Jose Becerra vs Alphonse Halimi
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Jose Becerra vs Alphonse Halimi
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Rick Farris
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Jose Becerra vs Alphonse Halimi
1959-07-08 : Jose Becerra 117½lbs beat Alphonse Halimi 117lbs by KO at 2:02 in round 8 of 15
Location: Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA
Referee: Tommy Hart 66-66
Judge: George Latka 66-66
Judge: Charley Randolph 66-64
World Bantamweight Title
Halimi was knocked down twice in the 8th round.
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Cisco Andrade vs Art Aragon
Art Aragon vs. Cisco Andrade - 1958
Art Aragon 144½lbs beat Cisco Andrade 137lbs by TKO in round 9 of 10
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California
Referee: Abe Roth 78-73
Judge: Tommy Hart 67-73
Judge: Dynamite Jackson
For the first seven rounds, Andrade outboxed Aragon. Aragon was able to land some hard shots, but he was cut deeply over his left eye. In the 8th round, Aragon floored Andrade with a left hook for a nine count. After Andrade rose, and weathered the storm, he was able to recover to fight Aragon on an even basis at the end of the round.
Early in the 9th, two right hands and a left hook from Aragon, knocked Andrade down for a second time. Again, Andrade rose at the count of nine, and as he rose he offered his gloves to referee Abe Roth. Roth took a step back and stopped the bout.
The stoppage caused a small riot. Roth then surprised the boxing writers ringside, by stating that he had Andrade down by five points going into the 9th round, and that he felt Andrade was in danger of being seriously hurt. Roth was then immeadiately suspended by the California State Athletic Commission, until he explained his stoppage of the bout.
Aragon's purse was withheld after the bout, for using too much collodion as a protection from cuts on his eyebrows. Andrade had refused to enter the ring amid the controversy, and had to be prodded to enter by his co-manager Frank Sinatra.
Attendance: 14,000
Gate: $95,100
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And I was thereRick Farris wrote:kikibalt wrote:
Cisco Andrade vs Art Aragon
Art Aragon vs. Cisco Andrade - 1958
Art Aragon 144½lbs beat Cisco Andrade 137lbs by TKO in round 9 of 10
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, USA
Referee: Abe Roth 78-73
Judge: Tommy Hart 67-73
Judge: Dynamite Jackson
For the first seven rounds, Andrade outboxed Aragon. Aragon was able to land some hard shots, but he was cut deeply over his left eye. In the 8th round, Aragon floored Andrade with a left hook for a nine count. After Andrade rose, and weathered the storm, he was able to recover to fight Aragon on an even basis at the end of the round.
Early in the 9th, two right hands and a left hook from Aragon, knocked Andrade down for a second time. Again, Andrade rose at the count of nine, and as he rose he offered his gloves to referee Abe Roth. Roth took a step back and stopped the bout.
Controversy
The stoppage caused a small riot. Roth then surprised the boxing writers ringside, by stating that he had Andrade down by five points going into the 9th round, and that he felt Andrade was in danger of being seriously hurt. Roth was then immeadiately suspended by the California State Athletic Commission, until he explained his stoppage of the bout.
Aragon's purse was withheld after the bout, for using too much collodion as a protection from cuts on his eyebrows. Andrade had refused to enter the ring amid the controversy, and had to be prodded to enter by his co-manager Frank Sinatra.
Miscellaneous Facts
Attendance: 14,000
Gate: $95,100
. Man! I'm lucky that I was born in 1936..... 
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And I was there . Man! I'm lucky that I was born in 1936.....
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I was six-years-old at the time. I didn't see sh*t.
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I was six-years-old at the time. I didn't see sh*t.
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Rick Farris wrote:And I was there . Man! I'm lucky that I was born in 1936.....
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I was six-years-old at the time. I didn't see sh*t.
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Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena...1958
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Lauro Salas & Cisco Andrade with actress Shirley Price
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Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California
Raul Macias L Alphonse Halimi SD 15 15
Jose Becerra L Dwight Hawkins KO 4 10
Auburn Copeland W Bobby Gray KO 5 6
Manny Elias L Willie Parker PTS 4 4
Ernest Harris W Clyde Nettles PTS 4 4
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Soon to be California Boxing Hall of Famer, Dwight "The Hawk" Hawkins, was a 17-year-old Manuel Arts High School student when he flattened 23-year-old future world champ, Jose Beccera. In the main event, Alphonse Halimi won the bantam title from Raton Macias. Beccera would eventully flatten Halimi and become a great champion . Hawkins would never fight for a world title.
Raul Macias L Alphonse Halimi SD 15 15
Jose Becerra L Dwight Hawkins KO 4 10
Auburn Copeland W Bobby Gray KO 5 6
Manny Elias L Willie Parker PTS 4 4
Ernest Harris W Clyde Nettles PTS 4 4
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Soon to be California Boxing Hall of Famer, Dwight "The Hawk" Hawkins, was a 17-year-old Manuel Arts High School student when he flattened 23-year-old future world champ, Jose Beccera. In the main event, Alphonse Halimi won the bantam title from Raton Macias. Beccera would eventully flatten Halimi and become a great champion . Hawkins would never fight for a world title.
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Rick Farris wrote:Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, United States
Raul Macias L Alphonse Halimi SD 15 15
Jose Becerra L Dwight Hawkins KO 4 10
Auburn Copeland W Bobby Gray KO 5 6
Manny Elias L Willie Parker PTS 4 4
Ernest Harris W Clyde Nettles PTS 4 4
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Soon to be California Boxing Hall of Famer, Dwight "The Hawk" Hawkins, was a 17-year-old Manuel Arts High School student when he flattened 23-year-old future world champ, Jose Beccera. In the main event, Alphonse Halimi won the bantam title from Raton Macias. Beccera would eventully flatten Halimi and become a great champion . Hawkins would never fight for a world title.
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kikibalt wrote:Rick Farris wrote:Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, United States
Raul Macias L Alphonse Halimi SD 15 15
Jose Becerra L Dwight Hawkins KO 4 10
Auburn Copeland W Bobby Gray KO 5 6
Manny Elias L Willie Parker PTS 4 4
Ernest Harris W Clyde Nettles PTS 4 4
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Soon to be California Boxing Hall of Famer, Dwight "The Hawk" Hawkins, was a 17-year-old Manuel Arts High School student when he flattened 23-year-old future world champ, Jose Beccera. In the main event, Alphonse Halimi won the bantam title from Raton Macias. Beccera would eventully flatten Halimi and become a great champion . Hawkins would never fight for a world title.
The year was 1957 . . .
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Auburn Copeland . . .
Frank, I heard Copeland was a good litttle fighter, but died young.
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Auburn Copeland
birth date 1932-12-05
death date 1964-12-14
featherweight
residence Flint, Michigan
birth name Arbuim Blassingame
won 60 (KO 21) + lost 14 (KO 2) + drawn 2 = 76
rounds boxed 586 KO% 27.63
1964-03-31 136 Sergio Gomez 135 28-17-3
Valley Garden Arena, North Hollywood, California, United States W PTS 10 10
~ referee: Tommy Hart 5-4 ~
Copeland has to retire because of health problems and dies of cancer December 14, 1964
1963-03-17 124½ Ismael Laguna 125 25-0-0
Plaza de Toros La Macarena, Panama City, Panama L UD 10 10
~ referee: Rogelio Pinzon 95-99 | judge: Humberto Figueroa Sr. 93-99 | judge: Jose Graham 93-98 ~
1963-02-17 127¾ Beresford Francis 128 8-7-1
Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama W UD 10 10
1962-11-30 130¾ Love Allotey 128¼ 14-4-0
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1962-11-23 133¼ George Bracken 136 41-14-3
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W KO 8 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1962-11-02 129 Kimpo Amarfio 128¾ 16-10-4
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1962-06-23 129¼ Flash Elorde 130 61-18-2
Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines L MD 15 15
~ referee: Felipe Hernandez 68-74 | judge: Alfredo Quiazon 69-70 | judge: Wenceslao Trinidad 69-69 ~
World Super Featherweight Title
1961-09-27 129 Army Wonder Boy 131 12-7-5
Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines W TKO 6 10
1961-07-22 127 Wally Taylor 126 14-3-0
Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines L DQ 6 12
~ referee: Exequiel Segovia ~
Copeland disqualified for butting.
1961-05-17 128 Young Terror 128 9-1-0
Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines W PTS 10 10
1961-04-26 130 Sugar Roy Yalong 130 1-0-2
Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines W KO 7
1961-04-12 128 Little Cezar 128 23-14-2
Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines W TKO 4 10
1960-11-18 134¾ Guizani Rezgui 134½ 14-5-2
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1960-10-07 129¼ Wally Taylor 127¼ 10-2-0
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia L TKO 8 12
~ referee: Les Parker ~
Shoulder injury stoppage.
1960-09-23 131½ George Bracken 135 37-11-3
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1960-09-09 134 Aldo Pravisani 135 69-20-6
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia D PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1960-05-13 129¾ Wally Taylor 127¼ 8-1-0
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia W KO 10 12
~ referee: Les Parker ~
1960-04-29 132 Conny Rudhof 134 21-2-2
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W KO 9 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1960-04-01 131½ Aldo Pravisani 133½ 68-18-6
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 12 12
1960-03-21 130 Roy Jacobs 129½ 31-7-3
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia W TKO 11 12
~ referee: Vic Patrick ~
Cut Eye Stoppage.
1960-03-11 132¾ Gary Cowburn 134 9-0-0
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W TKO 11 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1960-02-19 130½ Johnny Butterworth 133¼ 36-14-4
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W TKO 9 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
Leg injury stoppage.
1959-12-29 132½ Roberto Garcia 26-8-2
Sacramento, California, United States W PTS 10 10
1959-12-01 132½ Ray Riojas 135¼ 33-14-1
Sacramento, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Johnny Reno 98-95 | 98-95 | 98-95 ~
A "dull 10-rounder." (Associated Press)
1959-09-12 127 Roland Kellem 130½ 7-2-2
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W TKO 5 10
~ time: 2:47 | referee: Mushy Callahan ~
A deep cut over Kellem's left eye, forced the stoppage.
1959-07-18 128 Billy Thomas 126½ 16-5-0
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W PTS 10 10
1959-01-31 Kid Anahuac 41-14-5
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico L PTS 10 10
1958-11-23 128 Ernesto Figueroa 129¾ 33-11-0
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico L PTS 10 10
1958-10-28 129 Burt Singer 131 19-4-2
Arena, San Bernardino, California, United States W KO 6 10
1958-09-27 Ezequiel Uribe 10-6-0
Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1958-05-01 127 Dwight Hawkins 124 10-7-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L SD 10 10
~ referee: Dynamite Jackson 94-96 | judge: Lee Grossman 96-95 | judge: Joey Olmos 94-95 ~
1958-04-13 Felix Cervantes 6-2-1
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1958-02-27 126½ Felix Cervantes 127½ 6-1-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 10 10
~ time: 2:37 | referee: Jimmy Wilson | judge: Frankie Van | judge: George Latka ~
Copeland led by nine on Wilson's card, 10 on Van's, and 8 on Latka's
1957-11-18 Joe Shaw 4-2-0
San Diego, California, United States W KO 6
1957-11-06 129 Bobby Gray 129 8-1-2
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 5 6
1957-10-24 130 Jimmy Feaster 137¼ 5-5-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 6 10
1957-09-16 Roberto Garcia 18-3-1
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1957-01-31 Joe Reynolds 10-1-0
Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States L PTS 8 8
1956-02-15 132 Bobby Rogers 132 5-1-2
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States L KO 6 6
1954-12-28 129 Arthur Portley 126½ 25-12-0
Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W UD 8 8
1954-12-17 126 Al Tisi 126½ 19-10-4
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W PTS 8 8
1954-11-23 Paul Smith 3-2-1
Denver, Colorado, United States W PTS 8 8
~ referee: Rocky Marciano ~
1954-11-10 Dick Powell 4-4-3
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States W PTS 6 6
1954-10-29 129 Frankie Sodano 129¾ 48-6-1
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W PTS 8 8
1954-09-29 Pete Kawula 12-0-2
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States W PTS 6 6
1953-10-27 125¼ Rudy Garcia 130¼ 22-5-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L SD 10 10
~ referee: Charley Randolph 55-54 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 51½-57½ | judge: Jack McDonald 52-57 ~
1953-09-29 129½ Reuben Smith 127½ 18-11-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Frankie Van 57½-52½ | judge: Frank Holborow 57-53 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 56½-53½ ~
1953-06-30 125½ Oscar Torres 123 17-17-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 6 10
~ time: 2:50 | referee: Joe Stone ~
1953-06-16 125 Al Cruz 125 20-3-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 10 10
~ referee: Mushy Callahan 56½-53½ | judge: Charley Randolph 55-55 | judge: Lee Grossman 55-55 ~
1953-05-19 130 Tony Maiorana 127 6-3-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1952-12-08 Willie Reece
Flint, Michigan, United States W KO 3
1952-05-10 127 Kayo Morgan 131½ 7-0-0
Detroit, Michigan, United States W PTS 8 8
~ referee: Lou Jallos ~
1952-04-29 Raul Prado 10-10-2
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W PTS 8 8
1952-04-24 Tommy Salem 16-2-1
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States L PTS 8 8
1951-12-06 Raul Prado 8-8-1
Flint, Michigan, United States W PTS 8 8
1951-10-08 Harry LaSane 61-22-5
Flint, Michigan, United States W PTS 10 10
1951-07-28 Tommy Baker 17-25-3
Flint, Michigan, United States W UD 8 8
1951-07-02 Herky Kaminsky 8-6-3
Auditorium, Flint, Michigan, United States W PTS 8 8
1951-06-04 Joey Longo 35-44-6
IMA Auditorium, Flint, Michigan, United States W PTS 6 6
1951-04-26 Joe Barone 23-5-2
Flint, Michigan, United States W PTS 6 6
1951-02-19 Eddie Marsh 4-1-1
Flint, Michigan, United States W PTS 4 4
1951-01-04 Baby Tampico 6-9-3
Detroit, Michigan, United States W PTS 6 6
1950-12-12 Charley Cox
Arena Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, United States W TKO 4 6
1950-11-30 Eddie Gonzalez 0-3-0
Flint, Michigan, United States W KO 5
1950-06-29 Mel Hammond 21-7-3
Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States W PTS 6 6
1950-05-03 Jimmy Howard 0-1-0
Civic Auditorium, Toledo, Ohio, United States W PTS 4 4
1950-03-16 Danny Davis 3-1-0
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States L PTS 6 6
1950-02-23 Danny Davis 3-0-0
Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States W PTS 4 4
1950-01-05 George Reid 1-0-1
Saginaw, Michigan, United States W PTS 6 6
1949-12-08 Roy Higa 5-2-2
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States W PTS 4 4
1949-11-21 Freddy Bryant 0-3-1
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States W KO 3
1949-11-10 124 Roy Higa 126 5-0-2
Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States W PTS 4 4
1949-10-04 Jimmy Glisson 2-0-0
Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, United States W UD 4 4
1949-08-23 122 Clinton Isom 124 1-0-0
Braun Park, Detroit, Michigan, United States W PTS 4 4
1949-05-16 Floyd Pruitt 0-2-0
Flint, Michigan, United States W KO 1
Frank, I heard Copeland was a good litttle fighter, but died young.
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Auburn Copeland
birth date 1932-12-05
death date 1964-12-14
featherweight
residence Flint, Michigan
birth name Arbuim Blassingame
won 60 (KO 21) + lost 14 (KO 2) + drawn 2 = 76
rounds boxed 586 KO% 27.63
1964-03-31 136 Sergio Gomez 135 28-17-3
Valley Garden Arena, North Hollywood, California, United States W PTS 10 10
~ referee: Tommy Hart 5-4 ~
Copeland has to retire because of health problems and dies of cancer December 14, 1964
1963-03-17 124½ Ismael Laguna 125 25-0-0
Plaza de Toros La Macarena, Panama City, Panama L UD 10 10
~ referee: Rogelio Pinzon 95-99 | judge: Humberto Figueroa Sr. 93-99 | judge: Jose Graham 93-98 ~
1963-02-17 127¾ Beresford Francis 128 8-7-1
Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama W UD 10 10
1962-11-30 130¾ Love Allotey 128¼ 14-4-0
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1962-11-23 133¼ George Bracken 136 41-14-3
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W KO 8 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1962-11-02 129 Kimpo Amarfio 128¾ 16-10-4
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1962-06-23 129¼ Flash Elorde 130 61-18-2
Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines L MD 15 15
~ referee: Felipe Hernandez 68-74 | judge: Alfredo Quiazon 69-70 | judge: Wenceslao Trinidad 69-69 ~
World Super Featherweight Title
1961-09-27 129 Army Wonder Boy 131 12-7-5
Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines W TKO 6 10
1961-07-22 127 Wally Taylor 126 14-3-0
Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines L DQ 6 12
~ referee: Exequiel Segovia ~
Copeland disqualified for butting.
1961-05-17 128 Young Terror 128 9-1-0
Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines W PTS 10 10
1961-04-26 130 Sugar Roy Yalong 130 1-0-2
Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines W KO 7
1961-04-12 128 Little Cezar 128 23-14-2
Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines W TKO 4 10
1960-11-18 134¾ Guizani Rezgui 134½ 14-5-2
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1960-10-07 129¼ Wally Taylor 127¼ 10-2-0
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia L TKO 8 12
~ referee: Les Parker ~
Shoulder injury stoppage.
1960-09-23 131½ George Bracken 135 37-11-3
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1960-09-09 134 Aldo Pravisani 135 69-20-6
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia D PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1960-05-13 129¾ Wally Taylor 127¼ 8-1-0
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia W KO 10 12
~ referee: Les Parker ~
1960-04-29 132 Conny Rudhof 134 21-2-2
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W KO 9 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1960-04-01 131½ Aldo Pravisani 133½ 68-18-6
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 12 12
1960-03-21 130 Roy Jacobs 129½ 31-7-3
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia W TKO 11 12
~ referee: Vic Patrick ~
Cut Eye Stoppage.
1960-03-11 132¾ Gary Cowburn 134 9-0-0
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W TKO 11 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
1960-02-19 130½ Johnny Butterworth 133¼ 36-14-4
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W TKO 9 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~
Leg injury stoppage.
1959-12-29 132½ Roberto Garcia 26-8-2
Sacramento, California, United States W PTS 10 10
1959-12-01 132½ Ray Riojas 135¼ 33-14-1
Sacramento, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Johnny Reno 98-95 | 98-95 | 98-95 ~
A "dull 10-rounder." (Associated Press)
1959-09-12 127 Roland Kellem 130½ 7-2-2
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W TKO 5 10
~ time: 2:47 | referee: Mushy Callahan ~
A deep cut over Kellem's left eye, forced the stoppage.
1959-07-18 128 Billy Thomas 126½ 16-5-0
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W PTS 10 10
1959-01-31 Kid Anahuac 41-14-5
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico L PTS 10 10
1958-11-23 128 Ernesto Figueroa 129¾ 33-11-0
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico L PTS 10 10
1958-10-28 129 Burt Singer 131 19-4-2
Arena, San Bernardino, California, United States W KO 6 10
1958-09-27 Ezequiel Uribe 10-6-0
Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1958-05-01 127 Dwight Hawkins 124 10-7-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L SD 10 10
~ referee: Dynamite Jackson 94-96 | judge: Lee Grossman 96-95 | judge: Joey Olmos 94-95 ~
1958-04-13 Felix Cervantes 6-2-1
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1958-02-27 126½ Felix Cervantes 127½ 6-1-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 10 10
~ time: 2:37 | referee: Jimmy Wilson | judge: Frankie Van | judge: George Latka ~
Copeland led by nine on Wilson's card, 10 on Van's, and 8 on Latka's
1957-11-18 Joe Shaw 4-2-0
San Diego, California, United States W KO 6
1957-11-06 129 Bobby Gray 129 8-1-2
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 5 6
1957-10-24 130 Jimmy Feaster 137¼ 5-5-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 6 10
1957-09-16 Roberto Garcia 18-3-1
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1957-01-31 Joe Reynolds 10-1-0
Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States L PTS 8 8
1956-02-15 132 Bobby Rogers 132 5-1-2
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States L KO 6 6
1954-12-28 129 Arthur Portley 126½ 25-12-0
Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W UD 8 8
1954-12-17 126 Al Tisi 126½ 19-10-4
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W PTS 8 8
1954-11-23 Paul Smith 3-2-1
Denver, Colorado, United States W PTS 8 8
~ referee: Rocky Marciano ~
1954-11-10 Dick Powell 4-4-3
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States W PTS 6 6
1954-10-29 129 Frankie Sodano 129¾ 48-6-1
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W PTS 8 8
1954-09-29 Pete Kawula 12-0-2
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States W PTS 6 6
1953-10-27 125¼ Rudy Garcia 130¼ 22-5-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L SD 10 10
~ referee: Charley Randolph 55-54 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 51½-57½ | judge: Jack McDonald 52-57 ~
1953-09-29 129½ Reuben Smith 127½ 18-11-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Frankie Van 57½-52½ | judge: Frank Holborow 57-53 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 56½-53½ ~
1953-06-30 125½ Oscar Torres 123 17-17-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 6 10
~ time: 2:50 | referee: Joe Stone ~
1953-06-16 125 Al Cruz 125 20-3-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 10 10
~ referee: Mushy Callahan 56½-53½ | judge: Charley Randolph 55-55 | judge: Lee Grossman 55-55 ~
1953-05-19 130 Tony Maiorana 127 6-3-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
1952-12-08 Willie Reece
Flint, Michigan, United States W KO 3
1952-05-10 127 Kayo Morgan 131½ 7-0-0
Detroit, Michigan, United States W PTS 8 8
~ referee: Lou Jallos ~
1952-04-29 Raul Prado 10-10-2
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States W PTS 8 8
1952-04-24 Tommy Salem 16-2-1
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States L PTS 8 8
1951-12-06 Raul Prado 8-8-1
Flint, Michigan, United States W PTS 8 8
1951-10-08 Harry LaSane 61-22-5
Flint, Michigan, United States W PTS 10 10
1951-07-28 Tommy Baker 17-25-3
Flint, Michigan, United States W UD 8 8
1951-07-02 Herky Kaminsky 8-6-3
Auditorium, Flint, Michigan, United States W PTS 8 8
1951-06-04 Joey Longo 35-44-6
IMA Auditorium, Flint, Michigan, United States W PTS 6 6
1951-04-26 Joe Barone 23-5-2
Flint, Michigan, United States W PTS 6 6
1951-02-19 Eddie Marsh 4-1-1
Flint, Michigan, United States W PTS 4 4
1951-01-04 Baby Tampico 6-9-3
Detroit, Michigan, United States W PTS 6 6
1950-12-12 Charley Cox
Arena Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, United States W TKO 4 6
1950-11-30 Eddie Gonzalez 0-3-0
Flint, Michigan, United States W KO 5
1950-06-29 Mel Hammond 21-7-3
Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States W PTS 6 6
1950-05-03 Jimmy Howard 0-1-0
Civic Auditorium, Toledo, Ohio, United States W PTS 4 4
1950-03-16 Danny Davis 3-1-0
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States L PTS 6 6
1950-02-23 Danny Davis 3-0-0
Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States W PTS 4 4
1950-01-05 George Reid 1-0-1
Saginaw, Michigan, United States W PTS 6 6
1949-12-08 Roy Higa 5-2-2
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States W PTS 4 4
1949-11-21 Freddy Bryant 0-3-1
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States W KO 3
1949-11-10 124 Roy Higa 126 5-0-2
Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States W PTS 4 4
1949-10-04 Jimmy Glisson 2-0-0
Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, United States W UD 4 4
1949-08-23 122 Clinton Isom 124 1-0-0
Braun Park, Detroit, Michigan, United States W PTS 4 4
1949-05-16 Floyd Pruitt 0-2-0
Flint, Michigan, United States W KO 1
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Rick Farris
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Re: Classic American West Coast Boxing
A Fantasy match I'd love to see . . .
Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Dwight "The Hawk" Hawkins
Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Dwight "The Hawk" Hawkins
Re: Classic American West Coast Boxing
No contest, the Hawk by ko.....Rick Farris wrote:A Fantasy match I'd love to see . . .
Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Dwight "The Hawk" Hawkins
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Rick, I remember Auburn Copeland as a sharp punching boxer who lacked a ko punch. Remember seeing his fights vs Oscar Torres and Al Cruz live.....Died very young....
Re: Classic American West Coast Boxing
Manuel Ortiz vs Jackie Graves. Another fight I seen live at the Olympic in 1951, or was it in '52?,
the old mind don't work all that good anymore.... What ever!, Ortiz lost a ten round decision,
that I do remember.
the old mind don't work all that good anymore...
. What ever!, Ortiz lost a ten round decision, that I do remember.
Re: Classic American West Coast Boxing
kikibalt wrote:
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena...1958
Frank -if you sat in these seats-you didnt see sh*t either.
You guys are posting nice stuff-love the pictures.
Auburn Copeland must have some boxing story. He fought in Phillipinnes & Australia from 1960 on only to return to US in 64 to fight his last fight here.
He fought an incredible champ in Flash Elorde over there during that time.
Thanks for posting.
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Re: Classic American West Coast Boxing
I sat ringside Charlie, I had connections....I wished!....CNorkusJr wrote:kikibalt wrote:
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena...1958
Frank -if you sat in these seats-you didnt see sh*t either.
You guys are posting nice stuff-love the pictures.
The connections came later...
Re: Classic American West Coast Boxing
My guess is Frank, you didnt have to sit out of ringside for the last 60 years !
Re: Classic American West Coast Boxing
Make that 50 years.....CNorkusJr wrote:My guess is Frank, you didnt have to sit out of ringside for the last 60 years !
Re: Classic American West Coast Boxing
As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red again, I sat there thinking about life. Was it nothing more than a bunch of honking and yelling? Sometimes it seemed that way.
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I envy you guys with your ringside seats, the only time I got to sit ringside was for the Bob Foster V Chris Finnegan fight at wembley, I had connections in those days.
I will never forget the fight friend Chris fought his heart out against one of the all time great light heavies & in Foster's own words gave him one of his toughest fights
I will never forget the fight friend Chris fought his heart out against one of the all time great light heavies & in Foster's own words gave him one of his toughest fights
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Art Aragon vs Teddy "Red Top" Davis
A fight I didn't see
A fight I didn't see
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Rick Farris
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Re: Classic American West Coast Boxing
CNorkusJr wrote:kikibalt wrote:
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena...1958
Frank -if you sat in these seats-you didnt see sh*t either.
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Charlie . . . In late 1965, my father and I attend a big fight at the L.A. Sports Arena. It was a bantamweight elimination between Jesus Pimentel & Jose Medel.
My stablemate Dwight Hawkins scored a one-round KO in a scheduled ten-rounder.
We usually had pretty fair seats to most boxing events, but on this occasion we were in the very last row, high in the farthest area from the ring. My view was exactly like the one in the photo above.
Luckily I was only 13 and had good eye sight.