Benny Paret
Actor · 1937 – 1962 · Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
Bernardo "Benny the Kid" Paret was a Cuban welterweight boxer who won the World Welterweight Championship twice in the early 1960s. Paret's death occurred 10 days after injuries sustained in a March 24, 1962, title defense against Emile Griffith, televised live and seen by millions on ABC's Fight of the Week.
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Movie7.5DocumentaryA story of violence, love, sex, politics and media centered around the life of Griffith, a six-time world welterweight champion.
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story
2005 · 6 votes