Gonzales was the winner of the Val Barker Trophy for Outstanding Boxer at those Games, after having won a silver medal the previous year at the 1983 Pan American Games.
Amateur highlights
1983 United States Amateur Light Flyweight Champion
1984 Olympic Light-Flyweight Gold Medalist at Los Angeles Games. Results were:
Gonzales began his professional career on August 11, 1985 and, in only his third fight, captured the NABF Flyweight title by defeating veteran Alonzo Strongbow Gonzalez. He defended his title once, winning a unanimous decision over legendary future Bantamweight Champion Orlando Canizales on July 20, 1986. After losing a controversial decision to Ray Medel for the USBA Flyweight title on June 17, 1988, he again challenged Canizales. This time on June 10, 1990, and for Canizales' IBFBantamweight belt. In the rematch, Gonzales was stopped by TKO in the 2nd round due to cuts. After two more losses against lackluster competition, Gonzales retired in 1991.
Gonzales tried to run for office, but was defeated. He was a car salesman. Gonzales was the acting president of the Queensland Olympic Council.[3]
References
^"Mexicanos: A History of Mexicans in the United States", Manuel G. Gonzales. Page 299. Indiana University Press, 2000. ISBN0-253-21400-9, ISBN978-0-253-21400-3
^OLYMPICS; A Promise, a Death and a Dream – New York Times
^. www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06.
External links
Boxing record for Paul Gonzales from BoxRec(registration required)
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paul, gonzales, confused, with, paul, gonzalez, paul, garza, gonzales, born, april, 1964, american, former, professional, boxer, light, flyweight, gold, medal, 1984, summer, olympics, 2016personal, informationfull, namepaul, garza, gonzalesbornapril, 1964, 196. Not to be confused with Paul Gonzalez Paul Garza Gonzales OLY born April 18 1964 is an American former professional boxer who won the light flyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics 1 2 Paul GonzalesPaul Gonzales in 2016Personal informationFull namePaul Garza GonzalesBornApril 18 1964 1964 04 18 age 58 Pecos Texas U S Medal record Men s boxingRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1984 Los Angeles Light flyweightPan American Games1983 Caracas Light flyweight Contents 1 Amateur career 1 1 Amateur highlights 2 Professional career 3 References 4 External linksAmateur career EditGonzales was the winner of the Val Barker Trophy for Outstanding Boxer at those Games after having won a silver medal the previous year at the 1983 Pan American Games Amateur highlights Edit 1983 United States Amateur Light Flyweight Champion 1984 Olympic Light Flyweight Gold Medalist at Los Angeles Games Results were Defeated Kwang Sun Kim South Korea 5 0 Defeated William Bagonza Uganda 5 0 Defeated John Lyon Great Britain 4 1 Defeated Marcelino Bolivar Venezuela 5 0 Defeated Salvatore Todisco Italy walk overProfessional career EditGonzales began his professional career on August 11 1985 and in only his third fight captured the NABF Flyweight title by defeating veteran Alonzo Strongbow Gonzalez He defended his title once winning a unanimous decision over legendary future Bantamweight Champion Orlando Canizales on July 20 1986 After losing a controversial decision to Ray Medel for the USBA Flyweight title on June 17 1988 he again challenged Canizales This time on June 10 1990 and for Canizales IBF Bantamweight belt In the rematch Gonzales was stopped by TKO in the 2nd round due to cuts After two more losses against lackluster competition Gonzales retired in 1991 Gonzales tried to run for office but was defeated He was a car salesman Gonzales was the acting president of the Queensland Olympic Council 3 References Edit Mexicanos A History of Mexicans in the United States Manuel G Gonzales Page 299 Indiana University Press 2000 ISBN 0 253 21400 9 ISBN 978 0 253 21400 3 OLYMPICS A Promise a Death and a Dream New York Times ITF Tennis ABOUT Articles Tennis stars honoured with OLY in Brisbane www itftennis com Archived from the original on 2019 01 06 External links EditBoxing record for Paul Gonzales from BoxRec registration required This article about a boxing Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Gonzales amp oldid 1125243033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
