Niño Valdés (born Geraldo Ramos Ponciano Valdés, also known as Nino Valdés) (December 5, 1924 – June 3, 2001) was a Cuban professional boxer who was Cuba's national heavyweight boxing champion in the 1940s and 1950s. Statistical boxing website BoxRec rates Valdés as the 8th best Cuban boxer ever across all weight divisions. All-Time Pound-for-Pound Rankings (Cuba) . BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
Professional career
Heavyweight contender
Valdés was a top contender for the heavyweight title during the mid-1950s, although he never received a shot due to his mixed results in the ring. Ring Magazine ranked Valdez as high as the #2 contender in its annual rankings for 1958 and he was highly ranked in several other years.retrieved Feb. 27,2014
After a string of four losses to notable fighters such as Harold Johnson, Archie Moore, and Bob Baker in 1952 and 1953, he went undefeated in an impressive run of 11 consecutive victories which saw him defeat Ezzard Charles and Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson. However, the streak came to an end when he lost a rematch to Moore by a fifteen-round unanimous decision on May 2, 1955. He lost another fight to Bob Satterfield three months later. After beating former title contender Don Cockell, he lost a ten-round unanimous decision to Bob Baker on December 7, 1955, costing him a potential title bout against Rocky Marciano.
Later career and retirement
He continued boxing, losing to heavyweight contenders Zora Folley, Eddie Machen, and Sonny Liston. After defeating contender Brian London in December 1959, Valdés retired due to eye problems.
After retirement, he worked as a security guard and a bouncer.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateAgeLocationNotes70Win Brian LondonRTD7 (10)Dec 1, 195969Loss47–18–3 Sonny ListonKO3 (10)Aug 5, 195968Loss47–17–3 Alonzo JohnsonUD10May 29, 195967Win47–16–3 Danny HodgeTKO8 (10)Apr 28, 195966Loss46–16–3 Charlie PowellTKO8 (10)Mar 4, 195965Win46–15–3 Pat McMurtryTKO1 (10)Dec 19, 195864Win45–15–3 Mike DeJohnSD10Aug 15, 195863Win44–15–3 Harold CarterTKO9 (10)Jul 9, 195862Win43–15–3 Johnny SummerlinKO5 (10)May 24, 195861Win42–15–3 Mike DeJohnSD10Apr 23, 195860Win41–15–3 Wayne BetheaSD10Apr 3, 195859Loss40–15–3 Alex MiteffSD10Feb 21, 195858Win40–14–3 Jeff DyerKO10 (10)Nov 19, 195757Win39–14–3 John HolmanUD10May 8, 195756Win38–14–3 Joe ErskineKO1 (10)Feb 19, 195755Win37–14–3 Hans FriedrichTKO6 (10)Dec 30, 195654Win36–14–3 Dick RichardsonRTD8 (10)Dec 4, 195653Win35–14–3 Bob WoodallKO3 (10)Oct 25, 195652Loss34–14–3 Zora FolleyUD10Sep 25, 195651Loss34–13–3 Eddie MachenKO8 (10)Jul 11, 195650Win34–12–3 Ken HammerTKO8 (10)Jun 1, 195649Loss33–12–3 Eddie MachenUD10Apr 16, 195648Loss33–11–3 Bob BakerUD10Dec 7, 195547Win33–10–3 Don CockellRTD3 (10)Sep 13, 195546Loss32–10–3 Bob SatterfieldUD10Aug 17, 195545Loss32–9–3 Archie MoorePTS15May 2, 195544Win32–8–3 Jack FloodKO7 (10)Jan 25, 195543Win31–8–3 Jimmy WallsKO2 (10)Dec 11, 195442Win30–8–3 Tommy JacksonTKO2 (10)Jul 14, 195441Win29–8–3 Karel SysTKO4 (10)May 22, 195440Win28–8–3 James J. ParkerUD10Mar 12, 195439Win27–8–3 Archie McBrideSD10Feb 20, 195438Win26–8–3 Heinz NeuhausKO4 (10)Nov 15, 195337Win25–8–3 Matt DanielsTKO2 (10)Sep 29, 195336Win24–8–3 Charley WilliamsUD10Sep 15, 195335Win23–8–3 Ezzard CharlesUD10Aug 11, 195334Win22–8–3 Omelio AgramonteTKO10 (12)Jul 18, 195333Loss21–8–3 Bob BakerUD10May 21, 195332Loss21–7–3 Billy GilliamSD10Apr 20, 195331Loss21–6–3 Archie MooreUD10Mar 11, 195330Loss21–5–3 Harold JohnsonUD10Nov 24, 195229Win21–4–3 Jimmy WalkerKO6 (8)Jun 13, 195228Draw20–4–3 Joe McFaddenPTS8Mar 29, 195227Win20–4–2 Sandy McPhersonUD8Feb 28, 195226Win19–4–2 Keene SimmonsUD10Feb 7, 195225Win18–4–2 Joe McFaddenKO7 (8)Jan 4, 195224Win17–4–2 Aldo RodriguezTKO1 (8)Sep 23, 195023Win16–4–2 Juan Carlos VigoKO1 (8)Aug 19, 195022Win15–4–2 Tommy BevilTKO3 (10)Feb 21, 195021Loss14–4–2 Archie McBridePTS8Nov 26, 194820Win14–3–2 Doc BeePTS6Nov 15, 194819Draw13–3–2 Jimmy FreemanPTS6Oct 19, 19481813–3–1 Cheo MorejonNC5 (10)Jul 19, 194717Win13–3–1 Aldo RodriguezPTS8Jun 28, 194716Win12–3–1 Kid CarbajalKO7 (10)Sep 19, 194615Draw11–3–1 Cheo MorejonPTS10Mar 9, 194614Win11–3 Federico MalibranKO8 (12)Dec 8, 194513Loss10–3 Federico MalibranKO4 (12)Sep 15, 194512Win10–2 Epifanio PerezKO2 (8)Sep 24, 194411Loss9–2 Mario Raul OchoaPTS8Sep 3, 194410Win9–1 Andres FerrerKO2 (8)Jul 30, 19449Win8–1 Julio Lazaro DiazTKO7 (10)Apr 3, 19438Win7–1 Benito Garcia MalpicaTKO2 (10)Feb 20, 19437Win6–1 Andres DominguezKO2 (8)Jan 20, 19436Win5–1 Jose Andres HornedoKO2 (6)Oct 10, 19425Win4–1 Epifanio PerezKO2 (4)Aug 15, 19424Loss3–1 Julio Lazaro DiazKO3 (6)May 30, 19423Win3–0 Wilfredo FerrerKO1 (6)Mar 28, 19422Win2–0 Andres DominguezKO1 (6)Jan 31, 19421Win1–0 Basilio AyestaranKO3 (6)Dec 27, 1941
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