Эдвин "Чапо" Росарио: Бокс жұлдызының өмірі мен мансабы

Puerto Rican boxer

Edwin "Chapo" Rosario Rivera (ˈeðwin roˈsaɾjo; March 15, 1963 – December 1, 1997) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 1997. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC lightweight title from 1983 to 1984, the WBA lightweight title twice between 1986 and 1990, and the WBA super lightweight title from 1991 to 1992. Rosario was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006.

Edwin Rosario was born in Candelaria barrio, Toa Baja, an extremely poor barrio on the north coast of Puerto Rico. Rosario's older brother Papo became a professional boxer, beginning what looked like a promising career. Edwin and Papo were the sons of Antonio Rosario and Elizabeth Rivera. They also had three sisters. His boxing manager and coach (trainer), Manny Siaca Sr., had noticed the younger Edwin Rosario's talent when the boy was 8 years old. Inspired by his brother Papo, Chapo Rosario, as he became known in the world of boxing, had a stellar amateur boxing career.

Chapo's brother Papo died unexpectedly, purportedly due to drugs, two years after his entry into professional boxing. Rosario persevered, wanting to honor his brother's memory by winning a world championship. He scored big knockout wins over Young Ezzard Charles and Edwin Viruet. He beat Charles in three rounds on the Benitez Duran undercard in January 1982 in Las Vegas. He also defeated Viruet in three rounds; that opponent had boxed 25 rounds against Roberto Durán including a world lightweight championship bout without being knocked out. Rosario eventually gained a record of 21–0 with 20 knockouts. This led to talks of a title fight against World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion Alexis Argüello, to be held in Miami. But Argüello relinquished the title in order to move up in weight to challenge junior welterweight champion Aaron Pryor.

With Arguello moving divisions, Rosario was matched with Mexico's José Luis Ramírez on May 1, 1983 for the vacant WBC lightweight title. Rosario seemed to have the momentum over the first half of the fight, but tired down the stretch to make for a very close outcome. The judges, as well as most of the public present, felt Rosario had done enough to win. He became world lightweight champion by the unanimous score of 115–113 on all 3 judging cards. Rosario injured his hand during the fight and needed surgery, for which the World Boxing Council gave him a dispensation. He didn't return to the ring until 1984. In his first defense of the title, he faced Roberto Elizondo, who had lasted 7 rounds with Argüello in a previous world title challenge and was expected to give him a tough fight. Rosario knocked out Elizondo in one round. Howard Davis Jr proved more of a challenge – Davis Jr was ahead on all scorecards with ten seconds remaining in the bout, but was dropped by Rosario for the second time in their fight at that point, and lost a split decision. A rematch with Ramírez was scheduled, again in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 3, 1984. Rosario dropped Ramírez once in round one and again in the second, but the challenger got off the canvas to take Rosario's title away with a fourth round TKO. This was Rosario's first defeat. Some fans felt he never fully recovered, although he won three more championships. Rosario won a comeback fight against Frankie Randall, the future world champion, in London. He had to wait another year before an opportunity to regain the title. On June 13, 1986, he met the world champion Hector 'Macho' Camacho at Madison Square Garden in New York. The fight was televised by HBO, and although Rosario shook Camacho badly in the fifth round and rallied down the stretch, Camacho swept the middle rounds. The judges, in a split decision, awarded Camacho the fight. Because of the closeness of that bout, the WBA gave Rosario a chance to challenge Livingstone Bramble, one of two other world lightweight champions (the other one being the International Boxing Federation's Jimmy Paul). Rosario went to Miami and defeated Bramble by knockout in the second round to become world lightweight champion for the second time. His pose, raising his arms after the fight, became The Ring magazine's cover for the next month — the only time Rosario was featured on its English version cover. Rosario defended the WBA lightweight title against fellow Puerto Rican Juan Nazario with a knockout in eight in Chicago. In Rosario's next defense, he faced WBC super featherweight title holder Julio César Chávez, on November 21, 1987, in Las Vegas. Chavez moved up in weight to challenge for Rosario's title, and he battered the lightweight champion. By the tenth round, Rosario's left eye was completely shut. His right eye was swollen, and he was bleeding from the nose and mouth. Referee Richard Steele stopped the fight at 2:38 of the eleventh round at the request of Rosario's corner. At the time of the stoppage, Rosario trailed on the judges' scorecards by the following scores: Jerry Roth: 98 92. Bob Watson: 99 91. Albert Tramari 100 92 (2 rounds even). Rosario was inactive for seven months then went 7–0 with 6 KO's in his next fights. After Chavez vacated the title in 1989, Rosario came back and won it again, beating Anthony Jones, a tough Kronk prospect for the championship. Rosario joined a small group of men who had become world champions three times in the same division. This time, however, he didn't hold the title for long. When he gave Nazario a 1990 rematch at Madison Square Garden, he was defeated on cuts in the 8th round. Rosario moved up a weight class to the junior welterweight division, and defeated defending world champion Loreto Garza in three rounds in Sacramento's Arco Arena to become a world champion for the 4th time. However, personal problems started to take their toll. In his first defense, against Japanese Akinobu Hiranaka in Mexico City on April 10, 1992, he lost by a 1st round TKO. He later lost a rematch to Frankie Randall, by technical knockout in seven rounds.

Rosario disappeared from the boxing scene. Years later he received media attention after being arrested for stealing beer from a supermarket. He vowed to stay clean and went into a program to achieve this. In 1997, he won two comeback fights, then won the Caribbean welterweight title by beating Roger Benito Flores of Nicaragua in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, in a twelve round decision. Once an HBO staple, Rosario was then fighting on small cards without any TV showings. He was ranked #10 among Oscar De La Hoya's challengers at the welterweight division after his win over Flores, making him an official world title challenger once again. He defeated Sanford Ricks at Madison Square Garden. In his final fight on September 25, 1997, Rosario knocked out Harold Bennett in two rounds at Bayamon. He died before fighting again. On December 1, 1997, Rosario visited the home of his ex wife and four daughters, but he cut his visit short an hour later, saying he felt ill. After returning home where he lived with his parents, Rosario was later found dead in his bed by his father. He was found to have died of an aneurysm on December 1, 1997, with fluid accumulated in the lungs. Doctors said that his history of narcotics and alcohol abuse was a factor. Many celebrities and dignitaries attended his funeral, and a group of Puerto Rican world boxing champions were among the pallbearers. More than 5,000 people came to the funeral or watched from their homes as the coffin was driven from the funeral home to the cemetery.

No. (Number)ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateAgeLocationNotes53Win47–6Harold BennettKO2 (10)Sep 25, 199734 years, 194 days52Win46–6Sanford RicksKO8 (8), Aug 23, 199734 years, 161 days51Win45–6Roger FloresPTS12Jul 17, 199734 years, 124 days50Win44–6Calvin MoodyDQ3 (8), Jun 7, 199734 years, 84 days49Win43–6Maurice RobersonTKO4 (10), May 22, 199734 years, 68 days48Loss42–6Frankie RandallTKO7 (10), Jan 30, 199329 years, 44 days47Win42–5George KellmanTKO5 (10)Aug 11, 199330 years, 149 days46Loss41–5Akinobu HiranakaTKO1 (12), Apr 10, 199229 years, 26 days45Win41–4Loreto GarzaTKO3 (12), Jun 14, 199128 years, 91 days44Win40–4Dwayne SwiftMD10Aug 23, 199027 years, 161 days43Loss39–4Juan NazarioRTD8 (12), Apr 4, 199027 years, 20 days42Win39–3Anthony JonesTKO6 (12), Jul 9, 198926 years, 116 days41Win38–3Larry BensonRTD5 (10)Mar 16, 198926 years, 1 days40Win37–3Jesus GallardoTKO8 (10), Feb 9, 198925 years, 34 days39Win36–3Juan MinayaKO4 (10), Oct 27, 198825 years, 226 days38Win35–3Felipe AnguloTKO2 (10)Sep 3, 198825 years, 172 days37Win34–3Rafael GandarillaTKO3 (10), Aug 11, 198825 years, 149 days36Win33–3Javier CernaKO1 (10), Jul 31, 198825 years, 138 days35Win32–3 Ramiro LozanoTKO3 (10)Jun 2, 198825 years, 79 days34Loss31–3Julio César ChávezTKO11 (12), Nov 21, 198724 years, 251 days33Win31–2Juan NazarioKO8 (15), Aug 11, 198724 years, 149 days32Win30–2Roger BrownKO2 (10), Mar 7, 198723 years, 8 days31Win29–2Livingstone BrambleKO2 (15), Sep 26, 198623 years, 195 days30Loss28–2Hector CamachoSD12Jun 13, 198623 years, 90 days29Win28–1Roque MontoyaKO7 (10), Dec 27, 198522 years, 287 days28Win27–1Frankie RandallPTS10Jun 16, 198522 years, 93 days27Win26–1Alberto RamosKO2 (10), Apr 15, 198522 years, 31 days26Win25–1Eduardo ValdezTKO3 (10), Mar 13, 198521 years, 2 days25Loss24–1José Luis RamírezTKO4 (12), Nov 3, 198421 years, 233 days24Win24–0Howard Davis Jr. SD12Jun 23, 198421 years, 100 days23Win23–0Roberto ElizondoTKO1 (12), Mar 17, 198421 years, 2 days22Win22–0José Luis RamírezUD12May 1, 198320 years, 47 days21Win21–0Edwin ViruetTKO3 (10), May 30, 198219 years, 76 days20Win20–0Dennis QuimayousieTKO1 (10), Mar 21, 198219 years, 6 days19Win19–0Ezzard Charles AdamsKO3 (10), Jan 30, 198218 years, 44 days18Win18–0Ernesto HerreraKO3 (10), Dec 10, 198118 years, 270 days17Win17–0Roberto GarciaKO2 (10), Nov 14, 198118 years, 244 days16Win16–0James MartinezUD10Sep 16, 198118 years, 185 days15Win15–0Rodrigo AguirreKO8 (10), Jul 18, 198118 years, 125 days14Win14–0Refugio RojasKO2 (10), Jun 25, 198118 years, 102 days13Win13–0Jose ResendezTKO6 (8), May 23, 198118 years, 69 days12Win12–0Tony TrisTKO4 (10)Apr 10, 198118 years, 26 days11Win11–0Javier FloresTKO9 (10), Aug 22, 198017 years, 160 days10Win10–0Jose Luis LaraTKO2 (10)Jul 7, 198017 years, 114 days9Win9–0Pascual PolancoTKO4 (10)Mar 10, 198016 years, 5 days8Win8–0Leopoldo FriasKO2 (8)Feb 18, 198016 years, 26 days7Win7–0Pancho MulettaKO2 (8)Sep 22, 197916 years, 191 days6Win6–0James SowellKO2 (8)Aug 1, 197916 years, 139 days5Win5–0Jose VillegasRTD5 (8)Jul 20, 197916 years, 127 days4Win4–0Julio MirandaKO4 (8)May 12, 197916 years, 58 days3Win3–0Enrique MaldonadoKO3 (8)Mar 27, 197916 years, 12 days2Win2–0Juan CaroKO1 (8)Mar 4, 197915 years, 11 days1Win1–0Jorge OrtegaKO2 (8)Mar 3, 197915 years, 12 days

He won three world championships in the same division. On January 12, 2006, Rosario was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, the sixth Puerto Rican inducted into the hall. According to Ring Magazine, Edwin Rosario ranks #36 on the list of "100 Greatest Punchers of All Time."