Kid Gavilán

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Kid Gavilán was a Cuban professional boxer renowned for his flashy "bolo punch" and successful reign as one of the premier welterweight champions of the early 1950s.

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instanceOf human
professional boxer
world welterweight boxing champion
activePeriod 1940s
1950s
alsoKnownAs Gerardo González
Gerardo González de la Torre
The Cuban Hawk
birthName Gerardo González
careerStatus retired boxer
championshipReign early 1950s
countryOfCitizenship Cuba
debutInProfession professional boxing in the 1940s
era 20th-century boxing
ethnicGroup Cuban
famousTechnique bolo punch to the body
bolo punch to the head
fightingCharacteristic durable chin
high work rate
showmanship in the ring
foughtOutOf Havana, Cuba
surface form: Havana

Miami
gender male
hallOfFameStatus inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
influenced later Cuban boxers
language Spanish
nationality Cuban
notableAchievement recognized as one of the premier welterweights of his era
notableFor bolo punch
flashy boxing style
notableOpponent Carmen Basilio
Chuck Davey
Gil Turner
Ike Williams
Johnny Bratton
Sugar Ray Robinson
occupation professional boxer
position welterweight champion
recognition considered one of the great welterweight champions
sport boxing
style orthodox stance
titleHeld world welterweight title
weightClass welterweight

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