Editing Ossie Ocasio (section)

==Heavyweight contender==
Ocasio campaigned in the heavyweight division, turning pro in 1976 and putting together 10 wins before signing with [[Don King (boxing promoter)|Don King]] and making a name for himself outpointing King fighter Kevin Isaac.

In 1978 on the undercard of the Larry Holmes/Ken Norton title fight Ocasio scored a major upset when he outpointed the highly regarded [[Jimmy Young (boxer)|Jimmy Young]], who'd outpointed George Foreman only a while back. In a rematch, Ocasio underlined his superiority by again outpointing a this time in-shape Young, in Puerto Rico. It was Ocasio's career high in the Heavyweight division.

This earned him his only world heavyweight title shot, against [[Larry Holmes]] in 1979. Attempting to become the first Hispanic to win the world Heavyweight championship, Ocasio was badly outclassed and was knock out in the seventh round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4-9_0AB41A|url-status=dead|title=Larry Holmes KOs Ossie Ocasio This Day March 23, 1979 and Keeps Crown|via=www.youtube.com|access-date=November 2, 2019|archive-date=April 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408091047/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4-9_0AB41A&gl=US&hl=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/history-heavyweight-championship-1979-152938298.html|title=The History of the Heavyweight Championship - 1979|website=sports.yahoo.com|date=7 March 2019 }}</ref>

In 1980 he fought red hot undefeated prospect [[Michael Dokes]] and was unlucky to only get a draw. However a rematch saw Ocasio surprisingly knocked out in 1 round. The following year he travelled to the UK and made little effort against local prospect [[John L. Gardner (boxer)|John L. Gardner]], before collapsing without getting hit in the 6th round.