Best cuban boxers

[CubanGuyNYC]

Why was every other Cuban boxer back in the day named "Kid"?


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lmao I always think the same thing. "Kid" was a common nickname for boxers back in the day, not just among Cubans. BTW Paret was also a "Kid." lol

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Why was every other Cuban boxer back in the day named "Kid"?


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lmao I always think the same thing. "Kid" was a common nickname for boxers back in the day, not just among Cubans. BTW Paret was also a "Kid." lol

Was it? I only see it on Cubans.
Was Kid part of his name or nickname? Cause I see him named Benny Kid Paret and not Benny "Kid" Paret.


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[CubanGuyNYC]

Kid Gavilan
Kid Chocolate
Jose Naples
Sugar Ramos
Jose Legra
Sixto Sorreo-amatuer champion
Teifelio Stevenson-amatuer champion
Rigo--amatuer champion & pro

Some of the finest boxers in the World are Cubanos!!! For that matter athletes that compete in any sport from Cuba excell!!! Ray.

Thanks, Ray.

It's a damn shame our people have been prevented from officially competing in professional sports for over a half-century. Who knows how many Cuban professional world champs there might've been? (And not just the famous amateurs, either.)

[HaglerSteelChin]

Jorge Luis Gonzalez for his exceptional work against Rid**** Bowe after all his trash talking, LOL.

[PureBoxingCEO]

Let me say this: The Castro regime is what makes Cuban boxing look so pure. He is the one that built the beautiful boxing showcase that Cuba offers in amateurs and pros.

[dan_cov]

I'll throw Juan Carlos Gomez out there seeing hes not been mentioned & an amateur great that has been missed out Felix Savon.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Was it? I only see it on Cubans.
Was Kid part of his name or nickname? Cause I see him named Benny Kid Paret and not Benny "Kid" Paret.


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They didn't put quotes on Kid Gavilan (Gerardo González) or Kid Chocolate (Eligio Sardinias), either.

"Kid" was a popular nickname among the old-timers, but perhaps the most famous "Kids" were Cuban. Check out this one website (http://www.phillyboxinghistory.com/m...names_list.htm) and scroll down. You'll notice that the real old-timers used the name more frequently. (Meldrick Taylor once called himself "The Kid" BTW.)

[CubanGuyNYC]

Let me say this: The Castro regime is what makes Cuban boxing look so pure. He is the one that built the beautiful boxing showcase that Cuba offers in amateurs and pros.

There's no doubt; Cuban amateur boxing would not have been the juggernaut it became without the commies, but Cuban professional boxing suffered terribly as a result. Only now, after decades of absence, have we achieved a serious measure of success in the pros. That's only because guys like Rigo, Gamboa Lara, et al, have managed to escape Castro's clutches.

[PureBoxingCEO]

Mario Kindelan was great in the amateurs. If he turned pro he would definitely beat most welterweights no doubt.

[PureBoxingCEO]

There's no doubt; Cuban amateur boxing would not have been the juggernaut it became without the commies, but Cuban professional boxing suffered terribly as a result. Only now, after decades of absence, have we achieved a serious measure of success in the pros. That's only because guys like Rigo, Gamboa Lara, et al, have managed to escape Castro's clutches.

Castro is taking care of Cuba and your family. When you see Gamboa and Rigondeaux and the others in the olympics winning, you see the great human being that Fidel Castro is consorte.