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1. Where was Jose Napoles born?
2. Who Did Napoles defeat for his first Welterweight championship?
3. In his two reigns as welterweight champion (1969-70 and 1971-75) how many successful title defences did Napoles make?
4. What year did Napoles make his professional debut?
5. After Napoles regained the championship from Billy Backus, the NYSAC for some crazy reason stripped Napoles of the title, Backus fought for that belt losing a 15 round decision, the fighter that defeated Backus then challenged Napoles, the match was made and Napoles scored a 9th round kayo. Who was this fighter?
6. During his second reign as welterweight champion Napoles challenged the great Carlos Monzon for the world middleweight championship. After a fast start by Napoles, Monzon simply overpowered him. What round was king Carlos credited with scoring the kayo?
7. What famous trainer was the chief second in Napoles' corner during his unsuccessful bid at the middleweight title?
8. This fighter fought Napoles on four ocassions, Compiling a 1-3 record against Mantequilla who is he?
9. How many fights did Napoles have after losing his title to John Stracey?
10. What year was Napoles inducted into Boxing's International Hall of Fame?
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