Turning pro in 1949, he fought 39 straight fights without a loss. Kid Gavilan, born about the same time as Davey, was educated in the sugar-cane fields of Camaguey, Cuba, where he developed a ...

Welterweight: Vernon Forrest vs. Kid Gavilan -- another good example of why it is difficult to pit fighters from different eras against one another in these kinds of hypothetical matchups.

Welterweight Champion Kid Gavilan of Cuba and Harlem, a split decision over Texas’ Bobby Dykes, in Florida’s first “mixed” fight; at Miami. Contact us at [email protected] ...