Other boxing greats don't want this one to be forgotten2005-03-14 · The Philadelphia Inquirer
Kid Gavilan died in poverty, and his grave site reflects it. Some in his sport are combining to try to rectify that. Kid Gavilan, boxing royalty, is buried in a pauper's grave. A welterweight champion of the early 1950s, he made his way out of sugarcane fields to become perhaps Cuba's greatest fighter.…
No rest until creator of bolo punch has peace2005-03-13 · ABS-CBNNEWS.com
Kid Gavilan, boxing royalty, is buried in a pauper?s grave. A welterweight champion of the early 1950?s, he made his way out of sugar cane fields to become perhaps Cuba?s greatest fighter. That he lies in such obscurity has moved his fellow boxers to restore a measure of respect.…