Rodolfo González (boxer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Mexican boxer
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Place of Birth: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
About Rodolfo González (boxer)
- Rodolfo González (born 16 December 1945 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) was a Mexican boxer and former WBC Lightweight Champion also known as El Gato. González started his career very young at the age of 14, and won his first 37 bouts.
- On November 10, 1972, he took on Chango Carmona for the WBC Lightweight Title and won via a Corner retirement in the 13th round.
- González defended the title two times before losing the belt to Guts Ishimatsu on April 11, 1974, via KO in the 8 round.
- Later in the year he rematched Ishimatsu, but lost via TKO and retired from boxing.
- González was a devastating puncher and was named to Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers, and had a career record of 81-7-1 with 71 ko's. González actually missed making it into the World Boxing Hall of Fame by one vote in 2003, of the 140 voting members.
- A private vote was then taken by the 10-member Executive Committee, and González was accepted by an 8-2 vote.
- Two members resigned in protest, and later that year many more Executive Committee members had dropped out.
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