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Bookmark or Share- Rodolfo Gonzales, 76; Prizefighter, Poet and Fervent Chicano ActivistTimes Staff Writer. Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales, a former boxer whose political activism and outspoken advocacy of Chicano power made him a hero to Mexican American youths in the 1960s, has died....
- Corky Gonzales: Always Fighting — Google Arts & CultureKnown as “the fist” of the Chicano Movement. Corky Gonzales was a Chicano boxer, poet, and activist who dedicated his life towards fighting injustices, while inspiring youth to seek meaningful...
- Rodolfo Gonzales, 76, Boxer and Activist, DiesMr. Gonzales, who was known as Corky, won the National Amateur Athletic Union bantamweight title in 1946 and turned pro in 1949, compiling a 65-9-1 record as a featherweight before retiring...
- Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales | Colorado EncyclopediaRodolfo “Corky” Gonzales (1928–2005) was a prominent figure in the Chicano Movement in Denver in the 1960s and 1970s. He also had ties to the greater Civil Rights Movement. In addition to his activist work, Gonzales had multifaceted careers in boxing, politics, and poetry, and left a lasting legacy in the Centennial State.
- Rodolfo Gonzales | Biography, Activist, Civil Rights ... - BritannicaRodolfo Gonzales, Mexican American boxer, writer, and civil rights activist who was a leading figure in the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and ’70s. Because of his prowess as a boxer, he was known as the ‘fist’ of the movement. Learn more about Gonzales’s life and career.
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