Jose "King" Roman (born approx. in 1946) is a Puerto Rican former boxer who was Puerto Rico's regional (not world) heavyweight champion. He is better known as "Joe King Roman." In late August of 1973, he travelled to Tokyo, Japan to challenge world Heavyweight champion George Foreman, losing by a knockout in the first round there on September 1st. Roman's corner protested that he was hit by Foreman while Roman was down, although no action was taken on this complaint. Wikipedia
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