Classic American West Coast Boxing

[Rick Farris]

Charles Bronson one of my favorites loved him in The Mechanic and hard times

Gunsmoke . . .

Gunsmoke occupied Stage-3 at the CBS Studio Center for more than 20 years.
When I was thirteen (1965), I visited the Studio with my Grandfather.
He showed me around the lot, and at the time they were also shooting "The Wild, Wild West", "Gilligan's Island", "The Big Valley" and "Honey West" on the lot.
The entire "Dodge City" set was built inside the walls of Stage-3, including the Long Branch Saloon, Matt Dillons office, etc. At the time my uncle was working on Gunsmoke, and I was able to stand behind the camera and watch them film a scene with Matt, Kitty, Doc & Festus. It was a big deal to me as I'd grown up watching these charactors on Saturday night. Gilligan's Lagoon was located on the studios back lot, and remained there until the mid-90's, when it was filled in to make room for a new sound stage. I was working on "Seinfeld" at the time, and would see it every day. Today the CBS Corporate parking lot occupies the spot. Monica and I now live about a half block from the front entrance of that studio, once the Mack Sennett Studios when it was built in 1928, and later Republic Pictures. Studio City is truly a Studio town, and Gunsmoke is a part of that.

Great story Rick.You really got chance to see history in the making working on those sets

Hollywood Ghost Town . . .

Roger . . . Everything about Hollywood (i.e. Southern California) being a major film production location is history. The work has left town. The best technicians and production facilites are still here, but the work has gone to States that provide incentives for producers to save money. When a major film company rolls into town, that city & states economy thrives. So they make it easy for producers to choose their town over doing it at home. They give incentives to film makers. Their technicians are very inexperienced, etc. but thru computor technology, they are able to fix the visuals and make it work. Studio lots are now like Ghost Towns. Universal is selling off much of their back lot to a real estate developer who will build condos on the property in the next few years. Thru my friend, who is Russell Crowe's right-hand man, I "might" have a chance to leave for Australia this summer and work on a project Crowe will be directing. That is Russell's next move, directing and producing. I will know nothing until June, but if if he gets the green light on a proposed production, Monica and I will be headed for Sydney this year. Lots of film work there and in New Zealand, and I can work as a mentor to aspiring LD's and light sets for their novice cinematographers. In L.A. their are too many technicians and too little work. I wish I could throw in the towel and retire, but instead of saving my money, I ran around and married more times than a man should. Today, I still have to work and will be doing so for many years. Word to the wise, it ain't how much you make that count, but how much you keep!


-Rick Farris

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Norman Parra

division bantamweight

nationality United States
residence Los Angeles, California, United States

won 17 (KO 3) + lost 4 (KO 2) + drawn 5 = 26
rounds boxed 182 KO% 11.54

1974-04-05 Francisco Rodriguez 3-1-1
San Diego, California, United States W PTS 10 10

1972-05-06 124 Frankie Cabanig 120½ 5-5-0
Stockton, California, United States W PTS 10 10

1967-01-26 118 Rudy Corona 118 44-18-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L TKO 10 12
~ time: 1:08 | referee: John Thomas ~
California State Bantamweight Title
Parra was knocked down in the 4th and 10th round.

1966-04-21 117½ Rudy Corona 117 42-17-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 12 12
~ referee: John Thomas 5-6 | judge: Lee Grossman 3-7 | judge: Dick Young 5-8 ~
California State Bantamweight Title

1965-12-18 Guillermo Tellez 24-6-4
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico L KO 8

1965-09-16 120 Mayico Robles 121 2-8-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: George Latka 7-3 | judge: Dick Young 7-2 | judge: Joey Olmos 6-2 ~

1965-08-26 118 Jose Lopez 118 33-3-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 12 12
Vacant California State Bantamweight Title

1965-07-20 Manny Elias 41-17-1
Phoenix, Arizona, United States L PTS 10 10

1965-05-04 123½ Manuel Villanueva 123 3-10-2
Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, United States D PTS 10 10

1965-03-30 120 Dave Pierson 125 0-1-0
Sportatorium, Phoenix, Arizona, United States W PTS 6 6

1965-02-22 118½ Manuel Reyes 116 8-5-3
Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, United States W TKO 7 10
~ time: 2:49 ~
Reyes suffered a badly cut eye, and the bout was stopped.

1964-07-07 120 Willie Kee 7-12-2
Castaways Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W KO 9 10

1964-06-02 117½ Lenny Brice 116½ 5-1-0
Castaways Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W SD 10 10

1964-04-30 118 Jose Cejuda 118½ 10-9-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 4 4

1964-04-10 118 Jose Cejuda 116½ 10-8-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6

1964-03-09 Lenny Brice 5-0-0
San Diego, California, United States W PTS 4 4

1963-12-12 119 Mario Bautista 118½
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6

1963-09-12 118 Jesus Chuy Rocha 116½ 0-2-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6

1963-05-17 122 Al Nieto 123 2-1-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 6 6

1963-04-26 120½ Al Nieto 121 2-1-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 6 6

1963-04-15 140 Manuel Villareal 138 0-2-0
Moulin Rouge, Hollywood, California, United States W KO 3 4

1963-03-08 121 Al Nieto 120½ 2-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D TD 1 4
Parra suffered a cut eye, from an accidental headbutt.

1962-12-14 121 Billy Bodish 122 3-0-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 4 4

1962-10-15 124 Larry Flores 124 2-5-1
Moulin Rouge, Hollywood, California, United States W PTS 4 4

1962-05-25 120½ Ruben Salgado 123 2-0-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 4 4

1962-05-07 122 Larry Flores 121 0-3-0
Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, United States W PTS 4 4

[Rick Farris]

Norman Parra . . .

I saw Norman "Buzz Saw" Parra fight Jose "Portillo" Lopez on the undercard of the Rubin "Hurricane" Carter - Luis Rodiguez rematch at the Olympic in the summer of 1965. The fight took place on a thursday, and the following saturday I went to Ensenada with my grandparents. In a little Baja cafe, I saw a poster for that boxing card tacked to the wall. My grandfather went over to the owner and said something to him in Spanish. The owner looked my way, smiled and pulled the poster of the wall, handing it to my grandfather. I took it home and taped it to my bedroom wall. That was 45 years ago. Wish I still had the poster. Years later, Parra would train our friend "Kid Rooter" (Rudy Ramirez Orosco) in San Diego.

[Rick Farris]

Raton Macias vs. Billy Peacock . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clXu8Vy2 ... re=related

[Randyman]

There will always be some debate as to who the best heavyweight of all time was/is but you won't get too many arguments when it comes to the most exciting. Rocky Marciano has to be at the top of almost anyones list. Rocky, a fighter's fighter if ever there was one didn't just throw punches, he pummeled his opponents. He didn't just beat the other guy, he destroyed him.

The following video shows highlights from Rocky's two fights with Ezzard Charles in 1954. Both are good examples of Rocky's single mindedness. I was only a little over a month old when this fight took place. Joe Louis was my fathers favorite heavyweight but he would often speak of Marciano as well. I'm sure he watched this fight. He didn't miss too many. Will there be any more Rocky Marciano's?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oYS0Fpsd7I

Randy

[Expug]

Norman Parra . . .

I saw Norman "Buzz Saw" Parra fight Jose "Portillo" Lopez on the undercard of the Rubin "Hurricane" Carter - Luis Rodiguez rematch at the Olympic in the summer of 1965. The fight took place on a thursday, and the following saturday I went to Ensenada with my grandparents. In a little Baja cafe, I saw a poster for that boxing card tacked to the wall. My grandfather went over to the owner and said something to him in Spanish. The owner looked my way, smiled and pulled the poster of the wall, handing it to my grandfather. I took it home and taped it to my bedroom wall. That was 45 years ago. Wish I still had the poster. Years later, Parra would train our friend "Kid Rooter" (Rudy Ramirez Orosco) in San Diego.

Speaking of fight posters Rick.
Remember the first time you saw your name on a fight poster?
How about that feeling? Talk about walking on air for a few days. Its a great feeling.
I was on a couple. Just towards the bottom, but the first time out, it feels like you are on top of the world.
Of course, it adds a little pressure to go out and actually win and win impressively but thats how the game is played.

[Rick Farris]

Sandra Bullock & Jeff Bridges
Congrats on your well deserved Oscar's!

Two class acts! Working with actors of their decency, kindness, personality & humanity makes up for all the phony %&#@* .

[Rick Farris]

Norman Parra . . .

I saw Norman "Buzz Saw" Parra fight Jose "Portillo" Lopez on the undercard of the Rubin "Hurricane" Carter - Luis Rodiguez rematch at the Olympic in the summer of 1965. The fight took place on a thursday, and the following saturday I went to Ensenada with my grandparents. In a little Baja cafe, I saw a poster for that boxing card tacked to the wall. My grandfather went over to the owner and said something to him in Spanish. The owner looked my way, smiled and pulled the poster of the wall, handing it to my grandfather. I took it home and taped it to my bedroom wall. That was 45 years ago. Wish I still had the poster. Years later, Parra would train our friend "Kid Rooter" (Rudy Ramirez Orosco) in San Diego.

Speaking of fight posters Rick.
Remember the first time you saw your name on a fight poster?
How about that feeling? Talk about walking on air for a few days. Its a great feeling.
I was on a couple. Just towards the bottom, but the first time out, it feels like you are on top of the world.
Of course, it adds a little pressure to go out and actually win and win impressively but thats how the game is played.

Brian . . . You bet I do. It was 1969, and a local amateur promoter, Sammy Saunders, was promoting at the El Monte Legion Stadium. A month later, my name was on another from an amateur show held at the Olympic. It really was a big motivator for me. Sadly, those amateur posters, and just two pro posters (name listed at the bottom), are gone, the victims of a pissed off ex-wife.

But you're right, it really kick's you into high gear.

[Rick Farris]

There will always be some debate as to who the best heavyweight of all time was/is but you won't get too many arguments when it comes to the most exciting. Rocky Marciano has to be at the top of almost anyones list. Rocky, a fighter's fighter if ever there was one didn't just throw punches, he pummeled his opponents. He didn't just beat the other guy, he destroyed him.

The following video shows highlights from Rocky's two fights with Ezzard Charles in 1954. Both are good examples of Rocky's single mindedness. I was only a little over a month old when this fight took place. Joe Louis was my fathers favorite heavyweight but he would often speak of Marciano as well. I'm sure he watched this fight. He didn't miss too many. Will there be any more Rocky Marciano's?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oYS0Fpsd7I

Randy

Great post, Randy. There will never be another Rocky Marciano.

[kikibalt]

Raton Macias vs. Billy Peacock . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clXu8Vy2 ... re=related

Rick...I remember that fight well, I was there at the Olympic that nite, the peanut gallery is from where I watch that fight, rolls of toilet paper, ladies chonies, flying around in the gallery, not to mentioned the feminine napkin with red paint on them. Ah! the old fun days at that great venue!

[Rick Farris]

Sweet Pea . . .

Today when you mention the nickname "Sweet Pea" in relation to a boxer, people think of Pernell Whitaker.
Whitaker's original ring name was "Sweet Pete", that got confused sometime around his pro debut.

There is only one true "Sweet Pea", and that is Billy Peacock. The video in an earlier post reveals his talent.
Around 1970, I was with my girlfriend's family and they were visiting relatives in Long Beach.
Her cousin had been with the Long Beach Fire Dept. for several years, and knew I was a boxer.

He told me that sometime earlier, a small black man, obviously homeless, had wandered into the station and asked for food.
One of the fireman kept staring at the man, who seemed familiar. "You were a boxer, weren't you?" the fireman asked.
The man answered that he was, they used to call me, "Sweet Pea."
"Your Billy Peacock, yes, I remember now, I saw you fight at the Olympic Auditorium."

The firemen took the boxer inside, he sat with them at a table. As they fed him, he shared some ring memories.
He was the real deal, my girlfriend's cousin told me, not an imposter.
After eating, the boxer left, and never returned.

This is a second hand story. I cannot validate the man was actually Billy Peacock, however, it sounds like it was him?


-Rick Farris

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Sweet Pea . . .

Today when you mention the nickname "Sweet Pea" in relation to a boxer, people think of Pernell Whitaker.
Whitaker's original ring name was "Sweet Pete", that got confused sometime around his pro debut.

There is only one true "Sweet Pea", and that is Billy Peacock. The video in an earlier post reveals his talent.
Around 1970, I was with my girlfriend's family and they were visiting relatives in Long Beach.
Her cousin had been with the Long Beach Fire Dept. for several years, and knew I was a boxer.

He told me that sometime earlier, a small black man, obviously homeless, had wandered into the station and asked for food.
One of the fireman kept staring at the man, who seemed familiar. "You were a boxer, weren't you?" the fireman asked.
The man answered that he was, they used to call me, "Sweet Pea."
"Your Billy Peacock, yes, I remember now, I saw you fight at the Olympic Auditorium."

The firemen took the boxer inside, he sat with them at a table. As they fed him, he shared some ring memories.
He was the real deal, my girlfriend's cousin told me, not an imposter.
After eating, the boxer left, and never returned.

This is a second hand story. I cannot validate the man was actually Billy Peacock, however, it sounds like it was him?


-Rick Farris

Rick...The last time I saw Peacock was in the early '60's at the Teamsters Gym, he was well dress, he was walking on his heels on his Stacy Adams shoes, but beside that he looked good....

[Rick Farris]

Suey Welch

Stephen H. "Suey" Welch (Born 1898 or 1899-January 16, 1974) was an Akron, Ohio-based manager who handled boxers from the 1920s through the 1970s. He specialized in bringing fighters from Ohio to Southern California, where many of them went on to become main event fighters. Most notably, he managed Middleweight Champion Gorilla Jones. One of the last fighters he brought to Southern California in the 1970s was "Irish" Gil King of Akron.

Welch was named the matchmaker at the Olympic Auditorium on March 16, 1937, after previous matchmaker Joe Waterman was fired (Waterman's claim) or resigned (Olympic's claim) from his position.[1] Welch made his debut on March 23, 1937 with a main event between Baby Arizmendi and Wally Hally. In January 1938, Welch was made the superivsor of all of Olympic manager Harry Popkin's boxing operations in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Waterman was then reinstated as matchmaker at the Olympic, though Welch would still assist him in making matches.[2]. Welch left his position at the Olympic in April 1939, amidst allegations that Lou and Jack Daro managers of the Olympic and powerful figures in the wrestling game, were paying sportswriters and local politicians.[3] Welch was subsequently cited for tax evasion by the State of California in 1937 and 1938, during which time he was paid $19,000, while claiming a salary of $100 per week. The state also investigated claims of fixed boxing matches, which included the Chuck Crowell and Al (Big Boy) Bray bout.[4]

Welch, a bachelor, died January 16, 1974 in Long Beach, California after a series of heart attacks.

Other boxers in his stable included:

Andy Bundy (1934, while in Los Angeles}
K.O. Christner
Charley (Killer) Coates
Art Hafey
Hank Hankinson
Tommy Hart
Gus Lesnevich (1936, while boxing in Los Angeles)
Al Manfredo (1935-37)
Emilio Martinez (1936, after drawing with John Henry Lewis
Sammy O'Dell
Billy Peacock
Charley Powell

[Rick Farris]

Rick...The last time I saw Peacock was in the early '60's at the Teamsters Gym, he was well dress, he was walking on his heels on his Stacy Adams shoes, but beside that he looked good....
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Frank, I know that Billy Peacock fought here, and was managed for a time by Suey Welch.
I don't know that he lived here after his career was over? He was from Philadelphia, and I believe he fought outta Philly?
Just to satisfy my curiosity, I'll see what I can find. Anybody else know? Chuck Johnston?


-Rick Farris

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Billy Peacock



birth date 1933-06-30
death date 2000-09-29
division bantamweight
height 5′ 4″ / 163cm
alias Sweet Pea

nationality United States
residence Los Angeles, California, United States

birth place Philadelphia, PA
birth name William Peacock

won 42 (KO 18) + lost 34 (KO 9) + drawn 1 = 77
rounds boxed 592 KO% 23.38

date Lb opponent Lb W-L-D last 6 location
1961-02-04 122 Ignacio Pina 118 20-6-1
Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico L KO 3 10
Pina dropped Peacock three times.

1960-12-16 119½ Eder Jofre 123½ 35-0-3
Estadio Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil L KO 2 10

1960-10-08 125 Felix Cervantes 127 20-4-1
Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico L KO 2 10
Peacock was down twice.

1960-05-30 118 Ramon Arias 114 17-6-2
Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela L SD 10 10

1960-04-16 123 Ricardo Lara 123 9-0-1
Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, United States L TKO 4 10

1960-03-14 121½ Baby Moe Mario 118 22-11-4
National Guard Armory, Reno, Nevada, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Jimmy Olivas 47-49 | 45-49 | 45-49 ~

1960-03-01 124 Manny Elias 124 13-8-0
Phoenix, Arizona, United States L PTS 10 10

1959-12-29 121¼ Benny Casing 121 13-0-1
Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Jack Silver ~

1959-04-20 123 Jose Becerra 124 61-4-2
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico L KO 1 10

1959-02-21 123¼ Felix Cervantes 125½ 9-3-1
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: John Thomas 94-99 | judge: Joey Olmos 92-100 | judge: Reggie Gilmore 92-100 ~

1958-12-13 126 Battling Torres 130 19-0-0
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico L KO 5 10
Peacock was floored three times.

1958-11-20 Kildo Martinez 6-21-6
Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico L PTS 10 10

1958-11-01 125 Alfredo Escobar 128¼ 16-1-1
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Lee Grossman 92-98 | judge: Tommy Hart 95-96 | judge: Russ Bradford 94-98 ~

1958-09-29 124 Kid Irapuato 123 11-2-1
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico L SD 10 10

1958-07-02 112½ Peter Keenan 112 52-8-1
Cathkin Park, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom L PTS 10 10x3
Peacock was knocked down in the 6th round.

1958-06-07 118 Boots Monroe 118 16-1-0
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L UD 12 12
~ referee: Jimmy Wilson 112-118 | judge: Jack McDonald 113-117 | judge: John Thomas 109-118 ~
~ USA California State bantamweight title ~

1958-05-10 120½ Herman Marques 119½ 5-1-0
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States L PTS 10 10

1958-04-01 117½ Jose Toluco Lopez 117¾ 45-7-2
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, United States L TKO 11 12
~ time: 2:41 | referee: Mushy Callahan 85-97 ~
Lopez was knocked down once in the 2nd, Peacock was knocked down twice in the 3rd.

1958-02-12 118 Gaetano Annaloro 115 26-24-10
Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Marshall Leach 100-84 | judge: I.M. Vigil 100-88 | judge: J.S. Shelley 100-92 ~

1958-01-24 120½ Panchito Gonzalez 124 3-1-1
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States W KO 4 10

1958-01-18 117½ Ross Padilla 117½ 11-4-2
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: Lee Grossman 117-113 | judge: Reggie Gilmore 119-111 | judge: Tommy Hart 118-109 ~
~ USA California State bantamweight title ~

1958-01-03 120 Jorge Herrera 116 23-27-3
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States W KO 2 10

1957-12-14 121 Leroy (Casey) Jones 125 25-13-6
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W TKO 4 10
~ referee: Dynamite Jackson ~
Jones was knocked down once in the 3rd and 4th round.

1957-12-07 117¾ Frankie Campos 118 16-7-0
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W TKO 8 12
~ time: 2:36 | referee: Jimmy Wilson 68-63 ~
~ vacant USA California State bantamweight title ~
A cut over Campos's right eye, led to the stoppage.

1957-10-14 119¼ Danny Kid 116¾ 21-12-6
Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L SD 10 10
~ 45-47 | 45-48 | 46-44 ~

1957-08-26 Jose Toluco Lopez 36-7-2
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico L PTS 10 10

1957-08-10 123 Sonny Leon 126 25-7-4
National Stadium, Caracas, Venezuela L PTS 10 10

1957-07-27 122¾ Noel Humphreys 127 21-8-4
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Tommy Hart 95-96 | judge: Reggie Gilmore 95-96 | judge: Charley Randolph 94-96 ~

1957-03-26 120½ Kid Anahuac 126 31-9-4
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Mushy Callahan 89-97 | judge: George Latka 89-97 | judge: Tommy Herman 89-97 ~
Peacock was knocked down for a nine-count in the 6th round.

1957-02-21 122½ Rudy Garcia 125½ 35-11-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Dynamite Jackson 98-93 | judge: Frankie Van 99-95 | judge: Reggie Gilmore 98-93

1957-01-10 123 Larry Bataan 124½ 24-5-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 10 10
~ referee: Mushy Callahan 95-96 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 96-94 | judge: Tommy Hart 94-94 ~
Peacock rallied strongly in the last two rounds to get a draw.

1956-10-30 122½ Rudy Garcia 126 34-10-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 6 12
~ time: 2:38 | referee: Mushy Callahan 45-46 | judge: Frankie Van 46-49 | judge: Jack McDonald 47-47 ~
The favored Garcia was ahead for four rounds, but Peacock hurt him in round five and cut his eye, and in the sixth connected with a devastating left hook that put his opponent down and then in no condition to continue.

1956-09-30 Fili Nava 31-12-2
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico L PTS 10 10

1956-08-14 120 Jose Toluco Lopez 121 27-4-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Abe Roth 100-90 | judge: Dynamite Jackson 99-89 | judge: Jack McDonald 97-91 ~
Peacock landed smashing rights to Lopez's jaw but could not floor the tough Mexican, although winning decisively.

1956-06-08 Kildo Martinez 3-6-5
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W KO 6 10

1956-05-25 Memo Sanchez 15-14-0
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W KO 3 10

1956-04-26 123¼ Nate Brooks 127½ 10-6-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 1 10
~ time: 2:30 | referee: Jimmy Wilson ~
Brooks was knocked down twice.

1956-03-16 118 Alphonse Halimi 119½ 10-0-0
Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France L PTS 10 10

1956-03-01 119 Pimi Barajas 118¾ 6-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 4 10
~ time: 1:45 | referee: Lee Grossman ~
Barajas was knocked down five times.

1956-02-16 123 Joey Benson 122¾ 4-4-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W MD 10 10
~ referee: Dynamite Jackson 56-54 | judge: Tommy Herman 55-55 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 58-52 ~

1955-10-17 118 Chamroen Songkitrat 117½ 7-4-1
Bangkok, Thailand W TKO 9 10
The fight was stopped midway through the ninth round. Songkitrat was down in the seventh round and suffered a broken nose.

1955-09-20 122 Vic Eisen 120 22-11-3
Sam Lynn Ballpark, Bakersfield, California, United States W TKO 5 10
~ time: 1:15 | referee: Jimmy Wilson ~

1955-07-21 122 Oscar Torres 121 20-26-3
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States W UD 10 10
1955-06-28 123 Alex Fimbres 126 33-28-4
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States W KO 4 10
~ time: 1:27 | referee: Joe Louis ~

1955-06-15 121½ Raul Macias 122¾ 19-0-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 3 10
~ time: 2:29 | referee: Mushy Callahan ~
Macias suffered a broken jaw when he was knocked out. It was a complete reversal of form from their first fight.

1955-02-17 119¾ Alex Santoy 119¾ 10-5-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 4 10
~ time: 2:09 | referee: Russ Bradford ~
Santoy was knocked down once in the 3rd and 4th round.

1955-01-08 118 Keeny Teran 114 21-2-1
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W TKO 7 10
~ time: 1:19 | referee: Dynamite Jackson ~
Teran was down once in the 5th and 6th round.

1954-12-10 117¾ Mario D'Agata 119 28-5-2
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 12 12

1954-11-29 119¼ Jean Pierre Cossemyns 118¾ 27-1-2
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia W PTS 12 12
~ referee: Vic Patrick ~

1954-10-29 118¼ Bobby Sinn 119¾ 28-5-4
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~

1954-10-18 118¼ Jean Pierre Cossemyns 118½ 27-0-2
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia W PTS 12 12
~ referee: Vic Patrick ~

1954-07-04 126 Fili Nava 125 21-9-2
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico L UD 10 10
This bout does not appear on either boxers record in Ring Record Books. Source: United Press Report in New York Times.

1954-03-13 116 Raul Macias 119 12-0-0
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico L TKO 7 10

1954-02-08 117 Nate Brooks 116¾ 7-1-0
Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States L TKO 8 12
~ time: 3:00 | referee: Petey Scalzo ~
North American Bantamweight Title
Peacock was knocked down twice in the 8th. Scalzo stopped the bout at the end of the round, on advice from the ringside physician

1954-01-19 118½ Al Cruz 121 22-3-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Charley Randolph 52-58 | judge: Tommy Hart 50½-59½ | judge: Joe Stone 49½-60½ ~
Cruz scored a knockdown an 8-count knockdown in the ninth round.

1953-12-22 120½ Jesse Mongia 120¾ 23-5-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 9 10
~ time: 1:59 | referee: Frankie Van ~

1953-11-23 121 Oscar Torres 122 18-19-2
Arena, South Gate, California, United States W UD 10 10

1953-11-05 117 Johnny Ortega 113 19-5-3
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W RTD 8 12
North American Bantamweight Title
Ortega was unable to answer the bell for the 9th round.

1953-08-17 117½ Henry (Pappy) Gault 118 50-6-1
Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States W SD 12 12
~ referee: Petey Scalzo 7-4 | judge: Artie Aidala 7-5 | judge: Charley Shortell 5-6 ~
North American Bantamweight Title

1953-07-07 118 Javier Gutierrez 116 21-14-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 12 12
~ referee: Frankie Van 65-67 | judge: Tommy Hart 65-67 | judge: Reggie Gilmore 65½-66½ ~
~ USA California State bantamweight title ~
It was an exciting fight and the audience responded by raining coins on the ring at the end. Gutierrez won by his aggressiveness.

1953-06-09 121 Javier Gutierrez 121½ 20-14-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Abe Roth 54-56 | judge: Frankie Van 54½-55½ | judge: Tommy Hart 54½-55½ ~

1953-05-12 117 Oscar Torres 118 17-16-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: Mushy Callahan 70-62 | judge: Tommy Hart 70½-61½ | judge: Joe Stone 69-63 ~
~ USA California State bantamweight title ~

1953-04-07 116½ Oscar Torres 118 17-15-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 2 12
~ referee: Mushy Callahan ~
~ USA California State bantamweight title ~
The fight lasted two exciting rounds before it had to be stopped because of a severe cut left eye suffered by Torres.

1953-03-03 118½ Baby Moe Mario 119½ 17-1-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Abe Roth 60-50 | judge: Dynamite Jackson 63½-46½ | judge: Reggie Gilmore 58½-51½ ~

1953-02-03 117 Tommy Umeda 120 33-26-8
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Mushy Callahan 59-51 | judge: Lee Grossman 59-51 | judge: Reggie Gilmore 61-49 ~

1953-01-13 118 Tommy Umeda 120 33-25-8
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Reggie Gilmore 57½-52½ | judge: Mushy Callahan 57-53 | judge: Dynamite Jackson 59-51 ~
Peacock was knocked down at the end of the 5th round, Peacock was a substitute for Keeny Teran.

1953-01-06 119 Bobby Garza 125¼ 31-24-17
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 6 6

1952-12-09 118 Celso Hidalgo 120 3-6-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 6 6
Hidalgo was knocked down in the 2nd round.

1952-11-25 119 Celso Hidalgo 120½ 3-5-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W SD 6 6

1952-10-07 116 Alex Fimbres 121 30-19-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 6 6

1952-09-30 117 Jose Luis Cotero 119 3-1-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 4 4

1952-09-22 117 Lorenzo Arana 125 3-7-2
Bakersfield Stadium, Bakersfield, California, United States W PTS 4 4

1952-09-16 115 Billy Evans 121 13-11-7
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 4 4

1952-03-08 116 Billy Dunn 116
Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States W PTS 4 4

1951-11-29 Howard Curry 0-2-0
Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States L PTS 4 4

1951-11-17 Pinky Davis 2-0-0
Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States W PTS 4 4

1951-10-25 Howard Curry
Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States W PTS 4 4

[kikibalt]

Jack Root, Joe Stanley & Billy Peacock

[kikibalt]

Rick...The last time I saw Peacock was in the early '60's at the Teamsters Gym, he was well dress, he was walking on his heels on his Stacy Adams shoes, but beside that he looked good....
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Frank, I know that Billy Peacock fought here, and was managed for a time by Suey Welch.
I don't know that he lived here after his career was over? He was from Philadelphia, and I believe he fought outta Philly?
Just to satisfy my curiosity, I'll see what I can find. Anybody else know? Chuck Johnston?


-Rick Farris

Rick...Don't where Peacock was living after his boxing career was over, I would say it was about 1963 the last time I seen him, I do know that he wasn't fighting anymore at the time that I seen him last.

[kikibalt]

Rick & Randy, on the above 1953 Knockout page Mel Epstein is mentioned.

[dagosd2000]

Rick & Randy, on the above 1953 Knockout page Mel Epstein is mentioned.

Frank/Rick
I remember going in Bob Johnston's Sport Palace Bar on lower Market St. in San Diego.It was around 1968. They used to talk about Billy Peacock.I know he fought in Mexico at the end. I think he lived in San Diego for a short time,but I might be wrong on that.

[THEHAMMER321]

Hey Rog does Sweet Irving Mitchel still live in san Diego,I know he was a stablemate of James Kinchen,he was going pretty good until Azumah Nelson spanked him

[Randyman]

I had a great visit today from my old friend Sergio and his wife Denise, They've live in Ogden, Utah since 1992. We haven't seen them in a while. His brother passed away and he was in town for the funeral. Some of you may remember Bob Armstrong, a trainer from the Main Street Gym. Sergio was Bob's first fighter, sort of. After one week of training he realized boxing wasn't for him. His career was quicker than mine.

There's nothing like getting together with old friends and talking about the old days. Sergio grew up across the street from me in Pico Rivera. So we have known each other since we were kids. We took them to a Mexican restaurant for dinner. While we were there he told me that they went to a Mexican restaurant in Salt lake City. He asked for a bowl of menudo and no one there knew what he was talking about. A Mexican restaurant that never heard of menudo? Only in Salt Lake City. Anyways, it was a great visit.

[Randyman]

Rick & Randy, on the above 1953 Knockout page Mel Epstein is mentioned.

[Randyman]

Billy Peacock



birth date 1933-06-30
death date 2000-09-29
division bantamweight
height 5′ 4″ / 163cm
alias Sweet Pea

nationality United States
residence Los Angeles, California, United States

birth place Philadelphia, PA
birth name William Peacock

won 42 (KO 18) + lost 34 (KO 9) + drawn 1 = 77
rounds boxed 592 KO% 23.38

date Lb opponent Lb W-L-D last 6 location
1961-02-04 122 Ignacio Pina 118 20-6-1
Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico L KO 3 10
Pina dropped Peacock three times.

1960-12-16 119½ Eder Jofre 123½ 35-0-3
Estadio Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil L KO 2 10

1960-10-08 125 Felix Cervantes 127 20-4-1
Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico L KO 2 10
Peacock was down twice.

1960-05-30 118 Ramon Arias 114 17-6-2
Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela L SD 10 10

1960-04-16 123 Ricardo Lara 123 9-0-1
Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, United States L TKO 4 10

1960-03-14 121½ Baby Moe Mario 118 22-11-4
National Guard Armory, Reno, Nevada, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Jimmy Olivas 47-49 | 45-49 | 45-49 ~

1960-03-01 124 Manny Elias 124 13-8-0
Phoenix, Arizona, United States L PTS 10 10

1959-12-29 121¼ Benny Casing 121 13-0-1
Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Jack Silver ~

1959-04-20 123 Jose Becerra 124 61-4-2
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico L KO 1 10

1959-02-21 123¼ Felix Cervantes 125½ 9-3-1
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: John Thomas 94-99 | judge: Joey Olmos 92-100 | judge: Reggie Gilmore 92-100 ~

1958-12-13 126 Battling Torres 130 19-0-0
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico L KO 5 10
Peacock was floored three times.

1958-11-20 Kildo Martinez 6-21-6
Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico L PTS 10 10

1958-11-01 125 Alfredo Escobar 128¼ 16-1-1
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Lee Grossman 92-98 | judge: Tommy Hart 95-96 | judge: Russ Bradford 94-98 ~

1958-09-29 124 Kid Irapuato 123 11-2-1
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico L SD 10 10

1958-07-02 112½ Peter Keenan 112 52-8-1
Cathkin Park, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom L PTS 10 10x3
Peacock was knocked down in the 6th round.

1958-06-07 118 Boots Monroe 118 16-1-0
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L UD 12 12
~ referee: Jimmy Wilson 112-118 | judge: Jack McDonald 113-117 | judge: John Thomas 109-118 ~
~ USA California State bantamweight title ~

1958-05-10 120½ Herman Marques 119½ 5-1-0
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States L PTS 10 10

1958-04-01 117½ Jose Toluco Lopez 117¾ 45-7-2
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, United States L TKO 11 12
~ time: 2:41 | referee: Mushy Callahan 85-97 ~
Lopez was knocked down once in the 2nd, Peacock was knocked down twice in the 3rd.

1958-02-12 118 Gaetano Annaloro 115 26-24-10
Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Marshall Leach 100-84 | judge: I.M. Vigil 100-88 | judge: J.S. Shelley 100-92 ~

1958-01-24 120½ Panchito Gonzalez 124 3-1-1
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States W KO 4 10

1958-01-18 117½ Ross Padilla 117½ 11-4-2
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: Lee Grossman 117-113 | judge: Reggie Gilmore 119-111 | judge: Tommy Hart 118-109 ~
~ USA California State bantamweight title ~

1958-01-03 120 Jorge Herrera 116 23-27-3
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States W KO 2 10

1957-12-14 121 Leroy (Casey) Jones 125 25-13-6
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W TKO 4 10
~ referee: Dynamite Jackson ~
Jones was knocked down once in the 3rd and 4th round.

1957-12-07 117¾ Frankie Campos 118 16-7-0
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W TKO 8 12
~ time: 2:36 | referee: Jimmy Wilson 68-63 ~
~ vacant USA California State bantamweight title ~
A cut over Campos's right eye, led to the stoppage.

1957-10-14 119¼ Danny Kid 116¾ 21-12-6
Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L SD 10 10
~ 45-47 | 45-48 | 46-44 ~

1957-08-26 Jose Toluco Lopez 36-7-2
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico L PTS 10 10

1957-08-10 123 Sonny Leon 126 25-7-4
National Stadium, Caracas, Venezuela L PTS 10 10

1957-07-27 122¾ Noel Humphreys 127 21-8-4
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Tommy Hart 95-96 | judge: Reggie Gilmore 95-96 | judge: Charley Randolph 94-96 ~

1957-03-26 120½ Kid Anahuac 126 31-9-4
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Mushy Callahan 89-97 | judge: George Latka 89-97 | judge: Tommy Herman 89-97 ~
Peacock was knocked down for a nine-count in the 6th round.

1957-02-21 122½ Rudy Garcia 125½ 35-11-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Dynamite Jackson 98-93 | judge: Frankie Van 99-95 | judge: Reggie Gilmore 98-93

1957-01-10 123 Larry Bataan 124½ 24-5-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 10 10
~ referee: Mushy Callahan 95-96 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 96-94 | judge: Tommy Hart 94-94 ~
Peacock rallied strongly in the last two rounds to get a draw.

1956-10-30 122½ Rudy Garcia 126 34-10-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 6 12
~ time: 2:38 | referee: Mushy Callahan 45-46 | judge: Frankie Van 46-49 | judge: Jack McDonald 47-47 ~
The favored Garcia was ahead for four rounds, but Peacock hurt him in round five and cut his eye, and in the sixth connected with a devastating left hook that put his opponent down and then in no condition to continue.

1956-09-30 Fili Nava 31-12-2
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico L PTS 10 10

1956-08-14 120 Jose Toluco Lopez 121 27-4-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Abe Roth 100-90 | judge: Dynamite Jackson 99-89 | judge: Jack McDonald 97-91 ~
Peacock landed smashing rights to Lopez's jaw but could not floor the tough Mexican, although winning decisively.

1956-06-08 Kildo Martinez 3-6-5
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W KO 6 10

1956-05-25 Memo Sanchez 15-14-0
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W KO 3 10

1956-04-26 123¼ Nate Brooks 127½ 10-6-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 1 10
~ time: 2:30 | referee: Jimmy Wilson ~
Brooks was knocked down twice.

1956-03-16 118 Alphonse Halimi 119½ 10-0-0
Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France L PTS 10 10

1956-03-01 119 Pimi Barajas 118¾ 6-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 4 10
~ time: 1:45 | referee: Lee Grossman ~
Barajas was knocked down five times.

1956-02-16 123 Joey Benson 122¾ 4-4-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W MD 10 10
~ referee: Dynamite Jackson 56-54 | judge: Tommy Herman 55-55 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 58-52 ~

1955-10-17 118 Chamroen Songkitrat 117½ 7-4-1
Bangkok, Thailand W TKO 9 10
The fight was stopped midway through the ninth round. Songkitrat was down in the seventh round and suffered a broken nose.

1955-09-20 122 Vic Eisen 120 22-11-3
Sam Lynn Ballpark, Bakersfield, California, United States W TKO 5 10
~ time: 1:15 | referee: Jimmy Wilson ~

1955-07-21 122 Oscar Torres 121 20-26-3
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States W UD 10 10
1955-06-28 123 Alex Fimbres 126 33-28-4
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States W KO 4 10
~ time: 1:27 | referee: Joe Louis ~

1955-06-15 121½ Raul Macias 122¾ 19-0-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 3 10
~ time: 2:29 | referee: Mushy Callahan ~
Macias suffered a broken jaw when he was knocked out. It was a complete reversal of form from their first fight.

1955-02-17 119¾ Alex Santoy 119¾ 10-5-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 4 10
~ time: 2:09 | referee: Russ Bradford ~
Santoy was knocked down once in the 3rd and 4th round.

1955-01-08 118 Keeny Teran 114 21-2-1
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W TKO 7 10
~ time: 1:19 | referee: Dynamite Jackson ~
Teran was down once in the 5th and 6th round.

1954-12-10 117¾ Mario D'Agata 119 28-5-2
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 12 12

1954-11-29 119¼ Jean Pierre Cossemyns 118¾ 27-1-2
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia W PTS 12 12
~ referee: Vic Patrick ~

1954-10-29 118¼ Bobby Sinn 119¾ 28-5-4
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~

1954-10-18 118¼ Jean Pierre Cossemyns 118½ 27-0-2
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia W PTS 12 12
~ referee: Vic Patrick ~

1954-07-04 126 Fili Nava 125 21-9-2
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico L UD 10 10
This bout does not appear on either boxers record in Ring Record Books. Source: United Press Report in New York Times.

1954-03-13 116 Raul Macias 119 12-0-0
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico L TKO 7 10

1954-02-08 117 Nate Brooks 116¾ 7-1-0
Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States L TKO 8 12
~ time: 3:00 | referee: Petey Scalzo ~
North American Bantamweight Title
Peacock was knocked down twice in the 8th. Scalzo stopped the bout at the end of the round, on advice from the ringside physician

1954-01-19 118½ Al Cruz 121 22-3-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Charley Randolph 52-58 | judge: Tommy Hart 50½-59½ | judge: Joe Stone 49½-60½ ~
Cruz scored a knockdown an 8-count knockdown in the ninth round.

1953-12-22 120½ Jesse Mongia 120¾ 23-5-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 9 10
~ time: 1:59 | referee: Frankie Van ~

1953-11-23 121 Oscar Torres 122 18-19-2
Arena, South Gate, California, United States W UD 10 10

1953-11-05 117 Johnny Ortega 113 19-5-3
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W RTD 8 12
North American Bantamweight Title
Ortega was unable to answer the bell for the 9th round.

1953-08-17 117½ Henry (Pappy) Gault 118 50-6-1
Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States W SD 12 12
~ referee: Petey Scalzo 7-4 | judge: Artie Aidala 7-5 | judge: Charley Shortell 5-6 ~
North American Bantamweight Title

1953-07-07 118 Javier Gutierrez 116 21-14-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 12 12
~ referee: Frankie Van 65-67 | judge: Tommy Hart 65-67 | judge: Reggie Gilmore 65½-66½ ~
~ USA California State bantamweight title ~
It was an exciting fight and the audience responded by raining coins on the ring at the end. Gutierrez won by his aggressiveness.

1953-06-09 121 Javier Gutierrez 121½ 20-14-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Abe Roth 54-56 | judge: Frankie Van 54½-55½ | judge: Tommy Hart 54½-55½ ~

1953-05-12 117 Oscar Torres 118 17-16-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: Mushy Callahan 70-62 | judge: Tommy Hart 70½-61½ | judge: Joe Stone 69-63 ~
~ USA California State bantamweight title ~

1953-04-07 116½ Oscar Torres 118 17-15-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 2 12
~ referee: Mushy Callahan ~
~ USA California State bantamweight title ~
The fight lasted two exciting rounds before it had to be stopped because of a severe cut left eye suffered by Torres.

1953-03-03 118½ Baby Moe Mario 119½ 17-1-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Abe Roth 60-50 | judge: Dynamite Jackson 63½-46½ | judge: Reggie Gilmore 58½-51½ ~

1953-02-03 117 Tommy Umeda 120 33-26-8
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Mushy Callahan 59-51 | judge: Lee Grossman 59-51 | judge: Reggie Gilmore 61-49 ~

1953-01-13 118 Tommy Umeda 120 33-25-8
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Reggie Gilmore 57½-52½ | judge: Mushy Callahan 57-53 | judge: Dynamite Jackson 59-51 ~
Peacock was knocked down at the end of the 5th round, Peacock was a substitute for Keeny Teran.

1953-01-06 119 Bobby Garza 125¼ 31-24-17
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 6 6

1952-12-09 118 Celso Hidalgo 120 3-6-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 6 6
Hidalgo was knocked down in the 2nd round.

1952-11-25 119 Celso Hidalgo 120½ 3-5-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W SD 6 6

1952-10-07 116 Alex Fimbres 121 30-19-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 6 6

1952-09-30 117 Jose Luis Cotero 119 3-1-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 4 4

1952-09-22 117 Lorenzo Arana 125 3-7-2
Bakersfield Stadium, Bakersfield, California, United States W PTS 4 4

1952-09-16 115 Billy Evans 121 13-11-7
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 4 4

1952-03-08 116 Billy Dunn 116
Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States W PTS 4 4

1951-11-29 Howard Curry 0-2-0
Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States L PTS 4 4

1951-11-17 Pinky Davis 2-0-0
Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States W PTS 4 4

1951-10-25 Howard Curry
Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States W PTS 4 4

Admittedly, I don't know too much about Billy Peocock but he had to be one tough cookie to decision Tommy Umeda, twice and to stop Keeny Teran in 7. I wonder if this was one of the fights that Keeny fought while he was high?

[Rick Farris]

Rick & Randy, on the above 1953 Knockout page Mel Epstein is mentioned.

Thanks Frank. I got a kick out of the United Sporting Goods ad. I still remember it's 9th & Hill location downtown.
Seems they had a lot better inventory in those days, including Ben-Lee and Casanova equipment, according to the ad.

[kikibalt]

Admittedly, I don't know too much about Billy Peocock but he had to be one tough cookie to decision Tommy Umeda, twice and to stop Keeny Teran in 7. I wonder if this was one of the fights that Keeny fought while he was high?

Not knowing for sure, but if I had to take a guess I would say yes, I later found out that Keeny was using heavy at that time, but drug or no drug Keeny couldn't beat Peacock, Billy was just too big for Keeny, Keeny was just a flyweight and Peacock was a full bantamweight, too big....