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He was trained by Angelo Dundee from 1977 to 1981 when Richie Giachetti took over until 1987 when Canalito retired from boxing with a 21-0 record with 19 knockouts. Football Team in 1971. I also sparred with Riddick Bowe and Tyrell Biggs and I felt I held my own. Canalito was a lineman at Sterling H.S.
Did your acting career take away from your boxing career?LEE CANALITO: Acosta fight he had many fans there.
Lee Canalito is a native Houstonian. He was a star defensive lineman for the University of Houston, progressing to an amateur and professional heavyweight boxing career. All but one of his fights were won by knockout.
Lee was trained by Angelo Dundee in Miami, managed by Sylvester Stallone, and ranked 9th in the world in 1985.
That’s three stoppages in twenty-five days. He would appear in 1988 in The Glass Jungle and in 1990 in the Emperor of the Bronx.
We did just that and he was yelling and then stopped. On Aug 15 he makes his return following a fight with Covid-19 to battle heavyweight contender Travis Kauffman on Showtime. Canalito would be inactive for twenty months returning to the ring in July of 1982 scoring a third round stoppage in Atlantic City. When did you switch over to Richie Giachetti?LEE CANALITO: Angelo saw me in the Gloves and contacted me. His coach Bill Yeoman at Houston said “if Lee Canalito had two good legs he would have been the best defensive college football player ever in college football.”Canalito won the Houston Golden Gloves with only seven amateur fights.
Lee Canalito is a native Houstonian.
1984 was a 2-0 nothing year and 1985 you came up with another good pair of wins.
His coach Bill Yeoman at Houston said “if Lee Canalito had two good legs he would have been the best defensive college football player ever in college football.”Canalito won the Houston Golden Gloves with only seven amateur fights. Good looking studd, physically fit and had Angelo Dundee in his corner.Canalito was a lineman at Sterling H.S. KEN HISSNER: I want to thank you for taking the time to answer questions and wish you all the success in the world in the future.LEE CANALITO: It was my pleasure talking to you Ken.Last year Otto Wallin shocked the boxing world by taking it to Tyson Fury like no fighter ever has. Nine months later he would fight in his home city of Houston for the first time in posting three stoppages that year all in Texas.
In 1978 starting a movie career kept him inactive for 19 months until returning to the ring in December of 1978 at the Convention Center in Miami Beach posting a first round knockout. He is an actor, known for ... Born: November 24, 1953 Photos.
9 in the world then and a title challenger today. Great guy and a fun guy,” said Termite Watkins.KEN HISSNER: After your football career came to an end at Univ.
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I’m not saying it in a bragging way. He also appeared on Magnum P.I.
I believe you should treat people with respect.LEE CANALITO: Yes I do and I believe strongly in God.