Kid Gavilan - Counter-Punching (haNZAgod)

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Born in Camaguey, Gavilan was a Cuban professional boxer who competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions. Gavilán was the former undisputed world Welterweight champion from 1951 to 1954 having simultaneously held the NYSAC, WBA, and The Ring Welterweight titles. The Boxing Writers Association of America named him Fighter of the Year in 1953. Gavilán was voted by The Ring magazine as the 26th greatest fighter of the last 80 years. Gavilán was a 1966 inductee to The Ring magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame (disbanded in 1987), and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1990. He became a world champion when he beat Johnny Bratton for the world Welterweight title by a decision in 15 on May 18. He defended that title for the first time against Graham, winning by a decision, and promptly made four non-title bouts before the end of the year, including another win over Janiro and a draw in ten with Bratton. In 1952 he defended the title with success against Bobby Dykes, Gil Turner, and with Graham in a third encounter between the two. All those fights were won by decision in 15. All in all he defended his Welterweight crown an impressive 7 times cementing his place as an all time great.

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