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In 1947 Maté turned to boxing which came relatively easy as all his life he had to fight to survive. In his early career he won numerous trophies and later became champion of [[Castile and León|Castile]]. In 1952 he turned professional and had a total of 32 bouts during his career. Maté was chosen to go to the [[1952 Helsinki Olympics]] in the [[Light Welterweight]] (140 lb/63.5 kg) class.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} This golden opportunity never materialized as Spain pulled out of Olympics due to political reasons. A motorcycle accident in 1957 ruled him out of the ring for over half a year and on his return to the ring, he was no longer the same. He wanted to go to America to fight with [[Carlos Ortiz]] but was offered a blank contract which was refused. On the 12th March 1958, just before his 27th birthday, he faced Abdelkader Ben Buker II for the Spanish Welterweight title which he lost on points. |
In 1947 Maté turned to boxing which came relatively easy as all his life he had to fight to survive. In his early career he won numerous trophies and later became champion of [[Castile and León|Castile]]. In 1952 he turned professional and had a total of 32 bouts during his career. Maté was chosen to go to the [[1952 Helsinki Olympics]] in the [[Light Welterweight]] (140 lb/63.5 kg) class.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} This golden opportunity never materialized as Spain pulled out of Olympics due to political reasons. As of late 1956, the Spanish Boxing Federation ranked him as a light welterweight contender, along with Fernando Bufala Gómez.<ref>''[[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]]''. [http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1956/11/15/048.html "Aspirantes para varios titulos nacionales"]. November 15, 1956, p. 52. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.</ref> A motorcycle accident in 1957 ruled him out of the ring for over half a year and on his return to the ring, he was no longer the same. He wanted to go to America to fight with [[Carlos Ortiz]] but was offered a blank contract which was refused. On the 12th March 1958, just before his 27th birthday, he faced Abdelkader Ben Buker II for the Spanish Welterweight title which he lost on points.<ref>Canalis, José. [http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1958/03/13/pagina-5/1363885/pdf.html# "Ben Buker II, conservó el campeonato de España de los welters, al vencer a Luis González, por puntos"]. ''[[El Mundo Deportivo (newspaper)|El Mundo Deportivo]]'', March 13, 1958, p. 5. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.</ref> He gave the ring another 2 bouts before falling ill and retiring from the sport. |
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He then turned to his previous experience of stunt man for films. In this career, he once had to carry [[Sophia Loren]] in his arms crossing a river and worked on titles like "[[El Cid (film)|El Cid]]", "[[The Fall of the Roman Empire (film)|The Fall of the Roman Empire]]" and "[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]" to quote some well known films. He is in the process of writing his memoirs, entitled "The Man Who Never Was a Child". |
He then turned to his previous experience of stunt man for films. In this career, he once had to carry [[Sophia Loren]] in his arms crossing a river and worked on titles like "[[El Cid (film)|El Cid]]", "[[The Fall of the Roman Empire (film)|The Fall of the Roman Empire]]" and "[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]" to quote some well known films. He is in the process of writing his memoirs, entitled "The Man Who Never Was a Child". |
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* [http://www.lasprovincias.es/valencia/20090927/alicante/hombre-nino-20090927.html Las Provincias: El hombre que no fue niño] |
* [http://www.lasprovincias.es/valencia/20090927/alicante/hombre-nino-20090927.html Las Provincias: El hombre que no fue niño] |
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Luis González Maté (born March 17, 1931 in the neighborhood of Lavapiés, Madrid, Spain) is a retired Spanish boxer.
Early life
As a young boy of 5 the civil war in Spain lead him to Barcelona where, soon, his mother died and his father disappeared. He recalls ending up living with his grandmother and when the sirens sounded the warning for the bombings going to look for food in the stores. Survival was tough for them as there was very little food around.
Following the conflict he returned to Madrid to live with his uncle. Soon thereafter his father reappeared and took him and his little brother to live with him in a miserable basement in very poor conditions. He had to do the housework and helped his father in his workshop which was attached to their basement. Despite all his efforts, his father abused them, beat them for no reason and did not feed them well.
Given this scenario he thought of leaving to become a bullfighter. This did not work as he felt sorry for the bulls.
Career
In 1947 Maté turned to boxing which came relatively easy as all his life he had to fight to survive. In his early career he won numerous trophies and later became champion of Castile. In 1952 he turned professional and had a total of 32 bouts during his career. Maté was chosen to go to the 1952 Helsinki Olympics in the Light Welterweight (140 lb/63.5 kg) class.[citation needed] This golden opportunity never materialized as Spain pulled out of Olympics due to political reasons. As of late 1956, the Spanish Boxing Federation ranked him as a light welterweight contender, along with Fernando Bufala Gómez.[1] A motorcycle accident in 1957 ruled him out of the ring for over half a year and on his return to the ring, he was no longer the same. He wanted to go to America to fight with Carlos Ortiz but was offered a blank contract which was refused. On the 12th March 1958, just before his 27th birthday, he faced Abdelkader Ben Buker II for the Spanish Welterweight title which he lost on points.[2] He gave the ring another 2 bouts before falling ill and retiring from the sport.
He then turned to his previous experience of stunt man for films. In this career, he once had to carry Sophia Loren in his arms crossing a river and worked on titles like "El Cid", "The Fall of the Roman Empire" and "Spartacus" to quote some well known films. He is in the process of writing his memoirs, entitled "The Man Who Never Was a Child".
External links
References
- ^ ABC. "Aspirantes para varios titulos nacionales". November 15, 1956, p. 52. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
- ^ Canalis, José. "Ben Buker II, conservó el campeonato de España de los welters, al vencer a Luis González, por puntos". El Mundo Deportivo, March 13, 1958, p. 5. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.