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| '''Nino Valdez''' (Geraldo Ramos Ponciano Valdez) (December 5 |
'''Nino Valdez''' (Geraldo Ramos Ponciano Valdez) (December 5 1924-June 3 2001) was 1950's Cuban heavyweight boxing champion. He was a top contender for Rocky Marciano's title in early 1950's. He was never given a chance at the Rock due to his mixed fighting results. | ||
| He was considered top opponent for Rocky, but lost to Archie Moore 15/15 UD on May 2 1955. | |||
| ⚫ | After a string of four losses to notable fighters such as ], ], and ] in 1952 and 1953, he went undefeated in an impressive run which saw him defeat ] and ]. However, this undefeated streak came to an end when he lost to Archie Moore by a fifteen-round unanimous decision on May 2, 1955. He lost another fight to ] three months later. After beating former title contender ], he lost a ten round unanimous decision to ] on |
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| ⚫ | After a string of four losses to notable fighters such as ], ], and ] in 1952 and 1953, he went undefeated in an impressive run which saw him defeat ] and ]. However, this undefeated streak came to an end when he lost to Archie Moore by a fifteen-round unanimous decision on May 2, 1955. He lost another fight to ] three months later. After beating former title contender ], he lost a ten round unanimous decision to ] on December 7, 1955. There was talk that if he would have won that bout, he would have fought Marciano on January 2 in Miami Beach, FL. | ||
| He continued boxing, losing to heavyweight contenders ], ], and ]. After his last bout, a win over contender ] in 1959, he retired. | |||
| A possible title bout against Rock was a possibility in June of 1956 in Cuba. | |||
| After retirement he worked as |
After retirement he worked as security and bouncer. | ||
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Revision as of 01:47, 31 January 2007
Nino Valdez (Geraldo Ramos Ponciano Valdez) (December 5 1924-June 3 2001) was 1950's Cuban heavyweight boxing champion. He was a top contender for Rocky Marciano's title in early 1950's. He was never given a chance at the Rock due to his mixed fighting results. He was considered top opponent for Rocky, but lost to Archie Moore 15/15 UD on May 2 1955.
After a string of four losses to notable fighters such as Harold Johnson, Archie Moore, and Bob "the Grinder" Baker in 1952 and 1953, he went undefeated in an impressive run which saw him defeat Ezzard Charles and Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson. However, this undefeated streak came to an end when he lost to Archie Moore by a fifteen-round unanimous decision on May 2, 1955. He lost another fight to Bob Satterfield three months later. After beating former title contender Don Cockell, he lost a ten round unanimous decision to Bob "The Grinder" Baker on December 7, 1955. There was talk that if he would have won that bout, he would have fought Marciano on January 2 in Miami Beach, FL. A possible title bout against Rock was a possibility in June of 1956 in Cuba. After retirement he worked as security and bouncer.