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30WINS BY KO / TKO
32WINS BY DECISION
80PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Not added yet |
| Date of birth | 15 Jun 1937 |
| Died | 29 May 2020 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Dallas, Texas, US |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Welterweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 175 cm (5′9″) |
| Reach | Not added yet |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1958–1972 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 24 Mar 1958 |
| Last fight | Win vs Ezra Mzinyane, 5 Oct 1972 |
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Titles and honours
- WBA welterweight champion (1966–1969)
- WBC welterweight champion (1966–1969)
- NYSAC welterweight champion (1966–1969)
- The Ring welterweight champion (1966–1969)
Background
American welterweight from Dallas who held the WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring welterweight titles at the same time. He later worked as a trainer and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.
Fight history
80 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Ezra Mzinyane | Decision (points) | 10 | 5 Oct 1972 | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Win | Joseph Hali | Decision (points) | 10 | 23 Sep 1972 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||
| Loss | Elijah Makhathini | Decision (points) | 10 | 9 Sep 1972 | Durban, South Africa | ||
| Loss | Rafael Gutierrez | Decision (split) | 10 | 24 May 1972 | San Francisco, California, US | Date as listed; table order suggests 1971 | |
| Loss | Carlos Alberto Salinas | Decision (split) | 10 | 2 Dec 1971 | Sacramento, California, US | ||
| Draw | Fate Davis | Decision (points) | 10 | 17 Mar 1971 | Akron, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Billy Braggs | TKO | 6 | 3 Nov 1970 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | ||
| Win | Harold Richardson | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 29 Sep 1970 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Fate Davis | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 11 Sep 1970 | Fort Worth, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Danny Perez | TKO | 7 | 10 Aug 1970 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Roberto Pena | KO | 5 | 27 Jan 1970 | Fort Worth, Texas, US | ||
| Loss | José Nápoles | TKO (corner retirement) | 10 | 29 Jun 1969 | Mexico City, Mexico | For WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring welterweight titles | |
| Loss | José Nápoles | TKO (corner retirement) | 13 | 18 Apr 1969 | Inglewood, California, US | Lost WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring welterweight titles | |
| Win | Don Cobbs | KO | 1 | 10 Feb 1969 | St. Louis, Missouri, US | ||
| Win | Ramon La Cruz | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 21 Oct 1968 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Retained WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring welterweight titles | |
| Win | Joseph Sishi | KO | 5 | 5 Jul 1968 | Durban, South Africa | ||
| Win | Willie Ludick | TKO | 3 | 29 Jun 1968 | Lourenço Marques (Maputo), Mozambique | ||
| Win | Joe N'Gidi | TKO (corner retirement) | 4 | 15 Jun 1968 | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Win | Willie Ludick | TKO | 5 | 16 Apr 1968 | Dallas, Texas, US | Retained WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring welterweight titles | |
| Win | Jimmy Lester | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 15 Mar 1968 | Oakland, California, US | ||
| Win | Jean Josselin | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 5 Feb 1968 | Paris, France | ||
| Win | Charley Shipes | TKO | 8 | 2 Oct 1967 | Oakland, California, US | Retained WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring welterweight titles | |
| Win | Francois Pavilla | TKO | 10 | 19 May 1967 | Dallas, Texas, US | Retained WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring welterweight titles | |
| Loss | Gypsy Joe Harris | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 31 Mar 1967 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Mike Cruz | KO | 3 | 20 Feb 1967 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Draw | Francois Pavilla | Decision (points) | 10 | 23 Jan 1967 | Paris, France | ||
| Win | Jean Josselin | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 28 Nov 1966 | Dallas, Texas, US | Retained WBA, WBC and NYSAC titles; won vacant The Ring welterweight title | |
| Win | Enrique Cruz | KO | 7 | 27 Sep 1966 | Corpus Christi, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Manuel Gonzalez | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 24 Aug 1966 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Won vacant WBA, WBC and NYSAC welterweight titles | |
| Win | Luis Manuel Rodriguez | TKO | 15 | 6 Jul 1966 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | ||
| Win | Billy Collins | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 13 Dec 1965 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | ||
| Win | Fortunato Manca | Decision (points) | 10 | 23 Apr 1965 | Rome, Italy | ||
| Win | Marshall Wells | TKO | 12 | 15 Mar 1965 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Loss | Eddie Pace | Decision (points) | 10 | 27 Aug 1964 | Los Angeles, California, US | ||
| Win | Al Andrews | Decision (points) | 10 | 10 Aug 1964 | Fresno, California, US | ||
| Win | Al Andrews | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 9 Jun 1964 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Tony Montano | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 12 May 1964 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, US | ||
| Loss | Stanley Hayward | TKO | 4 | 1 May 1964 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Win | Flory Olguin | TKO | 5 | 30 May 1963 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, US | ||
| Win | Stan Harrington | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 21 May 1963 | Honolulu, Hawaii, US | ||
| Loss | Jose Stable | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 20 Apr 1963 | Queens, New York, US | ||
| Win | Joey Parks | KO | 5 | 25 Feb 1963 | Wichita Falls, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Johnny Newman | KO | 2 | 11 Feb 1963 | Hollywood, California, US | ||
| Win | Gregorio Ceniceros | KO | 2 | 10 Dec 1962 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Hubert Jackson | KO | 1 | 11 Nov 1962 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Loss | Manuel Alvarez | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 8 Sep 1962 | Monterrey, Mexico | ||
| Win | Joey Limas | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 22 Aug 1962 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, US | ||
| Win | Rudolph Bent | KO | 8 | 11 May 1962 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Hilario Morales | TKO | 5 | 6 Apr 1962 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Kid Rayo | Decision (split) | 10 | 13 Feb 1962 | San Antonio, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Carlos Macias | TKO | 4 | 23 Jan 1962 | Houston, Texas, US | ||
| Loss | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 2 Dec 1961 | Miami Beach, Florida, US | ||
| Win | Manuel Gonzalez | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 14 Sep 1961 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | Decision (split) | 10 | 3 Aug 1961 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Draw | Kenny Lane | Decision (points) | 10 | 8 Jun 1961 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Loss | Hilario Morales | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 4 Apr 1961 | Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | ||
| Win | Charley Tombstone Smith | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 13 Feb 1961 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Joe Miceli | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 16 Jan 1961 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Stefan Redl | TKO | 8 | 24 Oct 1960 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Joe Louis Hargrove | TKO | 2 | 13 Sep 1960 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Pete Ruiz | TKO | 3 | 29 Jul 1960 | El Paso, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Lovell Jenkins | Decision (points) | 8 | 1 Mar 1960 | Amarillo, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Aman Peck | TKO | 5 | 14 Dec 1959 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Loss | Frankie Davis | Decision (split) | 6 | 2 Dec 1959 | Houston, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Mel Ferguson | Decision (unanimous) | 8 | 14 Sep 1959 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Reggie Williams | KO | 5 | 27 Aug 1959 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US | ||
| Win | Rip Randall | KO | 1 | 27 Jul 1959 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Draw | Rip Randall | Technical decision | 2 | 18 May 1959 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Loss | Manuel Gonzalez | Decision (split) | 10 | 27 Apr 1959 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Henry Watson | Decision (points) | 4 | 1 Apr 1959 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Babe McCarron | TKO | 3 | 20 Jan 1959 | Lubbock, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Ruben Flores | Decision (points) | 6 | 1 Dec 1958 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Manuel Gonzalez | Decision (split) | 8 | 22 Nov 1958 | Lubbock, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Elmo Tex Henderson | Decision (unanimous) | 6 | 27 Oct 1958 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Sammy Williams | TKO | 6 | 30 Jun 1958 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Cecil Courtney | Decision (unanimous) | 6 | 26 May 1958 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Babe Vance | Decision (unanimous) | 6 | 12 May 1958 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Jimmy Leach | Decision (unanimous) | 6 | 28 Apr 1958 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Gil Tapia | Decision (points) | 4 | 7 Apr 1958 | Dallas, Texas, US | ||
| Win | Manuel Gonzalez | Decision (points) | 6 | 24 Mar 1958 | Midland, Texas, US | Pro debut |
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