Boxing's Greats of the States | Louisiana: Willie Pastrano2016-05-20 · Sherdog.com (blog)
Boxers come from every corner of the globe. Sometimes, fighters are products of their environment, favoring styles prevalent in the country or state from which they hail. Various regions of the United States are considered factories for great fighters…
Willie Pastrano: ?Survival of the Fleetest?2012-10-31 · Boxing.com
He seemed at first glance unsuited for a career in boxing. Why? Well, to be politically incorrect, Willie was a fat kid who was teased mercilessly about his weight by everyone in the neighborhood. At the age of twelve Willie weighed in at around 185…
MEMORIES WITH MLADINICH: Charley Norkus2010-01-13 · TheSweetScience.com
Although onetime heavyweight contender Charley Norkus of New York more than held his own against such championship caliber fighters as Willie Pastrano, Archie Moore and Ezzard Charles, it was through no fault of his own he never got to fight Rocky Marcian…
Boxing Champion And Author2009-01-24 · Washington Post
José Torres, 72, a former light heavyweight world champion and Olympic silver medalist, died Jan. 19 at his home in Ponce, Puerto Rico, after a heart attack. Mr. Torres won the light heavyweight title in 1965 by stopping Willie Pastrano at Madison…
Jose Torres; boxing champ became author2009-01-20 · Boston Globe
PONCE, Puerto Rico - Jose Torres, a former light heavyweight world champion and Olympic silver medalist, died of a heart attack yesterday at his home in Ponce. He was 72. Mr. Torres won the light heavyweight title in 1965 by stopping Willie Pastrano at…