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Vicente Rondón

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Shortly thereafter Rondón's career hit the skids and so did he. He was confined to a mental hospital, and later arrested on charges of robbing a store for $ 150. Rondon served a prison sentence, and there are unconfirmed reports that he boxed some exhibitions or possibly a professional match while
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published a story of the claim. In the UPI article, Charliese Smith, a registered nurse and friend of Dupree said, "I believe Jimmy was drugged. I saw Jimmy after the fight and he was very very weak. His vision was blurry and he couldn't even see the other side of the room." She went on to say, "I
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In an exciting slugfest, Rondón climbed off the canvas in the second round to stop the favored Dupree at 2:58 of the 6th round. At the time of the stoppage, referee Zack Clayton had the fight scored even at 47–47. Judge Dimas Hernandez also scored the bout 47–47, and judge Gustavo Vargas favored
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Sadly, Rondón's private life was full of demons. He was developing a drinking problem and spending money like it was going out of style. An attempt to regain the light heavyweight title, saw him drop a decision to number 1 rated Len Hutchins, and then suffer a 9th-round technical knockout to
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When Rondón turned professional, his year of birth was listed as 1944; in fact it was 1938. Rondón began fighting as a middleweight and made a name for himself with upset victories over former world welterweight champion
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incarcerated. Rondón was released from prison a physical wreck. Vicente Paul Rondón, the boxing idol of his country, died forgotten, broke and in poverty in Santa Ana de Carapita, a slum of
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and José Urtain. Rondón did better in 1973 as he started to trim down in weight. He looked highly skilled and impressive by scoring a 10-round decision over undefeated prospect
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know of muscle relaxants that can be administered in food and I'm convinced that Jimmy was given something." Regardless of the charges, the
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1971 was an outstanding year for Rondón with a number of title defenses. He became the first and only fighter to stop
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Rondón, 48–47. Following the fight, a controversy broke out with Dupree claiming he was drugged. The
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on Miami Beach. Shortly after, he stopped heavyweight Mike "Jim" Boswell in four rounds.
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magazine viewed Bob Foster as the legitimate Light heavyweight king.
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did not seem eager to fight the #2 ranked Rondón or the #1 rated
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Estadio Manuel Carrasquillo Herpen, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
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National Maritime Union Hall, New York City, New York, U.S.
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National Maritime Union Hall, New York City, New York, U.S.
202:(July 29, 1938 – December 28, 1992) was a Venezuelan 2628: 2468:List of world light-heavyweight boxing champions 2379:Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, Colombia 1581:Won vacant Venezuelan light-heavyweight title 311: 1888:Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico 1820:Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico 1342:Parque Isidoro García, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1243:Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico 206:who competed from 1965 to 1974, holding the 267:recognized Rondón as world champion, while 642:A.F. Adderley Auditorium, Nassau, Bahamas 2657:World light-heavyweight boxing champions 1612:Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 221:Rondón was born into extreme poverty in 2439:Palacio de Deportes, Caracas, Venezuela 2409:Palacio de Deportes, Caracas, Venezuela 2190:Palacio de Deportes, Caracas, Venezuela 2629: 2570:Venezuelan light-heavyweight champion 1716:Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 1309:Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 1276:Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 1025:Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 936:Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 751:Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 466:Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 232: 216: 2448: 1168:Retained WBA light-heavyweight title 1099:Retained WBA light-heavyweight title 1030:Retained WBA light-heavyweight title 992:Retained WBA light-heavyweight title 2488:"DUPREE IS HALTED BY RONDON IN 6TH" 13: 2662:World Boxing Association champions 2615:February 27, 1971 – April 7, 1972 14: 2673: 2652:Sportspeople from Miranda (state) 2526: 941:Lost WBA light-heavyweight title; 112:6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 2573:May 30, 1969 – February 27, 1971 2533:Boxing record for Vicente Rondón 2509:"A HEAVY LOSS TO A LIGHT HEAVY" 2316:Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela 2223:Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela 2157:Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela 1201:Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela 1163:Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela 1094:Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela 499:Birdland Arena, Nassau, Bahamas 2611:WBA light-heavyweight champion 2501: 2480: 372: 1: 2473: 609:, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. 2228:Suspended on account of rain 1752:, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 607:Convention Exposition Center 346: 343: 335: 332: 7: 2461: 242:and middleweight contender 82:El Muchachote de Barlovento 10: 2678: 2442: 2437: 2425: 2412: 2407: 2395: 2382: 2377: 2365: 2352: 2344: 2332: 2319: 2314: 2302: 2289: 2284: 2272: 2259: 2254: 2242: 2226: 2221: 2209: 2193: 2188: 2176: 2160: 2155: 2143: 2127: 2122: 2110: 2094: 2089: 2077: 2061: 2056: 2044: 2028: 2023: 2011: 1995: 1990: 1978: 1962: 1957: 1945: 1929: 1921: 1907: 1891: 1886: 1872: 1856: 1851: 1839: 1823: 1818: 1804: 1788: 1783: 1771: 1755: 1747: 1735: 1719: 1714: 1702: 1686: 1681: 1667: 1651: 1643: 1631: 1615: 1610: 1598: 1579: 1574: 1562: 1546: 1541: 1529: 1513: 1508: 1496: 1480: 1475: 1463: 1447: 1442: 1430: 1414: 1406: 1394: 1378: 1373: 1361: 1345: 1340: 1328: 1312: 1307: 1295: 1279: 1274: 1262: 1246: 1241: 1227: 1204: 1199: 1185: 1166: 1161: 1149: 1133: 1128: 1116: 1097: 1092: 1080: 1064: 1059: 1047: 1028: 1023: 1009: 990: 982: 970: 939: 934: 920: 904: 896: 882: 866: 858: 844: 828: 820: 806: 790: 782: 770: 754: 749: 735: 719: 711: 699: 683: 675: 661: 645: 640: 628: 612: 604: 592: 576: 568: 554: 538: 530: 518: 502: 497: 485: 469: 464: 452: 436: 428: 414: 312:Professional boxing record 260:United Press International 2617: 2608: 2595: 2590: 2577: 2568: 2563: 2558: 2553: 2347:Estadio Once de Noviembre 1648:, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 1411:, Buenos Aires, Argentina 785:Roberto Clemente Coliseum 716:, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. 362: 354: 213:title from 1971 to 1972. 193: 185: 177: 169: 161: 153: 145: 138: 134: 124: 116: 108: 96: 89: 77: 56: 28: 21: 953:light-heavyweight titles 901:, Denver, Colorado, U.S. 573:, Wembley, England, U.K. 265:World Boxing Association 120:77 in (196 cm) 2559:Regional boxing titles 2540:(registration required) 1926:, San Juan, Puerto Rico 1210:light-heavyweight title 987:, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. 787:, San Juan, Puerto Rico 2647:Venezuelan male boxers 2545:Vicente Rondón profile 823:Pabellón Polideportivo 433:, Tampa, Florida, U.S. 2349:, Cartagena, Colombia 2091:San Juan, Puerto Rico 2058:San Juan, Puerto Rico 1924:Hiram Bithorn Stadium 1909:Luis Manuel Rodríguez 1874:Luis Manuel Rodríguez 1853:San Juan, Puerto Rico 1785:San Juan, Puerto Rico 1683:San Juan, Puerto Rico 1543:San Juan, Puerto Rico 1510:San Juan, Puerto Rico 1477:San Juan, Puerto Rico 1444:San Juan, Puerto Rico 1375:San Juan, Puerto Rico 680:, Copenhagen, Denmark 223:San José de Río Chico 47:San José de Río Chico 2591:World boxing titles 2547:at Cyber Boxing Zone 2511:. 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Index

San José de Río Chico
Caracas
Light heavyweight
Orthodox
professional boxer
WBA
light heavyweight
San José de Río Chico
Miranda, Venezuela
Luis Rodríguez
Bennie Briscoe
Bob Foster
Jimmy Dupree
United Press International
World Boxing Association
The Ring
Gomeo Brennan
Earnie Shavers
Ron Lyle
Oliver Wright
John Conteh
Miami Beach, Florida
José Roman
José Roman
Curtis Hixon Hall
Festhalle
John Conteh
Empire Pool
Convention Exposition Center
Tom Bogs

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