Frank
Those photos were precious. A daughter who thought her dad was the greatest .She wasn't wrong.
Roger, most daughters are like that, they think their dad's are the greatest, I know my daughter Linda thinks that way, if she only knew....
Frank
A good woman,whether it's a wife or a daughter, knows that men are, in a way, always little boys. That's why they treat us the way they do. They know we're bad,but they know we can't help it. Tell me of a mother that doesn't love her sons no matter what they do? A good wife knows her husband is a little boy in part. They know that one day that little boys will fall prey for a female that will use the most powerfull part of her anatomy to reel him in.
When my Uncle Joe died ,and then later my father,my mother wept uncontrollably.
"He was just a boy. He was just a boy,"she cried.
My wife carries a picture of me in her wallet when I was seven years old. Another when I was 17.Oh,they know all right. They always seem to know.It's in their instincts.
1968-11-04 : Frankie Crawford 125lbs lost to Dwight Hawkins 126lbs by TKO in round 8 of 12
Location: Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
Referee: George Latka
"Twice in the 1st round, Hawkins landed solid left hooks, the first one dropping Frankie for the count of eight. The second one staggered Crawford. In the 2nd round when Crawford was trying to escape from a pounding against the ropes, Hawkins caught him on the chin with a hard right that dropped Crawford for the count of nine. When Frankie did jab and move, he did alright. But he wanted to be a slugger and paid for having the big urge. In the 8th a left hook caught the retreating Crawford flush on the chin and sent him through the ropes flat on his back on the ring apron. Crawford stumbled into the ring, but referee George Latka stopped the fight to save Crawford from further punishment." -Pasadena Independent
This bout was scheduled for 12 rounds for the California state featherweight title
Frankie Crawford lost a point in the 3rd round for a low blow
1972-06-30 : Frankie Crawford 131lbs beat Rodolfo Lobato 130½lbs by MD in round 10 of 10
Location: Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
Referee: Larry Rozadilla 5-4
Judge: George Latka 6-2
Judge: John Thomas 4-4
"Irish Frankie Crawford, 131, 9th rated junior lightweight, won a 10 round majority decision over Rodolfo Lobato, 130 1/2, Friday night in one of three scheduled main events before 6,740 at the Forum. Crawford, who usually is the aggressor, turned counter-puncher against Lobato, waiting for him to miss and then came in with solid lefts, followed by sneak rights. Lobato, after a long layoff, tired badly in the later rounds. This allowed Crawford to take advantage by way of quick combinations. There were no knockdowns." -Pasadena Star-News
1972-11-12 : Frankie Crawford lost to Hugo Barraza by UD in round 10 of 10
Location: Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, California, USA
1-7
4-5
3-6
"Hugo Barraza, 130 1/2, Columbia, hammered out a unanimous 10 round decision over "Irish" Frankie Crawford, 130 1/2, in the main event at the Valley Music Theater in Woodland Hills. Barraza wasted little time in taking command, using a stiff left, followed by sneak rights that Crawford was never able to stop. Crawford tried all his usual tricks, spinning Barraza with one hand and counter-punching with the other, and he even tried fighting southpaw, but soon fell victim to more of the South American's punishing body attacks." -Pasadena Star-News
Scorecards
The judges unanimously awarded the fight to Barraza on scores of 7-1, 5-4 and 6-3
1967-12-07 : Dwight Hawkins 127lbs beat Raul Montoya 126½lbs by TKO in round 8 of 10
Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
Referee: George Latka 8-0
8-0
8-0
"Veteran Dwight Hawkins, 127 1/2, Los Angeles, scored an 8th round knockout over Raul 'Lobito' Montoya, 127, Mexico, in a scheduled 10 round fight at the Olympic Auditorium Thursday night. The referee stopped the bout after the 8th to keep Montoya from taking further punishment. Hawkins had his opponent down for a mandatory eight count in the 1st round with a left hook for the fight's only knockdown." -Long Beach Press-Telegram
1967-04-20 : Ernie Lopez beat Frank Jennings by TKO in round 8 of 12
Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
Referee: Dick Young
"Ernie Lopez, 147, was awarded an 8th round knockout Thursday night over Frankie Jennings, 147, at the Olympic Auditorium. Pressing a two-fisted attack throughout the fight, Lopez, the 8th ranked welterweight, won when referee Dick Young stopped the fight because Jennings was bleeding profusely from a cut near the left eye." -Associated Press
1967-04-20 : Ernie Lopez beat Frank Jennings by TKO in round 8 of 12
Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
Referee: Dick Young
"Ernie Lopez, 147, was awarded an 8th round knockout Thursday night over Frankie Jennings, 147, at the Olympic Auditorium. Pressing a two-fisted attack throughout the fight, Lopez, the 8th ranked welterweight, won when referee Dick Young stopped the fight because Jennings was bleeding profusely from a cut near the left eye." -Associated Press
The Way They Were . . .
May both these guys rest in peace. I remember this fight, and most of both fighters L.A. appearances.
They really had something to offer. I remember both from the gym, as well. I know they had boxed each other at the Main Street Gym.
Both boxed ANYBODY in the gym, even heavyweights. Red would work hard with Jerry Quarry, who was fifty pounds heavier.
That's the way they were.
death date 2008-02-19
division welterweight
nationality United States
alias Too Sweet
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
won 17 (KO 1) + lost 23 (KO 5) + drawn 4 = 44
rounds boxed 285 KO% 2.27
1968-04-29 143 Raul Soriano 141 34-12-1
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico L TKO 1 10
1968-02-01 Art Cruz 8-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 10 10
1967-12-19 Bob Murray 12-1-0
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 10 10
1967-11-14 Pulga Serrano 27-24-2
San Diego, California, United States L PTS 10 10
1967-08-24 147 Ruben Rivera 148 15-12-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L SD 10 10
~ referee: Lee Grossman 3-5 | judge: Dick Young 4-5 | judge: John Thomas 4-3 ~
1967-04-20 Ernie Lopez 22-4-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L TKO 8 12
~ time: 2:15 | referee: Dick Young ~
California State Welterweight Title Eliminator
Jenning was knocked down in the 1st round, before being stopped on a cut left eye.
1967-03-30 146½ Jesus Hernandez 146 15-3-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Lee Grossman 8-2 | judge: Dick Young 8-4 | judge: Joey Olmos 7-5 ~
1967-03-02 148 Jose Valenzuela 147 22-14-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 8 10
~ time: 1:07 | referee: John Thomas 4-3 | judge: George Latka 2-6 | judge: Larry Rozadilla 3-4 ~
Fight stopped due to a badly cut left eye.
1966-12-19 Johnny Brooks 32-13-5
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 10 10
1966-12-02 Ed McGruder 7-12-0
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 8 8
1966-11-07 Ed McGruder 7-11-0
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 8 8
1966-09-22 148½ Jose Valenzuela 145 21-12-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: George Latka 4-6 | judge: Joey Olmos 4-6 | judge: Dick Young 3-7 ~
1966-06-23 Johnny Brooks 27-11-5
Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 10 10
1966-06-09 148 Frankie Belma 149 13-6-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L MD 10 10
~ referee: Dick Young 5-5 | judge: George Latka 3-5 | judge: Lee Grossman 4-6 ~
1966-05-05 146 Polo Corona 147½ 5-13-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: George Latka 7-2 | judge: Dick Young 9-1 | judge: Tommy Hart 10-0 ~
1966-04-07 146½ Johnny Morrison 149 4-5-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1966-03-31 148 Polo Corona 151 5-11-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1966-01-25 147 Kenji Ishida 147 1-10-4
International Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L KO 3 6
1965-12-16 149 Zeke Perez 149 9-9-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 8 8
Jennings was knocked down for an eight-count in the 5th round.
1965-11-04 147 Frankie Belma 8-5-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L PTS 6 6
1965-09-23 151 Bob Murray 146 5-0-0
Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California, United States L PTS 6 6
1965-08-03 Chappell Funnye 7-3-1
Kearney Bowl, Fresno, California, United States W SD 6 6
1965-04-01 Quincy Daniels 145½
Seattle, Washington, United States L PTS 10 10
1965-02-24 148 Cecil Mott 150 20-11-3
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W MD 6 6
1965-01-19 146 Sammy Figueroa 2-2-0
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 6 6
1962-09-10 145 Harold McLean 150 4-2-0
Civic Center, Butte, Montana, United States D PTS 6 6
~ referee: Bill O'Neill 57-59 | judge: Eli Thomas 58-58 | judge: Bo Gromoljez 58-57 ~
1960-06-07 128 Chuck Flores 127 6-0-0
Phoenix, Arizona, United States L SD 10 10
1957-04-30 140 Frankie Belma 144½ 3-0-0
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L KO 4 6
~ time: 1:56 ~
1957-03-26 137 Leo Agbulos 138 13-0-0
Stockton, California, United States L KO 3
1957-03-16 138 Jimmy Jackson 138 3-2-3
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L PTS 4 4
1957-01-31 141 Joe Chavez 140 6-9-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L PTS 4 4
1957-01-24 139¼ Art Lopez 140 6-12-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 4 4
1957-01-19 141 Art Lopez 148 6-11-3
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W PTS 4 4
1956-11-15 136½ Jimmy Lassiter 134½ 4-7-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 6 6
Jennings was knocked down for a nine-count in the 2nd round.
1956-11-01 134½ Jimmy Lassiter 132½ 3-7-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 6 6
1956-08-09 137 Ray Castro 137½ 10-7-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 6 6
Castro was knocked down in the 3rd round.
1956-07-07 Ray Terrazas 6-0-0
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L PTS 4 4
1956-06-28 138 Randall Kitchen 138½ 0-4-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 4 4
1956-06-07 139 Benny Robledo 139 2-4-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 4 4
1956-05-24 137 Rudy Lara 134 2-4-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 4 4
1956-04-19 139 Tony Reyes 139½ 10-11-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L PTS 4 4
1956-04-05 141 Dick Otto 145½
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 4 4
1956-04-03 141 Alvin Moore 140 31-31-13
Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, United States L PTS 4 4
1956-03-22 147 Lloyd Fowler 148 5-13-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 4 4
L.A. boxing fans from the 60's remember this guy . . .
boxer: Manuel Lugo
division welterweight
nationality United States
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
won 28 (KO 1) + lost 21 (KO 6) + drawn 10 = 59
rounds boxed 362 KO% 1.69
1969-05-22 Les Vegas 6-4-1
Portland, Oregon, United States W PTS 10 10
1969-04-26 Rugene Parker 12-11-9
San Jose, California, United States L PTS 8 8
1969-04-10 141 Ronnie Harris 143 16-0-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L PTS 6 6
1969-03-05 141 Benito Juarez 142 37-31-6
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 6 6
1968-11-29 Roberto Oscar Amaya 12-4-0
San Jose, California, United States L PTS 10 10
1968-10-29 Bobby Jordan 5-2-0
Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, United States L PTS 8 8
1968-09-30 141 Les Vegas 143 3-0-0
Portland, Oregon, United States W PTS 6 6
1968-09-14 138 Ulysses Botero 138 7-7-0
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California, United States L PTS 10 10
1968-08-14 Bobby Jordan 141½ 4-2-0
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States L SD 6 6
1968-07-31 143 Benito Juarez 142 33-28-4
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 5 5
1968-07-23 141½ Carlos Monnreal 142 12-7-3
Circle Arts Theater, San Diego, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1968-07-18 139 Jimmy Robertson 138 2-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L PTS 4 4
1968-06-13 Jimmy Robertson
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 4 4
1968-05-27 142 Bobby Jordan 146 4-1-0
Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1968-05-14 Benny Colima 0-3-2
Circle Arts Theater, San Diego, California, United States W KO 4
1968-04-30 142 Benny Colima 145 0-3-1
Portland, Oregon, United States D PTS 6 6
1968-04-08 143 Bobby Brooks 142½ 1-2-0
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada W UD 6 6
1968-03-28 Pancho DeLeon 2-11-1
Seattle, Washington, United States W PTS 8 8
1968-03-15 140 Robert Carrillo 140 3-3-1
Circle Arts Theater, San Diego, California, United States W PTS 5 5
1968-02-29 138 Pajarito Corona 136 7-9-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L PTS 4 4
1968-02-19 136 Ralph Ungbricht 139 5-0-0
Portland, Oregon, United States D PTS 6 6
1968-01-23 John Lujan 7-7-2
Selland Arena, Fresno, California, United States W MD 6 6
1967-11-20 Juanito Gonzalez
San Diego, California, United States L KO 9
1967-11-13 Brad Silas 24-11-0
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 6 6
1967-11-09 138 John Cromer 138 2-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1967-08-10 139½ Julian Tellez 145 7-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D TD 6 6
1967-07-28 138 Manuel Ramos 138¾
San Diego, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1967-06-15 140½ Gary Carr 143 4-3-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 6 6
1967-04-25 Fel Pedranza 17-7-3
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L PTS 10 10
1967-02-27 140 Javier Ayala 136 1-0-0
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico L TKO 7 10
1967-01-30 Carlos Monnreal 6-5-1
Roaring Twenties Ballroom, Portland, Oregon, United States W UD 10 10
1966-12-21 136 Jose Claudio Adame 135 47-17-6
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States L TKO 6 10
1966-11-29 134 Larry Flores 137 14-10-3
Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, California, United States D PTS 6 6
1966-10-06 137 Lovelle Franklin 135 17-3-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
Lugo's opponent reported as "Dave Reese" in the Los Angeles Times, a possible alias for Franklin.
1966-09-22 138 Gabriel Hernandez 135 5-10-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1966-09-15 135 Gabriel Hernandez 131 5-9-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W SD 6 6
1966-08-31 137½ Manny Ramirez 136½ 16-1-2
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States W MD 10 10
1966-08-12 Fernando Trujillo 4-2-1
San Bernardino, California, United States D PTS 8 8
1966-07-21 137 Charley Harvey 137 5-5-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1966-06-21 137 Manny Ramirez 134½ 15-1-2
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States L SD 10 10
1966-05-27 139 Charley Harvey 136 5-4-2
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 5 5
1966-05-19 136½ Al Ramirez 141 2-5-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1966-05-13 Al Ramirez 2-3-0
San Diego, California, United States W PTS 4 4
1966-05-02 Jeff Phillip Magnan 3-0-0
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W PTS 4 4
1966-04-07 137 Jerry Stevens 134 10-4-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1966-04-02 Al Sandoval 7-5-0
San Diego, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1966-03-19 Wayman Gray 13-4-0
San Diego, California, United States D TD 6
1966-02-10 134½ Jerry Stevens 134 9-4-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 6 6
1965-12-30 136½ Manuel Ochoa 132 14-22-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D TD 1 6
1965-12-23 136 Manuel Ochoa 135 14-21-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 5 5
1965-11-25 135¾ Willie Ray 136 8-3-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L PTS 6 6
1965-10-14 135½ Willie Ray 134 7-3-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L KO 1 6
1965-09-30 136¼ Johnny Quintella 136¾ 12-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1965-04-06 139 Willie Castillo 140½ 10-3-0
International Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L KO 4 8
1965-03-09 139½ Kenji Ishida 142½ 1-6-2
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States W PTS 6 6
1965-02-23 135½ Lionel Rivera 133 20-13-5
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States W PTS 6 6
1965-02-16 137¼ Takeshi Fuji 138½ 6-0-0
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L KO 3 10
1965-01-29 136 Candy Barnes 139
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 5 5
1965-01-26 Johnny Brooks 14-5-2
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 6 6
Rick Farris wrote:L.A. boxing fans from the 60's remember this guy . . .
boxer: Manuel Lugo
division welterweight
nationality United States
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
won 28 (KO 1) + lost 21 (KO 6) + drawn 10 = 59
rounds boxed 362 KO% 1.69
1969-05-22 Les Vegas 6-4-1
Portland, Oregon, United States W PTS 10 10
1969-04-26 Rugene Parker 12-11-9
San Jose, California, United States L PTS 8 8
1969-04-10 141 Ronnie Harris 143 16-0-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L PTS 6 6
1969-03-05 141 Benito Juarez 142 37-31-6
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 6 6
1968-11-29 Roberto Oscar Amaya 12-4-0
San Jose, California, United States L PTS 10 10
1968-10-29 Bobby Jordan 5-2-0
Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, United States L PTS 8 8
1968-09-30 141 Les Vegas 143 3-0-0
Portland, Oregon, United States W PTS 6 6
1968-09-14 138 Ulysses Botero 138 7-7-0
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California, United States L PTS 10 10
1968-08-14 Bobby Jordan 141½ 4-2-0
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States L SD 6 6
1968-07-31 143 Benito Juarez 142 33-28-4
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 5 5
1968-07-23 141½ Carlos Monnreal 142 12-7-3
Circle Arts Theater, San Diego, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1968-07-18 139 Jimmy Robertson 138 2-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L PTS 4 4
1968-06-13 Jimmy Robertson
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 4 4
1968-05-27 142 Bobby Jordan 146 4-1-0
Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1968-05-14 Benny Colima 0-3-2
Circle Arts Theater, San Diego, California, United States W KO 4
1968-04-30 142 Benny Colima 145 0-3-1
Portland, Oregon, United States D PTS 6 6
1968-04-08 143 Bobby Brooks 142½ 1-2-0
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada W UD 6 6
1968-03-28 Pancho DeLeon 2-11-1
Seattle, Washington, United States W PTS 8 8
1968-03-15 140 Robert Carrillo 140 3-3-1
Circle Arts Theater, San Diego, California, United States W PTS 5 5
1968-02-29 138 Pajarito Corona 136 7-9-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L PTS 4 4
1968-02-19 136 Ralph Ungbricht 139 5-0-0
Portland, Oregon, United States D PTS 6 6
1968-01-23 John Lujan 7-7-2
Selland Arena, Fresno, California, United States W MD 6 6
1967-11-20 Juanito Gonzalez
San Diego, California, United States L KO 9
1967-11-13 Brad Silas 24-11-0
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 6 6
1967-11-09 138 John Cromer 138 2-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1967-08-10 139½ Julian Tellez 145 7-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D TD 6 6
1967-07-28 138 Manuel Ramos 138¾
San Diego, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1967-06-15 140½ Gary Carr 143 4-3-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 6 6
1967-04-25 Fel Pedranza 17-7-3
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L PTS 10 10
1967-02-27 140 Javier Ayala 136 1-0-0
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico L TKO 7 10
1967-01-30 Carlos Monnreal 6-5-1
Roaring Twenties Ballroom, Portland, Oregon, United States W UD 10 10
1966-12-21 136 Jose Claudio Adame 135 47-17-6
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States L TKO 6 10
1966-11-29 134 Larry Flores 137 14-10-3
Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, California, United States D PTS 6 6
1966-10-06 137 Lovelle Franklin 135 17-3-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
Lugo's opponent reported as "Dave Reese" in the Los Angeles Times, a possible alias for Franklin.
1966-09-22 138 Gabriel Hernandez 135 5-10-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1966-09-15 135 Gabriel Hernandez 131 5-9-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W SD 6 6
1966-08-31 137½ Manny Ramirez 136½ 16-1-2
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States W MD 10 10
1966-08-12 Fernando Trujillo 4-2-1
San Bernardino, California, United States D PTS 8 8
1966-07-21 137 Charley Harvey 137 5-5-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1966-06-21 137 Manny Ramirez 134½ 15-1-2
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States L SD 10 10
1966-05-27 139 Charley Harvey 136 5-4-2
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 5 5
1966-05-19 136½ Al Ramirez 141 2-5-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1966-05-13 Al Ramirez 2-3-0
San Diego, California, United States W PTS 4 4
1966-05-02 Jeff Phillip Magnan 3-0-0
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W PTS 4 4
1966-04-07 137 Jerry Stevens 134 10-4-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1966-04-02 Al Sandoval 7-5-0
San Diego, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1966-03-19 Wayman Gray 13-4-0
San Diego, California, United States D TD 6
1966-02-10 134½ Jerry Stevens 134 9-4-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 6 6
1965-12-30 136½ Manuel Ochoa 132 14-22-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D TD 1 6
1965-12-23 136 Manuel Ochoa 135 14-21-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 5 5
1965-11-25 135¾ Willie Ray 136 8-3-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L PTS 6 6
1965-10-14 135½ Willie Ray 134 7-3-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L KO 1 6
1965-09-30 136¼ Johnny Quintella 136¾ 12-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1965-04-06 139 Willie Castillo 140½ 10-3-0
International Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L KO 4 8
1965-03-09 139½ Kenji Ishida 142½ 1-6-2
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States W PTS 6 6
1965-02-23 135½ Lionel Rivera 133 20-13-5
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States W PTS 6 6
1965-02-16 137¼ Takeshi Fuji 138½ 6-0-0
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L KO 3 10
1965-01-29 136 Candy Barnes 139
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 5 5
1965-01-26 Johnny Brooks 14-5-2
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 6 6
Manny Lugo . . .
Manny Lugo was the initial professional opponent of future lightweight title challenger, Jimmy Robertson.
Lugo defeated Robertson by decision.
Lugo was a human windmill, but had no punch. He'd throw a lotta punches and never stop. I recall him sleeping in a dirty little garage off to the side of the Hoover Street Gym back in the days when Jake Shagrue was running the place. Shagrue gave the boxer a place to sleep in the garage as he had a teenage Frankie Crawford after the future featherweight contender hitchhiked his way to L.A. from Ohio.
RETARDED GRANDPARENTS - (this was actually reported by a teacher)
After Christmas, a teacher asked her young pupils how they spent their holiday away from school. One child wrote the following:
"We always used to spend the holidays with Grandma and Grandpa. They used to live in a big brick house but Grandpa got retarded and they moved to Florida .. Now they live in a tin box and have rocks painted green to look like grass. They ride around on their bicycles and wear name tags because they don't know who they are anymore. They go to a building called a wreck center, but they must have got it fixed because it is all okay now, they do exercises there, but they don't do them very well. There is a swimming pool too, but they all jump up and down in it with hats on.
"At their gate, there is a doll house with a little old man sitting in it. He watches all day so nobody can escape. Sometimes they sneak out, and go cruising in their golf carts. Nobody there cooks, they just eat out. And, they eat the same thing every night --- early birds. Some of the people can't get out past the man in the doll house. The ones who do get out, bring food back to the wrecked center for pot luck.
"My Grandma says that Grandpa worked all his life to earn his retardment and says I should work hard so I can be retarded someday too. When I earn my retardment, I want to be the man in the doll house. Then I will let people out, so they can visit their grandchildren."
Frank- Owen Slot's most recent article about Ernie "Indian Red" Lopez is terrific. I also liked Slot's original article about Lopez, which was written in early 2007 and is available on the same newspaper website.
This was a great L.A. featherweight you never hear about . . .
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boxer: Don Johnson
division featherweight
nationality United States
alias Gentleman Don
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
stance orthodox
reach 74″ / 188cm
won 55 (KO 28) + lost 30 (KO 5) + drawn 3 = 88
rounds boxed 683 KO% 31.82
1972-02-26 Joe Archer 9-3-0
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa L PTS 10 10
1971-10-21 Victor Tshabalala 14-6-1
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa L PTS 8 8
(Date uncertain)
1971-09-18 130 Aubrey Peta 131 17-8-2
Great Centenary Hall, New Brighton, Eastern Cape, South Africa W PTS 10 10
1971-08-28 125¾ Blakeney Kid Matthews 124½ 15-5-2
Curries Fountain, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa L PTS 10 10
1971-07-12 130 Billy Moeller 126 16-1-1
Marrickville RSL Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia L PTS 10 10
1971-04-03 127 Ramon (Hipolyte) Hernandez 130 13-9-1
Channel 9 Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W SD 8 8
~ referee: Vic Patrick 37-37 | judge: Peter Read 38-38 | judge: Max Auld 39-36 ~
1971-03-16 126 Billy Moeller 124 14-1-0
Channel 10 Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 10 10
1971-02-23 127 Alan Pressnell 126 6-6-0
Channel 10 Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 10 10
1971-01-26 126 Terry Tears 127 10-2-0
Channel 10 Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 10 10
1970-09-19 Ben Villaflor 27-6-3
Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines L TKO 7 10
1970-09-12 128 John O'Brien 131 27-14-0
Earls Court, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 10 10
1970-06-17 Dentoranee Muangsurin
Bangkok, Thailand L PTS 10 10
1970-03-07 130 Lionel Rose 128¾ 35-4-0
Olympic Velodrome, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L UD 10 10
~ referee: Micky Tollis 42-50 | judge: Billy Rainsbury 41-50 | judge: Cliff Heaver 43-49 ~
1969-10-31 Godfrey Stevens 67-4-3
Santiago de Chile, Chile L PTS 10 10
1969-03-08 Suleman Itti Aanuchit 15-2-0
Kooyong Tennis Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L TD 8 10
~ referee: Jimmy Carruthers ~
Cut eye stoppage.
1969-01-16 128½ Rokuro Ishiyama 132 33-7-2
Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan L UD 10 10
~ 45-50 | 46-50 | 44-50 ~
1968-12-11 129½ Masataka Takayama 134 4-0-0
Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan W TKO 7 10
~ time: 2:09 | referee: Ko Toyama ~
1968-08-28 128½ Toro George 127 20-5-2
Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand W PTS 10 10
1968-06-26 128½ Toro George 127 20-4-2
Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand W PTS 10 10
1968-03-25 127½ Kimpo Amarfio 131½ 29-24-6
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia W PTS 10 10
1968-01-31 130 Kimpo Amarfio 131 29-23-6
Olympic Swimming Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 10 10
1968-01-03 128 Kimpo Amarfio 130½ 29-22-6
Cross Keys Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 10 10
1967-11-24 Domenico Chiloiro 15-6-4
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 10 10
1967-11-03 Gilberto Biondi 17-11-3
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W TKO 5 12
Cut Eye Stoppage
1967-09-22 127½ Johnny Famechon 126¼ 37-4-5
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 10 10
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1967-08-12 132½ Caswell Juqula 131½ 33-4-0
Great Centenary Hall, New Brighton, Eastern Cape, South Africa W PTS 10 10
1967-06-30 Jose Legra 96-6-4
Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain L PTS 10 10
1967-06-19 133 Fikile Qubantu 132 5-1-0
Great Centenary Hall, New Brighton, Eastern Cape, South Africa W KO 8 10
1967-06-02 Petrus Mokoena
Orlando Stadium, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa W PTS 8 8
1967-05-19 Isaac Rakhajane 2-1-0
Kwa-Thema Civic Centre, Springs, Gauteng, South Africa W KO 9 10
1967-04-17 129½ Richard Kid Borias 132 14-3-2
Langa Stadium, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa L KO 8 10
1967-04-07 James Mngadi
Curries Fountain, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa W PTS 10 10
1966-12-21 126 Shole Mokoena 123¾ 24-1-0
Orlando Stadium, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa W PTS 8 8
1966-10-10 125 Howard Winstone 127¼ 56-3-0
Free Trade Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom L DQ 3 10x3
~ referee: Jack Lord ~
1966-08-18 Jesus Zarco Garbis 14-11-4
San Remo, Liguria, Italy L PTS 8 8
1966-06-09 Borge Krogh 15-0-1
K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark L PTS 10 10
1966-03-10 Hector Omar Oliva 8-8-7
Milan, Lombardia, Italy W KO 6 8
1965-12-26 Jose Gaetano Dos Santos 3-18-2
Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy W KO 5 8
1965-11-15 Nevio Carbi 17-3-5
Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy W KO 7 10
1965-09-04 Levi Madi 129½ 38-7-5
Orlando Stadium, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa L PTS 10 10
1965-06-17 Love Allotey 23-6-0
K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark L PTS 10 10
1965-03-29 126¼ Howard Winstone 125¾ 50-2-0
Market Hall, Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom L PTS 10 10x3
~ referee: Ike Powell ~
1965-02-14 Jaime Valladares 50-1-7
Quito, Ecuador L RTD 3 10
Boxing News February 26, 1965
1964-08-08 129 Marcos Morales 133 9-9-2
San Juan, Puerto Rico W KO 2 10
1964-05-19 129½ Gabriel Hernandez 130 4-4-0
Valley Garden Arena, North Hollywood, California, United States W KO 2 10
~ time: 2:58 | referee: Joey Olmos ~
Hernandez was knocked down twice in the 2nd round.
1964-01-28 125¾ Howard Winstone 125½ 43-1-0
Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W PTS 10 10x3
~ referee: Jack Hart ~
Boxing News 31/1/64
1963-12-20 Mario Diaz 29-8-0
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W KO 4 10
1963-11-11 Mario Diaz 29-7-0
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
Date?
1963-10-21 Chato Arzola
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W KO 2 10
1963-07-21 125½ Ismael Laguna 126 27-1-0
Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama L TKO 3 10
Injury
1963-06-09 Eduardo (Lalo) Guerrero 34-10-3
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico L PTS 10 10
1963-05-03 124½ Juan Ramirez 126 40-8-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: John Thomas 7-5 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 9-4 | judge: Russ Bradford 9-2 ~
World Featherweight Title Eliminator
1963-04-13 Jorge Ceja 20-4-2
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico W KO 4 10
1963-03-01 125 Rafiu King 126½ 35-5-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 10 10
~ referee: Lee Grossman 3-6 | judge: Russ Bradford 7-5 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 5-5 ~
1963-02-01 126¾ Danny Kid 126 39-28-13
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 10 10
~ referee: Tommy Hart 7-2 ~
1962-12-14 128½ Pulga Serrano 129½ 18-9-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Frankie Van 6-3 | judge: Joey Olmos 5-3 | judge: Charley Randolph 8-2 ~
1962-11-05 126 Gil Cadilli 126 31-22-7
Moulin Rouge, Hollywood, California, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: Jimmy Wilson 6-3 | judge: Tommy Hart 6-4 | judge: Dick Young 8-4 ~
~ USA California State featherweight title ~
1962-09-17 127 Ignacio Pina 122 26-10-2
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Jimmy Wilson 3-5 | judge: George Latka 2-6 | judge: Lee Grossman 2-7 ~
1962-07-09 125¼ Herman Duncan 126 22-4-1
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 11 12
~ vacant USA California State featherweight title ~
1962-04-18 127½ Love Allotey 125¾ 12-3-0
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1962-04-06 122¾ Wally Taylor 126 17-4-0
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia D PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1962-03-16 126¾ Love Allotey 125 12-2-0
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1961-12-15 126¼ Jimmy Carruthers 126 19-2-0
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W TKO 5 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1961-12-01 128½ Aldo Pravisani 134½ 71-24-8
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W TKO 7 12
1961-11-17 Willy Quatuor 25-4-3
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W KO 4 12
1961-10-23 Colin Bell 20-5-4
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia W KO 4 12
1961-10-13 David Floyd 21-4-0
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W KO 8 12
1961-09-08 126 Les McLean 131 22-7-2
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L TKO 2 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
Cut eye stoppage.
1961-07-19 127 Rafael Huante 127
Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States W TKO 4 10
~ referee: George Latka ~
Huante was knocked down in the 1st and 3rd round.
1961-06-06 125 Baby Brown 126 28-11-2
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States W PTS 10 10
1961-05-18 127 Willie Woods 126½ 10-11-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 8 10
~ time: 1:10 | referee: Frankie Van ~
1961-04-08 125 Manuel Armenteros 120 67-31-8
Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1961-01-29 Jose Luis Cruz 9-0-0
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico L PTS 10 10
1960-11-02 Roberto Corneto
Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico W KO 4 10
1960-09-27 123 Bobby Gray 129 12-8-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Charley Randolph 13-3 | judge: Lee Grossman 10-1 | judge: Frankie Van 12-0 ~
Rick Farris wrote:This was a great L.A. featherweight you never hear about . . .
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boxer: Don Johnson
division featherweight
nationality United States
alias Gentleman Don
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
stance orthodox
reach 74″ / 188cm
won 55 (KO 28) + lost 30 (KO 5) + drawn 3 = 88
rounds boxed 683 KO% 31.82
1972-02-26 Joe Archer 9-3-0
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa L PTS 10 10
1971-10-21 Victor Tshabalala 14-6-1
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa L PTS 8 8
(Date uncertain)
1971-09-18 130 Aubrey Peta 131 17-8-2
Great Centenary Hall, New Brighton, Eastern Cape, South Africa W PTS 10 10
1971-08-28 125¾ Blakeney Kid Matthews 124½ 15-5-2
Curries Fountain, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa L PTS 10 10
1971-07-12 130 Billy Moeller 126 16-1-1
Marrickville RSL Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia L PTS 10 10
1971-04-03 127 Ramon (Hipolyte) Hernandez 130 13-9-1
Channel 9 Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W SD 8 8
~ referee: Vic Patrick 37-37 | judge: Peter Read 38-38 | judge: Max Auld 39-36 ~
1971-03-16 126 Billy Moeller 124 14-1-0
Channel 10 Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 10 10
1971-02-23 127 Alan Pressnell 126 6-6-0
Channel 10 Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 10 10
1971-01-26 126 Terry Tears 127 10-2-0
Channel 10 Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 10 10
1970-09-19 Ben Villaflor 27-6-3
Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines L TKO 7 10
1970-09-12 128 John O'Brien 131 27-14-0
Earls Court, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 10 10
1970-06-17 Dentoranee Muangsurin
Bangkok, Thailand L PTS 10 10
1970-03-07 130 Lionel Rose 128¾ 35-4-0
Olympic Velodrome, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L UD 10 10
~ referee: Micky Tollis 42-50 | judge: Billy Rainsbury 41-50 | judge: Cliff Heaver 43-49 ~
1969-10-31 Godfrey Stevens 67-4-3
Santiago de Chile, Chile L PTS 10 10
1969-03-08 Suleman Itti Aanuchit 15-2-0
Kooyong Tennis Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L TD 8 10
~ referee: Jimmy Carruthers ~
Cut eye stoppage.
1969-01-16 128½ Rokuro Ishiyama 132 33-7-2
Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan L UD 10 10
~ 45-50 | 46-50 | 44-50 ~
1968-12-11 129½ Masataka Takayama 134 4-0-0
Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan W TKO 7 10
~ time: 2:09 | referee: Ko Toyama ~
1968-08-28 128½ Toro George 127 20-5-2
Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand W PTS 10 10
1968-06-26 128½ Toro George 127 20-4-2
Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand W PTS 10 10
1968-03-25 127½ Kimpo Amarfio 131½ 29-24-6
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia W PTS 10 10
1968-01-31 130 Kimpo Amarfio 131 29-23-6
Olympic Swimming Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 10 10
1968-01-03 128 Kimpo Amarfio 130½ 29-22-6
Cross Keys Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 10 10
1967-11-24 Domenico Chiloiro 15-6-4
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 10 10
1967-11-03 Gilberto Biondi 17-11-3
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W TKO 5 12
Cut Eye Stoppage
1967-09-22 127½ Johnny Famechon 126¼ 37-4-5
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 10 10
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1967-08-12 132½ Caswell Juqula 131½ 33-4-0
Great Centenary Hall, New Brighton, Eastern Cape, South Africa W PTS 10 10
1967-06-30 Jose Legra 96-6-4
Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain L PTS 10 10
1967-06-19 133 Fikile Qubantu 132 5-1-0
Great Centenary Hall, New Brighton, Eastern Cape, South Africa W KO 8 10
1967-06-02 Petrus Mokoena
Orlando Stadium, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa W PTS 8 8
1967-05-19 Isaac Rakhajane 2-1-0
Kwa-Thema Civic Centre, Springs, Gauteng, South Africa W KO 9 10
1967-04-17 129½ Richard Kid Borias 132 14-3-2
Langa Stadium, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa L KO 8 10
1967-04-07 James Mngadi
Curries Fountain, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa W PTS 10 10
1966-12-21 126 Shole Mokoena 123¾ 24-1-0
Orlando Stadium, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa W PTS 8 8
1966-10-10 125 Howard Winstone 127¼ 56-3-0
Free Trade Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom L DQ 3 10x3
~ referee: Jack Lord ~
1966-08-18 Jesus Zarco Garbis 14-11-4
San Remo, Liguria, Italy L PTS 8 8
1966-06-09 Borge Krogh 15-0-1
K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark L PTS 10 10
1966-03-10 Hector Omar Oliva 8-8-7
Milan, Lombardia, Italy W KO 6 8
1965-12-26 Jose Gaetano Dos Santos 3-18-2
Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy W KO 5 8
1965-11-15 Nevio Carbi 17-3-5
Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy W KO 7 10
1965-09-04 Levi Madi 129½ 38-7-5
Orlando Stadium, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa L PTS 10 10
1965-06-17 Love Allotey 23-6-0
K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark L PTS 10 10
1965-03-29 126¼ Howard Winstone 125¾ 50-2-0
Market Hall, Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom L PTS 10 10x3
~ referee: Ike Powell ~
1965-02-14 Jaime Valladares 50-1-7
Quito, Ecuador L RTD 3 10
Boxing News February 26, 1965
1964-08-08 129 Marcos Morales 133 9-9-2
San Juan, Puerto Rico W KO 2 10
1964-05-19 129½ Gabriel Hernandez 130 4-4-0
Valley Garden Arena, North Hollywood, California, United States W KO 2 10
~ time: 2:58 | referee: Joey Olmos ~
Hernandez was knocked down twice in the 2nd round.
1964-01-28 125¾ Howard Winstone 125½ 43-1-0
Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W PTS 10 10x3
~ referee: Jack Hart ~
Boxing News 31/1/64
1963-12-20 Mario Diaz 29-8-0
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W KO 4 10
1963-11-11 Mario Diaz 29-7-0
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
Date?
1963-10-21 Chato Arzola
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W KO 2 10
1963-07-21 125½ Ismael Laguna 126 27-1-0
Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama L TKO 3 10
Injury
1963-06-09 Eduardo (Lalo) Guerrero 34-10-3
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico L PTS 10 10
1963-05-03 124½ Juan Ramirez 126 40-8-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: John Thomas 7-5 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 9-4 | judge: Russ Bradford 9-2 ~
World Featherweight Title Eliminator
1963-04-13 Jorge Ceja 20-4-2
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico W KO 4 10
1963-03-01 125 Rafiu King 126½ 35-5-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 10 10
~ referee: Lee Grossman 3-6 | judge: Russ Bradford 7-5 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 5-5 ~
1963-02-01 126¾ Danny Kid 126 39-28-13
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 10 10
~ referee: Tommy Hart 7-2 ~
1962-12-14 128½ Pulga Serrano 129½ 18-9-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Frankie Van 6-3 | judge: Joey Olmos 5-3 | judge: Charley Randolph 8-2 ~
1962-11-05 126 Gil Cadilli 126 31-22-7
Moulin Rouge, Hollywood, California, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: Jimmy Wilson 6-3 | judge: Tommy Hart 6-4 | judge: Dick Young 8-4 ~
~ USA California State featherweight title ~
1962-09-17 127 Ignacio Pina 122 26-10-2
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Jimmy Wilson 3-5 | judge: George Latka 2-6 | judge: Lee Grossman 2-7 ~
1962-07-09 125¼ Herman Duncan 126 22-4-1
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 11 12
~ vacant USA California State featherweight title ~
1962-04-18 127½ Love Allotey 125¾ 12-3-0
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1962-04-06 122¾ Wally Taylor 126 17-4-0
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia D PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1962-03-16 126¾ Love Allotey 125 12-2-0
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1961-12-15 126¼ Jimmy Carruthers 126 19-2-0
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W TKO 5 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1961-12-01 128½ Aldo Pravisani 134½ 71-24-8
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W TKO 7 12
1961-11-17 Willy Quatuor 25-4-3
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W KO 4 12
1961-10-23 Colin Bell 20-5-4
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia W KO 4 12
1961-10-13 David Floyd 21-4-0
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W KO 8 12
1961-09-08 126 Les McLean 131 22-7-2
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L TKO 2 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
Cut eye stoppage.
1961-07-19 127 Rafael Huante 127
Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States W TKO 4 10
~ referee: George Latka ~
Huante was knocked down in the 1st and 3rd round.
1961-06-06 125 Baby Brown 126 28-11-2
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States W PTS 10 10
1961-05-18 127 Willie Woods 126½ 10-11-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 8 10
~ time: 1:10 | referee: Frankie Van ~
1961-04-08 125 Manuel Armenteros 120 67-31-8
Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1961-01-29 Jose Luis Cruz 9-0-0
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico L PTS 10 10
1960-11-02 Roberto Corneto
Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico W KO 4 10
1960-09-27 123 Bobby Gray 129 12-8-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Charley Randolph 13-3 | judge: Lee Grossman 10-1 | judge: Frankie Van 12-0 ~
We talk of L.A. boxers that became "globe trotters" in order to find work. Don Johnson fought all over the world. Frank, do you remember Don Johnson?
Yes, Rick, I remember Don Johnson well, I seen most of his fights he had in LA/Hollywood, he was a good fighter, I remember the job he did on Gil Cadilli....
1962-11-05 - Don Johnson 126, vs. Gil Cadilli 126
Moulin Rouge, Hollywood, California, United States.
Johnson W UD 12 12
~ referee: Jimmy Wilson 6-3 | judge: Tommy Hart 6-4 | judge: Dick Young 8-4 ~
~ USA California State featherweight title ~
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As a kid, I had a poster for this bout on my bedroom wall.
The promoter-Joe Louis, matchmaker-Johnny Flores
The Moulon Rouge had once been the Earl Carroll Follies, and in the late 60's became the "Aquarius Theatre" which staged the controversial play, "Hair".
Today it's the Nickalodian (spelling?) Network Studio. Right in the neighborhood of the former Hollywood Legion Stadium and Palladium Theatre.
"Joltin" Johnny Smith.
Johnny Flores managed Smith during his career.
Flores claims that Smith was one of the hardest punching middleweights of the 60's, and it was difficult getting him matches.
After several years in L.A. Smith had to go on the road to fight.
The fighters I admire most, are those who leave the comfort of home and travel to other parts of the world in pursuit of their goals.
A fighter who will not travel and take a chance is not capable of true greatness in boxing.
Championships don't just find boxers, boxers must pursue the title, or whatever goals they may have.
Those who stay at home don't deserve WORLD considerartion, in my opinion.
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boxer: John Henry Smith
birth date 1938-03-29
division middleweight
nationality United States
alias Joltin - Bad News
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
birth place Monroe, Louisiana, United States
won 31 (KO 24) + lost 9 (KO 6) + drawn 0 = 40
rounds boxed 183 KO% 60
1969-07-15 163 Paul Patin 163¼ 29-4-1
Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, California, United States W TKO 6 10
~ time: 1:09 | referee: Larry Rozadilla ~
1968-07-05 Oscar Freeman 17-14-1
Torino, Piemonte, Italy W DQ 3
1968-06-07 Johnny Hendrickson 12-12-4
Roma, Lazio, Italy W PTS 8 8
1968-04-30 Dramane Ouedraogo 11-12-5
Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain W KO 2 10
1967-08-02 159 Wilbert McClure 160¼ 23-5-1
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 5 10
~ time: 2:18 ~
McClure was knocked down in the 2nd and 5th round.
1966-10-27 159 Clarence James 160 13-8-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 4 12
~ time: 1:46 | referee: Joey Olmos ~
~ USA California State middleweight title ~
1965-06-01 161 Freddie Little 156 25-2-0
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L KO 3 10
1965-03-26 156 Luis Manuel Rodriguez 149½ 58-4-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L KO 10 10
~ time: 2:26 | referee: Tommy Hart 1-7 | judge: Joey Olmos 2-6 | judge: Russ Bradford 3-6 ~
Smith was knocked down three times in the 10th round.
1965-02-26 157 Luis Gutierrez 160½ 57-9-5
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 2 10
~ time: 1:50 | referee: John Thomas ~
Gutierrez was knocked down twice in the 2nd round.
1964-10-19 156 Hank Casey 165½ 30-6-6
Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, United States W PTS 10 10
~ referee: Tommy Hart 6-2 ~
1964-03-02 157 Tevel Holman 157 15-0-1
Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, United States W KO 2 12
~ time: 1:29 | referee: Lee Grossman ~
~ USA California State middleweight title ~
Holman was knocked down in the 1st and 2nd round.
1963-08-31 156½ George Benton 161 49-8-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L KO 2 10
~ time: 2:26 ~
1963-06-20 156 Charley Austin 159½ 16-9-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 3 10
1963-01-11 157¼ Gene Bryant 161 18-7-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 3 10
~ time: 1:40 ~
Bryant was knocked down twice in the 1st, and twice in the 3rd round.
1962-09-14 158½ Sonny Gill 159 25-8-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 6 12
~ time: 2:59 | referee: John Thomas ~
~ USA California State middleweight title ~
Gill was knocked down twice in the 6th round.
1962-02-13 Cleo Frazier 32-10-7
Sacramento, California, United States W KO 4
1961-12-14 158 Tuna Scanlan 160 32-11-2
Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand L PTS 12 12
~ referee: Frank Pearcey 229-236 | judge: R Lyall 229-231 | judge: R Gould 227-233 ~
New Zealand Herald December 15, 1961
1961-11-09 153¾ Tuna Scanlan 160 30-11-2
Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand L KO 12 12
~ referee: Frank Pearcey ~
New Zealand Herald November 10, 1961
1961-10-23 158¼ Peter Read 158¼ 17-3-0
YMCA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand W KO 2 10
~ referee: Frank Pearcey ~
New Zealand Herald October 24, 1961
1961-10-09 155 Johnny Nomura 165¾ 8-1-0
YMCA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand W TKO 2 12
~ referee: Frank Pearcey ~
New Zealand Herald October 10, 1961
1961-06-20 Jesse Smith 34-6-4
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States L TKO 9 10
1961-05-04 157½ Tiger Al Williams 160 37-23-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 5 10
~ referee: Jimmy Wilson ~
1961-02-16 154½ Ramon Hernandez 161 20-10-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 1 10
~ time: 2:21 | referee: Charley Randolph ~
Hernandez was knocked down twice.
1961-01-26 156¾ Neal Rivers 159 46-12-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 8 12
~ referee: John Thomas ~
~ USA California State middleweight title ~
Rivers was knocked down twice in the 2nd
1960-08-16 155 Tiger Al Williams 160 35-22-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 9 12
~ referee: John Thomas ~
~ vacant USA California State middleweight title ~
Williams was knocked down twice in the 9th round.
1960-07-05 153 Eusebio Hernandez 160 58-32-5
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 2 10
~ time: 1:58 | referee: Frankie Van ~
1960-06-07 154 Artie Dixon 158 13-12-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 8 12
~ time: 2:28 | referee: Tommy Hart 68-62 | judge: Mushy Callahan 69-62 | judge: Lee Grossman 69-62 ~
California State Middleweight Title Eliminator
1960-03-29 154 Billy Hester 160 19-4-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 5 10
~ referee: Joey Olmos 40-35 | judge: Tommy Herman 39-35 | judge: Tommy Hart 39-35 ~
Hester was stopped due to a cut left eye.
1959-11-19 153 Edgar Jones 155 20-32-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 2 6
1959-11-05 156 Louis Ringo 151½ 1-3-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 4 4
1959-09-26 154 Ed Hickman 152 6-5-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 4 4
1959-04-17 154½ Baby Ike 151 40-23-3
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W TKO 2 4
1959-04-04 154 Bob Anderson 153 3-3-0
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W PTS 4 4
1959-03-21 Harvey Burke 5-2-2
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W KO 3 4
1959-02-14 156½ Jeff Jones 159 7-4-1
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W KO 1 4
1959-01-31 156 Jimmy Buber 156
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W KO 1 4
1958-11-20 164 Willie Bell 167 2-1-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L PTS 4 4
1958-10-04 149½ Ed Hickman 151
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L PTS 4 4
1958-09-23 159½ Perry Hicks 160
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, United States W PTS 4 4
~ referee: Mario Ducchini ~
1958-03-08 157½ Al Gameros 156½ 1-0-0
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L KO 2 4
1966-12-12 : Ernie Lopez 141lbs lost to Adolph Pruitt 143lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
Location: Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
"Aggressive Adolph Pruitt, 143, returned to the ring in high style as he scored a unanimous 10 round decision over highly rated Ernie lopez, 141, in their main event at the Silver Slipper Ballroom. The loss was the second in a row for Lopez, who entered the bout as Ring magazine's sixth ranked welterweight in the world." -United Press International
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I watched this fight on a UHF-TV station late one wedensday night, nearly 43 years ago. I still remember it pretty good.
Pruitt pretty much handled Indian Red. The loss didn't deter Lopez, who used it as a learning experience on his rise up the ladder.
1966-12-12 : Ernie Lopez 141lbs lost to Adolph Pruitt 143lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
Location: Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
"Aggressive Adolph Pruitt, 143, returned to the ring in high style as he scored a unanimous 10 round decision over highly rated Ernie lopez, 141, in their main event at the Silver Slipper Ballroom. The loss was the second in a row for Lopez, who entered the bout as Ring magazine's sixth ranked welterweight in the world." -United Press International
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I watched this fight on a UHF-TV station late one wedensday night, nearly 43 years ago. I still remember it pretty good.
Pruitt pretty much handled Indian Red. The loss didn't deter Lopez, who used it as a learning experience on his rise up the ladder.
-Rick Farris
( Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times )
Broadway Gym
"Former junior welterweight champion Adolf Pruitt, who won the title in 1974, trains boxers at Broadway Gym. The South Los Angeles gym, once a beacon for world-class fighters, nearly closed in 2003. A change of ownership has given the sweaty sanctuary new life."...From the Los Angeles Times
1966-12-12 : Ernie Lopez 141lbs lost to Adolph Pruitt 143lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
Location: Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
"Aggressive Adolph Pruitt, 143, returned to the ring in high style as he scored a unanimous 10 round decision over highly rated Ernie lopez, 141, in their main event at the Silver Slipper Ballroom. The loss was the second in a row for Lopez, who entered the bout as Ring magazine's sixth ranked welterweight in the world." -United Press International
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I watched this fight on a UHF-TV station late one wedensday night, nearly 43 years ago. I still remember it pretty good.
Pruitt pretty much handled Indian Red. The loss didn't deter Lopez, who used it as a learning experience on his rise up the ladder.
-Rick Farris
( Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times )
Broadway Gym
"Former junior welterweight champion Adolf Pruitt, who won the title in 1974, trains boxers at Broadway Gym. The South Los Angeles gym, once a beacon for world-class fighters, nearly closed in 2003. A change of ownership has given the sweaty sanctuary new life."...From the Los Angeles Times
Pruitt's last bout:
1972-12-02 145¾ Armando Muniz 145¾ 23-3-1
Convention Center, Anaheim, California, United States L TKO 8 12
~ referee: Dick Young ~
~ NABF welterweight title ~
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1966-12-12 : Ernie Lopez 141lbs lost to Adolph Pruitt 143lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
Location: Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
"Aggressive Adolph Pruitt, 143, returned to the ring in high style as he scored a unanimous 10 round decision over highly rated Ernie lopez, 141, in their main event at the Silver Slipper Ballroom. The loss was the second in a row for Lopez, who entered the bout as Ring magazine's sixth ranked welterweight in the world." -United Press International
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I watched this fight on a UHF-TV station late one wedensday night, nearly 43 years ago. I still remember it pretty good.
Pruitt pretty much handled Indian Red. The loss didn't deter Lopez, who used it as a learning experience on his rise up the ladder.
-Rick Farris
( Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times )
Broadway Gym
"Former junior welterweight champion Adolf Pruitt, who won the title in 1974, trains boxers at Broadway Gym. The South Los Angeles gym, once a beacon for world-class fighters, nearly closed in 2003. A change of ownership has given the sweaty sanctuary new life."...From the Los Angeles Times
The LA Times need to do their homework. Pruitt retired in '72 after a loss to Armando Muniz. He was never world champ, although he fought for the title on 3 occasions.
The LA Times need to do their homework. Pruitt retired in '72 after a loss to Armando Muniz. He was never world champ, although he fought for the title on 3 occasions.
1972-12-02 145¾ Armando Muniz 145¾ 23-3-1
Convention Center, Anaheim, California, United States L TKO 8 12
~ referee: Dick Young ~
~ NABF welterweight title
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Convention Center, Anaheim, California, United States
Armando Muniz W Adolph Pruitt TKO 8 12
Mike Nixon W Johnny Sharpe UD 10 10
Jesse Montalvo W Tomas Huerta TKO 3 4
Tony Bellard W Jose Infante PTS 4 4
Much Thanks to John Bardelli for sending me this photo of Mel and his father. Following is a email he sent me. This is an excellent piece of history on the two men.
October 13, 2009
Dear Randy:
Thanks for your letter. We don't know for sure where this photo was taken but think it might have been taken in Kellogg, Idaho. These were amongst some of "the better days" which existed between Firp and Mel even though they carried on with correspondence through the exchange of letters well into the 1960s. I wish I could pinpoint what fight Firp had just been in ... it appears that they are both in a good and jovial mood ... leading me to believe that Firp crushed someone although there is evidence on his face that he caught some shots as well.
Years later, a fire storm of some sort ensued between them --- Firp, in a rage, took all the collected letters and threw them in the fire destroying great historical letters. Whatever might have happened to the letters Dad wrote Mel --- well, they might still exist as Firp was a prolific writer, I assure you. Whoever might be the recipient of those valuable letters is heir to a real treasure trove. Firp's letters --- and he wrote to many --- including letters to the editor on various subjects, history, environment, politics, religion, mining, prospecting, boxing, --- his own career --- were fact based --- philosophical in nature --- loaded with concepts of spiritual thought --- and above all espoused a deep and abiding belief that God was found in and part of nature.
He introduced his children, Cleo, Fred, and John, as well as his wife and our mother, Mary, to the concept of finding God in, about, through, and as Mother Nature, long before we were introduced to similar concepts through the writings of the Psalms and David, Thoreau, Emerson, Hopkins, Blake, Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Mills, Muir, Leopold, Wood, Carson, Frost, Krutch --- and so many others whose pens have captured imagery and imagination blessing my own personal love of literature and hours and days spent with an author as my friend.
But none of these literary giants brought to me the visual blessings of the enlightening all my God given senses --- of seeing the sheer athleticism and grace of Firp surrounded by the grandeur of nature --- whether he was wading a creek, climbing a mountain, brushing a trail, dropping a seasoned tamarack and, thereafter, reverently manhandling the fruits of his labor, --- he always had an aroma about him of the freshness of nature --- whether picked up from turning over fresh soil in the garden with a shovel or the aroma of firs and pines blessing him as he wandered through the woods, those ardent smells are with me this very hour.
Then, too, to visually see the ease employed with the mastery of strength reduced to least movement --- never wasting precious energy while digging ditches with a pick and shovel that would leave an observer or passerby to marvel and literally question whether a machine was tossing dirt from the ditch --- stories that stagger the imagination but which are true and still verifiable because there are still some who relate what they heard and saw, firsthand, of his laboring ethic beyond what he accomplished as a fighter blessed with unparalleled and prodigious strength --- and the reflexes of a tiger.
Sadly, the letters stopped coming and aside from Mel speaking with me and asking me to convey short messages to Dad during a number of telephone conversations I had with him --- as far as I knew they never exchanged words again. Mel, during a number of conversations which I was blessed to have with him before he passed on in 1980, spoke to me of Firp's exploits in, and his identification and affinity with the environment and the wilderness ... mainly, his love of the mountains.
If you detect a particular sadness, herein, --- no, there is no lamenting --- despite the fact that I always considered Firp my best friend --- and the skills he left me with in tackling any problem in life --- were and are prodigious --- to me this very moment --- and the fount from where the solution arises was for him and all his family based on a love of God --- and the fact that we work for God and not ourselves. Amazing saga.
I thank Rick Farris every day of my life for the vision he had concerning Young Firpo's greatness, once validated --- much like your own, Randy, --- a vision instilled by Mel Epstein who not only knew greatness when he saw it --- but lived it --- contributed to it --- and allowed it to become a teacher and motivational tool, in Mel's own right, as he sought to instill, motivate, and pack some of that greatness into others who sought careers as professional fighters --- Rick Farris and Randy De La O, included.
Rick Farris became a believer --- and his vision was thereafter set --- when George Parnasus and Jimmy McLarnin validated all that Mel Epstein had been preaching --- to countless fighters down through the years after Firp's career ended in 1937 --- preaching what so many thought were only the rantings and ravings equivalent to those of a Burgess Meredith as Mickey in Stallone's epic Rocky --- as Meredith sought to motivate Rocky. And, but for that chance meeting between Rick Farris, George Parnasus, and Jimmy McLarnin, --- youth confronting age --- and youth emboldened to ask, "Just how good was this Young Firpo?" --- perhaps, none of this would have come to pass.
In short order, Rick Farris got an earful from Parnasus and McLarnin which, then, in turn, rocked him and gave him a new found respect for Mel Epstein's veracity. In addition, Rick carried with him for the next 35 years the seeds and a spark which would lead him to draw on the sustenance of Mel Epstein having inculcated into him a sense of what greatness was all about, with the end result being was that he was the one individual responsible for the induction of Young Firpo, born Guido Bardelli, into the World Boxing Hall of Fame.
How ironic is it, indeed, that Mickey sought the wisdom and the particular nuances and idiosyncrasies of a fight manager from the genuine Mel Epstein who --- if the truth be known --- trained and managed one greater fighter and character than the fictional Rocky, --- real drama v. fiction and the real drama was stranger and more unique than the what Stallone captured on celluloid. Rocky Balboa was given birth through some small but meaningful contribution from Mel Epstein --- none could have contributed in the manner that Meredith captured the old-time fight trainer-manager. I wish I could have heard what Epstein might have said to Mickey. This is pure genius --- and how did he learn to do this --- YouTube - My favorite Rocky clip And when I see this clip --- I think of Rick and Randy, heirs to an era that they could not fathom at that moment in time.
