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Jorge Luis González

ホルヘ・ルイス・ゴンサレス　/　ほるへ・るいす・ごんされす

Boxer from Cuba

October 19, 1964 (age 61)　・　Havana, Havana Province, Cuba

Havana Province
boxer

My Take

To me, Jorge Luis González is a heavyweight wrapped in romance and melancholy. Born in Havana, he was a genuine amateur monster, twice a Pan American Games gold medalist, before crossing into the professional ranks and the WBO Latino title. There is a bittersweet edge to his story, the towering talent that did not fully translate to boxing's biggest stages. Yet I find the leap from socialist Cuba into the cutthroat pro world genuinely brave. Even the disputed birth year suits him, an air of mystery befitting a man who lived by the ring. He is imperfect, and that is exactly why he stays in the memory.

Overview

Jorge Luis González (born October 19, 1964) (DOB disputed) is a former heavyweight boxing contender and prospect born in Havana, Cuba. He won the gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games and the 1987 Pan American Games and the former WBO Latino Heavyweight Champion.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jorge Luis González
Name (Japanese): ホルヘ・ルイス・ゴンサレス
Reading: ほるへ・るいす・ごんされす
Born: October 19, 1964 (age 61)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Dragon
Origin: Havana, Havana Province, Cuba
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: boxer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AB%E3%83%98%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9

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