From the original newspaper caption: “Lauro Salas, the newly crowned lightweight champion, receives a kiss from his pretty wife, Angelina, also a champion in the art of tamale-making, as a reward for having won the title from Jimmy Carter after a grueling battle.”  (L.A. Herald-Examiner/LAPL)

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