Mantequilla
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Mantequilla is the ring nickname of José Nápoles, the Cuban-Mexican boxing legend renowned as one of the greatest welterweights in history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| José Ángel Nápoles | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional boxer
ⓘ
ring nickname ⓘ |
| appliesTo | José Ángel Nápoles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Cuba
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-04-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-08-16 ⓘ |
| divisionDominance | dominated the welterweight division in late 1960s and early 1970s ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Cuban ⓘ |
| foughtOutOf | Mexico City, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | International Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| knockouts | 54 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the greatest welterweights in boxing history
ⓘ
smooth boxing style ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| languageOfNickname | Spanish ⓘ |
| losses | 7 ⓘ |
| meaning | butter ⓘ |
| migration | emigrated from Cuba to Mexico ⓘ |
| nationality |
Cuban
ⓘ
Mexican ⓘ |
| nickname | Mantequilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameRefersTo | smoothness of his boxing style ⓘ |
| notableRecognition | ranked among the top welterweights of all time by boxing historians ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mexico City, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | welterweight boxer ⓘ |
| professionalDebutYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| realName | José Ángel Nápoles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | smooth boxing style of José Ángel Nápoles ⓘ |
| residence | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retirementYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| stance | orthodox ⓘ |
| styleNicknameMeaning | Mantequilla means butter in Spanish ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
WBA welterweight title
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WBC welterweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalFights | 88 ⓘ |
| weightClass | welterweight ⓘ |
| wins | 81 ⓘ |
| worldChampionIn | welterweight ⓘ |
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