Former world welterweight champion Curtis Cokes has passed away in Dallas at the age of 82. Cokes, who held both the WBA and WBC titles, reigned from 1966 until 1969. He had a record of 62-14-4 with 30 KOs and made five successful world title defenses. Cokes was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.
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I saw Curtis Cokes beat local boy, Stan Harrington, in Honolulu in May of ’63. I think Harrington was favored, but Curtis was a pretty slick boxer and decisioned Stan pretty handily.
May he RIP.
RIP champ.
He did some acting. In John Houston’s “Fat City” opposite Stacy Keach he played a man who did not like boxing. RIP
See Curtis Cokes fought his last three fights in South Africa. Also nice to see he won his last two fights, not against the best opponents, but nice to see. RIP champ.
Curtis was a very cool guy. I never took boxing lessons or trained with him . But i had a close friensship with one of the pro boxers in dallas who used to go spar with one of curtis top fighters . and most times it was private ect. But he was always very welcomeing . and he always treated me like one of the guys. And when i would talk to him would always have cool stories.
Great role model for the sport and a clean living man. It’s very rare that anybody who is ever a participant in this sport lives to be that old.
i trained at Curtis’s Gym back in the 90s in Oak Cliff Texas i actually trained with his brother Joe Cokes but got to spar many great amateurs and pros there Curtis was always helpful to me and positive he had trained several great fighters when i was there, Quincy Taylor, Alex Bunema, Ike Ibeabuchi, Lovy Page, Bobby Scoggins, and many others i cant remember ill remember those days as some of the best times of my life regardless whats going on in a persons life going to the gym is just something ONLY fighters can understand.