Kid Gavilan Autographs
Gerardo González (January 6, 1926 – February 13, 2003), better known in the boxing world as Kid Gavilan, was a Cuban boxer. Gavilán was the former undisputed world welterweight champion from 1951 to 1954 having simultaneously held the NYSAC, WBA, and The Ring welterweight titles. The Boxing Writers Association of America named him Fighter of the Year in 1953. Gavilán was voted by The Ring magazine as the 26th greatest fighter of the last 80 years. Gavilán was a 1966 inductee to The Ring magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame (disbanded in 1987), and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1990.
Gavilan was managed by Yamil Chade, a boxing manager (based in Puerto Rico) who directed the careers of Wilfredo Gómez, Wilfred Benítez, Carlos De León and Félix Trinidad . He started as a professional boxer on the evening of June 5, 1943, when he beat Antonio Diaz by a decision in four rounds in Havana. His first 10 bouts were in Havana, and then he had one in Cienfuegos, but soon he returned to Havana for three more wins. After 14 bouts, he left Cuba for his first fight abroad, and he beat Julio César Jimenez by a decision in 10 rounds in his first of three consecutive fights in Mexico City. It was there that he suffered his first defeat, at the hands of Carlos Macalara by a decision. They had an immediate rematch, this time in Havana, and Gavilan avenged that loss, winning by decision too. Gavilan had a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw already when he had his first fight on American soil. This happened on November 1, 1946, when he beat Johnny Ryan by a knockout in five rounds at New York City.
He would split his time between the Eastern coast of the United States and Havana in 1947, a year in which he went 11-1-1 with 3 knockouts. However, by 1948 he had decided to stay in the United States indefinitely. That year, he met some very important fighters, like former world champion Ike Williams, who beat him by decision in ten, Tommy Bell, against whom Gavilan won by decision, Sugar Ray Robinson, who beat him by decision in ten, and Tony Pellone, with Gavilan obtaining a decision against Pellone.
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Current items with a signature of Kid Gavilan
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Traded items with a signature of Kid Gavilan
The most expensive item with a signature of Kid Gavilan (1930s Album 200x Autographs Tarafa family Signed LECUONA KID GAVILAN CAPABLANCA) was sold in August 2017 for $699.00 while the cheapest item (Kid Gavilan Hand Signed Index Card (Boxer)) found a new owner for $0.99 in November 2014. The month with the most items sold (4) was February 2009 with an average selling price of $21.75 for an autographed item of Kid Gavilan. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2025 with $163.75 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was November 2014. In average, an autographed item from Kid Gavilan is worth $15.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Kid Gavilan were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1950s Veteran Boxer Kid Gavilan Signed Auto Middleweight Champ Vintage No COA | $19.99 |  |
 | Boxer KID GAVILAN "The Cuban Hawk" World Champion Signed/Autographed Photograph | $46.95 | |
 | Boxing Great Kid Gavilan signed Boxing HOF Crystal and Pewter Paperweight | $24.95 | |
 | KID GAVILAN SIGNED Photo Cuban Boxer Gerardo Gonzalez (d.2003) HOF | $9.95 | |
| Kid Gavilan 1991 All World Boxing #85 - Signed Autograph Auto - Mint | $7.01 | |
| Kid Gavilan 1991 All World Boxing #85 - Signed Autograph Auto - Mint | $5.00 | |
| Kid Gavilan 1991 All World Boxing #85 - Signed Autograph Auto - Mint | $3.26 | |
| Kid Gavilan 1991 All World Boxing #85 - Signed Autograph Auto - Mint | $4.25 | |
| KID GAVILAN BOXING HOF AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO CUBA CUBAN OSVALDO SALAS | $29.99 | |
 | Kid Gavilan PSA DNA Coa Signed 1950`s Exhibit Card Autograph | $163.75 | |
| KID GAVILAN SIGNED FULL SIZE LACEUP GLOVE-SIGNED VERY LARGE-GOLD SHARPIE | $20.00 | |
| Original Signed Autographed Photo 8x10 Boxing Kid Gavilan | $9.99 | |
| Original Signed Autographed Photo 8x10 Boxing Kid Gavilan | $9.99 | |
| Original Signed Autographed Photo 8x10 Boxing Kid Gavilan | $9.99 | |
 | VINTAGE KID GAVILAN AUTOGRAPHED ALL WORLD 1991 BOXING FIGHT CARD | $54.95 | |
Latest News about Kid Gavilan
Classic Columns: Kid Gavilan - The Ring (04/20/2009): Nat Fleischer writes about a tough fight between Ike Williams and popular Cuban Kid Gavilan. 
