At regular reader of the newspaper La Crónica would not necessarily call particular attention to a note by the late edition of December 26, 1950 which is located in the basement of the National Library of Lima. It announced the arrival to the capital from some boxers Chincha amateurs, including a black middleweight MAURO MINA name Baylon. In the final analysis, talent and new pledges emerged every month in boxing Peru. would be hard to find anyone today remember that note of the newspaper La Crónica. But it happens frequently that some given to us by this hobby, apparently useless, to rescue forgotten notes of the past. I've always been struck by the fact that the most important examples of the sport's history have been suspiciously Peruvian Oral and few have bothered to question this sort unfortunate phone that serve us to sustain, for example, Adolf Hitler eliminated by decree selection Peruvian football or the Olympics in Berlin that Chileans Lolo Fernandez gave a blank check to fill the amount that best suits you. Surprised
then this article that was mentioned Mauro Mina, I decided to check on its own account in several trips to the National Library was once Abancay Avenue (Avenue Abancay of my childhood has nothing to do with this where daily had to grapple with individuals bent on me to take a passport photo), if that was true we have heard more than once: that Mina was the largest Peruvian boxer of all time, number one in the world and an eye injury prevented him from world title fight, a disciplined athlete and a full night fifty thousand people took to the National Stadium. I wanted to find something more than just passing reference to an old chronicler who saw him fight, more than the verses of Granda Chabuca waltz "Fists of Gold." I found that everything they said the nickname "Chincha Express" was true and I discovered many things about what was once the boxing Peru.
I could see that, although some come down to the early fifties, Lima was still an important place of the amateur boxing capital of South America and was used to see walk down the ring Acho, the Luna Park Avenue or the Coliseum Colonial Lima to world-class boxers. We talk about monumental figures as of the "Phantom of Philadelphia," the former world heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran or which for many was the greatest heavyweight of all time: Joe Louis, "The Bomber of Detroit." In this competitive environment of professional boxing highlighted many national boxers: favorite of the fans as the legendary chiclinense Antonio "Antuco" Front or Jose "Bom Bom" Coronado or other less known now, but no less popular at the time, and Vicente Pastor Mario Summer, Ulrich Grimaldo, Bernaola Angel, Perico García, Vicente Quiroz (who I endured six rounds of the great Archie Moore) Julio Febres, among others.
Mauro Mina is the end of this long history of domestic boxing. Born November 22, 1933 in Hacienda Sarandango of Chincha and already in Lima along with other amateur boxers, as it announced the shout of the newspaper La Cronica, began to attract the attention of fans in the ceilings that organized the Federation Peru's boxing. His first major achievement as an amateur came in October 1951 when going to Chile along with other national boxers undefeated after fighting back in Santiago, Valdivia and Temuco. But his dedication to amateur level is given in Lima in February 1952 when Latin America is crowned champion in the middleweight category. Completion of this stage, with more than two years of amateur experience logic Mauro indicated that happen to leased lines in 1953. However, despite having the support of the leader as an agent Oscar Terán and Max Aguirre as a promoter, has the misfortune (a constant in his career) to coincide with months of little or no boxing career in Peru.
In retrospect, those months are crucial in the path of Mauro boxing, and perhaps decisive for the title opportunity came when he was not in that fleeting moment in which the boxer is in the prime of his career. You have to wait then until October 22, 1955 to debut as a professional. That night in the tent disappeared Tropicana Plaza Dos de Mayo, and by the light heavyweight division, faces the Chilean Mauro Manuel Vargas to ten rounds. The chinchano knocks him twice in the ninth, but the southern survives until the final bell and hearing the unanimous verdict Mauro Mina gave his first victory as a professional. In the evening also fought domestic credit Perico Moran and Isidoro "Lolo" Espinoza, but since then it was clear who was the outstanding figure. Not only Mauro debut against a foreigner, something that never happened with the national boxers, but his star was so crucial than ever in his career more than fifty battles he would face another Peruvian boxer. It is an exceptional case in which something (or someone) that Peruvians call is literally extraordinary.
continues Mauro career, but continues to stalk the ghost of little activity, in the course of the next two years will only make five fights, all in Peru, all against Argentine boxers, won all three of them by way quickly. Then travels with only six professional fights to Sao Paulo for his first fight outside of Peru, compared to the experienced heavyweight Luiz Ignacio. Mina loses points and months later in a rematch the judges declared a draw. Back in Lima and then won four fights (including the hard Cordoba Antonio Diaz) is presented to Maureen the opportunity to fight for the South American title. It is October 1958 and traveled to Montevideo chinchano to face the legendary Uruguayan Dogomar Martínez. The club's stadium Peñarol witnesses a violent fight agreed to fifteen rounds of which is narrowly winning the East. Mauro was lost in the cards, but his demonstration of talent and courage won the hearts of the Uruguayans, who applaud him standing at the end of the fight. The "Bulldog" said Mauro Martinez will be the next champion continental and wishes him many opportunities to tempt for the world title.
then starts soaring Mauro to worldwide recognition. Would never lose a match in eight years, defeating rival as he put forward. Come to Lima, among others, veteran Artie Towne, boxer more than a hundred eminent professional bouts and the winner of "Antuco" Front and Mina wins in ten rounds. Wim Snoek, Dutch champion drops points. Sugar Boy Nando, brown the Netherlands Antilllas chinchano whom knocked in three rounds, and from Buenos Aires, Gregorio Manuel Peralta, the famous "Goyo" man who had never been knocked down and who later became famous for his duels with Ringo Bonavena memorable, besides being a of the first to put up all standing round the superhuman qualities heavyweight George Foreman was called (the first to do so was, of course, the Peruvian Roberto Davila, the legendary "Surquillo Grandazo).
The fight against Peralta was held at the North Grandstand National Stadium on June 15, 1960 compared to twenty thousand spectators, and this is what Edmundo Pacheco Neira, Sports Press reporter, wrote about the outcome of that fight:
"When everything indicated that Peralta would end up walking the ten rounds, Mina will fit a withering backlash - those backlashes Mina - on the mouth with his right when averaging the eighth lap, pulling back on the parquet entire account. Mina materialized and this great victory and scored another triumph in the series by way of the dream is getting. "
knocked Peralta fell for the first time in his career and continue the winning streak for Mauro: Argentina's Guillermo Dutschman , Chilean Humberto Loayza (gaining revenge for Peru, as this had knocked out a crestfallen Antuco Frontado few years ago), Americans Jesse Bowdry, Freddy Mack, Allan Harmon and world ranked Sixto Rodriguez and Von Clay, among others. By this time Mauro was proclaimed champion of South America magazine light heavyweight and "The Ring" I was among the ten best in the world. The horizon of his career was outlined to the U.S. and the world title.
But before stepping into the Madison Square Garden was one more obstacle to overcome: the American Eddie Cotton, the world number one who arrived in Lima in October 1962 ready to face the dark sensation of Chincha.
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