This 1940s welter-/middleweight was a nasty piece of work by all accounts. Various reports indicate that the Sheik was a real animal in the ring.
Here's what BoxRec has to say:
"Rangel was known as an infighter who liked to defeat his opponents with pressure. He had a reputation as a very dirty fighter, who headbutted, elbowed, and even kicked his opponents."
Below is an account of his 1944 fight with Vincente Villavicenio from the
Fresno Bee to further underscore this assessment.
http://xtremesport.org/old-tracks/ai...edway-1946.pdf
This guy was so dirty that he actually beat Fritzie Zivic at his own game via a ten round decision in 1942!
He's been rated by the TBCB team and is in the default pool. But this is one of the very rare instances that they missed the mark by a wide margin.
The team has him classed as a "boxer" who "seldom" fouls. Moreover, they have him fighting outside with a 3 while only granting him a 1 to battle inside.
I've pretty much done a complete makeover, but I came to same conclusion that the TBCB team did for an overall rating--he's a 5.
During much of his career (1934-1948), he fought in the Fresno, California area which spawned many fine fighters. Nevertheless, he was far from a homeboy travelling to the Eastcoast and fighting in Madison Square Garden and Philly's Convention Hall with a stopover at Chicago Stadium.
In addition to Zivic, he fought Fred Apostoli and an aging Henry Armstrong (a real war!) in losing efforts. He was only stopped eight times in 115 fights! One of those stoppages came at the hands of Sugar Ray Robinson via a second round TKO. But that's nothing that you would be ashamed of!
Overall, a mean sob and a pretty tough cookie.
