Alexis Argüello (born April 19, 1952), is a former world champion boxer, born in Nicaragua. His career had a rocky start, with his having been knocked out in the first round. He later avenged that loss and built a string of wins that led him to a world Featherweight championship challenge against the experienced Ernesto Marcel in Marcel's home country of Panama. The young Argüello was no match for the talented Marcel's skills and lost a 15-round unanimous decision. April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The World in plate carrée projection The World The World (XXI) is a Major Arcana card in Tarot In English, world is rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, man, and eld, age; thus, its oldest meaning is Age of Man. ... 2004 Armed Forces Amateur Boxing Championships, held in 2003. ...

Undaunted, Argüello began another streak of wins, and found himself in the ring with a world champion again, this time challenging Marcel's successor to the throne, sensational Mexican powerpuncher Ruben Olivares in Los Angeles. After a very compelling bout, Argüello and Olivares landed straight left crosses, but, in a scene comparable to that of Gene Hackman's and Leonardo DiCaprio's shooting scene in The Quick And The Dead, Olivares's left hand caused a visible pain expression on Argüello's face, but Argüello's left hand caused Olivares to crash hard against the canvas. A few seconds later, Argüello was the new Featherweight champion of the world. Rubén Olivares (born January 14, 1947) is a former boxer of Mexican nationality. ... Griffith Observatory and the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... Gene Hackman Gene Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is an American actor. ... Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born Monday, November 11, 1974), is an American actor. ...

Argüello defended this title a few times, then moved up in weight to challenge world Junior Lightweight champion Alfredo Escalera in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Escalera had been a sensational champion with ten defenses, and he had dethroned Kuniaki Shibata in 2 spectacular rounds in Tokyo. This was expected to be an incredible fight, and it was. In what experts consider one of the most brutal fights in history, Escalera had his eye, mouth and nose busted early, but was rallying back in the scorecards when Argüello finished him, once again in the thirteenth round. Alfredo Escalera (born March 21, Puerto Rican who was a world champion boxer. ... Bayamón (not to be confused with Bayamo, Cuba) is a city in northern Puerto Rico. ... Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Palace. ...

His reign at Junior Lightweight saw him fend off the challenges of Escalera in another sensational rematch held at Rimini, Italy, as well as boxers with names like two-time world champ Bobby Chacon, two-time world champ Rafael 'Bazooka' Limon, Ruben Castillo, and Diego Alcala, taken apart in only one round. Riminis skyline. ... Bobby Chacon (born 1951) is a former boxer and two time world champion. ... Rafael Limon (born approx 1956) is a Mexican former boxer who was a world champion in the Jr. ...

Argüello then moved up in weight again, and this time he had to go to London, England, to challenge less sensational but still awkward and accomplished world champion Jim Watt. Watt gave him a very good fight, but his lack of power and Argüello's technical skills gave Argüello a unanimous 15-round decision, thus making him only the fifth boxer to win titles in 3 world categories, the first one to do it since Henry Armstrong 41 years before, and the first Latin American to do it. He had to face some less dangerous though still hungry challengers in this division, the only exception being the sensational prospect Ray Mancini, a future world champion and subject of a TV movie himself. Mancini and Argüello engaged in one of the most entertaining bouts of the 1980s, with Argüello prevailing after 14 give-and-take rounds. The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben A red double-decker bus crosses Piccadilly Circus. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Jim Watt (born July 18, 1948) is a former boxer from Glasgow. ... Henry Jackson Jr. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Ray Mancini (born March 4, 1961) was an American boxer from Youngstown, Ohio, who was given the nickname Boom Boom because of his whirlwind fighting style. ...

After defeating James 'Bubba' Busceme by a knockout in 6 rounds, Argüello decided it was time to move again, and on November 12, 1982, he tried to make history and become the first ever world champion in 4 different categories, meeting the tough and heavier future Hall-of-Famer Aaron Pryor, in what was billed as The Battle of The Champions in Miami, Florida. A little known fact about this fight is that, with no police personnel near Argüello's dressing room before the fight, a tragedy was just prevented when an armed man approached Argüello's locker, intent on killing Argüello. Argüello was rushed into a shower by his handlers, the man got arrested and it became known that Sandinistas had planned to kill Argüello before or during the fight. November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aaron Pryor (born October 20, 1955) is a former boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio. ... The Battle of the Champions, a term used by promoter Bob Arum regarding the November 12, 1982 boxing match between Aaron Pryor and Alexis Arguello. ... The Miami skyline, as it is seen from the northeast on Biscayne Bay. ... State nickname: Sunshine State, Everglade State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ...

It was an extremely brutal and controversial contest, with Argüello being left helpless against the ropes in the 14th round, referee Stanley Christodoulou stepping in to stop the fight. Argüello was hospitalized after the fight, and he took a few months off before getting back into the ring.

It was discovered months after the fight, and with the help of a video tape, that Pryor's corner had gotten a mysterious bottle into the ring and given it to their fighter after the 12th round, during which Pryor was badly shaken by Argüello's punches and looked like he could go at any time. What that bottle contained is anybody's guess, but it became the grounds for the WBA to grant a rematch, which was fought September 10, 1983. Argüello again gave Pryor all he could handle, but again came up short, this time losing by a knockout in the 10th. He announced his retirement after the rematch. WBA is also an abbreviation for West Bromwich Albion F.C., an English football team. ...

Argüello later joined the Contras in his native Nicaragua but after a few months in the jungle he retired from the war. He attempted several comebacks during the late 1980s and early 1990s but had little success. The Contras (Spanish contrarrevolucionario, counter-revolutionary) were the armed opponents of Nicaraguas Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction following the July 1979 overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle and the ending of the Somoza familys 43-year rule. ...

Argüello's possessions in Nicaragua had been taken by the Sandinista government in 1980 and Argüello had to move to Miami. Because of his public criticism of the Sandinista government, Argüello was admired by many Cuban residents of the area. Still intimidated by Fidel Castro's figure, those Cubans saw Argüello as a person who could publicly talk against Communism for them. Sandinista! is also the name of a popular music album by The Clash. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Fidel Castro Fidel Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926), has led Cuba since 1959, when, leading the 26th of July Movement, he overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, and transformed Cuba into the first Communist-led state in the Western Hemisphere. ... This article is about communism as a form of society built around a gift economy, as an ideology that advocates that form of society, and as a popular movement. ...

Argüello is now a member of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame. The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the International Soccer Hall Of Fame in Oneonta. ...

Alexis Arguello became involved in Nicaraguan politics, and, in 2004, he was elected as Managua's vice-mayor. Politics is the process and method of making decisions for groups. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He is referenced in the Warren Zevon song "Boom Boom Mancini." Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003), born in Chicago, Illinois. ...