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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (27194)	2/14/2003 12:26:33 PM
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--------OT------------------- i know you wouldn't want to miss this Kid Gavilan, former welterweight champ, dies at 77 February 14, 2003 MIAMI (AP) -- Former welterweight champion Kid Gavilan, one of the first members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, died at age 77. Gavilan died Thursday of a heart attack at a Miami hospital, said Rebekah Navarro, owner of the assisted-living facility where the fighter lived the past four years. Born Gerardo Gonzalez in Camaguey, Cuba, on Jan. 6, 1926, Gavilan became a star and television regular in multiple fights against Ike Williams and Sugar Ray Robinson. One of the most popular fighters in the 1940s and 1950s, he had a 15-year professional career beginning in 1943, compiling a record of 107 wins, 30 defeats and 6 draws with 28 knockouts. Gavilan won the vacant welterweight title by outpointing Johnny Bratton in 1951 at New York, and he defended it seven times before losing it on points to Johnny Saxton three years later at Philadelphia. One of his successful defenses came against Bobby Dykes at Miami Stadium in 1952 -- the first title bout between black and white fighters in then-segregated Miami. Before his title loss to Saxton, Gavilan challenged Carl ``Bobo'' Olson for the middleweight title and lost a 15-round decision in 1954 at Chicago. Gavilan took up boxing at age 10 and had 60 amateur bouts before turning pro at 17. Considered a hero in pre-Castro Cuba, he moved to the United States in 1968. Known for his slick defense and timely combinations, Gavilan often displayed his signature bolo punch, with the sweeping punch beginning like a softball pitcher's windup and ending in an uppercut. Gavilan was a showman, often doing a little dance during his fights -- the Ali Shuffle before Muhammad Ali. He was a member of the inaugural class of the Hall of Fame in 1990, inducted with Robinson and Jack Dempsey. In one of his welterweight title defenses he won an unpopular decision over New Yorker Billy Graham that caused a melee at Madison Square Garden. Gavilan then scored a clear-cut decision over Graham at Havana. One of Gavilan's final local appearances was at a ceremony saluting his career two years ago at the Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium in Miami. ``There were times when things were difficult, but I have faith in God,'' Gavilan said before the event. ``I talk to him every day and that has helped me win my battles.'' Funeral arrangements are pending, said Frank Repensek, executive director of the Guardianship Program of Miami-Dade County. Updated at Fri, Feb 14 2003, 11:42am ET Email to a Friend \| View Popular ADVERTISEMENT Weekly Specials · Credit Card offers @ eCreditCards.com (U.S. Only) · Dick's Sporting Goods · $7.77 Web Hosting + 2 Months FREE! · Fogdog · Get back the credit you deserve with ClearCredit! · The Sports Authority