SIXTO ESCOBAR Campeon Boxeo PUERTO RICO World Boxing Champion Medal BARCELONETA

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VISIT MY STORE  /<br>VISITA MI TIENDA<br>SOBRE<br>1000<br>SUBASTAS MENSUALES / OVER<br>1000<br>MONTHLY AUCTIONS<br>GANE<br>$1<br>POR CADA $20 COMPRADO / EARN<br>$1<br>PER EACH $20 BOUGHT<br>SIXTO ESCOBAR<br>"<br>EL GALLITO<br>"<br>1er CAMPEON BORICUA<br>DEL BOXEO MUNDIAL<br>EDICION LIMITADA A SOLO 100 PIEZAS<br>De Set de 10 Medallas Colorizadas<br>de los 1ros 10 Campeones Boricuas<br>en Ganar Título Mundial de Boxeo<br>Conmemorando 75 Años de Nuestro<br>1er Campeón Mundial de Boxeo<br>* 1934 - 2009 *<br>ESTA SUBASTA ES SOLO POR<br>1 MEDALLA DE SIXTO ESCOBAR<br>THIS AUCTION VALID ONLY FOR<br>1 MEDAL<br>OF SIXTO ESCOBAR<br>SPANISH / ENGLISH:<br>En 1934, a miles de millas de nuestra islita, en Montreal, Canadá, un desconocido jíbaro de Barceloneta llamado Sixto Escobar hace historia, al propinarle una soberana paliza al Mexicano Rodolfo "BABY" Casanova, supuesto campeón mundial del Boxeo, tras mandarle a comer tierra con un KNOCK OUT que le dió la vuelta al mundo entero.<br>Desde ése entonces, Puerto Rico se ha coronado como Potencia Mundial del Boxeo, con 47 Campeones Mundiales, cosa dura de digerir para muchos países del mundo, dado lo insignificante de nuestra superficie territorial. Hoy por hoy son muchos en el extranjero los que se quitan el sombrero ante nuestros campeones, a los que sin embargo nuestro gobierno nunca les ha hecho un homenaje digno.<br>Aprovecha y ahorra, al comprar el set completo de las 10 medallas por tan sólo $199.99. Este set busca perpetuar este acontecimiento histórico, homenajeando, al menos a nuestros 10 primeros campeones, quizá de los más olvidados de nuestra historia colectiva. Disponible en mi tienda bajo la sección "DEPORTES"<br>This auction is for 1 medal, part of a 10 piece set which commemorates the 75 years of the 1st Puertorrican to become a Professional World Boxing Champion. This first triumph came to be when Sixto Escobar won the championship in 1934, becoming the 3rd Latino, and 1st Puertorrican to ever done it. As of today, Puerto Rico boasts on of the best, if not the best record, in the planet, in ammount and quality of Professional World Boxing Champions, a current total of 47 and counting. No wonder many of our ex-champions and trainers have usually ended as trainers to other proffesional champions, either by being paid to leave the island to help train in other places, or by hosting young boxers of many countries to come and stay to train in Puerto Rico, which is something we all celebrate and bragg about.<br>If you like boxing, you are invited to acquire the 10 medal complete set, so you have them all put together on a presentation binder, as well as save money, instead of buying them separate!!! Only $199.99, found at my ebay store, under "SPORTS" section tab.<br>SIXTO ESCOBAR:<br>Sixto Escobar (1913-1979) conocido como "El Gallito", nacido en Barceloneta, 3er Latino y 1er Puertorriqueño en coronarse Campeon Mundial de Boxeo, un 26 de junio de 1934, al conquistar el "Montreal Athletic Commission World Bantamweight Title." Sin embargo la "<br>New York State Athletic Commission<br>(NYSAC) y la<br>International Boxing Union<br>(IBU) de Francia se negaron a aceptar como válida dicha pelea. Sin titubear, Escobar procede a ganarle los campeonatos "Bantamweight" de ambas ligas, coronándose como Boxeador indiscutible del planeta en 1936, cuando junta bajo sí todas las 3 coronas Bantamweight. Q.D.E.P.<br>Sixto Escobar (1913-1979) known as "El Gallito" was born in Barceloneta. He became the 3rd Hispanic and 1st Puerto Rican crowned as World Boxing Champion on June 26, 1934, when he conquered the Montreal Athletic Commission World Bantamweight Title. This achievement thought, was put into question by leaders of both the New York State Athletic Commision, and France's International Boxing Union (IBU). The motives were essentially racially motivated, for some wealthy American promoters, who considered Puertorricans a backwater bunch of uneducated natives, felt outraged at this win. They convinced their French counterparts into not validating the Canadian Championship as an international matching event. Sixto, who was neither dumb nor a servant to no one, simply fought his way thru the American and International press media, challengin