Willie Pastrano
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Willie Pastrano was an American professional boxer best known for being the world light heavyweight champion during the early 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Willie Pastrano canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21987842 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willie Pastrano Context triple: [Angelo Dundee, trained, Willie Pastrano]
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A.
Johnny Spampinato
Johnny Spampinato is an American guitarist best known for his work with the rock band NRBQ and for replacing his brother Joey Spampinato in the group.
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B.
Angelo Pizzo
Angelo Pizzo is an American screenwriter and film producer best known for writing and producing inspirational sports dramas such as "Hoosiers" and "Rudy."
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C.
Joe Torchio
Joe Torchio is a central character in the play "Old Friends," around whom much of the story’s interpersonal drama and emotional tension revolves.
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D.
Lillo Brancato
Lillo Brancato is an American actor best known for his roles in "A Bronx Tale" and "The Sopranos," whose career was later overshadowed by legal troubles and imprisonment.
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E.
Johnny Rocco
Johnny Rocco is a 1958 American crime drama film in which a young boy becomes entangled with gangsters while trying to help his wrongly accused father.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willie Pastrano Target entity description: Willie Pastrano was an American professional boxer best known for being the world light heavyweight champion during the early 1960s.
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A.
Johnny Spampinato
Johnny Spampinato is an American guitarist best known for his work with the rock band NRBQ and for replacing his brother Joey Spampinato in the group.
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B.
Angelo Pizzo
Angelo Pizzo is an American screenwriter and film producer best known for writing and producing inspirational sports dramas such as "Hoosiers" and "Rudy."
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C.
Joe Torchio
Joe Torchio is a central character in the play "Old Friends," around whom much of the story’s interpersonal drama and emotional tension revolves.
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D.
Lillo Brancato
Lillo Brancato is an American actor best known for his roles in "A Bronx Tale" and "The Sopranos," whose career was later overshadowed by legal troubles and imprisonment.
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E.
Johnny Rocco
Johnny Rocco is a 1958 American crime drama film in which a young boy becomes entangled with gangsters while trying to help his wrongly accused father.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.