas.

In January of 1982 he defeated Roberto “Palms of Stone” Duran, 74-2, in Las Vegas. In his subsequent battle in December of 1982, he misplaced by majority determination to Thomas “Hit Man” Hearns, 35-1, by majority determination in New Orleans. Then went 9-6 ending out his profession.

Aanother 3-division world champion Wilfredo ‘Bazooka’ Gomez some say the easiest out of the island was 44-3-1 with 43 stoppages.

In Could of 1977 he received his first world title knocking out Dong Kyun Yum, 50-2-6, for the WBC Tremendous Bantam title in PR. In August of 1981 he misplaced to Salvador Sanchez, 40-1-1, dropping to 30-1-1, in Las Vegas. In March of 1984 he received the WBC World Feather title defeating Juan LaPorte, 24-4, in PR. In his subsequent battle he misplaced to Azumah Nelson, 19-1, being knocked out in 11 rounds, dropping to 41-2-1.

In his subsequent battle, he received the WBA World Tremendous Feather title by majority determination over Rocky Lockridge, 36-3, in PR. In his subsequent battle, he misplaced to Alfredo Layne, 13-5, by stoppage, in PR.

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