BOXER

José Nápoles

1940 - 2019

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José Ángel Nápoles (April 13, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was a Cuban-born Mexican professional boxer. He was a two-time undisputed welterweight champion, having held the WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles between 1969 and 1975. He is frequently ranked as one of the greatest fighters of all time in that division and is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Nápoles has received more than 235,075 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). José Nápoles is the 49th most popular boxer, the 74th most popular biography from Cuba (up from 80th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Cuban Boxer.

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  • 240k

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  • 58.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, José Nápoles ranks 49 out of 496. Before him are Tommy Morrison, Éder Jofre, Ernesto Hoost, Roy Jones Jr., Georges Carpentier, and James J. Corbett. After him are Rocky Graziano, Emile Griffith, Buster Douglas, Gene Tunney, Oliver Kirk, and Tyson Fury.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, José Nápoles ranks 253. Before him are Bruce Beresford, Peter C. Doherty, Michel Micombero, Andrey Piontkovsky, Margit Carstensen, and Valie Export. After him are Peter Atkins, Matthias Habich, Tommy Lawrence, Robby Müller, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, and Danilo Astori. Among people deceased in 2019, José Nápoles ranks 218. Before him are Carol Lynley, Michel Aumont, Diahann Carroll, Martin Peters, Yuri Artsutanov, and Guillaume Faye. After him are Fahrudin Jusufi, Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, Elio Sgreccia, John Tate, Alain Barrière, and Gene Wolfe.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, José Nápoles ranks 74 out of 300. Before him are Arturo Sandoval (1949), Jorge Bolet (1914), Frank País (1934), Manuel Marrero Cruz (1963), Alberto Bayo (1892), and Eliades Ochoa (1946). After him are Pablo Milanés (1943), Manuel Díaz (1874), Félix Rodríguez (1941), Salvador Valdés Mesa (1945), Dave Lombardo (1965), and José Miguel Gómez (1858).

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Among BOXERS In Cuba

Among boxers born in Cuba, José Nápoles ranks 2. Before him are Teófilo Stevenson (1952). After him are Félix Savón (1967), Benny Paret (1937), Orlando Martínez (1944), Roberto Balado (1969), Emilio Correa (1953), José Gómez Mustelier (1959), Jorge Hernández (1954), Guillermo Rigondeaux (1980), Hipólito Ramos (1956), and Andrés Aldama (1956).

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