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Bobby Rodriguez
Bobby Rodriguez is a retired Super Featherweight boxer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Personal life Bobby Rodriguez is a member of Minnesota's illustrious Rodriguez family of boxers: Rafael, Kenny, Rudy, all of whom fought professionals; brother John, who fought only as an amateur, and Cory, son of John, who is an active professional boxer at this writing. Bobby now spends his retirement training young golden glove boxers in the Leech Lake area. Professional career Rodriguez made his professional debut on May 10, 1967, with a 4-round points defeat of Archie Bailey in Saint Paul. Rodriguez won his first 20 professional fights, losing for the first time by TKO on January 16 of 1969, when he was stopped due to cuts in the sixth round of a fight with Pete Gonzalez at Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Rodriguez's record after that loss was a mediocre 4-10, and included several extended periods of inactivity. His career concluded following back-to-back losses to Rick Folstad, the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Featherweight
Super featherweight, also known as junior lightweight, is a weight division in professional boxing, contested between and . The super featherweight division was established by the New York Walker Law in 1920, although first founded by the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) in 1930. The first English champion was "Battling Kid" Nelson in 1914 who lost his title to Benny Berger in 1915. Artie O’Leary also won this title in 1917. This weight class appeared into two distinct historical periods, from 1921 to 1933 and 1960 to the present. Some of the notable fighters to hold championship titles at this weight include Brian Mitchell , Arturo Gatti, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Flash Elorde, Alexis Argüello, Azumah Nelson, Julio César Chávez, Diego Corrales, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Érik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera, Acelino Freitas, Juan Manuel Márquez, Oscar De La Hoya, Rocky Lockridge, and Manny Pacquiao. The first World Boxing Association (previously known as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Welterweight
Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional boxing In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, in which boxers weigh above 61.2kg or 135 pounds and up to 63.5 kg or 140 pounds. The first champion of this weight class was Pinky Mitchell in 1946, though he was only awarded his championship by a vote of the readers of the ''Boxing Blade'' magazine. There was not widespread acceptance of this new weight division in its early years, and the New York State Athletic Commission withdrew recognition of it in 1930. The National Boxing Association continued to recognize it until its champion, Barney Ross relinquished the title in 1935 to concentrate on regaining the welterweight championship. A few commissions recognized bouts in the 1940s as being for the light welterweight title, but the modern beginnings of this championship date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super-featherweight Boxers
Super featherweight, also known as junior lightweight, is a weight division in professional boxing, contested between and . The super featherweight division was established by the New York Walker Law in 1920, although first founded by the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) in 1930. The first English champion was "Battling Kid" Nelson in 1914 who lost his title to Benny Berger in 1915. Artie O’Leary also won this title in 1917. This weight class appeared into two distinct historical periods, from 1921 to 1933 and 1960 to the present. Some of the notable fighters to hold championship titles at this weight include Brian Mitchell , Arturo Gatti, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Flash Elorde, Alexis Argüello, Azumah Nelson, Julio César Chávez, Diego Corrales, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Érik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera, Acelino Freitas, Juan Manuel Márquez, Oscar De La Hoya, Rocky Lockridge, and Manny Pacquiao. The first World Boxing Association (previously known as the Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1944 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech. * January 14 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Watkins (boxer)
Maurice Watkins (born August 29, 1956) is a former boxer from Houston, Texas. Nicknamed ''Termite'', he was born into a family that was in the insect killing business, and he is a professional fumigator. Professional Boxing Career Watkins turned professional as a boxer on May 21, 1974, beating Cesar Cortez by knockout in round one at Houston. Through his career, Watkins fought some of the best fighters in the Lightweight and Jr. Welterweight divisions. He beat Marion Thomas by a knockout in round seven, Rocky Ramon by a decision in twelve, Arturo Leon by decision in ten, Bruce Strauss by knockout in three, Bobby Rodriguez by knockout in one, and others. His fight with former United States Lightweight champion Norman Goins resulted in a three-round no contest. He also lost to Olympic gold medalist Howard Davis Jr. and Alfredo Escalera. On October 2 of 1980, at the Caesars Palace hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, he got his only world title shot, losing to Saoul Mamby by a fifteen-round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beto Maldonado
Beto is a surname, and a nickname for the given names Alberto, Albertino, Adalberto, Berthony, Heriberto, Norberto, Roberto, Humberto, or Benito. It occurs mostly in Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries and communities. Notable people with the name include: Given name or nickname Arts and entertainment * Beto Benites, Peruvian actor * Beto Carrero (1937–2008), Brazilian theme park owner and entertainer * Beto Cuevas (born 1967), Chilean singer and artist * Robert de la Rocha, American artist * Beto Guedes (born 1951), Brazilian musician, singer and songwriter * Gilbert Hernandez (born 1957), American cartoonist best known for the ''Love and Rockets'' comics * Beto O'Byrne, American playwright * Beto (Portuguese singer) (1967–2010), Portuguese singer Albertino João Santos Pereira * Beto Pérez, Colombian dancer * Beto Quintanilla, Mexican singer and musician Politics * Beto Mansur (born 1951), Brazilian politician and soybean farmer * Beto O'Rourke (born 1972), Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Moreno (boxer)
José Moreno may refer to: * José Manuel Moreno (cyclist) (born 1969), Spanish cyclist and Olympic Champion * José Moreno Mora (born 1981), Colombian football player * José Manuel Moreno (1916–1978), nicknamed "El Charro", Argentine football player * José Moreno (Ecuadorian footballer) * José Moreno (baseball) (1957–2019), former Major League Baseball infielder * José Moreno (tennis), Spanish former tennis player * Jose Moreno, former NFL Europa punter with Berlin Thunder * Walter José Moreno (born 1978), Colombian football player * Pitoy Moreno or Jose “Pitoy” Moreno, Filipino fashion designer * José Elías Moreno (1910–1969), Mexican character actor * José María Moreno (born 1951), Spanish poet, translator, and teacher * José Miguel Moreno (born 1946), Spanish specialist of historical plucked string instruments * José Moreno Sánchez (born 1993), Spanish cyclist * José Moreno (weightlifter) (born 1980), Colombian weightlifter; see 2001 World Weightlifting Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Luis
An infant or baby is the very young offspring of human beings. ''Infant'' (from the Latin word ''infans'', meaning 'unable to speak' or 'speechless') is a formal or specialised synonym for the common term ''baby''. The terms may also be used to refer to juveniles of other organisms. A newborn is, in colloquial use, an infant who is only hours, days, or up to one month old. In medical contexts, a newborn or neonate (from Latin, ''neonatus'', newborn) is an infant in the first 28 days after birth; the term applies to premature, full term, and postmature infants. Before birth, the offspring is called a fetus. The term ''infant'' is typically applied to very young children under one year of age; however, definitions may vary and may include children up to two years of age. When a human child learns to walk, they are called a toddler instead. Other uses In British English, an ''infant school'' is for children aged between four and seven. As a legal term, ''infancy'' is more lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Sawa
Ricky may refer to: Places * Říčky (Brno-Country District), a village and municipality in the Czech Republic * Říčky v Orlických horách, a village in the north of the Czech Republic *Rickmansworth, a town in England sometimes called "Ricky" Film and television * ''Ricky'' (2009 film), a fantasy film * ''Ricky'' (2016 film), a Kannada thriller movie Music *Ricky (band), a UK indie band * ''Ricky'' (album), a 1957 album by Ricky Nelson * "Ricky" (song), a 1983 song by "Weird Al" Yankovic * "Ricky" (Denzel Curry song), from the 2019 album ''Zuu'' * "Ricky" (Game song), from ''The R.E.D. Album'', 2011 People * Ricky (footballer, born 1973), Spanish football forward * Ricky (given name), a diminutive of Richard, Enrique, Fredrick or Patrick * Ricky (musician), Japanese singer Other uses * Ricky (dog), decorated for bravery in service during the Second World War * "Ricky" (''Trailer Park Boys''), See also * Ricky's (other) * Rickey (other) * Rickie *Riki *Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Folstad
Rick Folstad (born October 18, 1951) is a retired light welterweight professional boxer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Professional career Folstad made his professional debut on January 29, 1975 with a decision win against Robert Bo Moody. He won his first seventeen professional fights, highlighted by back-to-back wins against Bobby Rodriguez and a 10-round points win against Al Ford, whose record was 49-6 at the time. Folstad's first loss was a surprising points loss to Johnny Copeland, who was winless in his last six fights. After the loss to Copeland Folstad only fought four more times, going 3-1, and then retired with a final record of 20-2 with 7 wins by knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a .... Notes 1951 births Living people Boxers from Minnesota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins in timber and as the flour milling capital of the world. It occupies both banks of the Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota. Prior to European settlement, the site of Minneapolis was inhabited by Dakota people. The settlement was founded along Saint Anthony Falls on a section of land north of Fort Snelling; its growth is attributed to its proximity to the fort and the falls providing power for industrial activity. , the city has an estimated 425,336 inhabitants. It is the most populous city in the state and the 46th-most-populous city in the United States. Minneapolis, Saint Paul and the surrounding area are collectively known as the Twin Cities. Minneapolis has one of the most extensive public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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