William 'Blinky' Rodriguez
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He's in the gym all the time.
And so took him to the Diamond Belt, he won it.
Took him to the Golden Glove, he won it.
Took him to the state title, he won it.
He earns the right to go to the Nationals in Beaumont, Texas.
Alex Garcia.
So I was his trainer manager at that time.
Oh, wow.
All them years.
He earns the right to go to the World Box-Off, wins the World Box-Off, goes to the World Games, fights who?
Teofilo Stevenson, six foot seven Cuban.
There was a three-time Olympic gold medalist.
Alex fights him for the gold on ABC World of Sports.
Wow.
And he doesn't win, but he lost to Teofilo Stevenson from Cuba and he wins the silver medal.
And he's the first in the Hispanic community, Mexican-American to win a medal or to fight in even that category, that weight division.
Yeah.
And back then they wouldn't let them fight pro.
Fidel Castro would not allow that.
And didn't he come out with Muhammad on the cover of Time Magazine?