Name: Jose "Chegui" Torres
Light Heavyweight Champion of the World - Defeated Willie Pastrano (TKO 9) - 1965 Mar 30 – 1966 Dec 16
- Made three successful title defenses in defeating Wayne Thornton, Eddie Cotton and Chic Calderwood.
- Defeated Randy Sandy (W 10).
- Defeated Don Fullmer (W 10).
- Defeated Jose Gonzalez (W 10).
- Defeated Wilburt McClure (W 10).
- 1956 Olympic Silver Medalist in the light middleweight division, losing on points to Laszlo Papp.
- 1958 New York Golden Gloves Middleweight Champion.
- 1958 National AAU Middleweight Champion.
- New York State Athletic Commission Chairman 1983-1988.
- WBO President 1990-1995.
- Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997.
- Author of "Sting Like A Bee" about Muhammad Ali.
- Author of "Fire & Fear" about Mike Tyson.
- Chairman of the New York State Boxing Commission and Supervisor for the WBO.
- won 41 (KO 29) + lost 3 (KO 1) + drawn 1 = 45
rounds boxed 300 : KO% 64.44
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Torres
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