Editing Kid Chocolate (section)

====Legacy====
From 1959, Chocolate's fame in Cuba was overlooked by [[Fidel Castro]] and his revolutionary forces, and he almost became a forgotten champion. But, by the late 1970s, Chocolate's achievements were finally recognized by the Cuban government, who gave him a small pension. Chocolate died in his own home – bought for his mother when he was champion – in 1988.

He was the inspiration for the character Chocolate Drop in [[Clifford Odets]]' play Golden Boy.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.edrants.com/kid-chocolate/ | title=Kid Chocolate | date=6 January 2010 }}</ref>

Former WBO middleweight champion [[Peter Quillin]], an American of Cuban descent, carries the nickname "Kid Chocolate" in honor of Sardiñas.

The highly acclaimed greatest pound for pound boxer of all time [[Sugar Ray Robinson]] was a big fan of Kid Chocolate and incorporated a lot of Chocolate's boxing style into his own: "Sugar Ray Robinson was a great admirer of Kid Chocolate," said Fausto Miranda, a former Cuban journalist who covered many of Chocolate's fights. Sugar Ray Robinson, went on record saying that he had never seen anyone box like Kid Chocolate before. Robinson studied the Chocolate style and incorporated much of his slick movement and graceful flair into his own boxing style. Robinson in many ways was a combination of his boxing idols Joe Louis and Kid Chocolate. He mixed the concentration, masterful combinations and power punching of Louis with the stylish movement and balance of Chocolate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://coxscorner.tripod.com/chocolate.html|title=Kid Chocolate, The Cuban Bon Bon…"A living, breathing boxing instruction book."|access-date=2023-08-09}}</ref>

Montalvo was also the cousin of the lesser known flyweight contender [[Eladio Valdés|Eladio 'Black Bill' Valdés]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thefightcity.com/willie-and-bill-boxing-history/ | title=The Tale of Willie and Bill - an All-Time Great Boxing Rivalry | date=30 May 2022 }}</ref>