Art Aragon

Boxer + Lightweight

Male

Born Feb 4, 1992

Hometown Belen, New Mexico

Died Mar 25, 2008

Style Orthodox

Reach 72.0

Height 5' 9'' (1.8m)

Nationality American

Arthur Benjamin Aragon was an Mexican American boxer in the lightweight from New Mexico.

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Jayne Mansfield
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Mamie Van Doren
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Mystery Street: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Sebastian Zbik Preview The Cruelest Sport
Google News - Jun 03, 2011

... Jr. tries to win his first alphabet title tomorrow night against Sebastian Zbik, the home of the LA Lakers—and not the home of Bobby Chacon, Mando Ramos, Manuel Ortiz, Enrique Bolanos, Art Aragon, and the original JC Superstar—will have to
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Olivia Can Hit You Where It Hurts The Sun
Google News - Apr 21, 2011

And Art Aragon, a world-class Californian lightweight, described her as a darling woman but added: "I'm happy I never had to fight her. I'd rather fight Carmen Basillio or the Viet Cong." Olivia proudly told me of a recent row she had with a manager,
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Art Aragon, 80, A Boxer Known As Golden Boy
NYTimes - Mar 28, 2008

Art Aragon, the lightweight and welterweight boxing contender of the 1950s known as Golden Boy for his flamboyant ring presence and love for the Hollywood life, died Tuesday in Northridge, Calif. He was 80. The cause was the effects of a stroke, said his son Brad. On fight nights in Los Angeles at the Olympic Auditorium, Wrigley Field and Legion
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Tv Sports; Olympic Show Still Gold Medal Drama
NYTimes - Jun 26, 1984

Art Aragon, running stride for symphonic stride with Sydney Maree, lunged desperately at the finish line trying for third place in the 1,500-meter final Sunday evening, then tumbled to the track in Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. Aragon lay there in a heap, with a terribly pained look on his face, as though he had been walloped by a bag of sand.
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1927 Birth Born in 1927.

TEENAGE

1944 17 Years Old 1 More Event

Aragon's first profession fight, a points win in May 1944, was against Frenchy Rene at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.

THIRTIES

1957 30 Years Old Before his career ended, Aragon was dogged by accusations of conspiring to fix fights in his favor, including a conviction in California in February 1957. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

2008 81 Years Old Died in 2008.

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