BOXER

Alexis Argüello

1952 - 2009

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Alexis Argüello (April 19, 1952 – July 1, 2009) was a Nicaraguan professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 1995, and later became a politician. He was a three-weight world champion, having held the WBA featherweight title from 1974 to 1976; the WBC super featherweight title from 1978 to 1980; and the WBC lightweight title from 1981 to 1982. Additionally, he held the Ring magazine and lineal featherweight titles from 1975 to 1977; the Ring lightweight title from 1981 to 1982; and the lineal lightweight title in 1982. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexis Argüello has received more than 884,721 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Alexis Argüello is the 68th most popular boxer (up from 69th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Nicaragua (down from 20th in 2019) and the most popular Nicaraguan Boxer.

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  • 49.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Alexis Argüello ranks 68 out of 496. Before him are Joe Bugner, Nils Ramm, Vladimir Yengibaryan, Canelo Álvarez, Janusz Gortat, and Marvelous Marvin Hagler. After him are Július Torma, Michael Spinks, Carmen Basilio, Frederick Grace, Jess Willard, and Thomas Hearns.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Alexis Argüello ranks 302. Before him are Waldemar Victorino, Mona Hatoum, Don Miguel Ruiz, Piercarlo Ghinzani, Fernando Morena, and Jim Cummings. After him are Jorge Fossati, Guzal Sitdikova, Ali Abdullah Ayyoub, Rui Jordão, William Boyd, and Amina Wadud. Among people deceased in 2009, Alexis Argüello ranks 211. Before him are Juan Carlos Muñoz, Clodovil Hernandes, Michel Leblond, Ron Silver, Elisabeth Söderström, and Nizar Rayan. After him are Willy Ronis, Jack Cardiff, Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, Reinhard Mohn, Lis Hartel, and Otar Chiladze.

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In Nicaragua

Among people born in Nicaragua, Alexis Argüello ranks 21 out of 34. Before him are Juan Bautista Sacasa (1874), Edén Pastora (1936), Claribel Alegría (1924), Miguel Obando y Bravo (1926), José Santos Zelaya (1853), and Emiliano Chamorro Vargas (1871). After him are Carlos Fonseca (1936), José María Moncada (1870), Leopoldo Brenes (1949), René Schick (1909), Carlos José Solórzano (1860), and Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (1949).

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Among BOXERS In Nicaragua

Among boxers born in Nicaragua, Alexis Argüello ranks 1. After him are Román González (1987).

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