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	Sixto Escobar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Escobar reigned 3 times in the Bantamweights, losing his title to and recovering it against both Harry Jeffra and Lou Salica.
		Escobar was, however, always a hero in Puerto Rico, and he was always thankful of his adoring fans.
		On March of 2005, Escobar was honored again, when a new statue of him was revealed in the "Sixto Escobar Stadium" in San Juan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sixto_Escobar (558 words)

	Sixto Escobar -- Bantamweight World Champion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sixto Escobar was born March 13, 1913, in Barcelona, Puerto Rico.
		Escobar went on to clobber and knock-out both Joey Archibald and Johnny Bang in non-title bouts before he faced the man many claimed at the time to have been at least the second-best bantamweight fighter since 1930, the very same Norwegian-American boxer Pete Sanstol.
		Escobar won, but it was Sanstol who took all the glory out of the fight after absorbing a punishing 12-round beating from Escobar.
	www.cybcity.com /sixto/Escobar.htm (1002 words)

	The Official Pete Sanstol Web Site - The Epic Fight with Sixto Escobar
		Sixto was using his left hook to the head to score repeatedly and shook up Sanstol twice by crossing with his right.
		Sixto Escobar of Puerto Rico retained his world bantam championship as recognized by the Montreal Athletic Commission through 12 rounds of bitter fighting at the Forum last night but it was Pete Sanstol of Norway, the man he vanquished, who won the hearts of 10,000 of the faithful who saw the bout.
		Escobar's hand was raised in victory, the result of the unanimous decision of the three judges, but it was Sanstol who took all the glory out of the fight.
	www.geocities.com /boxofdaylight/Sixto.htm (3952 words)

	Sixto Escobar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Escobar reinó 3 veces en los bantamweights, perdiendo su título a y recuperándolo contra Harry Jeffra y Lou Salica.
		Después de retirarse Escobar fue de nuevo a su tierra nativa de Puerto Rico para la batalla de su vida con la diabetes, una que lo llevaría en última instancia al sepulcro en la edad de 66.
		Escobar era, sin embargo, siempre un héroe en Puerto Rico, y él era siempre agradecido de sus ventiladores que adoraban.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/si/Sixto%20Escobar.htm (502 words)

	IBHOF / Sixto Escobar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He was born in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico and following a successful amateur career (20-3) he turned pro in 1930.
		A rugged fighter with a hard punch, Escobar became the first Puerto Rican to win a world title when he KO'd Baby Casanova in 1934 to win the NBA bantamweight title.
		He died in his hometown on Nov. 17, 1979 and a stadium named in his honor thrives today in Puerto Rico.
	www.ibhof.com /escobar.htm (125 words)

	Station Information - Sixto Escobar
		After his death, Escobar became the first world boxing champion in history to have a statue erected, his town of Isabela giving him that honor.
		In 2003, controversy surrounding this statue surfaced because the governemt of the city of Isabela decided to bring the statue down and build a park in the area instead.
		It should be added that Escobar was never, thought his career, knocked down or out in a professional boxing fight
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/s/si/sixto_escobar.html (349 words)

	Sixto Rodriguez Supersite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rodriguez - The Myth - Until recently a mysterious figure, Sixto Rodriguez was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1942 to Mexican immigrant parents - his first name chosen because he was their sixth child.
		Sixto Diaz Rodriguez [Download] Rodriguez - Crucify Your Mind 'Crucify Your Mind' is one of the most musically beautiful songs.
		Onto the tunes The best description I've heard for Sixto Rodriguez's Cold Fact LP is: andquot;This album is heavier than a fart at a funeral.andquot;.
	www.swayingpalms.com /listings/sixto-rodriguez.htm (408 words)

	PUERTO RICO HERALD: Navy Says Planes Did Not Fly Over Inhabited Areas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The investigation, conducted by U.S. Navy officials, determined that the flights originating from aircraft carrier "USS Harry S. Truman" were in accordance with established regulations, Navy spokesman Sixto Escobar told EFE at the Roosevelt Roads base in Ceiba in southeastern Puerto Rico.
		Escobar said the tapes kept by military aircraft controllers confirmed where the planes flew and at what altitudes.
		Fernandez, in the name of the Puerto Rican government, sent a letter to Capt. Greg Cooper, the head of the training camp at the Garcia military base on Vieques, that outlined the complaints of the residents of the tiny island off the eastern Puerto Rican coast.
	www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/2002/vol6n39/Media3-en.shtml (1516 words)

	Boxing in the 1930s (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		February 21- At their rubber match, Sixto Escobar retains his world Bantamweight title with a fifteen round decision victory over Lou Salica in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
		February 20- Sixto Escobar regains the world Bantamweight title, beating Harry Jefra by a fifteen round decision at their San Juan, Puerto Rico rematch.
		April 1- Sixto Escobar defeats KO Morgan by a fifteen round decision to retain the world Bantamweight title, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Boxing-in-the-1930s.htm (2412 words)

	Sixto Escobar Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	Los nombres encontraron en las noticias -- Escobar [WULT.ORG]
		MADRID, (EUROPA PRESS)El cantante almeriense, Manolo Escobar, volvía ayer a los escenarios totalmente recuperado de la enfermedad cardíaca que le obligó a ser operado a corazón abierto hace unos meses.
		Rafael Villanueva Ruiz 46 puntos 7º Daniel Rodrigo Pérez 37 puntos 8º Jovino Seguin Escobar 36 puntos 9º Juan Carlos Esteban García 32 puntos 10º Daniel Mesalles Silva 28 puntos...
		MADRID, (EUROPA PRESS) Manolo Escobar ya está completamente recuperado de la grave operación a corazón abierto que se le practicó hace unos meses para salvar su vida.
	wult.org /es/nombres/Escobar.html (461 words)

	Boxing News -- 24 hours/day - Reload often!
		The honored fighter is presented with a plaque to keep and a duplicate plaque is placed on the wall.
		Thursday's event, dubbed 'Sixto' Escobar Memorial Day,' also honored the first Puerto Rican champion, who knocked out Baby Casanova in round 9 on June 26, 1934 to capture the world bantamweight title.
		Escobar (43-22-3, 22.) Escobar also captured titles in 1935 and 1936 and was the undisputed champion in 1938.
	www.fightnews.com /greene3.htm (621 words)

	Hard Core Boxing. We Don't Pull any Punches! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		At that time (on a par with then world bantamweight champion Sixto Escobar) he was already a national hero and the most exciting lightweight displaying his wares in Manhattan the then Mecca of boxing.
		There was a slight difference in ages however, he was 21 at the time while I was 11 and honored to shine his shoes.
		It was a sad day for Puerto Rico because on that same night Sixto Escobar was to lose his bantam crown against Harry Jeffra.
	www.hardcoreboxing.net /boxeo12222003.htm (1106 words)

	PUERTO RICO HERALD: Profile: Felix "Tito" Trinidad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In a hurricane-swept corner on the edge of Old San Juan, a little man, with his fists raised and his face confident, stands on a crumbling pedestal.
		His features have been tarnished by the wind and the rain, and some of his metallic bones are exposed, but this statue of A. Sixto Escobar (1913-1979), the first Puerto Rican World Champion boxer, remains triumphant.
		Like the statue of Sixto Escobar, rising out of an area battered by storm and time, Tito Trinidad and the tough, determined world of Puerto Rican boxing ; continues to stand tall.
	www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/vol3n47/ProfileTitoTrinidad-en.shtml (576 words)

	Boxing: Puerto Rico: An Island with Plenty of Sports Charm Part I
		Surprisingly, boxing or baseball have not been the sport of the colonized people on the island of Puerto Rico during the '70's and '80's, matter of fact, both collegian, pro basketball and beach volleyball were more popular in those prestige times; particularly with most of the universities time curriculum.
		Perhaps because Sixto was the first Boricua to touch ground and attain championship acclaim, as well as being ahead of his times - the notoriety went together.
		There is a moral to that story pitting the '70's and '80's coupling them along right up through the '90's and a millennium bunch today that may have slightly disconcerted, or at least find yourself distressed a little about.
	ringsidereport.com /Smith5242005.htm (1523 words)

	Hispanic Heritage Plaza - Achievement Timeline - 1930s - HispanicOnline.com
		Rita Hayworth made her screen debut and was on her way to becoming the first Hispanic sex goddess in Hollywood films.
		Sixto Escobar became the first Puerto Rican boxer to win a world championship.
		Luisa Moreno, a Guatemalan immigrant, became the first Hispanic vice president of a major labor union: the United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of America (UCAPAWA).
	www.hispaniconline.com /hh/timeline/1930.html (386 words)

	SOHH.com Global Forum - great pr.rican boxing champs not bad for a small island
		Sixto Escobar was born March 13, 1913, in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico.
		In fact, he was never even knocked down for a count after over 100 ring battles.
		Ortiz was born on September 9, 1936 in Mayaguez Puerto Rico back in the day when Sixto Escobar was making his own claim to fame as a bantamweight.
	forums.sohh.com /showthread.php?t=63131 (3549 words)

	TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Bantam -- Nov. 25, 1935 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Knockout." Thus did Challenger Sixto Escobar, swart, pint-sized Puerto Rican, haltingly predict to newshawks last week the outcome of his bout with Champion Lou Salica for the world's bantamweight crown.
		When the savage 15-round struggle was over, Escobar was proved two-thirds correct.
		By a steady body attack, he won the decision, reversed the result of their first meeting three months ago.
	www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,755400,00.html (113 words)

	Rincon Deportivo con Edwin Vázquez (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vamos a remontarnos en un viaje al viejo Parque Sixto Escobar, para vivir de cerca esa fibra deportiva, mi avioneta deportiva del pasado entrará en la Epoca Romántica de Nuestro Béisbol, abrochense sus cinturones que allá vamos.
		Cuando ganaba sin embargo, la bonita, era el ser más feliz de la tierra, su alegría duraba la semana entera haste el próximo fin de semana en que volvía a ver acción a su equipo.
		La otra cara de la moneda nos presenta los diferentes grupos que se daban cita al Sixto Escobar, en una crónica que pude leer y estudiar para llevarles este trabajo a ustedes, nos comenta como de Puerta de Tierra venía "EL EXPRESO DE LOS BLEACHER", compuesto en su totalidad por fanáticos Senadores.
	www.deportespr.com /historiador/beisbol_romantico.htm (1215 words)

	USATODAY.com - Johansson headlines corps of 18 Hall inductees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Among the fighters she promoted were Sugar Ray Robinson, Floyd Patterson, Carmen Basilio, George Foreman, Joe Frazier and Carlos Palomino.
		SIXTO ESCOBAR — Born March 23, 1913, in Puerto Rico.
		Escobar was the first Puerto Rican boxer to win a world title when he KO'd Baby Casanova in 1934 to win the NBA bantamweight championship.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/boxing/stories/2002-06-08-hall.htm (1627 words)

	SIXTO ESCOBAR - INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED 05/28/1936
		Sixto Escobar (1913-1979) was Bantamweight Champion of the World from 1936-1937 and 1938-1939.
		The holder of the NBA Bantamweight title, Escobar unified the title when he KO'd Tony Marino in the 13th round on August 31, 1936, in New York.
		Lightly creased and soiled (barely evident head on).
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/1_2004/sports/SIXTO_ESCOBAR.htm (150 words)

	About Puerto Rico . . . Barceloneta
		It is said that underground water reservoirs in Barceloneta contain water so pure that it requires little added treatment for use in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products, a very delicate process.
		Barceloneta's Sixto Escobar became the first Puerto Rican to win a world boxing title in 1936.
		The town is known as Ciudad de las Piñas because of its extensive pineapple plantations.
	www.dollarman.com /puertorico/barceloneta.html (223 words)

	Sixto Rodriguez Supersite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Within a year of intense searching, Sixto Rodriguez was found to be leading a quiet life in Detroit, seemingly oblivious of the stature he had attained.
		Conrado A 394 ESTUDILLO Allan Sixto G 395 EUCAPOR Lilibeth E 396 EUSTAQUIO Erikson 885 REYNES, JR.
		Fundación Konex - Rodriguez Castells - Eugenia Sacerdote de Lustig - 1-MATHEMATICS Luis Caffarelli Roberto Cignoli Sixto Coscarón José L. La Torre Josue Nuñez 9-CYTOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Elisa Dora Bal de.
	www.lagunaquilts.com /listings/sixto-rodriguez.htm (404 words)

	Properly Introducing Kermit Cintron \| TheSweetScience.com Boxing
		In this day and age, in the sport of boxing, if you have a big amateur background or you don't have bizarre behavior, then you will have a rough time making it to the top.
		It’s a bout that should place Cintron on the level that should make him the household name he deserves to be.
		Frank Trusso was seldom as stunned in the boxing ring as he was by the kind gesture of a stranger - and the return of a precious scrapbook.
	www.thesweetscience.com /boxing-article/1893/properly-introducing-kermit-cintron (1193 words)

	BOXING IN THE 1930S FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		August_31- Sixto_Escobar unifies the world Bantamweight title, with a thirteenth round knockout win over Tony_Marino, at New York.
		October_13- Sixto Escobar retains the world Bantamweight title, with a first round knockout over ''Indian_Quintana'', in New York.
		September_23- A world title fight marathon in New York City: Harry_Jeffra beats Sixto Escobar by decision in fifteen rounds to win the world Bantamweight title; Lou Ambers defeats Pedro_Montanez by decision in fifteen to retain the world's Lightweight title; Barney_Ross defeats future world Middleweight champion Ceferino_Garcia by decision in ten to retain the world Jr.
	www.witwib.com /Boxing_in_the_1930s (2181 words)

	Sixto Escobar Park - San Juan - Reviews of Sixto Escobar Park - TripAdvisor
		Sixto Escobar Park - San Juan - Reviews of Sixto Escobar Park - TripAdvisor
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	www.tripadvisor.com /Attraction_Review-g147320-d150037-Reviews-Sixto_Escobar_Park-San_Juan_Puerto_Rico.html (385 words)

	Sixto Rodriguez Supersite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Arsenal of Taste - Climb Up On My Music A Blessed Event in Music History The Rediscovery of Sixto Rodriguez Not For The Squeamish The jaw-dropping story of Joe Cidoni and Anal Fissure Bob Click here for updates.
		The songs are that good.andquot; - Joe Rodriguez andquot;Disc one The beginning seems like a good place everthank you Robert.andquot; - Sixto andquot;I would have liked to be in a twilight garden, with lots of.
		SECRETARIA DE TURISMO - DE O. Fundación Konex - Rodriguez Castells - Eugenia Sacerdote de Lustig - 1-MATHEMATICS Luis Caffarelli Roberto Cignoli Sixto Coscarón José L. La Torre Josue Nuñez 9-CYTOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Elisa Dora Bal de.
	www.ownerscloset.com /listings/sixto-rodriguez.htm (391 words)

	World Boxing Association
		1936: Sixto Escobar KO 14 Tony Marino, Bronx, NY.
		1935: Lou Salica W 15 Sixto Escobar, Bronx, NY.
		1934: Sixto Escobar W 15 Eugene Huat, Montreal.
	www.wbaonline.com /dates/dates7a.asp (3769 words)

	International Boxing Hall of Fame / xxxx
		Sixto Escobar W 15 Lou Salica, New York City
		Harry Jeffra W 15 Sixto Escobar, New York City
		Sixto Escobar W 15 Harry Jeffra, San Juan
	www.ibhof.com /118title.htm (746 words)

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