Kid Gavilan

He was a great boxer. Kid Gavilan started his boxing career in 1943, at age 17, in his native Cuba. By 1948, he decided to stay in the United States. By that time, he already had 26 wins. He defeated some of the best welterweights in the world, such as Ike Williams, Tommy Bell and Tony Pellone. He won the welterweight title in 1951. He finally retired in 1958. He had a career record of 106 wins.....27 by knockout. He had 30 losses and 6 draws. He fought his entire career without ever being knocked out or knocked down. In 1966 he was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame. He passed away in 2003 at the age of 77. I had the privilege of watching him box when I was a kid.