Germán Ohm Gómez (born 28 May 1936) was a
Mexican professional boxer
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of
German
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**Germania (Roman era)
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ancestry.
Professional career
In October 1956, he beat the future world bantamweight champion
José Becerra. One of his biggest wins was an upset victory over an undefeated Carlos Cardoso.
His last fight ever was a win over Memo Diez in
Matamoros, Tamaulipas
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,
Mexico
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.
Legacy
German turned pro when he was eighteen years old and retired less than two months after his twenty-second birthday. He never made a comeback in boxing, but is still considered one of the best
Bantamweight
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The name for the class ...
's in the history of boxing.
References
External links
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Boxers from Mexico City
Super-featherweight boxers
1936 births
Living people
Mexican people of German descent
Mexican male boxers
20th-century Mexican sportsmen
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