August 1, 1980 At Caesar's Palace. 'A Night with the Light-Middleweights' Main Event------Tony Chiaverini...37-5-0 (25 KO's) vs. Wilfred...
Somehwhat blocked out of the WBC Welterweight race,,,,,,, And 'frozen out' of the WBA July 1980 Jim Jacobs and Bill Cayton tried to...
Gregorio 'Papa' Benitez,,,,,,,, Basicilly 'pilfered' all of Wilfred's money, and 'squandered' it on horse racing, other gambling and bad...
Another 'French Beauty' Henri Ferjules,,,,,,, Qualified for the French Heavyweight Championship held on December 19, 1970 Boasted a...
From back in 1965 The 'speedy' Jean-Paul Schiller Jena-Paul, was actually on Sonny Liston's comeback list when he was in Europe in 1966....
Before Lucien Rodriguez, There was the 'Great' Christian Poncelet.. Christian was the French Light-Heavyweight Champion, who moved up to...
An interesting fact,,,,, When Wilfred jerked the WBA around in late-1976,,,,,,they suspended him, and would not rank him in their ratings after...
I checked out his amateur career,,,,,,, And suprisingly, he had more than a few losses.
LH 71, June 1966 That would have been a 'great fight' After Amos 'Big Train' Lincoln ran over Cassius Clay in February 1966,,,,, The...
Correct, From when Bob Baker turned professional (1949) thru (1954) he was a very quick and 'crisp' puncher. Ages 22 thru 27. But in 1955,...
Saturday - March 16, 1980 Miami Beach CBS-TV Sports Spectacular Wilfred Benitez looked excellent at (150 lbs.) versus a very capable 'Irish'...
French Heavyweights, Generally considered the 'lowest group' of the European Heavyweights. French Heavyweights were never really considered a...
'Papa' Benitez pulled Wilfred out of a bout with Johnny Turner in {May 1978}.....That is a fact.......:deal Johnny Turner called Wilfred a...
In 1964, at age 31 The 'Big Cat' had gone 3-0-0 (1 KO) April 10 1964..............W Dec 10...Tommy Fields July 21, 1964..............KO...
Hedge,,,,,, The tournament for the 'vacant' WBA Light-Welterweight Championship got off to a 'slow start' in early 1977. Antonio Cervantes was...
