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	Wilfred Benitez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wilfred Benitez (born September 12, 1958 in New York, New York), also known as Wilfredo Benítez, is a Puerto Rican-American boxer.
		Benitez, a young prodigy who was managed by his father Gregorio Benitez, was a member of one of Puerto Rico's most famous boxing families, his brothers Frankie and Gregory Benitez having also been top contenders in the 1970s.
		Benitez unsuccessfully tried overcoming a third round knockdown, and a cut which was opened on his forehead by a head butt in round six, and the fight came to an end when the referee stopped the fight with 6 seconds left in round fifteen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wilfred_Benitez (967 words)

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		Wilfred Benitez (born September 12, 1958), also known popularly as Wilfredo Benitez, is a perfect example of a person who takes off too fast and crashes hard.
		Benitez, a young prodigy who was managed by his father Gregorio Benitez, was a member of one of Puerto Rico's most famous boxing families, his brothers Frankie Benitez and Gregory Benitez also being top notch contenders in the decade of the 1970s.
		Benitez kept on winning, and in 1976, he lured the far more experienced, 2 time world champion and now member of the hall of fame Antonio Kid Pambele Cervantes of Colombia to San Juan's Hiram Bithorn stadium, to defend his world Jr Welterweight championship.
	www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/wilfred_benitez.html (800 words)

	Wilfred Benitez: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Benitez troop was also commandereed by their mother, EHandler: no quick summary.
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		Wilfred benitez (born september 12, 1958), also known popularly as wilfredo benitez, is a puerto rican boxingboxer....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/wilfred_benitez.htm (2481 words)

	Wilfred Benitez Biography
		Wilfred Benitez was born on September 12, 1958 in the Bronx, New York.
		Benitez defended his 140-pound division title 3 times, but the WBA stripped him of it because he denied "Kid Pambele" a rematch.
		Benitez and Aaron Pryor became in that year the 6th and 7th boxer to be elected to the Boxing Hall of Fame in the first year of nomination.
	www.wilfredbenitez.com /Bio/Bio.htm (627 words)

	TigerBoxing
		Benitez won the WBA junior welterweight title from the 30-year-old legend Antonio “Kid Pambele” Cervantes (90-12-3, 44kos) via a 15 round split decision on March 6, 1976, what’s almost as incredible as the win itself is the fact it was already Benitez’s 26th pro fight as he entered the ring with a 25-0 record.
		Benitez showed the nation all of his moves that afternoon as he would offer his bobbing head as a target, only to move it at the last possible moment with cat like quickness and then counter with his own pinpoint combinations.
		Benitez had always been one of boxing’s biggest puzzles, a true enigma, but his fans were getting concerned and annoyed at his less than stellar performances in the ring as his losses were adding up.
	www.tigerboxing.com /articles/index.php?aid=1001244834 (2565 words)

	Wilfred Benitez: Defensive Master and a Fighter Boxing could use Today. Part I
		Benitez was lethal and unreciprocated touching the rope, never leaning as to resting on the rope (i.e.
		For the duration of this fight Benitez utilized his footwork and attack mold to beat Curry to the body slowing his foe down considerably and causing Curry's mouth to hang open, while he more frequently was gasping for air.
		Benitez shooting his barrages cleverly circled attacking with both cannons fully loaded for deployment landings, as Bruce Curry thus had no answers for what Benitez was doing.
	www.ringsidereport.com /smith11232004.htm (1398 words)

	Column: Wilfred Benitez: One More Victim by Jose "Chegui" Torres (August 30, 2000) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When I first saw Wilfred in action, he seemed too advanced for his age in an activity where quickness of thought, intelligence, and instinct are usually the key elements of victory.
		Wilfred's cranium was first jarred at age 7; Gregory's when he was 11.
		Wilfred was merely 17 and boxing experts in Puerto Rico were not at ease.
	www.boxingranks.com /Articles/Article71.htm (1328 words)

	Wilfred Benitez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Benitez, a young prodigy who was managed by his father, was a member of one of Puerto Rico's most famous boxing families, his brothers and also being top notch contenders in the decade of the 1970s.
		After a defense against, which ended in a Benitez unanimous decision win, Benitez and Leonard signed for a fight in Las Vegas in November, 1979.
		In 1984, he tried a comeback under the hand of but this proved to be unsuccessful.
	www.pembrokepines.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Wilfred_Benitez (882 words)

	Dream Match: Carlos Ortiz vs. Wilfredo Benitez
		Wilfred Benitez shocked the boxing world on March 6, 1976 when as a 17 year old with 24-0 record he upset Antonio Cervantes.
		Benitez used a sharp, quick jab and his amazing reflexes to outbox and befuddle the seemingly invincible Cervantes.
		Benitez would control the action at mid-ring but Carlos would eventually pressure Wilfred to the ropes and away from his fight plan.
	www.eastsideboxing.com /news.php?p=5564&more=1 (504 words)

	Benitez hospitalized with seizures.
		Hall of Fame boxer Wilfred Benitez is hospitalized with seizures.
		Benitez has been suffering from periodic epileptic episodes for several recent years but had not had a major attack since 1996.
		Benitez arrived to New York to attend a benefit dinner last Thursday in his honor at the Tito Puente's Restaurant in the Bronx, where he attended with his mother Doña Clara.
	www.latinosportslegends.com /Benitez_hospitalized.htm (222 words)

	PUERTO RICO HERALD: Wilfred Benítez: Ex-Champion Is A Shell Of His Former Self…Thanks For Memories Of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Wilfred then swings a series of uppercuts -- he looks like he's digging a hole right there in front of him -- before he unleashes a hard right cross, poking a final hole into the humid air.
		His room is in a corner and it is bare, except for a twin bed, a hat hanging on the wall and a picture of a pretty, young woman with a pale face and curly brown hair falling over her shoulders.
		Wilfred's mother, Clara, explains that the girl is named Isabelle and she is Wilfred's 19-year-old daughter, a pharmacology student in San Juan.
	www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/2003/vol7n44/WilfredBenitez-en.shtml (2240 words)

	Wilfred Benitez - Iron Life Forums
		But Benitez’ reign was to be brief and, after defending successfully against Harold Weston, he was stopped in the 15th round by emerging superstar Sugar Ray Leonard in November 1979.
		But Benitez bounced back from this disappointment and won a third world title when he knocked out Britain’s Maurice Hope with a brutal right hand in the 12th of their WBC light-middleweight showdown in Las Vegas in May 1981.
		Benitez continued fighting until 1990, losing latterly to fighters who would not have been sufficient as sparring partners in his prime.
	www.ironlife.com /forum/showthread.php?t=46137 (339 words)

	Wilfred Benitez-Latino Legends in Sports
		Benitez retired from Boxing in 1990, but had one more glorious moment in 1996 when he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
		Benitez was only the 6th boxer to win enshrinement in their first year of eligibility.
		Benitez fought from 1973-1990 and held titles as a junior welterweight, welterweight and super welterweight.
	www.latinosportslegends.com /Benitez.htm (515 words)

	Boxing in the 1980s - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Another important aspect of boxing in the 1980s was the rivalry between five world champions: Wilfred Benitez, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard.
		The circle of fights between these five gladiators actually began on November 30, 1979, when Leonard beat Benitez by knockout in round fifteen to win the WBC world Welterweight title, on the same night Hagler drew (tied) with Vito Antuofermo in his first bid to become the world's Middleweight champion.
		January 30- Wilfred Benitez retains his WBC world Jr.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boxing_in_the_1980s (2958 words)

	"Sugar" Ray Leonard
		It was a battle of the unbeaten when Ray Leonard challenged Wilfred Benitez for the linear and WBC Welterweight championship on Nov 30, 1979 in Las Vegas.
		Benitez was an outstanding boxer, a defensive master who was the youngest world-boxing champion ever at age 17, when he defeated the legendary Antonio Cervantes for the Jr.
		The defending champion, Benitez was 38-0-1 (25 ko’s) and Leonard the #1 ranked challenger was 25-0 (16 ko’s).
	coxscorner.tripod.com /rleonard.html (1608 words)

	Boxing: Remembering the Day Youth Got Served (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Perhaps it was a sign of things to come, for Benitez's present situation couldn't be any darker, although the campeon, as he is nicknamed by friends and family, keeps trying to fight his way to victory as darkness looms.
		Benitez waived, stood and counterpunched his way to a split decision victory and international stardom on March 6, 1976.
		Benitez once again demonstrated his wizardry when he outfought Carlos Palomino at the same stadium where he beat Cervantes to win the WBC Welterweight Championship.
	ringsidereport.com /Santiago03212006.htm (825 words)

	Scar Tissue Part 10: The Minister of Defense
		And then there was Wilfred Benitez, the all-time king of defense.
		When Benitez put on an easy seven pounds and challenged Maurice Hope for his junior middleweight title on May 23, 1981, it was hard to know what to expect.
		It wasn’t whether Benitez would win, but how hard he would have to work for it, entering the ring with fighters punching harder than the welters he was facing.
	www.doghouseboxing.com /DHB/Jess043005.htm (715 words)

	Boxing News
		Wilfredo Gomez and Lupe Pintor put on a fight for the ages on the undercard of Thomas Hearns-Wilfred Benitez in 1982 while Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales staged an epic battle in the first installment of their trilogy in 2000.
		Wilfred Benitez was 17 years 180 days old when he won the WBA junior welterweight championship from the legendary Antonio Cervantes on March 6, 1976.
		With the fight taking place in his hometown of Panama City against a battle-worn veteran, one would think the road to success was being paved for the hotshot kid with the 10-0 (10 KOs) record.
	www.maxboxing.com /Groves/Groves103105.asp (1995 words)

	Boxing Scene Forums - Wilfred Benitez, Champion at 17
		Benitez was damn near perfect, and although in retrospect he may not have physically peaked here, the composure and craftiness the 17 year-old showed against Cervantes will probably never be seen again from such a young fighter
		Benitez was a young man while being an old fighter.
		Wilfred "The Radar/The Bible of Boxing" Benitez...one of PR all time best...his fight with Duran was amazing...
	www.boxingscene.com /forums/showthread.php?t=2143 (459 words)

	Item Details - Geppi's Memorabilia Roadshow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Wilfred Benitez began his professional career in 1973 when he was only 15 years old.
		Benitez would finish his career with victories over a number of the greats of the ring including Roberto Duran and Maurice Hope in addition to Palomino and Cervantes.
		Offered here are the fight gloves used by Wilfred Benitez in his fight with Santiago Rosa on February 8, 1975 while he was only 16 years old.
	www.gmrs.com /item.asp?Auction=1&ItemNo=35515 (260 words)

	Sugar Ray Leonard Body, 1982 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The first time I fought Benitez, the public thought I would win in a breeze, but people who knew boxing knew he was a very talented young fighter.
		I was determined to take away his welterweight title, and I almost had to beat him--we'd planned a bunch of parties and celebrations for the weeks after the fight.
		Fighting for the title was a big jump for me, but Benitez had been there before.
	ww1.sportsline.com /b/member/playboy/8206_b5.html (813 words)

	Irish Boxing
		Benitez, a New York-born Puerto Rican turned professional at the tender age of 15 and on March 6, 1976, at 17 years, 5 months and 23 days the “Boy Wonder” defeated Antonio Cervantes to win world junior welterweight title.
		One of the greatest fighters of all time, Benitez defeated Roberto Duran and went on to win three world titles during which time he took Sugar Ray Leonard to the 15 th round before being dropped.
		His handlers bemoaned their fighter’s inactivity before the Leonard fight – it was reported that he put aside his beer glass and dancing shoes just two weeks before the Las Vegas contest in 1979.
	www.irish-boxing.com /november02/7_November_2002_Morganelli.htm (1188 words)

	Oscar De La Hoya vs. The Past \| TheSweetScience.com Boxing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Benitez, known as “Radar,” won the title in early-1979 with a masterful decision over another Hall-of-Famer, Carlos Palomino.
		Unlike Whitaker, Benitez was a full-fledged 147-pounder who eventually moved up to 154 and won a title there.
		Benitez never had a very strong beard, which is why he eventually succumbed to the blazing fists of Leonard.
	www.thesweetscience.com /boxing-article/3808/oscar-hoya-past (2101 words)

	Boxing News : All-Time Welterweight Tournament Biographies
		Not a big puncher, Benitez, when at his best, was as defensively brilliant as any fighter of the '70s.
		The fighter whose career transcended dauntingly high expectations, Leonard proved his guts were equal to his glitz after stopping Wilfred Benitez for the WBC belt in 1979, and followed it with his gallant stand in losing the first fight to Roberto Duran.
		Lost crown to a still-special Benitez, but was blessed with solid all-around skills and was never stopped in his career.
	www.maxboxing.com /Probst/probst0324a03.asp (2600 words)

	PUERTO RICO POUND FOR POUND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Despite his antics and disregard of training, Benitez became the youngest fighter ever to win a world title in three different weight divisions.
		In 1996, Benitez was found comatose in his suburban home in San Juan.
		Reports said that he was lying on the floor in a rat-infested house.
	www.fightbeat.com /judgejake/rico.php (1194 words)

	Legendspage
		Then on November 30, 1979, he beat Wilfred Benitez(KO 15)for the WBC Welterweight title in a classic chess match of a fight-alot of the fighting on the inside, but Ray pulled it off with a late KO in the last round!
		He could get out of the way of a fighters punches with a little movement of the head and not be touched at all.
		After this Wilfred fought on but his glory days were over.
	members.tripod.com /ThomasHearns/Tommyopponents.html (2000 words)

	Boxing in Las Vegas: Amato's Digest 2/18/06.htm
		Mustafa would go on to win his next 27 bouts and firmly establish himself as a legitimate title threat.
		Contenders Rocky Mosley Jr., Bobby " Boogaloo " watts, Irish Pat Murphy, Leo Saenz, the talented Wilfred Scypion, Rudy Robles, rugged Curtis Parker and former champion Alan Minter were among Hamsho's victims during the streak.
		In 1983 he would manhandle former welterweight and junior middleweight king Wilfred Benitez.
	www.boxinginlasvegas.com /Amato/amato_021806.htm (415 words)

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