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Kid Gavilan
(Gerardo Gonzalez)
(the "Cuban Hawk"; the "Keed")

BORN January 6 1926; Berrocal, Camaguey
DIED February 13 2003; Miami, Florida
HEIGHT 5-10 1/2
WEIGHT 121 3/4-156 1/2 lbs
MANAGERS Fernando Balido, Angel Lopez, Yamil Chade
TRAINERS Ray Arcel, Mundito Medina

 

Gavilan was a first class boxer and a stinging hitter, who was quick on his feet, fast with his hands and famous for his "Bolo" punch; When he reached his peak, from late-1950 until mid-1953, he was virtually unbeatable and disabled many a top fighter; During his career, Gavilan won nearly 110 bouts and won the Welterweight Championship of the World

The "Keed" defeated such men as Ike Williams, Carmen Basilio, Beau Jack, Billy Graham, Johnny Bratton, Gil Turner, Attilio "Rocky" Castellani, Bobby Dykes, Laurent Dauthuille, Tony Janiro, Joe Miceli, Johnny Greco, Walter Cartier, Paddy Young, Eugene Hairston, Fritzie Pruden, Eduardo Lausse, Ramon Fuentes, Vic Cardell, Ralph "Tiger" Jones, Ralph Zanelli, Chuck Davey, Gaspar Ortega, Chico Vejar and Ernie Durando

Herb Goldman ranked Gavilan as the #11 All-Time Welterweight; The "Keed" was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1966, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1985 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990

1943
Jun  5 Antonio Diaz               Havana, Cuba                      W  4
Jun 12 Bartolo Molina             Havana, Cuba                      W  4
Aug  7 Valeriano Dustat           Havana, Cuba                      D  6
Sep 11 Sergio Prieto              Havana, Cuba                     KO  5

1944
Oct  1 Juan Villalba              Havana, Cuba                     KO  9
Nov 26 Esemerido Salazar          Havana, Cuba                      W 10
Dec 23 Miguel Acevado             Havana, Cuba                      W 10

1945
Feb 10 Esmerido Salazar           Havana, Cuba                      W 10
Mar 10 Jose Pedroso               Havana, Cuba                      W 10
Apr 21 Santiago Sosa              Havana, Cuba                     KO  9
May 13 Kid Bebo                   Cienfuegos, Cuba                 KO  4
May 26 Julio Jiminez              Havana, Cuba                      W 10
Jun 23 Pedro Ortega               Havana, Cuba                      W 10
Jul  7 Jose Pedroso               Havana, Cuba                     KO  4
Aug  4 Julio Jiminez              Mexico City, Mex                  W 10
Aug 26 Pedro Ortega               Mexico City, Mex                 KO  6
Sep 22 Carlos Malacara            Mexico City, Mex                  L 10
Nov  5 Carlos Malacara            Mexico City, Mex                  W 10
Nov 17 Johnny Suarez              Havana, Cuba                      W 10

1946
Jan 26 Kid Bururu                 Havana, Cuba                      W 10
Feb  9 Kid Bururu                 Havana, Cuba                      W 10
Mar  2 Jose Zorilla               Bayamon, Puerto Rico             KO  4
Mar  9 Santiago Sosa              Havana, Cuba                      W 10
Apr  5 Tony Martinez              Mexico City, Mex                  L 10
Jun 25 Chico Varona               Havana, Cuba                      W 10
Aug  4 Hankin Barrow              Havana, Cuba                     KO  7
Aug 24 Jack Larrimore             Havana, Cuba                     KO  3
Sep  7 Hankin Barrow              Havana, Cuba                      W 10
Nov  1 Johnny Ryan                New York, NY                     KO  5
Dec  2 Johnny Williams            New York, NY                      W 10
Dec 13 Johnny Williams            New York, NY                      W 10

1947
Jan 28 Julio Pedroso              Havana, Cuba                      W 10
Feb  8 Jose Garcia Alvarez        Havana, Cuba                      W 10
Feb 22 Pablo Roca                 Havana, Cuba                      W 10
Mar 12 Nick Moran                 Havana, Cuba                      W 10
Apr 26 Vince Gambill              Havana, Cuba                     KO  2
Aug 11 Charlie Williams           Newark, NJ                        W 10
Aug 18 Bobby Lee                  Baltimore, Md                     W 10
Sep  2 Doug Ratford	               Newark, NJ                        L 10
Sep 15 Charley Millan             Baltimore, Md                    KO  1
Sep 18 Billy Justine              Philadelphia, Pa                  W  8
Oct 23 Billy Nixon                Philadelphia, Pa                  W  8
Nov  3 Bee Bee Wright             Baltimore, Md                    KO 10
Dec 29 Buster Tyler               New York, NY                      D 10

1948
Jan 12 Gene Burton                New York, NY                      D 10
Jan 23 Joe Curcio                 New York, NY                     KO  2
Feb 13 Vinnie Rossano             New York, NY                      W 10
Feb 27 Ike Williams               New York, NY                      L 10
Apr 13 Doug Ratford               Brooklyn, NY                      L 10
Apr 26 Tommy Bell                 Philadelphia, Pa                  W 10
May 28 Rocco Rossano              New York, NY                     KO  1
Jul 22 Roman Alvarez              New York, NY                      W 10
Aug 12 Buster Tyler               New York, NY                      W 10
Sep 23 "Sugar" Ray Robinson       New York, NY                      L 10
Oct 21 Vinnie Rossano             Washington, DC                   KO  6
Nov 12 Tony Pellone               New York, NY                      W 10
Dec 11 Abdul Ben Baker            Havana, Cuba                      W 10

1949
Jan 28 Ike Williams               New York, NY                      W 10
Apr  1 Ike Williams               New York, NY                      W 10
May  2 Al Priest                  Boston, Ma                        W 10
Jun  7 Cliff Hart                 Syracuse, NY                     KO  2
Jul 11 "Sugar" Ray Robinson       Philadelphia, Pa                  L 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Sep  9 Attilio "Rocky" Castellani New York, NY                      W 10
Oct 14 Beau Jack                  Chicago, Il                       W 10
Oct 21 Lestor Felton              Detroit, Mi                       L 10
Nov 21 Laurent Dauthuille         Montreal, Que, Can                W 10
Dec 17 Bobby Lee                  Havana, Cuba                      W 10

1950
Feb 10 Billy Graham               New York, NY                      L 10
Mar  6 Otis Graham                Philadelphia, Pa                  W 10
Mar 20 Robert Villemain           Montreal, Que, Can                L 10
May  8 George "Sugar" Costner     Philadelphia, Pa                  L 10
May 26 George Small               New York, NY                      W 10
Jun  8 Mike Koballa               Brooklyn, NY                      W 10
Jun 19 Bobby Mann                 Hartford, Ct                      W 10
Jul  2 Sonny Horne                Brooklyn, NY                      W 10
Jul 13 Phil Burton                Omaha, Ne                         W 10
Aug 15 Johnny Greco               Montreal, Que, Can               KO  6
Oct 23 Tommy Ciarlo               New Haven, Ct                     D 10
Oct 30 Eugene Hairston            Scranton, Pa                      L 10
Nov 17 Billy Graham               New York, NY                      W 10
Dec  4 Tony Janiro                Cleveland, Oh                     W 10
Dec 22 Joe Miceli                 New York, NY                      W 10

1951
Jan 26 Paddy Young                New York, NY                      W 10
Feb 19 Tommy Ciarlo               Caracas, Venezuela                W 10
Mar 10 Tommy Ciarlo               Havana, Cuba                     KO  3
Mar 30 Eugene Hairston            New York, NY                      W 10
Apr 20 Aldo Minelli               New York, NY                      W 10
May 18 Johnny Bratton             New York, NY                      W 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Jul 16 Fritzie Pruden             Milwaukee, Wi                     W 10
Aug 29 Billy Graham               New York, NY                      W 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct  4 Bobby Rosado               Havana, Cuba                     KO  7
Nov  7 Tony Janiro                Detroit, Mi                      KO  4
Nov 28 Johnny Bratton             Chicago, Il                       D 10
Dec 14 Walter Cartier             New York, NY                     KO 10

1952
Feb  4 Bobby Dykes                Miami, Fl                         W 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Feb 28 Don Williams               Boston, Ma                        W 10
May 19 Ralph Zannelli             Providence, RI                    W 10
May 28 Fitzie Pruden              Indianapolis, In                 KO  6
Jul  7 Gil Turner                 Philadelphia, Pa                 KO 11
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Aug 16 Mario Diaz                 Buenos Aires, Argentina           W 10
Sep  6 Rafael Merentino           Buenos Aires, Argentina          KO  9
Sep 13 Eduardo Lausse             Buenos Aires, Argentina           W 10
Oct  5 Billy Graham               Havana, Cuba                      W 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World

1953
Jan 13 Aman Peck                  Tampa, Fl                         W 10
Jan 21 Vic Cardell                Washington, DC                    W 10
Feb 11 Chuck Davey                Chicago, Il                      KO 10
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Apr 14 Livio Minelli              Cleveland, Oh                     W 10
May  2 Danny Womber               Syracuse, NY                      L 10
Jun 10 Italo Scortichini          Detroit, Mi                       W 10
Jul 15 Ramon Fuentes              Milwaukee, Wi                     W 10
Aug 26 Ralph "Tiger" Jones        New York, NY                      W 10
Sep 18 Carmen Basilio             Syracuse, NY                      W 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Nov 13 Johnny Bratton             Chicago, Il                       W 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World

1954
Feb 23 Johnny Cunningham          Miami Beach, Fl                   W 10
Mar  8 Livio Minelli              Boston, Ma                        W 10
Apr  2 Carl "Bobo" Olson          Chicago, Il                       L 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the World
Sep 14 Johnny Saxton              Philadelphia, Pa                SCH   
          -Welterweight Championship of the World;
           This bout was scheduled but postponed;
           Gavilan had the flu
Oct 20 Johnny Saxton              Philadelphia, Pa                  L 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World

1955
Feb  4 Ernie Durando              New York, NY                      W 10
Feb 23 Hector Constance           Miami Beach, Fl                   L 10
Mar 16 Bobby Dykes                Miami, Fl                         L 10
Jun  2 Luigi Cemulini             Santa Clara, Cuba                KO  3
Jul 13 Cirilo Gil                 Buenos Aires, Argentina           W 10
Aug 13 Juan Burges                Montevideo, Uruguay              KO  7
Sep  3 Eduardo Lausse             Buenos Aires, Argentina           L 12
Dec  3 Dogomar Martinez           Montevideo, Uruguay               L 10

1956
Feb  7 Peter Waterman             London, England                   L 10
Mar 29 Germinal Ballarin          Paris, France                     L 10
Apr 24 Peter Waterman             London, England                   W 10
May 13 Louis Trochon              Marseille, France                 D 10
Aug 18 Jimmy Beecham              Havana, Cuba                      W 10
Oct 13 Tony DeMarco               Boston, Ma                        L 10
Nov 13 Chico Vejar                Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
Dec  4 Walter Byars               Boston, Ma                        L 10
Dec 20 Ramon Fuentes              Los Angeles, Ca                   L 10

1957
Feb 26 Vince Martinez             Newark, NJ                        L 10
Apr 24 Del Flanagan               St. Paul, Mn                      L 10
Jun 17 Vince Martinez             Jersey City, NJ                   L 10
Jul 31 Gaspar Ortega              Miami Beach, Fl                   W 10
Oct 22 Gaspar Ortega              Los Angeles, Ca                   L 12
Nov 20 Walter Byars               Chicago, Il                       W 10

1958
Feb 19 Ralph "Tiger" Jones        Miami Beach, Fl                   L 10
Apr  4 Ralph "Tiger" Jones        Philadelphia, Pa                  W 10
Jun 18 Yama Bahama                Miami Beach, Fl                   L 10

*** Assistance Was Provided By Tony Triem ***

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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