Who was I?

Charles "Bud" Taylor.

 

Babe Ruth and Tommy Ryan. Very good one.

Talk of Poncho Villa and Frankie Genaro are only reasons I thought of him.

 

Thank you. I think you get me on being a historian, I just know a little here and there.

 

I'll try this 1:

I was given a shot @my division's vacant title after several other contenders declined the opportunity (I suppose the opponent was too sweet for their liking). When I got the shot, I succeeded in scoring a KD, but was later dropped myself & outpointed. It would end up being the lone title shot of my career.

Who am I?

 

My guess is, that you're thinking of Tommy Bell?

 

Tony Canzoneri!

 

My turn:
I am Puerto Rican and was considered the second coming of Wilfredo Gomez and Wilfred Benitez

I am an expert in trigonometry but was not a world champion, although in one of two title tries, I was one second way from becoming one, dropping the champ who got up at nine.

I once fought in Chile, also fighting in the Dominican Republic, Aruba and the United States.

Jeanette Martin , on the picture to the left, was like a sister to me when she was 12.

 

Correct!