Boxing from Eastern Parkway (1953)

Title: Boxing from Eastern Parkway
Show number: 4566
Date: April 6, 1953
Network: DuMont
Round one of a 10-round main event match between featherweights Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales and Gene Smith at the Eastern Parkway Arena in Brooklyn, New York. After retiring from professional boxing in 1955, Gonzales became a prominent figure in the Chicano movement.

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That’s my grandfather Gene Smith♥️

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Skilled...he must be handsome..cuz ur pretty

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Brave boxer, brave noble leader who fought against a bigger and stronger enemy. Rip Corky, thank you for fighting for my rights today

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