Карлос Паломино: Мексикалық боксшының өмірі мен мансабы

Mexican boxer (b. 1949)
the Spanish murder victim

Carlos Palomino (born August 10, 1949) is a Mexican former professional boxer. Palomino is a former World Welterweight Champion and member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Palomino is also an actor who has been featured in several television shows and films. He achieved a considerable amount of fame during the 1970s, especially among Mexican and Southern California fans.

He moved to Los Angeles, California from his native Mexico when he was ten years old.

Palomino was an All U. S. Army champion in 1971 and 1972. As an amateur, Palomino won the 1972 National AAU Light Welterweight Champion at 137 lb., defeating eventual Olympic gold medalist Ray Seales. He was discharged from the Army later that year and enrolled at Orange Coast College and later Long Beach State, where he obtained a degree.

In 1972, his name was becoming better known in California. This was likely caused by the number of his fights taking place there. He won five fights (one by knockout) in 1973. In 1974, Palomino went through an increment in quality of opposition. He won six fights and lost one. He beat David Arellano twice, by a decision in ten and by knockout in nine, as well as Tommy Howard, by decision in ten, but he lost to Andy Price, who was a title contender at the time, by decision in ten in San Diego. In 1975, he won four fights, and drew in two. He and Zovek Baraja had two bouts that year, the first one resulting in a ten round draw and the second one being a nine round knockout win for Palomino. He also drew with Hedgemon Lewis.

After winning two fights in 1976, Palomino found himself and his trainers travelling to London, where an internationally televised world championship bout awaited him against WBC world Welterweight champion John H. Stracey, a British boxing teacher who had dethroned José Nápoles as world champion. Palomino became a world champion on the night of June 22 of that year at Wembley Arena, after Stracey eventually succumbed to a blistering body attack and was put on the canvas twice from left hooks to the liver. Many Mexicans who viewed Nápoles, a Cuban born resident of Mexico, as another countryman, saw this as a revenge from Stracey. He waited six months for his next fight, against another very popular boxer of Mexican background: cross town rival Armando Muñíz. This was a fight that had many fans guessing who'd win it for months before it happened, but it also made history in the boxing books: When Palomino and Muñíz met, on January 21, 1977, it was the first time in boxing history two college graduates met for a world title. Palomino earned a degree in recreation administration from Long Beach State, while Muniz had graduated from Cal State Los Angeles, where he majored in Spanish and minored in math, and was working toward a graduate degree in administration. Palomino and Muniz (now a high school teacher in California) fought what the book The Ring: Boxing in the 20th. Century has described as one of the best fights of 1977. After 14 rounds, all three judges had the fight tied on their scorecards, but Palomino scored two knockdowns in the fifteenth and final round and he retained the world title by a knockout in that final round. A return to London resulted in an 11th round knockout victory over Dave Boy Green, after which he defended against Everaldo Costa Azevedo and Jose Palacios, Azevedo being defeated by decision in fifteen and Palacios by knockout in thirteen. Azevedo was actually beating Palomino for the first 10 rounds of the fight. In 1978, he defended his crown with a win over Ryu Sorimachi by a knockout in seven, a knockout in nine over Mimoun Mohatar, and a decision in fifteen in his long awaited rematch with Muniz. His championship run ended in 1979, when he traveled to Puerto Rico, where he was defeated on January 13 by hometown boxer Wilfred Benítez via a controversial fifteen round split decision. Referee Zach Clayton scored the fight 145–142 in Palomino's favor, but judges Jay Edson and Harry Gibbs disagreed. Edson scored the bout 146 142 for Benítez. Gibbs also scored for Benítez, 146–143.

In his next fight, Palomino met legendary Roberto Durán on June 22 of that year at Madison Square Gardens, in another nationally televised bout, as part of the Larry Holmes–Mike Weaver world Heavyweight championship bout's undercard. Palomino lost to Duran by decision in ten rounds, and he announced his retirement from boxing right away.

Palomino began his comeback on January 10, 1997, beating Ismaél Díaz by a knockout in round nine. He won four fights that year, including one over former world champion Rene Arredondo, but when he lost by decision in ten to former Oscar De La Hoya world title challenger Wilfredo Rivera on May 30, 1998, he decided to retire for good, and has stayed in retirement ever since.

In 1978 while still the WBC Welterweight Champion, Palomino appeared as 'Carlos Navarone' in the ABC sitcom Taxi. Appearing in the second episode of the opening season ("One Punch Banta"), he spars with Tony Banta (Tony Danza – himself a former professional boxer with a 9–3 record) and takes a dive. Palomino accidentally hits Danza for real during one scene. Palomino appears as himself in an episode of "The White Shadow" in 1979. In 1980, Miller Lite beer signed Palomino as a spokesman as part of a television commercial campaign that also included Walt Frazier and other noted athletes. As a consequence of the enjoyable experience and the media exposure that followed, he decided to launch a career as an actor. He participated in a number of movies and television series, before deciding to launch a boxing comeback at the age of 48, in 1997. Palomino appeared on Star Trek: Voyager episode "The Fight". This episode was original aired on March 24, 1999. Palomino was elected as chairman of the California State Athletic Commission, where he performed for a few years. He is now involved in charity work, most notably Tony Baltazar's charity organization, and he travels around the United States to attend charity events and do autograph shows.

Palomino was selected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame on January 8, 2004. He was inducted on June 13.

On March 14, 1980, his younger brother, Paul Palomino – a member of the U. S. boxing team en route to Poland for a competition – was killed in the crash of LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007. On December 19, 2008, Palomino's girlfriend, Daliene Ingram, was featured in an episode of Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?. Her daughter Alexa, a fifth grader, was the extra classmate at the Mystery Desk for the occasion.

No. (Number)ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes38Loss31–4–3Wilfredo RiveraUD10May 30, 199837Win31–3–3Eric Ramon VazquezKO9 (10)Oct 26, 199736Win30–3–3René ArredondoKO1 (10)Jun 08, 199735Win29–3–3Wilbur GarstKO2 (? )May 9, 199734Win28–3–3Ismael DiazRTD8 (10)Jan 10, 199733Loss27–3–3Roberto DuránUD10Jun 22, 197932Loss27–2–3Wilfred BenítezSD15Jan 14, 197931Win27–1–3Armando MuñízUD15May 27, 197830Win26–1–3Mimoun MohatarTKO9 (15)Mar 18, 197829Win25–1–3Ryu SorimachiKO7 (15)Feb 11, 197828Win24–1–3Jose PalaciosKO13 (15)Dec 10, 197727Win23–1–3Everaldo Costa AzevedoUD15Sep 13, 197726Win22–1–3Dave Boy GreenKO11 (15)Jun 14, 197725Win21–1–3Armando MuñízTKO15 (15)Jan 21, 197724Win20–1–3John H. StraceyTKO12 (15)Jun 22, 197623Win19–1–3Toshiharu NambuTKO2 (10)Apr 29, 197622Win18–1–3Mike AvansUD10Feb 12, 197621Draw17–1–3Hedgemon LewisMD10Nov 11, 197520Win17–1–2Eddie AlexanderTKO5 (10)Oct 25, 197519Win16–1–2Johnny PinedoKO2 (10)Jul 19, 197518Win15–1–2Roger BuckskinUD10May 22, 197517Win14–1–2Zovek BarajasTKO9 (10)Mar 27, 197516Draw13–1–2Zovek BarajasMD10Feb 13, 197515Win13–1–1Tommy HowardUD10Dec 19, 197414Win12–1–1Jose MirandaKO6 (10)Oct 24, 197413Win11–1–1Nelson RuizTKO6 (10)Oct 10, 197412Loss10–1–1Andy PriceSD10Aug 02, 197411Win10–0–1David ArellanoKO9 (10)Jun 14, 197410Win9–0–1Juan GarzaKO2 (8)May 23, 19749Win8–0–1David ArellanoPTS8May 3, 19748Win7–0–1Tommy CoulsonPTS6Apr 12, 19737Win6–0–1Lalo BarrientePTS6Mar 29, 19736Win5–0–1Rosario ZavalaPTS6Mar 01, 19735Win4–0–1Ramon SolitaroKO3 (6)Feb 01, 19734Win3–0–1Tim WalkerPTS6Jan 19, 19733Draw2–0–1Ted LiggettPTS4Nov 16, 19722Win2–0Javier MartinezPTS4Oct 05, 19721Win1–0Javier MartinezPTS4Sep 14, 1972