▁Gen aro ▁as ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁best ▁fly weight ▁ever . ▁He ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁The ▁Ring ▁magazine ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Box ing ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁amateur ▁career ▁Before ▁taking ▁up ▁box ing , ▁Gen aro ' s ▁amb ition ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁j ockey , ▁but ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁box ing ▁when ▁he ▁tired ▁of ▁clean ing ▁st ables ▁await ing ▁his ▁chance ▁to ▁race ▁horses . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁amateur ▁bout ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁was ▁against ▁Jimmy ▁N able , ▁which ▁he ▁fought ▁using ▁the ▁ring name ▁A . ▁J . ▁De V ito . ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁and ▁National ▁Fly weight ▁champion ships ▁early ▁in ▁his ▁amateur ▁career . ▁ ▁Gen aro ▁won ▁the ▁fly weight ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Ant werp ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁two ▁days ▁before ▁his ▁ 1 9 th ▁birth day . ▁ ▁Olympic ▁results ▁▁ ▁De fe ated ▁Ein ar ▁N ils en ▁( N or way ) ▁ ▁De fe ated ▁Jean ▁R amp ignon ▁( France ) ▁ ▁De fe ated ▁Charles ▁Albert ▁( France ) ▁ ▁De fe ated ▁Anders ▁Ped ers en ▁( Den mark ) ▁ ▁Pro ▁career ▁He ▁turned ▁pro ▁that ▁same ▁year ▁and ▁almost ▁immediately ▁was ▁fighting ▁world ▁class ▁fly we ights , ▁scoring ▁wins ▁over ▁Char ley