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     m. 1983

   • Valorie Philomena Ginn

     m. 1971 - 1982

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bobby_ChaconBobby Chacon - Wikipedia

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   Chacon won five fights in a row in 1982, including a rematch victory over Arturo Leon, which kept him as the number one challenger, but then a dramatic development outside the ring changed his life forever: Chacon's wife, Valorie Chacon, flew to Hawaii on February of that year, hoping to convince him to leave boxing and move there if she found ...

4. www.nytimes.com › 1982/03/16 › sportsChacon's Wife in Suicide; Wanted Him to Quit Ring

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   Mar 16, 1982 · The wife of Bobby Chacon, former World Boxing Council featherweight champion, shot herself to death today, the Butte County Sheriff's Department reported. Valerie Chacon, 31 years old, was...

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     True Champions get back up. Bobby Chacon wins his second World title after 7 years & the passing of his wife. One of Chacons many rivalries, 4th and final bout with Rafael Bazooka Limon . 100 Greatest Punchers of all time, The School Boy #bobbychacon #rip #sc#schoolboy #wbc2023 #wbcboxing #warrior #fighter #nevergiveup #boxinggreats #halloffame #bobbychaconboxing #boxingposter #boxing🥊 #alltimegreat

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6. www.washingtonpost.com › sports › bobby-chaconBobby Chacon, boxing champion who endured misfortune, dies at 64

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   Sep 8, 2016 · His wife, the former Valorie Ginn, begged him to give up boxing, especially after devastating losses­ to super-featherweight champions Alexis Argüello in 1979 and Cornelius Boza-Edwards in...

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7. vault.si.com › 1983/07/11 › fighting-is-like-a-wife'Fighting Is Like A Wife' - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com

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   Jul 11, 1983 · In June of 1973, Chacon was a cocky 19-0 when he faced former world bantamweight champion Ruben Olivares for $10,000 in the Forum. Valorie was four months pregnant. Olivares knocked out...

8. www.nytimes.com › 2016/09/11 › sportsBobby Chacon, Boxing Champion Hounded by Misfortune, Dies at 64

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   Sep 10, 2016 · By then his wife, Valorie, had pleaded with him to quit boxing, especially after he suffered bone-crushing losses to the super-featherweight champions Alexis Argüello in 1979 and Cornelius...

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   Who was Bobby Chacon?

   • Bobby Chacon, left, had a memorable rivalry with the super featherweight Rafael Limón, whom he defeated in 1982 in 15 rounds. The Ring Magazine/Getty Images Bobby Chacon, a scrappy two-time world boxing champion who was haunted by tragedy outside the arena and memorialized in song by Warren Zevon, died on Wednesday at a hospice in Hemet, Calif.

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   What happened to Bobby Chacon?

   • (AP) Bobby Chacon, a California boxer whose brawling style in the ring helped him win two world titles in the 1970s and 1980s but whose personal life was marred by misfortune, died Sept. 7 at a hospice center in Hemet, Calif. He was 64.

   Bobby Chacon, boxing champion who endured misfortune, dies

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   Why did Chacon quit boxing?

   • By then his wife, Valorie, had pleaded with him to quit boxing, especially after he suffered bone-crushing losses to the super-featherweight champions Alexis Argüello in 1979 and Cornelius Boza-Edwards in 1981. But Chacon refused to stop fighting.

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   When did Bobby Chacon become a boxer?

   • Bobby Chacon (November 28, 1951 – September 7, 2016) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1972 to 1988. He held titles in two weight classes, including the WBC featherweight title from September 1974 to June 1975 and the WBC super featherweight title from December 1982 to June 1983.

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10. apnews.com › general-news-ce111f8995434b14a3dd45dfHall of Fame boxer Bobby Chacon dies at 64 | AP News

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    Sep 8, 2016 · His wife, Valerie, killed herself in March 1982, but the boxer elected to fight the next day, stopping Salvador Ugalde in the third round in Sacramento. His son, Bobby Jr., also was killed in 1991 in a shooting attributed to gang violence.

11. www.cbsnews.com › losangeles › newsHall Of Fame Boxer Bobby Chacon Dies At 64 - CBS Los Angeles

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    Sep 8, 2016 · His wife, Valerie, killed herself in March 1982, but the boxer elected to fight the next day, stopping Salvador Ugalde in the third round in Sacramento.