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José Torres

1936 - 2009

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José Louis "Chegüi" Torres (May 3, 1936 – January 19, 2009) was a Puerto Rican-born professional boxer who fought representing the United States. As an amateur boxer, he won a silver medal in the middleweight division at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. In 1965, he defeated Willie Pastrano to win the WBC, WBA, and lineal light-heavyweight championships. Torres trained with the legendary boxing trainer Cus D'Amato. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Torres is the 44th most popular boxer (up from 81st in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Puerto Rico (up from 22nd in 2019) and the most popular Puerto Rican Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, José Torres ranks 44 out of 496. Before him are Jack Johnson, Trevor Berbick, Roy Jones Jr., Max Baer, Oscar Bonavena, and Henry Armstrong. After him are Oleksandr Usyk, Emile Griffith, Kim Duk-koo, Leon Spinks, Gennady Golovkin, and Earnie Shavers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, José Torres ranks 232. Before him are W. D. Hamilton, Ian Hacking, Buddy Guy, Keir Dullea, Hugh Hudson, and Tony Musante. After him are Željko Perušić, Bobby Darin, Tarun Gogoi, Pavol Molnár, Stefano Delle Chiaie, and Jurij Koch. Among people deceased in 2009, José Torres ranks 146. Before him are Johannes Mario Simmel, Joseph Wiseman, Paula Hawkins, Natalya Estemirova, Dan O'Bannon, and Yoshito Usui. After him are Stéphanos II Ghattas, Venetia Burney, Ken Annakin, Alda Merini, Jim Carroll, and Savka Dabčević-Kučar.

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In Puerto Rico

Among people born in Puerto Rico, José Torres ranks 13 out of 77. Before him are Benicio del Toro (1967), Luis Guzmán (1956), Emiliano Mercado del Toro (1891), Amaury Nolasco (1970), Héctor Lavoe (1946), and Eddie Gómez (1944). After him are Daddy Yankee (1977), Luis Fonsi (1978), Roberto Clemente (1934), David Zayas (1962), Luis Miguel (1970), and Ramón Emeterio Betances (1827).

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Among BOXERS In Puerto Rico

Among boxers born in Puerto Rico, José Torres ranks 1. After him are Héctor Camacho (1962), Félix Trinidad (1973), and Daniel Santos (1975).

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