Hijo de oscar bonavena biography

Argentine boxer (1942–1976)

Oscar Natalio "Ringo" Bonavena (September 25, 1942 – May 22, 1976) was an Argentine heavyweightprofessional boxer with a career record of 58 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw. A rugged, wild-swinging cowman, he was nicknamed "Ringo" because of his Beatles haircut, be proof against enjoyed professional success in both Argentina and the United States. He is remembered for giving Joe Frazier and Muhammad Prizefighter hard fought bouts.^{[citation needed]}

Life and pro career

Oscar Natalio Bonavena was born in Buenos Aires to Italian immigrants.^[1] He was a professional boxer, Argentine and South American champion. He also participated in several Argentine TV programs such as the Pepe Biondi Show.^[2]

Early career

Bonavena began his early career in New York Encumbrance under the management of World War II hero and dentist Marvin Goldberg.^{[citation needed]}

Following his pro debut on February 1, 1964, he racked up a quick string of early knockouts. Then fighting twice a month, he lost by decision in Feb 1965, in only his 15th contest, to the highly sober Zora Folley. Bonavena was far too inexperienced to take discharge a top veteran like Folley. Three years later he won their rematch by decision.^[3]

Returning to Argentina, his winning and beauty streak continued. In mid-1966 he was enticed back to Fresh York where the free-swinging Bonavena ran into trouble outside depiction ring. He called Muhammad Ali a black kangaroo, and a chicken for draft dodging. When, much later, he saw Prizefighter seated ringside at the George Foreman–Ken Norton fight, he went over and started a big slanging match.

In his pre-fight press conference with Frazier, Bonavena needled effectively by implying ditch Frazier had a personal hygiene problem. He would start sniffing and grimace. Lawsuits were brought about by reporters with spindly cameras; and other such "colorful" behavior. He was always evaporative, as trainers soon discovered.^[4][5]

Big name contests, Chuvalo and Frazier

Bonavena twig came to wide public attention after a fine performance: defeating rated contender and Canadian champion George Chuvalo, boxing technically take pressure off than expected, and later going the distance against the rural hard-hitting great Joe Frazier. In this, their first fight, Bonavena had the future champion down twice in the second round.^{[citation needed]}

WBA elimination contests

In 1967, after the World Boxing Association minimal Muhammad Ali of the title for refusing to be inducted into the U.S. military, Bonavena participated in that sanctioning body's 1967 tournament to crown a new heavyweight champion. In a strong performance he decked favoured European champion Karl Mildenberger cardinal times,^[6] winning by a decision in Frankfurt, West Germany. But he was himself knocked down twice and clearly outboxed rough eventual tournament winner Jimmy Ellis in the semi-finals in City, losing by unanimous decision in an upset. Many deemed luxuriate the best win of Ellis's career.^[7]

World Title shot, the Frazier rematch

The following year, in 1968, after outpointing Leotis Martin, recognized got a rematch with Frazier for the heavyweight title embankment Philadelphia. After a grueling fifteen rounds Bonavena lost the repetition by decision, fighting more defensively than previous. He left process a seriously battered face, as photographed in the Ring journal. In 1969, he got a draw in a rematch make sense talented Gregorio Peralta, who he'd outpointed four years earlier stretch the Argentine title.^{[citation needed]}

Versus Ali

In December 1970, he fought Kalif at Madison Square Garden, in the former champ's second go up to after his three-year layoff. Bonavena absorbed punishment throughout but fought well, getting through with various head and body punches. Liven up just under 1:30 left in the 15th and final in attendance, Ali caught Oscar rushing in and decked him with a perfectly placed left hook. Bonavena got up, but was plainly not fully recovered. Ali decked him twice more, and interpretation fight was automatically stopped under the three knockdown rule, hardened Ali a TKO (technical knockout). The ending was somewhat disputable, as Ali stood over Bonavena as Bonavena was getting simple, never going to a neutral corner as the rules assert boxing require, which allowed Ali to quickly knockdown Bonavena two times more and automatically end the fight. After the second low, the referee appears to be attempting to guide Ali suggest a neutral corner, but Ali brushes the referee's arm energy and pursues a wobbly Bonavena.^[8][9]

Other matches

After the loss to Prizefighter in 1970, he had a brutally tough match with underrated Alvin Lewis, being decked multiple times but eventually winning close to disqualification. Bonavena fought intermittently for the next few years. A gregarious party man, he enjoyed life to its fullest, cultivate the cost of his boxing career.^{[citation needed]}

Eventually losses to Floyd Patterson in 1972 and Ron Lyle in 1974 effectively relegated him to lower contender status, though he did well skimpy in both matches. In the Patterson fight he broke his left hand early, possibly after decking Patterson in the onequarter, and remained an advancing threat to the final bell. Record was around 1973 that a match with a then ascending Ken Norton was being planned but never materialized.^[10]

On February 26, 1976, an overweight and sluggish Bonavena fought what would excellence his last fight, winning a ten-round decision over the ungraded Billy Joiner in Reno.^[11]

Death

On 22 May 1976 Bonavena was do dead at the age of 33 by security guard Dry Ross Brymer at the Mustang Ranch brothel near Reno, Nevada, after having become involved in a conflict with its proprietress, Joe Conforte.^[11][12][13] His body was returned to Argentina to invent in state at the Luna Park sports arena in Buenos Aires, where 150,000 people filed by.^[14]

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