Biography of Brad Rone
Brad Rone (1968-July 18, 2003) was a journeyman boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio. Rone was not an accomplished boxer: He lost 26 professional bouts in a row before dying. A journeyman in boxing is a title … read more
Biography of Danny Romero
Danny Romero (born July 12, 1974) is a former world champion boxer from Albuquerque, New Mexico. His nickname is “Kid Dynamite”. Romero, who is a newborn Christian, had a gang related life before finding Christianity. … read more
Biography of Jose King Roman
Jose ”King” Roman (born approx. in 1946) is a Puerto Rican former boxer who was Puerto Rico’s regional (not world) heavyweight champion. He is better known as Joe King Roman. In late August of 1973, … read more
Biography of Sugar Ray Robinson
Walker Smith Jr. (May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989), better known in the boxing world as Sugar Ray Robinson, was a boxer who was a native of Detroit, Michigan. Robinson is the holder of … read more
Biography of Pete Rademacher
Pete Rademacher (born 1929) is a former boxer who made boxing history in an most unconventional way. After winning the gold medal at the 1956 Olympics in the Light Heavyweight division, Rademacher started saying that … read more
Biography of Jerry Quarry
Jerry Quarry (May 15, 1945 – January 3, 1999) was called by some the best heavyweight boxer to never win a world title. He was durable and smart, had a good punch, and owned a … read more
Biography of Aaron Pryor
Aaron Pryor (born October 20, 1955) is a former boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the former world Junior Welterweight champion. Pryor, nicknamed The Hawk, had a record of 204 wins and 16 losses as … read more
Biography of Lupe Pintor
Guadalupe Pintor (born April 13, 1955), better known as Lupe Pintor in the boxing world, is a former boxer from Cuajimalpa, Mexico. Pintor, nicknamed El Indio De Cuajimalpa (The Indian From Cuajimalpa) started his professional … read more
Biography of Pascual Perez (boxing)
Pascual Perez (March 4, 1926 – January 22, 1977) was an Argentine boxer. He made history by becoming Argentina’s first world boxing champion. Ironically, Perez usually did poor at the ticket gates in Argentina after … read more
Biography of Benny Paret
Benny Paret was a boxer born in Santa Clara, Cuba on March 14, 1937. Known in boxing as Benny the “Kid” Paret, he died in New York City on April 3, 1962 as a result … read more
Biography of Willie Pep
Guglielmo Papaleo (born September 19, 1922 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a former boxer who is better known as Willie Pep. Pep had a total of 242 bouts, a considerable number of fights, even for a … read more
Biography of Floyd Patterson
Floyd Patterson (born January 4, 1935) is a former Heavyweight boxing champion who made history multiple times in the sport of boxing. Born into a poor family in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Patterson was one of eleven … read more
Biography of Willie Pastrano
Willie Pastrano (b. November 27, 1935, d.December 6, 1997) was a lightheavyweight boxer who held the world crown from 1963 until 1965. Pastrano began his career at the age of 16. He fought many heavyweights … read more
Biography of Antonio Paoli
Antonio Paoli (April 14, 1871-August 24, 1946), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, – singer. Paoli was known at the height of his fame as “The King of Tenors” and was the first Puerto Rican to … read more
Biography of Carlos Palomino
Carlos Palomino (born August 10, 1949) is a Mexican former boxer who was a world champion and also a college degree holder. Palomino is also an actor who has been featured in a few movies. … read more