with his friend. As Willie lost weight, he realized two things. First, he loved boxing. Second, he hated getting hit. So, Pastrano developed a style of...

George Scott, Jimmy Ellis, Carmen Basilio, Luis Manuel Rodríguez, and Willie Pastrano. Dundee was born Angelo Mirena on 30 August 1921 in Philadelphia, to...

heavyweight champion Willie Pastrano over ten rounds at Miami, Florida on September 20, 1963 in a non-title bout. His first fight with Pastrano marked Peralta's...

Madison Square Garden, defeated International Boxing Hall Of Fame member Willie Pastrano to become world Light Heavyweight champion. With the victory Torres...

division at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. In 1965, he defeated Willie Pastrano to win the WBC, WBA, and lineal light heavyweight championships. Torres...

Summer Olympics, and won the Light Heavyweight world title by defeating Willie Pastrano. Mike Tyson, whose use of the style is probably the most famous example...

Heinz Neuhaus in Dortmund, in 1957 and against the talented American Willie Pastrano in February 1958. In June 1958, London fought Joe Erskine, the Welsh...

is drilled with a stationary dummy called the "Willie bag", named by Cus after boxer Willie Pastrano, until the fighter is able to punch rapid combinations...

Mauricio Pastrana Toon Pastor Willie Pastrano Floyd Patterson Jimmy Paul Kelly Pavlik Vinny Pazienza Eusebio Pedroza Willie Pep James Pereira Luis Alberto...

Archie Moore, George Chuvalo, Zora Folley, Eddie Machen, Roy Harris, Willie Pastrano and Bob Foster. He was also an early opponent of Cassius Clay. He retired...

lost fights with Tommy Jackson and future light-heavyweight champion Willie Pastrano. Layne retired from boxing in 1956. Heavyweight Action ranked Rex Layne...

Willie Pastrano. Erskine was a small heavyweight who outmaneuvered rather than overpowered his opponents. Angelo Dundee who saw his prospect Pastrano...

in 1963, winning his first three fights at the weight before facing Willie Pastrano for the world title in Manchester on 30 November 1964. Downes was knocked...

a bar, Swinger's Paradise, where he meets a group of bikers—Banjo (Willie Pastrano), Fats (Jeff Gillen), their leader Jeeter (John Vella), and their girl...

barbaric, and to Bob Dylan's song Who Killed Davey Moore?. June 1 – Willie Pastrano wins the world Light-Heavyweight title with a fifteen-round decision...

NBA 1962-05-12 1963-06-01 Harold Johnson World 1963-06-01 1965-03-30 Willie Pastrano WBA/WBC 1965-03-30 1966-12-16 José Torres WBA/WBC 1966-12-16 1968-05-24...

including consecutive wins against Willi Besmanoff, Bob Baker and Willie Pastrano, and was named Ring Magazine's progress of the year for 1957. Before...

Tijuana. He then drew against future World Light Heavyweight Champion Willie Pastrano in a 10-round heavyweight contest. On the posters advertising that...

Oliver as Terry Shaw Fay Spain as Pauline Ford Rainey as Harry Golden Willie Pastrano as Henry Fleurette Carter as Nadine Filming took place in Miami and...

undisputed title once, outpointing Gustav Scholz in Berlin, then lost it to Willie Pastrano by a fifteen-round split decision in 1963. Johnson would never fight...

McAteer DQ 6 08/06/1962 Celtic Hall, Totowa, New Jersey Loss 53–10–6 Willie Pastrano UD 10 01/05/1962 Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts Win 19–3 Don Prout...

Torres won the World Light Heavyweight boxing title in a fight against Willie Pastrano which was televised coast to coast in the United States. Rodríguez...

Romero PTS 10 Sep 29, 1956 Vancouver, British Columbia 108 Loss 82–22–4 Willie Pastrano UD 10 Jun 28, 1955 New Orleans Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana...

65–9–1 (37 KO)  Panama 2001 László Papp 27–0–2 (15 KO)  Hungary 2001 Willie Pastrano 62–13–8 (14 KO)  United States 2001 Sugar Ramos 55–7–4 (40 KO)  Cuba...

Daniel Charles, French musicologist and philosopher (d. 2008) 1935 – Willie Pastrano, American boxer (d. 1997) 1936 – Gail Sheehy, American journalist and...

American bridge player. Eddie Myers, 91, British Army officer and author. Willie Pastrano, 62, American boxer, liver cancer. Billy Bremner, 54, Scottish footballer...

1961 – Gene Fullmer 1962 – Dick Tiger 1963 – Emile Griffith 1964 – Willie Pastrano 1965 – Muhammad Ali 1966 – Dick Tiger (2) 1967 – Carlos Ortiz 1968...

televised world championship fight in 1964 between Terry Downes and Willie Pastrano. The first wrestling contest took place in the Kings Hall on 15 December...

March 21, 1963 – September 26, 1964 Awards Previous: José Torres vs. Willie Pastrano Round 6 The Ring Round of the Year vs. Carlos Ortiz I Round 5 1966...

to earn an income. On March 30, 1965, José "Chegui" Torres defeated Willie Pastrano by technical knockout and won the World Boxing Council and World Boxing...