Classic American West Coast Boxing

[Rick Farris]

Rog, I have wondered that also about Morgan.
Im also reminded of the outstanding Chicago lightweight Freddie Dawson who had so many of his fights in Australia.
He even fought a couple times in French Polynesia.

I dunno where the hell French Polynesia is, but it sounds good about now.
Chicago in the twenties and teens. Snow, wind, fuggedaboddit.

Eddie Perkins . . .

When we think about globe trotting Junior Welters, Chicago's Eddie Perkins comes to mind.
Perkins fought L.C. Morgan in L.A, and wasn't afraid to travel below the border to face Mexico's best.
Eddie fought Alfredo Urbina in Mexico City, Babe Vasquez in Monterrey and Mauro Vasquez in T.J.
Eddie fought for nineteen years, all around the planet.
His record is amazing. He also fought our pal, Armando Muniz.

-Rick Farris

[Expug]

Im always happy to see Eddie mentioned.
Outstanding fighter.
I mentioned his trainer worked with me for awhile. Frank Tomasso.
He always said how he thought in their primes Eddie would have beaten Leonard.

[Rick Farris]

Im always happy to see Eddie mentioned.
Outstanding fighter.
I mentioned his trainer worked with me for awhile. Frank Tomasso.
He always said how he thought in their primes Eddie would have beaten Leonard.

Brian . . . Armando Muniz has great respect for Eddie Perkins.
Ironic, like Frank Tomasso, Armando Muniz told me that he believes Eddie Perkins would have beaten Ray Leonard.
Mando should know, he fought both.


-Rick Farris

[Rick Farris]

Rog, I have wondered that also about Morgan.
Im also reminded of the outstanding Chicago lightweight Freddie Dawson who had so many of his fights in Australia.
He even fought a couple times in French Polynesia.

I dunno where the hell French Polynesia is, but it sounds good about now.
Chicago in the twenties and teens. Snow, wind, fuggedaboddit.

French Polynesia? I don't think you can get there thru the "Chunnel".

[THEHAMMER321]

How about Freddie Little originally from Louisiana he ended up fighting and living here in Vegas how is this for an ex fighter he became a highschool teacher here in Las Vegas does anyone know where he is now ?

[kikibalt]

(Photo by Theo Ehret)

Lionel Rose vs. Ruben Olivares
World Bantamweight Championship
The Forum - 1969



At his best, Olivares was the best of his era, a tough era, no question.
He won the title on this night. I was there.
A week previous, I had a chance to box with champion Lionel Rose at the Alexandria Hotel. I was 17.
That day Rose boxed with myself, Frankie Crawford and Dwight Hawkins.

Although I liked Lionel Rose, I knew he had no chance with Olivares.
I'd been following "Rock-a-bye Ruben" for a long time.
He was a legend on deck, I knew of him long before he came to L.A. the previous year.

The future all-time great battered a game but out gunned Lionel Rose.
Rose would never be the same after the beating Olivares laid on him before knocking him out.

A couple years later, I'd be one of Olivares' sparring partners for the Jesus Pimentel title defense.
What impressed me most about Olivares wasn't his devistating punching power, it was his brilliant boxing skills. He was a master prizefighter on every level.


-Rick Farris
WBHOF Director/Historian

[telboy66]

Eddie Perkins was probably the most traveled boxer of all time during a 98 fight career he fought all over the US & in Australia,Argentina,Austria,Brazil,Canada,Chile,Costa Rica,Colombia,Denmark,Ecuador,France,Guyana,Germany,Italy,Japan,Jamaica,Mexico,Philippines,Puerto Rica,South Africa,UK, Trinidad & Tobago, & Venezuela that's one hell of a resume it really shows up today's home boys who are not happy to fight outside their own town never mind a foreign country

[Rick Farris]

How about Freddie Little originally from Louisiana he ended up fighting and living here in Vegas how is this for an ex fighter he became a highschool teacher here in Las Vegas does anyone know where he is now ?

Hammer . . . I remember Freddie Little very well. I remember him winning the Jr. middleweight crown.
His fight with Korea's Ki Soo Kim is one of many I remember. I also recall that after retiring, Little was a ref in Las Vegas.
Do you remember middleweight Ferd Hernandez, who fought out of Las Vegas?
Hernandez had lost a thumb but still boxed, and later became a Las Vegas referee/official.

I recall when the Hacienda Hotel was a weekly venue. And of course, the Silver Slipper.
I remember Sonny Liston training at the Thunderbird. Johnny Tocco.
Promoters Bill Miller and Mel Greb.
You'd see Joey Giambra dealing blackjack, same with Ralph Dupas. The mob ran Vegas then, and they liked the boxers (except Liston).

Joey Giambra told me he always did well when the mob was in control. He always had a job dealing, or as a pit boss.
When the corporations took over Las Vegas, Joey went to work driving a cab.

Don't know about Freddie Little today.



-Rick Farris

[bennie]

Rodolfo Gonzalez, Frankie Baltazar and L.C. Morgan's son, Kevin Morgan

thanx Frank so my hunch was right

I can remember those days like yesterday Jesse Burnett is another guy who I was freindly with at the golden gloves gym Jesse Reid who was training a lot of the guys at the time also showed me respect for a kid who just hung around there and wasn't a fighter

I met Jesse when he brought Frank Tate over here. When I mentioned a photo of him lifting Jesse Burnett aloft after Burnett had just flattened Tony Mundine in Australia, his eyes widened. He said it was his favourite photo.

[bennie]

Britain's Carl Froch continues his quest for the world No. 1 grail at super-middleweight when he defends his WBC title against Denmark's dangerous Mikkel Kessler in the middle of nowhere (well, Denmark) on April 17.
The Nottingham strongman has seen off the top class trio of Jean Pascal, Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell in his last three fights and is close to to a mouthwatering showdown with unbeaten American star Andre Ward in boxing's new blue-riband division – the man who licked Kessler so impressively in 11 rounds in the States in November. However, former Olympic gold medallist Ward and retired Welsh great Joe Calzaghe are the only men to have beaten Kessler in 44 outings. The "Viking Warrior", as Kessler is hailed, has never lost in Denmark where this fight takes place a short plane ride from Kessler's former home city of Copenhagen. Kessler, who now lords it in Monte Carlo, clearly wants to make amends for the long, frustrating, painful Ward night. This looms as yet another daunting match for our throwback champion.
Unbeaten in 26 fights (20 early), Froch brings size, strength, stamina, underrated boxing skills and real fighting spirit to the big fight. His defence is loose and he climbed off the floor to halt former undisputed world middleweight champion Jermain Taylor in the States last year, but proved his mettle and that experience away from home looks vital.
Kessler is tough, brave, hard-hitting and fundamentally complete. Ward proved too quick and mobile for him but, give Kessler a target, and he looks the part; let us face it, Froch is not exceptionally quick or lateral but his chin, Taylor apart, holds up brilliantly, although Kessler also has granite in his jaw. The Dane, by the way, has shown his ambition in the build-up by hiring veteran American trainer Jimmy Montoya, who has coached world champs Juan "Kid" Meza and Hector Camacho, among many others.
Undoubtedly we will witness plenty of bruising head-to-head exchanges in April, in a long, hard, barnstorming fight. Kessler, a year younger than Froch at 31, might be the more battle-worn of the two, a pro since 1998. He spilt plenty of claret against Ward, often the sign of an ageing fighter, but looks too good to go down without anything but a real fight.
Froch looks every bit as good, an irresistable force, a man with no fear, no respect for reputations. He scoffs at the old boxing bugbears, such as that of travel. Nicknamed "The Cobra", his long arms enable him to whip in heavy hooks and uppercuts from range.
Arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter in Britain at the moment, Froch proves too venemous on the way to a thrilling and close decision.

[dagosd2000]

Rog, I have wondered that also about Morgan.
Im also reminded of the outstanding Chicago lightweight Freddie Dawson who had so many of his fights in Australia.
He even fought a couple times in French Polynesia.

I dunno where the hell French Polynesia is, but it sounds good about now.
Chicago in the twenties and teens. Snow, wind, fuggedaboddit.

Eddie Perkins . . .

When we think about globe trotting Junior Welters, Chicago's Eddie Perkins comes to mind.
Perkins fought L.C. Morgan in L.A, and wasn't afraid to travel below the border to face Mexico's best.
Eddie fought Alfredo Urbina in Mexico City, Babe Vasquez in Monterrey and Mauro Vasquez in T.J.
Eddie fought for nineteen years, all around the planet.
His record is amazing. He also fought our pal, Armando Muniz.

-Rick Farris

Had a go with Matequilla Napoles too. Quite a fighter that Eddie Perkins

[kikibalt]

Alejandro Lavorante

birth date 1936-10-25
death date 1964-04-01

division heavyweight
stance orthodox
height 6′ 3½″ / 192cm
reach 73″ / 185cm

nationality Argentina

won 19 (KO 15) + lost 5 (KO 3) + drawn 0 = 24
rounds boxed 125 KO% 62.5

1962-09-21 212 John Riggins 192½ 25-12-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L KO 6 10
~ referee: Tommy Hart ~
Lavorante died of injuries sustained in this bout 16 months later

1962-07-20 208 Muhammad Ali 199 14-0-0
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States L KO 5 10
~ time: 1:48 | referee: Tommy Hart ~

1962-03-30 211 Archie Moore 197 182-22-10
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States L TKO 10 10
~ time: 0:38 | referee: Tommy Hart 3-9 | judge: Lee Grossman 1-9 | judge: George Latka 2-10 ~
Attendance: 13,532. Gate: $122,678.
Referee stopped the fight. Lavorante was carried from the ring on a stretcher.

1961-12-29 208 Von Clay 183 16-5-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 2 10
~ time: 1:10 ~

1961-12-06 207 George Logan 203 21-6-1
Boise, Idaho, United States L SD 10 10
Hotly disputed verdict

1961-10-11 206 Jerry Gaines 197 1-3-0
Phoenix, Arizona, United States W KO 2 10
~ time: 2:18 ~

1961-09-25 Alonzo Johnson 18-8-0
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Vern Bybee 11-0 | judge: Jack Silver 11-1 | judge: Johnny Lotsey 10-0 ~
Johnson was knocked down twice in the 9th round.

1961-08-28 209 Willi Besmanoff 204 44-26-7
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States W TKO 7 10
~ referee: Frankie Carter ~
Besmanoff was stopped on a cut right eye.

1961-08-11 Calvin Butler 12-17-0
Omaha, Nebraska, United States W KO 2

1961-06-29 203½ Monroe Ratliff 189 15-17-4
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Vern Bybee 7-2 | judge: Johnny Lotsey 10-2 | judge: Jack Downey 7-4 ~

1961-05-11 206 Zora Folley 200 53-4-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 7 10
~ time: 0:35 | referee: George Latka ~
Folley was knocked down twice in the 6th round, and twice in the 7th round.

1961-04-18 Wayne Womochil 18-7-3
Omaha, Nebraska, United States W KO 2

1961-03-21 206 Tunney Hunsaker 196 15-10-1
Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, United States W KO 5 10
~ time: 2:31 ~
Hunsaker was knocked down in the 1st and 5th round.

1961-03-02 204½ Duke Sabedong 226½ 15-10-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 5 10
~ time: 0:58 | referee: Jimmy Wilson ~

1960-11-26 Jose Giorgetti 19-1-0
Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W PTS 10 10

1960-05-17 206½ Jake Williams 194 8-7-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 6 10
~ referee: Tommy Hart ~
Williams was down twice in the 6th round.

1960-04-19 205 Andy Isaacs 186½ 5-13-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 1 10
~ time: 2:08 ~

1960-03-21 204 Garvin Sawyer 202 14-10-0
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States W KO 2 10

1960-03-12 206½ Reiniero Rey Lopez 201¼ 9-0-0
Havana, Cuba W KO 1 10

1959-11-24 204 Roy Harris 199 27-1-0
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: J D Turner 95-99 | judge: Carroll Carter 92-100 | judge: Gene Cooper 90-99 ~

1959-10-20 202 Sherman Goodman 176 1-7-0
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States W KO 2 6

1959-10-14 Charlie Roberts 1-1-0
Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States W PTS 4 4

1959-10-08 207 Benny Lee Bowser 186
Austin, Texas, United States W KO 3

1959-09-22 Dean C Bogany 8-5-2
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States W KO 3 10
Pro debut for Lavorante

[Expug]

When I was driving a bakery truck in the 80s, a guy I worked with was in a bowling league on the Southside with Eddie Perkins.
Long after Eddies career. It somehow seems appropriate. A regular guy,a real fighter, a fighters fighter.

[THEHAMMER321]

How about Freddie Little originally from Louisiana he ended up fighting and living here in Vegas how is this for an ex fighter he became a highschool teacher here in Las Vegas does anyone know where he is now ?

Hammer . . . I remember Freddie Little very well. I remember him winning the Jr. middleweight crown.
His fight with Korea's Ki Soo Kim is one of many I remember. I also recall that after retiring, Little was a ref in Las Vegas.
Do you remember middleweight Ferd Hernandez, who fought out of Las Vegas?
Hernandez had lost a thumb but still boxed, and later became a Las Vegas referee/official.

I recall when the Hacienda Hotel was a weekly venue. And of course, the Silver Slipper.
I remember Sonny Liston training at the Thunderbird. Johnny Tocco.
Promoters Bill Miller and Mel Greb.
You'd see Joey Giambra dealing blackjack, same with Ralph Dupas. The mob ran Vegas then, and they liked the boxers (except Liston).

Joey Giambra told me he always did well when the mob was in control. He always had a job dealing, or as a pit boss.
When the corporations took over Las Vegas, Joey went to work driving a cab.

Don't know about Freddie Little today.



-Rick Farris

yes my dad would talk about Ferd also Leroy haley talked about him Ferd became popular around here when he beat a very old Ray Robinson,also do you remember a journeyman heavy Leroy Caldwell and Bruce Finch who fought Ray Leonard they both worked with my dad back in the early 1980s at a small casino called The orbit inn

[bennie]

How about Freddie Little originally from Louisiana he ended up fighting and living here in Vegas how is this for an ex fighter he became a highschool teacher here in Las Vegas does anyone know where he is now ?

Hammer . . . I remember Freddie Little very well. I remember him winning the Jr. middleweight crown.
His fight with Korea's Ki Soo Kim is one of many I remember. I also recall that after retiring, Little was a ref in Las Vegas.
Do you remember middleweight Ferd Hernandez, who fought out of Las Vegas?
Hernandez had lost a thumb but still boxed, and later became a Las Vegas referee/official.

I recall when the Hacienda Hotel was a weekly venue. And of course, the Silver Slipper.
I remember Sonny Liston training at the Thunderbird. Johnny Tocco.
Promoters Bill Miller and Mel Greb.
You'd see Joey Giambra dealing blackjack, same with Ralph Dupas. The mob ran Vegas then, and they liked the boxers (except Liston).

Joey Giambra told me he always did well when the mob was in control. He always had a job dealing, or as a pit boss.
When the corporations took over Las Vegas, Joey went to work driving a cab.

Don't know about Freddie Little today.



-Rick Farris

yes my dad would talk about Ferd also Leroy haley talked about him Ferd became popular around here when he beat a very old Ray Robinson,also do you remember a journeyman heavy Leroy Caldwell and Bruce Finch who fought Ray Leonard they both worked with my dad back in the early 1980s at a small casino called The orbit inn

I don't mean to gazump Rick but Bruce Finch and Caldwell are familiar names to me. Caldwell had muscles coming out of his ears and fought Coetzee (off the top of my head) while Finch gave it a go in a no-win fight with Leonard. I think they brought over Caldwell to spar Frank Bruno.

[THEHAMMER321]

yes that's Leroy he had muscles on top of muscles fought many top heavies including Earnie shavers,George Foreman,and fought a draw with trevor berbick but despite the muscles couldn't break an egg

[Expug]

Bruce Finch is a name from the past.
A buddy of mine lost to him. Tim Adams is his name. Hes a real good referee now.
I think Timmy thought he was thrown in a little deep in that one.

[kikibalt]

yes that's Leroy he had muscles on top of muscles fought many top heavies including Earnie shavers,George Foreman,and fought a draw with trevor berbick but despite the muscles couldn't break an egg

Most muscular guys can't punch, Danny "Li'l Red" didn't have a musclar body, but he could flaten you with one shot...

[raylawpc]

How about Freddie Little originally from Louisiana he ended up fighting and living here in Vegas how is this for an ex fighter he became a highschool teacher here in Las Vegas does anyone know where he is now ?

Hammer . . . I remember Freddie Little very well. I remember him winning the Jr. middleweight crown.
His fight with Korea's Ki Soo Kim is one of many I remember. I also recall that after retiring, Little was a ref in Las Vegas.
Do you remember middleweight Ferd Hernandez, who fought out of Las Vegas?
Hernandez had lost a thumb but still boxed, and later became a Las Vegas referee/official.

I recall when the Hacienda Hotel was a weekly venue. And of course, the Silver Slipper.
I remember Sonny Liston training at the Thunderbird. Johnny Tocco.
Promoters Bill Miller and Mel Greb.
You'd see Joey Giambra dealing blackjack, same with Ralph Dupas. The mob ran Vegas then, and they liked the boxers (except Liston).

Joey Giambra told me he always did well when the mob was in control. He always had a job dealing, or as a pit boss.
When the corporations took over Las Vegas, Joey went to work driving a cab.

Don't know about Freddie Little today.



-Rick Farris

I don't remember Ferd as a fighter, but I remember his brother Art. Art was one of those guys who could box your ears off, but couldn't break an egg. Ferd and Art had a younger brother named Chuck who fought as a welterweight, but wasn't nearly as good as either Art or Ferd.

If I remember correctly, Ferd was the referee for the Ali-Lyle fight.

[dagosd2000]

Alejandro Lavorante

birth date 1936-10-25
death date 1964-04-01

division heavyweight
stance orthodox
height 6′ 3½″ / 192cm
reach 73″ / 185cm

nationality Argentina

won 19 (KO 15) + lost 5 (KO 3) + drawn 0 = 24
rounds boxed 125 KO% 62.5

1962-09-21 212 John Riggins 192½ 25-12-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L KO 6 10
~ referee: Tommy Hart ~
Lavorante died of injuries sustained in this bout 16 months later

1962-07-20 208 Muhammad Ali 199 14-0-0
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States L KO 5 10
~ time: 1:48 | referee: Tommy Hart ~

1962-03-30 211 Archie Moore 197 182-22-10
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States L TKO 10 10
~ time: 0:38 | referee: Tommy Hart 3-9 | judge: Lee Grossman 1-9 | judge: George Latka 2-10 ~
Attendance: 13,532. Gate: $122,678.
Referee stopped the fight. Lavorante was carried from the ring on a stretcher.

1961-12-29 208 Von Clay 183 16-5-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 2 10
~ time: 1:10 ~

1961-12-06 207 George Logan 203 21-6-1
Boise, Idaho, United States L SD 10 10
Hotly disputed verdict

1961-10-11 206 Jerry Gaines 197 1-3-0
Phoenix, Arizona, United States W KO 2 10
~ time: 2:18 ~

1961-09-25 Alonzo Johnson 18-8-0
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Vern Bybee 11-0 | judge: Jack Silver 11-1 | judge: Johnny Lotsey 10-0 ~
Johnson was knocked down twice in the 9th round.

1961-08-28 209 Willi Besmanoff 204 44-26-7
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States W TKO 7 10
~ referee: Frankie Carter ~
Besmanoff was stopped on a cut right eye.

1961-08-11 Calvin Butler 12-17-0
Omaha, Nebraska, United States W KO 2

1961-06-29 203½ Monroe Ratliff 189 15-17-4
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Vern Bybee 7-2 | judge: Johnny Lotsey 10-2 | judge: Jack Downey 7-4 ~

1961-05-11 206 Zora Folley 200 53-4-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 7 10
~ time: 0:35 | referee: George Latka ~
Folley was knocked down twice in the 6th round, and twice in the 7th round.

1961-04-18 Wayne Womochil 18-7-3
Omaha, Nebraska, United States W KO 2

1961-03-21 206 Tunney Hunsaker 196 15-10-1
Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, United States W KO 5 10
~ time: 2:31 ~
Hunsaker was knocked down in the 1st and 5th round.

1961-03-02 204½ Duke Sabedong 226½ 15-10-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 5 10
~ time: 0:58 | referee: Jimmy Wilson ~

1960-11-26 Jose Giorgetti 19-1-0
Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W PTS 10 10

1960-05-17 206½ Jake Williams 194 8-7-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 6 10
~ referee: Tommy Hart ~
Williams was down twice in the 6th round.

1960-04-19 205 Andy Isaacs 186½ 5-13-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 1 10
~ time: 2:08 ~

1960-03-21 204 Garvin Sawyer 202 14-10-0
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States W KO 2 10

1960-03-12 206½ Reiniero Rey Lopez 201¼ 9-0-0
Havana, Cuba W KO 1 10

1959-11-24 204 Roy Harris 199 27-1-0
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: J D Turner 95-99 | judge: Carroll Carter 92-100 | judge: Gene Cooper 90-99 ~

1959-10-20 202 Sherman Goodman 176 1-7-0
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States W KO 2 6

1959-10-14 Charlie Roberts 1-1-0
Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States W PTS 4 4

1959-10-08 207 Benny Lee Bowser 186
Austin, Texas, United States W KO 3

1959-09-22 Dean C Bogany 8-5-2
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States W KO 3 10
Pro debut for Lavorante

Rick,Frank
I remember when Lavorante died. What was the deal with that? Was it the beating or something else?

[raylawpc]

John Riggins hurt him badly during their 1962 fight. I read that he was carried from the ring on a stretcher, was in and out of comas for over two years after the fight, and underwent brain surgery at least once. He never fully recovered and he died in 1964 after his parents had him transported back to Argentina. A real tragedy.

I think he was considered quite a prospect before losing to Archie Moore in 1962.

[kikibalt]

John Riggins hurt him badly during their 1962 fight. I read that he was carried from the ring on a stretcher, was in and out of comas for over two years after the fight, and underwent brain surgery at least once. He never fully recovered and he died in 1964 after his parents had him transported back to Argentina. A real tragedy.

I think he was considered quite a prospect before losing to Archie Moore in 1962.

He was already hurt (Archie Moore fight) going into the Riggins fight, never should had fought that fight or any fight after the beating he received from Moore...

[kikibalt]

Ferd Hernandez

birth date 1941-02-20

division middleweight
nationality United States

residence Sidney, Nebraska, United States
birth place Minature, Nebraska, United States

won 34 (KO 7) + lost 9 (KO 0) + drawn 4 = 47
rounds boxed 394 KO% 14.89

1968-09-11 163 Tony Valenti 164 27-3-1
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 10 10

1968-08-14 165 Jimmy Rossette 163½ 10-3-0
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L UD 10 10
~ judge: Mike Petrovich 44-49 | judge: Art Lurie 43-49 | judge: Ralph Mosa 42-50 ~

1968-04-24 164 Carlos Arias 170 1-7-0
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 3 10

1967-11-27 161¾ Jimmy Ramos 161 4-3-3
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 10 10

1967-10-16 Billy Marsh 37-25-10
Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States W PTS 10 10

1967-09-07 160 Luis Manuel Rodriguez 151 79-6-0
Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Jack Downey 1-8 | judge: Elmer Costa 1-7 | judge: Rudy Ortega 1-7 ~

1967-08-03 163 Jimmy Lester 158 28-5-1
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Rudy Ortega 6-3 | judge: Elmer Costa 5-3 | judge: Leonard Morrow 8-2 ~

1967-04-15 159¾ Jose Monon Gonzalez 160 32-10-2
Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico W DQ 9 10
~ referee: Francisco Colon ~
Gonzalez was disqualified for headbutting.

1967-01-30 163¾ Doug Huntley 159 8-4-1
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10

1967-01-09 159¾ Henry Aldrich 154¼ 19-2-0
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W SD 10 10

1966-12-02 161 Nino Benvenuti 163 67-1-0
Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio, Italy L PTS 10 10
Boxing News December 9, 1966

1966-11-14 163 Ike White 160 17-36-4
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10

1966-10-03 164 Ron Thompson 156½ 15-5-0
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W KO 6 10
~ time: 3:03 ~

1966-09-12 164 Carl Moore 157 14-12-5
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Harry Reed 49-43 | judge: Allen Reeves 48-45 | judge: Dick Fehler 49-44 ~

1966-07-28 162½ Andy Heilman 160½ 24-1-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W SD 10 10
~ referee: Lee Grossman 6-3 | judge: George Latka 4-5 | judge: Dick Young 7-3 ~

1966-07-09 165 Jose Monon Gonzalez 162 31-10-1
Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico D PTS 12 12
WBA American Middleweight Title

1966-05-23 167½ Art Adams 165½ 7-4-0
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10

1966-04-18 Eddie Pace 155 25-16-0
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States D PTS 10 10

1966-03-24 162½ Floyd Casey 2-3-2
Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W KO 6 10
~ time: 1:50 | referee: Harold Krause ~

1966-02-21 160 Gene Bryant 28-12-6
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 12 12
~ 56-54 | 56-53 | 57-52 ~
~ USA Nevada State middleweight title ~

1966-01-10 163¼ Jacques Marty 163¼ 10-0-0
Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France L PTS 10 10
Boxing News January 21, 1966

1965-12-20 Tiger Al Williams 42-35-2
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 8 8

1965-12-13 161 Wade Smith 154½ 5-1-1
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 10 10

1965-11-22 160 Jo Gonzales 158 14-0-0
Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France W PTS 10 10
Boxing News December 3, 1965

1965-11-01 162 Carl Moore 161½ 10-9-5
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 8 10
~ time: 2:20 | referee: Harold Krause ~

1965-09-21 158 Stan Harrington 156 58-16-1
International Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L PTS 10 10

1965-08-23 160½ Denny Moyer 158½ 42-18-1
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L UD 10 10

1965-07-12 159¾ Sugar Ray Robinson 160¼ 169-16-6
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W SD 10 10
~ 47-46 | 47-44 | 44-48 ~

1965-06-28 Aristeo Chavarin 10-11-2
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 10 10
~ 46-44 | 46-44 | 46-44 ~

1965-06-16 159¾ Denny Moyer 157½ 40-18-1
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L UD 10 10

1965-05-11 162 Tiger Al Williams 160 39-32-2
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 10 10

1965-04-06 160 Gene Bryant 157½ 25-10-6
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 12 12
~ USA Nevada State middleweight title ~

1965-03-16 162 Nick Acevedo 163½
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 10 10

1965-02-24 162 Don Fullmer 163 33-11-2
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L UD 10 10

1965-02-02 Tommy Hutchins 3-16-0
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10

1965-01-19 Hilario Morales 36-23-4
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 10 10

1964-12-15 161 Rudy Prince 162 10-6-0
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 3 10

1964-12-01 161 Tony Montano 163½ 41-18-2
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 10 10

1964-08-25 159 Arturo Santa Maria 161 0-1-0
Castaways Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W KO 3 5

1964-08-18 153 Irvin Puncey 147½
Castaways Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W KO 3 5

1963-03-07 158 C B Smith 155 1-0-0
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W UD 4 4

1963-02-27 Dave Ryan 1-1-1
Mayo Civic Auditorium, Rochester, Minnesota, United States D PTS 5 5

1963-02-22 Dave Ryan 0-1-1
Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States L PTS 4 4

1962-03-16 148 Dick Cotton 159 6-9-0
City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, United States W PTS 4 4

1962-02-22 151 Rudy Rodriguez 148¾ 1-2-1
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States W PTS 4 4

1962-01-25 157 Rudy Rodriguez 160 1-2-0
Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States D PTS 4 4

1961-12-08 George Meaux 3-2-1
Omaha, Nebraska, United States

[kikibalt]

Art Hernandez

birth date 1941-01-17
division middleweight

nationality United States
residence Omaha, Nebraska, United States

won 47 (KO 13) + lost 19 (KO 6) + drawn 2 = 68
rounds boxed 535 KO% 19.12

1973-07-11 172½ Tony Licata 162 33-0-3
Tampa, Florida, United States L KO 8 10

1973-04-27 Jean Claude Bouttier 60-4-1
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France L TKO 9 10

1973-03-26 160 Bennie Briscoe 159 44-11-1
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States L TKO 3 12
~ time: 1:19 | referee: Pete Tomasco ~
~ NABF middleweight title ~
Hernandez was knocked down once in the 2nd and 3rd round.

1972-12-12 Mike Lankaster 13-0-0
Seattle, Washington, United States W KO 10 10

1972-09-06 159 Denny Moyer 160 85-24-4
Des Moines, Iowa, United States W SD 12 12
~ referee: Jimmy Rondeau 115-118 | judge: Gene Buzzello 119-114 | judge: Roy Tennison 115-114 ~
~ NABF middleweight title ~

1972-06-15 Gary Broughton 17-23-4
Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States L PTS 10 10

1972-01-10 169 Bob Harrington 168 15-14-6
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W UD 10 10

1971-12-02 Bob Harrington 14-13-6
Des Moines, Iowa, United States L PTS 10 10

1971-04-22 Tom Bogs 56-2-1
K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark L PTS 10 10

1971-02-10 160 Denny Moyer 159 73-22-4
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L UD 12 12
~ 50-58 | 52-58 | 51-57 ~
~ NABF middleweight title ~

1970-12-16 Sal Martinez 27-1-1
Omaha, Nebraska, United States W KO 5

1970-08-28 162 Duane Horsman 160½ 48-12-2
Omaha, Nebraska, United States W KO 3 10

1970-07-17 158 Nate Williams 160 22-16-2
Omaha, Nebraska, United States W TKO 11 12

1970-05-11 Larry Brazier 23-7-0
Omaha, Nebraska, United States W UD 10 10

1970-04-09 159 Jimmy Lester 158 40-10-2
Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, United States W UD 10 10

1970-01-29 161 TJ Jones 161 21-10-0
Waterloo, Iowa, United States W UD 10 10

1969-11-17 161 Doug Huntley 159 16-14-3
Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, United States W PTS 10 10

1969-08-15 156 Emile Griffith 151 59-10-0
Arena, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States L SD 10 10
~ 95-97 | 96-93 | 97-98 ~

1969-04-21 Billy Braggs 23-4-1
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W PTS 10 10

1969-02-03 Vidal Flores 14-1-0
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W PTS 10 10

1968-09-17 164 Nino Benvenuti 163½ 76-2-0
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada L UD 10 10

1968-05-27 Rudy Rodriguez 159 19-14-6
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W UD 10 10

1968-02-09 159½ Sandro Mazzinghi 156¾ 52-3-0
Rome, Lazio, Italy L TKO 4 8

1967-11-20 TJ Jones 19-9-0
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States L PTS 10 10

1967-11-06 Bob Harrington 8-1-4
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States W SD 10 10

1967-09-21 161 Gomeo Brennan 161 69-17-6
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W SD 10 10
~ referee: Paul Konnor ~

1967-09-07 159½ Jimmy Lester 158 28-6-1
Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, United States L SD 10 10
~ referee: Fred Apostoli 4-3 | judge: Rudy Ortega 3-6 | judge: Elmer Costa 3-6 ~

1967-06-26 159 Doug Huntley 158 10-5-2
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L UD 10 10
~ judge: Mike Petrovich 45-46 | judge: Ralph Mosa 45-46 | judge: Harold Buck 45-48 ~

1967-06-25 Jose Stable 27-9-2
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10

1967-04-03 160½ Souleymane Diallo 158½ 37-2-2
Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France L PTS 10 10

1967-02-28 Brian Kelly 6-2-0
Kansas City, Missouri, United States W PTS 10 10

1967-02-06 Jo Gonzales 24-2-1
Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France D PTS 10 10

1967-01-23 161 Gene Bryant 158 31-14-6
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W UD 10 10

1966-12-12 Brian Kelly 5-1-0
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W PTS 10 10

1966-05-23 161½ Brian Kelly 162¼ 3-1-0
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, United States L TKO 3 10
~ referee: Sammy Anch ~

1966-05-02 161 Rudolph Bent 162 39-42-4
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W UD 10 10

1966-04-04 Jacques Marty 13-0-0
Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France W PTS 10 10

1966-03-07 Yoland Leveque 26-4-1
Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France L PTS 10 10

1966-01-25 162½ Gomeo Brennan 162 63-11-6
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States L SD 10 10
~ referee: Barney Felix ~

1966-01-13 Doug McLeod 17-16-1
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W KO 8

1965-08-11 160 Tony Montano 169 41-20-2
Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, United States W PTS 10 10
~ referee: Gene Buzzello | 96-94 | 96-95 | 93-97 ~

1965-07-09 160 Doug McLeod 16-14-1
Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, United States W TKO 9 10
~ time: 0:46 | referee: Gene Buzzello ~

1965-04-06 153½ Stan Harrington 154½ 54-15-1
International Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States W PTS 10 10

1965-03-03 158 Mel Stormy Winters 151 22-0-1
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States W TKO 8 10

1965-01-22 156 Nino Benvenuti 157 50-0-0
Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio, Italy L TKO 3 10
~ time: 2:20 ~
A cut over Hernandez's left eye, forced the stoppage
Boxing News February 5, 1965

1964-09-14 Isaac Logart 68-25-9
Omaha, Nebraska, United States W PTS 10 10

1964-07-27 160 Sugar Ray Robinson 162 160-13-4
City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, United States D PTS 10 10
~ referee: Bill Engel ~

1964-06-30 Doug McLeod 15-11-1
Omaha, Nebraska, United States W PTS 10 10

1964-05-08 Jack Holloway 1-7-3
Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States W PTS 6 6

1964-04-23 Rudy Rodriguez 5-6-1
Omaha, Nebraska, United States W PTS 8 8

1964-02-06 Rudy Rodriguez 4-4-1
Omaha, Nebraska, United States W PTS 8 8

1963-10-30 Willie Blackman
Mayo Civic Auditorium, Rochester, Minnesota, United States W KO 3

1963-09-24 Joe Davis 13-5-0
Omaha Civic Auditorium Arena, Omaha, Nebraska, United States W KO 3

1963-03-07 155¾ Leroy Sayles 163 6-6-1
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W UD 6 6

1963-02-22 Marvin Westmoreland 3-3-0
Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States W PTS 5 5

1963-02-08 Leroy Sayles 6-5-1
Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States W PTS 5 5

1963-01-24 150¼ Ron Redelsperger 4-3-1
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W KO 4 6
~ time: 2:15 ~

1963-01-17 Frank Harris
Omaha, Nebraska, United States W KO 4

1963-01-09 152 Aman Peck 155 19-42-4
Mayo Civic Auditorium, Rochester, Minnesota, United States W SD 5 5

1963-01-04 Jerry Mortell 13-6-1
Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States W UD 6 6

1962-12-14 Jack Holloway 0-4-3
Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States W PTS 5 5

1962-11-30 H C Massey 1-0-1
Omaha, Nebraska, United States W PTS 5 5

1962-09-20 Johnny Black
Omaha Civic Auditorium Arena, Omaha, Nebraska, United States W KO 2

1962-04-19 Willie Westbrook 13-10-1
Omaha, Nebraska, United States L PTS 6 6

1962-03-16 157 Al Carbin 160
City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, United States W PTS 4 4

1962-02-22 158 Dick Cotton 156 6-8-0
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States W PTS 4 4

1961-02-22 James Green
Mayo Civic Auditorium, Rochester, Minnesota, United States W KO 4

1961-01-17 Ralph Terry
Omaha, Nebraska, United States

[Rick Farris]

don't mean to gazump Rick but Bruce Finch and Caldwell are familiar names to me. Caldwell had muscles coming out of his ears and fought Coetzee (off the top of my head) while Finch gave it a go in a no-win fight with Leonard. I think they brought over Caldwell to spar Frank Bruno.
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Bennie . . . I'm glad you answered. I had no info on these guys.