Luis Rodríguez

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Luis Rodríguez was a Cuban professional boxer and former world welterweight champion known for his technical skill and bouts against many top fighters of the 1960s.

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Luis Rodríguez canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
professional boxer ⓘ
world welterweight boxing champion ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Cuba ⓘ
era 1960s ⓘ
foughtIn Cuba ⓘ
United States ⓘ
hasWonTitle world welterweight championship ⓘ
knownFor fighting many top contenders of the 1960s ⓘ
technical boxing skill ⓘ
notableFor being one of the top welterweights of his era ⓘ
close and competitive fights with Emile Griffith ⓘ
notableOpponent Benny Paret ⓘ
Curtis Cokes ⓘ
Emile Griffith ⓘ
George Benton ⓘ
Holly Mims ⓘ
Nino Benvenuti ⓘ
notableWork world welterweight title reign ⓘ
occupation professional boxer ⓘ
positionPlayed orthodox stance ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sport boxing ⓘ
style counterpuncher ⓘ
slick boxer ⓘ
weightClass middleweight ⓘ
welterweight ⓘ

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Emile Griffith → opponent → Luis Rodríguez ⓘ
Emile Griffith → defeated → Luis Rodríguez ⓘ
Angelo Dundee → trained → Luis Rodríguez ⓘ
Benny Paret → lostTitleTo → Luis Rodríguez ⓘ
Benny Paret → notableOpponent → Luis Rodríguez ⓘ