Iwe-iroyin The Ring pee ni Fighter of the Year (Ajese Odun) ni 1962 ati 1965, beesini Boxing Writers Association of America (Egbe Oniroyin Ijese Amerika) pee ni Fighter of the Year (Ajese Odun) ni 1962 ati 1966.. 
Ó lọ sí orílẹ̀-èdè USA ní ìgbà tí ó wà ní ọmọ ọdún mẹ́fà.. 