Curtis Cokes, a forgotten champion

A Texas Star, Curtis Cokes: by Brian Zelley

                     Welterweight Champion, Curtis Cokes
* Curtis won the vacant title with a victory over
Manuel "Manny" Gonzalez following Emile Griffith's
vacating the tile following his middleweight title win
over Dick Tiger.

                                     Manuel Gonzalez

Cokes would drop the title to boxer Jose Napoles.