Kid Gavilán
Cuban boxer (1926-2003) · Cuba · On the map · Athletes · Died at 77
Gerardo González, better known in the boxing world as Kid Gavilan, was a Cuban boxer. Gavilán was the former undisputed world welterweight champion from 1951 to 1954 having simultaneously held the NYSAC, WBA, and The Ring welterweight titles.
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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, and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1990.
The same award as Kid
Donald CurryBoth received The Ring World Welterweight Champion
Howard DavisBoth received Sugar Ray Robinson AwardEimantas StanionisBoth received WBA World Welterweight ChampionFritzie ZivicBoth received The Ring World Welterweight Champion
Carlos OrtízBoth received Sugar Ray Robinson Award
Barney RossBoth received WBA World Welterweight Champion