Oscar Natalio "Ringo" Bonavena (September 25, 1942 – May 22, 1976) was an Argentine heavyweight professional boxer with a career record of 58 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw. A rugged, wild-swinging puncher, he was nicknamed "Ringo" because of his Beatles haircut, and enjoyed professional success in both Argentina and the United States. He is remembered for giving Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali hard fought bouts.[citation needed]
Oscar Natalio "Ringo" Bonavena (September 25, 1942 – May 22, 1976) was an Argentine heavyweight professional boxer with a career record of 58 wins, 9 losses...
green, Frazier won a close decision over rugged contender OscarBonavena, despite Bonavena flooring him twice in the second round. A third knockdown in...
1959. He beat top contenders such as Eddie Machen, George Chuvalo, OscarBonavena, Henry Cooper, Bob Foster, Nino Valdez, Doug Jones, Johnny Summerlin...
courage and determination in the ring, Lyle defeated Buster Mathis, OscarBonavena, Jimmy Ellis, Vicente Rondón, Earnie Shavers, Joe Bugner, Gregorio Peralta...
legal prostitution. She is infamous for her role in the murder of boxer OscarBonavena from Argentina and for swindling the IRS. She was married to Mustang...
his Argentine Heavyweight title for the first time, and losing it, to OscarBonavena by a twelve-round decision on September 4, 1965 in Buenos Aires. They'd...
fought OscarBonavena at Madison Square Garden in December, an uninspired performance that ended in a dramatic technical knockout of Bonavena in the 15th...
had hopes for another title shot. Patterson continued on, defeating OscarBonavena in a close fight over ten rounds in early 1972. At age 37, Patterson...
OscarBonavena in his home town of Buenos Aires, where he lost by decision. Bonavena went on to fight Frazier for the world title. After the Bonavena...
Frazier fight, Ali struggled at times during his 15th-round TKO of OscarBonavena, an unorthodox Argentinian fighter who was prepared by Hall of Fame...
fights, including Ali's famed bouts with fighters such as Jerry Quarry, OscarBonavena, Joe Frazier, Floyd Patterson, George Foreman, Ken Norton and, later...
Games. Mercado was once a sparring partner for Argentine heavyweight OscarBonavena, before turning professional on November 15, 1975. Of his first 20 bouts...
champions Jimmy Ellis and Floyd Patterson as well as George Foreman, OscarBonavena, Jerry Quarry, Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks, Ken Norton, as well as Larry...
license and promptly fought comeback fights against Jerry Quarry and OscarBonavena in an attempt to regain the heavyweight championship from the then-undefeated...
Marvis was at ringside for all of his father's fights after the second OscarBonavena bout in December 1968, including the great fights with Muhammad Ali...
permanent structure with 54 bedrooms. In 1976, the world class boxer OscarBonavena (1942–1976), who was a former friend of Conforte's and probably had...
contenders (Joe Frazier, who was ranked No. 2, declined to participate): OscarBonavena, Jimmy Ellis, Leotis Martin, Karl Mildenberger, two-time former champion...
fought OscarBonavena at Madison Square Garden in December, an uninspired performance that ended in a dramatic technical knockout of Bonavena in the 15th...
November 14, 1969 Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse Loss 30–8–6 OscarBonavena TKO 3 June 20, 1969 Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin Win 30–7–6 Giulio...
the first round of the tournament, getting off the deck, he lost to OscarBonavena by a clear twelve-round decision. Mildenberger was not the same afterwards...
continued to train fighters. Although he briefly worked with Argentinian OscarBonavena in his early career, he never again trained a world championship contender...
decision over the previously unbeaten Ali in 1971 after Ali had beaten OscarBonavena and Jerry Quarry. Despite Foreman's superior size and reach, he was...
16, 1966 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 50 Loss 35–13–2 OscarBonavena MD 12 Jun 23, 1966 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U...
Benvenuti vs. Luis Manuel Rodríguez, round 11 1970: Muhammad Ali vs. OscarBonavena, round 15 1971: Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, round 15 1972: Muhammad...
100, based on 23 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". OscarBonavena – murdered real-life model for boxer Armando Bruza Horn, John (July...
put in line for a fight with contender Ken Norton. When first choices OscarBonavena and Jimmy Young bowed out with injuries, Quarry was placed into the...
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