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Wilfred Benítez

1958 - Today

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Wilfred "Wilfredo" Benítez Rosa (born September 12, 1958), better known as Wilfred Benitez, is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer and the youngest world champion in the sport's history. Earning his first of three career world titles in separate weight divisions at the age of seventeen, he is best remembered as a skilled and aggressive fighter. He is widely considered one of the greatest defensive boxers of all time. He is also remembered for his fights with Roberto Durán, Thomas Hearns, and Sugar Ray Leonard. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 15 in 2024). Wilfred Benítez is the 212th most popular boxer (down from 199th in 2024), the 12,003rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,079th in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Wilfred Benítez ranks 212 out of 496. Before him are Miguel Cotto, Albert Ireton, Roberto Balado, Mike McCallum, Tyrell Biggs, and Ruslan Chagaev. After him are Payao Poontarat, Naoya Inoue, Terence Crawford, Fidel LaBarba, Hans Ziglarski, and Sam Langford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Wilfred Benítez ranks 540. Before him are Philippe Desmet, Peter Watts, Arto Bryggare, Tom Thibodeau, Antonio Di Gennaro, and Alan Hale. After him are Hrant Bagratyan, Imre Garaba, Luc Luycx, Sergei Treshchov, Joop Hiele, and Gilles Leroy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wilfred Benítez ranks 12,005 out of 20,380. Before him are Alice Hoffman (1952), Martha Plimpton (1970), Donald Faison (1974), Rod Milburn (1950), John B. Anderson (1922), and Arthur Jensen (1923). After him are Burn Gorman (1974), Bob McGrath (1932), Edward Ferry (1941), Francis X. Bushman (1883), Marjorie Rambeau (1889), and Amy Carlson (1968).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Wilfred Benítez ranks 65. Before him are Deontay Wilder (1985), Frankie Genaro (1901), Michael Moorer (1967), Hasim Rahman (1972), Miguel Cotto (1980), and Tyrell Biggs (1960). After him are Terence Crawford (1987), Fidel LaBarba (1905), Bruce Seldon (1967), Micky Ward (1965), Antonio Tarver (1968), and Jackie Fields (1908).

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