Fighters: Debuting 1960 to 1969

[professordp]

boxer: Giuseppe Ros

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>21225</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth date</TD><TD>1942-09-22</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>heavyweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>Italy </TD></TR><TR><TD>alias</TD><TD>Bepi</TD></TR><TR><TD>residence</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 42 (KO 24) + lost 16 (KO 1) + drawn 2 = 60</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Career: 1965-1976

I just can't find a decent pic of this guy. A couple of weeks ago, I posted a pic that I cropped from a poster. This one is from The Ring Boxing Encyclopedia 1976 and is an excellent pose. The only problem was that it was too dark (same pic was in the 1977 enclyclopedia--just as dark). Old Bepi looked like the Werewolf of Rome. I fooled around with it for about an hour and gave up on any further improvement. It's better than nothing--just barely better than nothing!!!

[professordp]

I've been trying to find a picture of Pekka Kokkonen, the Finnish ligh heavy from the 1960s. My collections of 1960s The Ring and Boxing Illustrated are somewhat extensive--but not complete (with my luck his picture is in an issue that I don't have).

All I came up after a mind-numbing search of the 'Net is the attached. It had no caption and whatever was printed was in Finnish and not subject to the translation option with Google.

I do know that for a period of time he sparred in Ingo's training camp in preparation for the Patterson fight. Also, he held a position in the EBU.

Obviously, Ingo is in the center. Are either of the other two Pekka Kokkonen?

[Tosti]

Rodolfo Martinez
Global ID 2670
sex male
birth date 1946-08-24
division bantamweight
nationality Mexico
residence Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
birth place Tepito, Mexico
stance orthodox
height 5�Œ 6��
won 44 (KO 35) + lost 7 (KO 4) + drawn 1 = 52
1965-1979

[Tosti]

Vinnie Martinez
Global ID 22135
sex male
division middleweight
nationality Puerto Rico
residence
birth name Vicente Martinez
won 3 (KO 0) + lost 8 (KO 2) + drawn 5 = 16
1963-1966

[Tosti]

Originally Posted by professordp

boxer: Giuseppe Ros

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>21225</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth date</TD><TD>1942-09-22</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>heavyweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>Italy </TD></TR><TR><TD>alias</TD><TD>Bepi</TD></TR><TR><TD>residence</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 42 (KO 24) + lost 16 (KO 1) + drawn 2 = 60</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Career: 1965-1976

I just can't find a decent pic of this guy. A couple of weeks ago, I posted a pic that I cropped from a poster. This one is from The Ring Boxing Encyclopedia 1976 and is an excellent pose. The only problem was that it was too dark (same pic was in the 1977 enclyclopedia--just as dark). Old Bepi looked like the Werewolf of Rome. I fooled around with it for about an hour and gave up on any further improvement. It's better than nothing--just barely better than nothing!!!

Hi Prof

There are a fair few pics of him knocking about under 'Bepi' Ros.



Cheers

[Tosti]

Bruno Melissano
Global ID 43116
sex male
birth date 1942-02-28
division lightweight
nationality Italy
residence
birth place Lecce
won 23 (KO 7) + lost 26 (KO 6) + drawn 8 = 57
1965-1973

[Tosti]

Carlos Mendoza
Global ID 81
sex male
birth date 1949-11-01
division super bantamweight
nationality Panama
residence
stance orthodox
won 48 (KO 38) + lost 20 (KO 14) + drawn 5 = 74
1968-1984

[professordp]

Originally Posted by Tosti

Hi Prof

There are a fair few pics of him knocking about under 'Bepi' Ros.

Here is the best one I could find, you'll have to resize it as I am at work.

Cheers

Thanks a milllion!!! You are the man!!!!!!!!!!

Can you give me any help on that Pekka Kokkonen question???

[Tosti]

Originally Posted by professordp

Thanks a milllion!!! You are the man!!!!!!!!!!

Can you give me any help on that Pekka Kokkonen question???

I had a look but couldn't find him.

I'll keep my eyes open.

[professordp]

I just found this pic of Kokkonen today! It wasn't there yesterday.

Tost! I think you had a hand in this--lol!

I posted fulll stats in the 1950-59 section where the pic actually belongs.

[Tosti]

Originally Posted by professordp

I just found this pic of Kokkonen today! It wasn't there yesterday.

Tost! I think you had a hand in this--lol!

I posted fulll stats in the 1950-59 section where the pic actually belongs.

LOL.

I've edited the Ros pic.

[professordp]

Tosti, thanks again for posting this. I cropped for full upper body to show off Bepi's impressive waistline--lol.

[professordp]

Originally Posted by Tosti

Hi Prof

There are a fair few pics of him knocking about under 'Bepi' Ros.





Cheers

Yours is a better cropping--I just wanted to show Bepi's general problem with conditioning--I've got to find an account of one of his fights with Dante Cane. It wasn't exactly Ali-Frazier. Both were, according to the ring observer, grossly out of shape.

[professordp]

boxer: Gypsy Joe Harris

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>20503</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth date</TD><TD>1945-12-01</TD></TR><TR><TD>death date</TD><TD>1990-03-06</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>light middleweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>United States </TD></TR><TR><TD>residence</TD><TD>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth place</TD><TD>Philadelphia, PA, USA</TD></TR><TR><TD>stance</TD><TD>orthodox</TD></TR><TR><TD>height</TD><TD>5′ 5½″</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 24 (KO 8) + lost 1 (KO 0) + drawn 0 = 25</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
This post-career pic sort of tells it all.

[professordp]

I thought these provided an interesting contrast.

[professordp]

boxer: Klaus Stockmann

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>28297</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth date</TD><TD>1938-11-22</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>light heavyweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>Germany </TD></TR><TR><TD>residence</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>birth place</TD><TD>Kiel</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 29 (KO 8) + lost 9 (KO 3) + drawn 10 = 48</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Career: 1961-1969

[tmax11]

Jose Manuel Duran

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>11419</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth date</TD><TD>1945-10-09</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>light middleweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>Spain </TD></TR><TR><TD>residence</TD><TD>Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth place</TD><TD>Madrid</TD></TR><TR><TD>stance</TD><TD>orthodox</TD></TR><TR><TD>height</TD><TD>5′ 9″</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 63 (KO 23) + lost 8 (KO 3) + drawn 9 = 80</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
1967-1978

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Ernesto Marcel

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>116</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth date</TD><TD>1948-05-23</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>featherweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>Panama </TD></TR><TR><TD>alias</TD><TD>Ñato (Flat Nose)</TD></TR><TR><TD>residence</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>birth place</TD><TD>Colon</TD></TR><TR><TD>stance</TD><TD>orthodox</TD></TR><TR><TD>height</TD><TD>5′ 6″</TD></TR><TR><TD>reach</TD><TD>68“</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 40 (KO 23) + lost 4 (KO 1) + drawn 2 = 46</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
1966-1974

[professordp]

Originally Posted by tmax11

Jose Manuel Duran

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>11419</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth date</TD><TD>1945-10-09</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>light middleweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>Spain </TD></TR><TR><TD>residence</TD><TD>Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth place</TD><TD>Madrid</TD></TR><TR><TD>stance</TD><TD>orthodox</TD></TR><TR><TD>height</TD><TD>5′ 9″</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 63 (KO 23) + lost 8 (KO 3) + drawn 9 = 80</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
1967-1978

This is getting very weird! I was just trying to find a pic of this guy last night! Thanks for posting it. Now I have to find a new pic to obsess about--LOL!

[tmax11]

Agustin Senin

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>79869</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth date</TD><TD>1944-11-04</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>bantamweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>Spain </TD></TR><TR><TD>alias</TD><TD>Tigre de Irala</TD></TR><TR><TD>residence</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>birth place</TD><TD>Bilbao, Spain</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth name</TD><TD>Agustín Senín</TD></TR><TR><TD>stance</TD><TD>southpaw</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 42 (KO 21) + lost 0 (KO 0) + drawn 1 = 43</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
1967-1972

If this Agustin Senin is the same as Agustin Senin Diez(who was on the Spanish Olympic boxing committee) then he was born 1946-09-04. I'm about 90% that they are the same-both born in Bilbao.