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An magazine picture signed by boxing legend
Carlos Palamino the man who defeated Britain's John H Stracey.
Carlos Palamino
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Born August 10, 1949 in San Luis de Colorado,
Mexico, Palomino arrived in the United States at the age
of ten. While serving in the U.S. Army in 1971 and 1972,
Palomino was All-Army welterweight champion. In 1972 he
also won the National AAU championship when he defeated
eventual Olympic gold medallist Sugar Ray Seales.
That same year he turned pro under the guidance
of manager Jackie McCoy and began a steady march to the
world welterweight championship. He tasted defeat for the
first time in 1974 when Andy Price scored a 10-round win,
but Palomino would not lose again for over four years. Following
a draw against the highly regarded Hedgemon Lewis in 1975,
Palomino would soon be matched with WBC champion John H.
Stracey of England. Stracey and Palomino met June 22, 1976
in front of 8,000 fans at Wembley. Palomino dropped the
champion twice in the 12th round before the referee halted
the contest and declared Palomino winner.
As world champion Palomino kept a busy schedule
and would successfully defend his laurels seven times over
the next two years, including title defense victories against
Armando Muniz twice (TKO15, W15) and Dave Green (KO11) among
others.
On January 14, 1979 he lost his championship
to Hall of Famer Wilfred Benitez via 15-round decision.
Following a loss to 'Hands of Stone" Roberto Duran
on June 22, 1979, Palomino retired to pursue an acting career.
However, he ventured back to boxing for five bouts (4 wins
and 1 loss) between 1997 and 1998 before retiring from the
ring for good with a 31-4-3 (19KOs) record. In the ring,
the consistent Palomino was an intelligent, well-rounded
technician with a sharp left hook and an effective body
attack.
