Luis Manuel Rodríguez
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Luis Manuel Rodríguez (17 June 1937 – 8 July 1996) was a Cuban professional boxer. Known as "El Feo", he began his career in pre-Castro Havana. In Cuba, he twice defeated the ill-fated future welterweight champion Benny Paret. He held the WBA, WBC, and lineal welterweight titles in 1963, and challenged once for the WBA, and WBC middleweight titles in 1969.
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Luis Manuel Rodríguez | |
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Born | Luis Manuel Rodríguez (1937-06-17)17 June 1937 Camagüey, Cuba |
Died | 8 July 1996(1996-07-08) (aged 59) |
Nationality | Cuban |
Other names | El Feo |
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Weight(s) | |
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) [1] |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 121 |
Wins | 107 |
Wins by KO | 49 |
Losses | 13 |
No contests | 1 |
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After the Cuban Revolution, Rodríguez campaigned in the United States. Fighting out of Miami, Rodriguez decisioned top welterweights such as Virgil Akins and Rudell Stitch.