Biography
José Louis "Chegüi" Torres (May 3, 1936 – January 19, 2009) was a Puerto Rican-born professional boxer. As an amateur boxer, he represented the United States and won a silver medal in the middleweight division at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. In 1965, he defeated Willie Pastrano to win the WBC, WBA, and lineal light heavyweight championships. Torres trained with the legendary boxing trainer Cus D'Amato. In 1997, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Filmography
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Movies 7
self 6
TV Shows 1
Writer 1
Self - Former Light Heavyweight Champion
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2005)
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Self - Former Light Heavyweight Champion
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
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Tyson (1995)
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Birthday1936-05-03
Deathday2009-01-19 (72 years old)
Birth PlacePonce, Puerto Rico
Height178-centimeter
CitizenshipsPuerto Rico
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