I believe that with the deaths of Carlos Ortiz and Robert Cohen, Harold Gomes becomes the last living world champion of the 1950s.
Is it bad that I mistakenly thought this was Luis Ortiz passing away from Alzheimer’s or something.. RIP Carlos
Ortiz has 5 wins over HOF fighters such as Flash Elorde, Ismael Laguna, Joe Brown, Duilio Loi, and Sugar Ramos (arguably 6 if you count Nicolino Locche). That's greater than Bazooka's best wins IMO.
One of the most well-rounded fighters I've ever seen. The greatest Puerto Rican fighter of all-time. Rest easy, champ.