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Rodrigo Valdez

1946 - 2017

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Rodrigo Valdez (February 22, 1946 – March 15, 2017) was a Colombian professional boxer who competed from 1963 to 1980. He was a two time middleweight champion, having held the WBC title from 1974 to 1976 and the undisputed WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles from 1977 to 1978. His rivalry with Carlos Monzón has long been considered among the most legendary boxing rivalries. Valdez was trained by hall of famer coach Gil Clancy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rodrigo Valdez is the 146th most popular boxer (down from 96th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Colombia (down from 81st in 2019) and the most popular Colombian Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Rodrigo Valdez ranks 146 out of 496. Before him are Anthony Joshua, Gerald Dreyer, Josef Němec, Cosimo Pinto, Corrie Sanders, and Frederick Grace. After him are Anders Petersen, Andy Ruiz Jr., Abel Laudonio, Horacio Accavallo, Emanuel Steward, and Dick Tiger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Rodrigo Valdez ranks 618. Before him are Thelma Houston, Aleksandr Gorshkov, Thomas Nordahl, Vladimir Martynov, José Lai, and Ronnie Lane. After him are Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei, Valentin Gavrilov, Ivan Rybkin, Uladzimir Nyaklyayew, Priit Pärn, and Dimitrij Rupel. Among people deceased in 2017, Rodrigo Valdez ranks 455. Before him are Dieter Kottysch, Glenne Headly, Kim Joo-hyuk, Adolph Kiefer, Paul Falk, and Françoise Héritier. After him are Viktor Chanov, Aníbal Ruiz, Lothar Thoms, Nancy Dupree, Laurynas Stankevičius, and Habib Thiam.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Rodrigo Valdez ranks 102 out of 356. Before him are Francisco Zuluaga (1929), Jorge Luis Pinto (1952), Joe Arroyo (1955), Adolfo Valencia (1968), Maluma (1994), and Hernán Darío Gómez (1956). After him are Enrique Olaya Herrera (1880), Belisario Porras Barahona (1856), Karol G (1991), Eduardo Santos (1888), Carlos Eugenio Restrepo (1867), and José Ignacio de Márquez (1793).

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Among BOXERS In Colombia

Among boxers born in Colombia, Rodrigo Valdez ranks 1. After him are Clemente Rojas (1952), Alfonso Pérez (1949), Jorge Eliécer Julio (1969), Cecilia Brækhus (1981), and Yuberjen Martínez (1991).

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