Boxer Anthony “Boy” Villanueva would not have been a 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games hero had it not for his father Jose “Cely” Villanueva’s dream of improving his own bronze medal finish in the quadrennial conclave fashioned out 32 years earlier before his son’s feat.
Cely, owner of one of the Philippines’ three bronze medal harvest during the 1932 Games held in Los Angeles in what was the country’s best showing in the “Greatest Sports Sow on Earth.”
Already have an active account? Log in here.
Continue reading with one of these options:
Continue reading with one of these options:
Premium + Digital Edition
Ad-free access
P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
- Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
- Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)
TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details
If you have an active account, log in
here
.