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Benny Paret

1937 - 1962

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Bernardo Paret (March 14, 1937 – April 3, 1962), known as Benny Paret or Benny "Kid" Paret, was a Cuban welterweight boxer who won the Undisputed World Welterweight Championship twice in the early 1960s. Paret's death occurred 10 days after injuries sustained in a March 24, 1962, title defense against Emile Griffith, televised live and seen by millions on ABC's Fight of the Week. Paret had a lifetime record of 35 wins (10 knockouts), 12 losses and 3 draws. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benny Paret is the 168th most popular boxer (down from 101st in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 119th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Cuban Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Benny Paret ranks 168 out of 496. Before him are Arturo Rodríguez, Pete Rademacher, Francesco Damiani, Alfonso Zamora, Enrique Rodríguez, and Janusz Gortat. After him are Arturo Gatti, Stanislav Stepashkin, Pernell Whitaker, Juan Manuel Márquez, Ray Mercer, and Slobodan Kačar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Benny Paret ranks 483. Before him are Anita Desai, Donald Dewar, Emiliano Rodríguez, James Carlisle, Ron Leibman, and David Seidler. After him are Gianni Celati, Polly Holliday, Lucinda Williams, Carlo Mattrel, Italo Galbiati, and Antonio Rada. Among people deceased in 1962, Benny Paret ranks 205. Before him are Harlow Curtice, Gerrit Achterberg, Ron Flockhart, Edy Reinalter, Lucile Watson, and Charles Reisner. After him are Robert S. Woodworth, Arseny Golovko, Solomon Linda, Bjørn Rasmussen, Leon Kruczkowski, and Josiah McCracken.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Benny Paret ranks 148 out of 300. Before him are Tomás Herrera Martínez (1950), Mario Cimarro (1971), Ana Fidelia Quirot (1963), Addys Mercedes (1985), Aurelio Voltaire (1967), and María Caridad Colón (1958). After him are Armando Peraza (1924), Raúl Rivero (1945), José Gómez Mustelier (1959), Zoé Valdés (1959), Guillermo Fariñas (1962), and Alejandro Casañas (1954).

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Among BOXERS In Cuba

Among boxers born in Cuba, Benny Paret ranks 6. Before him are Teófilo Stevenson (1952), Félix Savón (1967), José Nápoles (1940), Orlando Martínez (1944), and Emilio Correa (1953). After him are José Gómez Mustelier (1959), Roberto Balado (1969), Armando Martínez (1961), Hipólito Ramos (1956), Andrés Aldama (1956), and Guillermo Rigondeaux (1980).

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