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Oscar Bonavena

1942 - 1976

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Oscar Natalio "Ringo" Bonavena (September 25, 1942 – May 22, 1976) was an Argentine heavyweight professional boxer with a career record of 58 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw. A rugged, wild-swinging puncher, he was nicknamed "Ringo" because of his Beatles haircut, and enjoyed professional success in both Argentina and the United States. He is remembered for giving Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali hard-fought bouts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oscar Bonavena is the 42nd most popular boxer (down from 36th in 2019), the 198th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 158th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Argentinean Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Oscar Bonavena ranks 42 out of 496. Before him are Riddick Bowe, Manny Pacquiao, Jack Johnson, Trevor Berbick, Roy Jones Jr., and Max Baer. After him are Henry Armstrong, José Torres, Oleksandr Usyk, Emile Griffith, Kim Duk-koo, and Leon Spinks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Oscar Bonavena ranks 259. Before him are Mimis Domazos, Alice Schwarzer, Sandra Dee, Marshall Bell, Heidi Brühl, and Yevgeny Shaposhnikov. After him are Guy Edwards, Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Edward Luttwak, Marta Kubišová, Ivan Mládek, and Björn Nordqvist. Among people deceased in 1976, Oscar Bonavena ranks 105. Before him are Paul Douglas, Grégoire Kayibanda, Paul Strand, Josef Sudek, Bobby Pearce, and Marguerite Laugier. After him are Richard Hughes, Werner March, Juan José Torres, Zdeněk Fierlinger, Wilder Penfield, and Boris Iofan.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Oscar Bonavena ranks 198 out of 1,154. Before him are Ramón Castillo (1873), Carlos Pachamé (1944), José Luis Brown (1956), Eduardo Lonardi (1896), José Bonaparte (1928), and Mauro Icardi (1993). After him are Juan Gelman (1930), Pedro Pablo Ramírez (1884), Cecilia Roth (1956), Nery Pumpido (1957), Francisco Moreno (1852), and Carlos Pellegrini (1846).

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Among BOXERS In Argentina

Among boxers born in Argentina, Oscar Bonavena ranks 2. Before him are Carlos Monzón (1942). After him are Pascual Pérez (1926), Héctor Méndez (1897), Oscar Casanovas (1914), Carmelo Robledo (1912), Rafael Iglesias (1924), Víctor Avendaño (1907), Amado Azar (1913), Santiago Lovell (1912), Alfredo Porzio (1900), and Abel Laudonio (1938).

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