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No wonder the "Boxing Record Websites" don't have all Joe's fights listed. So far I've updated his total from 92 to 139. The Newspaper columnists don't spell his name right and then say he's Mexican or Italian, instead of Portuguese. It's hard to figure out from this article what exactly the "Controversy" was. He "weighed but 148 pounds"? and the fight scheduled was for "148 pounds" ? I think it was a "typo" and should've been "147 pounds" Joe was listed as a Welterweight, which is 147 lb.. Though he did fight mostly Middleweights and all the way up to Heavyweights.  I don't think this Winsor guy (Joe's
Managers), had Joe's
best interests in mind. In fact, if you look at the fighters they put Cardoza up against and when, they were down- right desperadoes and terrible "Handlers". There's an Art to how you bring up a young fighter, building his con- fidence along the way and making sure he's good and ready for each well matched opponent. The only thing wrong with that formulae?: Joe was trying to make a living and raise a family during some of the toughest economical times the U.S. of A. had ever seen. |
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The "Boxing Record Websites" have "Benny Ford" listed as Joe's Manager but I also know that "Wirt Ross" and "Windy Winsor" were involved for awhile too. His Wife Delia finally took over, as his "Handlers" take of the purse got a little out of balance. |
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