Victor Galindez 'Early Years'

[Rover]

I've always been curious about his early career. Another very good thread.

[Rover]

Victor Galindez' 'reign' as the Argentinian Light Heavyweight Championship was short-lived.

After defeating Juan Aguilar on November 20, 1971 -

Just 4-Weeks later he was defeated (L Unanimous 12-Round Decision) by veteran Avenamar Peralata
on December 18, 1971.
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In Victor's next bout (January 22, 1972), he was lucky to escape with a TKO 8 victory over Carlos Santagada.

In this bout, Victor was winning fairly easy, until he suffered a 'bad cut' over his left eye in Round 7. The
Referee and Ringside Physician gave Victor {'1' more Round} after examining him at the end of Round 7.
Victor went 'all-out' for a Knockout in Round 8, but he could not stop Carlos Santagada.

After the 8th Round, the Boxing Commission 'suprisingly' awarded Victor Galindez a TKO 8 victory.

The bout could also be scored as a Referee Technical Decision, as the Boxing Commission stated,
'That in the Referee and Ringside Physician's {judgement}, Carlos Santagada was too far behind in Points, to
warrant a continuation of the bout."

The 'cut' over Victor Galindez left eye, kept him out-of-action for 3-Months.
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May 6, 1972

#18 WBA ~ Victor Galindez - 16-6-3 {14 KO's} ~ Age; 23 years, 6 months ~ Weight; 175 lbs.
vs.
#8 WBA ~ Eddie 'Bossman' Jones - 24-10-1 {10 KO's} ~ Age; 32 years, 4 months ~ Weight; 179 lbs.

In Victor's first bout with an American Light Heavyweight, he faces former World Title Challenger in
the veteran Eddie 'Bossman' Jones. 'The 'Bossman' is rated as the #8 WBA Light Heavyweight, and
went 15-Rounds with Vicente Rondon in August 1971 for the WBA Light Heavyweight Championship.

Fighting in front of a packed crowd at Estadio Luna Park, Victor is cheered on by his Buenos Aires fans, and
works like an aggressive 'Stocky Bull' in pounding out a 'solid' 10-Round Unanimous 10-Round Decision over
Eddie 'Bossman' Jones.

The victory improved Victor's deceiving record to 17-6-3, and also earned him a #8 WBA Light Heavyweight
Ranking.

In the June 1972 Ring Magazine ratings, Victor was listed at #10.

Victor Galindez on the cover of "KO Mundial"

http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA ... o-1972-_JM

That Santagada fight sounds bizarre. Quite a ranking jump he had.

[Rover]

Rico,

March 1974 Light Heavyweight Rankings

WBC
** Bob Foster
#1. John Conteh
#2. Len Hutchins
#3. Victor Galindez
#4. Jorge Ahumada

WBA
** Bob Foster
#1. Victor Galindez
#2. John Conteh
#3. Jorge Ahumada
#4. Len Hutchins

Nice to see the two orgs agreed on the top contenders, though in a different order. I crack up when one org has a guy in the top five where the others don't rank him or have him in the teens or something.

[Rover]

Maybe he got injured. They happen.

[Rover]

Maybe he got injured. They happen.

Nothing wrong with 'milking it', if you can get away with it.

'Sheriff' Bob Foster 'opted' not to fight Victor Galindez in Argentina, and then avoided fighting John Conteh
in the United Kingdom.

He then wanted to go to Denmark to defend his WBA/WBC World Championship against Tom Bogs in
February 1974 when he got offered $175,000.

Got to give both the WBA and WBC some credit on that one, preventing a Bob Foster vs. Tom Bogs bout.

Wasn't the first fight with Pierre in NM?

[Rover]

As of May 1974,

Victor Galindez (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - 36-6-5 {25 KO's} ~ Age; 25 years, 6 months

* Victor was ranked as the #1 WBA Light Heavyweight, and over the past 2+ years {29-Months) had gone 'undefeated'
by posting a record of 17-0-1 {11 KO's}.

* In Victor's most recent outing {April 5, 1974} he 'blitzed' {KO 3} a completely over-matched - Ruben Macario Gonzalez.

* Victor was both the Argentinian and South American Light Heavyweight Champion.

* Victor had fought Jorge Ahumada {4-Times}, and had scored '3' victories {all by Knockout} over his countryman.

* Victor was Managed by Tito Lecture.

* As good as Victor was, he was 'protected' by Tito Lecture, who was reluctant to let Victor fight outside the
confines of Argentina.

* Strong and powerful, the 5' 9 1/2" slugger had the 'punching-power' of a small Heavyweight, and could take anyone out
in the Division with one-punch.

* Mostly a 'counter-puncher' early in a bout, Victor would turn 'aggressive' later in the bout, when his opponent slowed down.

* The Skinny ~ Victor was already suffering from cuts around his eyes due to skin problems. Manager Tito Lecture was
worried that if Victor had fought outside of Argentina and a cut developed in a bout, that the Boxing Commission would
stop the bout. In Argentina, they would allow Victor to keep on fighting.

* The Skinny II ~ Victor had never fought outside of Argentina, and Manager Tito Lecture had 'twice' turned down Title bouts
for Victor that were outside of Argentina.

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Len Hutchins (Detroit, Michigan) - 22-1-0 {8 KO's} ~ Age; 25 years, 4 months

* Len was ranked as the #2 WBA Light Heavyweight, and his only career loss was a 'close' 8-Round Decision to
highly-regarded Richie Kates back in November 1971.

* Since November 1971 {2 1/2 years}, Len had gone 'undefeated' with a record of 13-0-0 {6 KO's}.

* In Len's most recent outing {May 16, 1974}, he won an impressive 10-Round Decision over Bobby Rascon in
Albuquerque, New Mexico.

* Len, is a 5' 11" boxer, with a sharp left hand called 'The Stinger'.

* Not a big puncher, Len relies on stiff left jabs, and quick counter right-hands as his scoring punches.

* Currently, the American U.S. Light Heavyweight Champion.

* Managed by Henry Grooms, who brought Len (in his most recent bout) to New Mexico to challenge Light Heavyweight
Champion - Bob Foster.

The Skinny ~ Len is good techinical boxer, but has limited power and is not overly fast.

The Skinny II ~ Durability is an issue, as there are questions as to whether Len can handle a tough brawler.

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Jorge Ahumada (Mendoza, Argentina) - 40-5-1 {22 KO's} ~ Age; 28 years, 4 months

* Jorge was ranked as the #3 WBA Light Heavyweight, and just under the past 2 years (23 months), Jorge had
gone 'undefeated' 12-0-1 {7 KO's}.

* In Jorge's most recent outing {April 22, 1974}, he posted a hard-fought 10-Round Decision over tough
Puerto Rican - Angel Oquendo.

* Jorge left Argentina in May 1973, and moved to New York to get better sparring.

* Jorge is Managed by Gil Clancy.

* Jorge at 5' 11" is physically strong, durable, and has good punching power.

* The Skinny ~ As tough as nails, Jorge can brawl with anybody.

* The Skinny II ~ Jorge has below average hand speed, and can be beaten to the punch.
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'FOSTER COULD BE NEXT FOR JORGE AHUMADA'

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q= ... FIUMuA-Q5Q

Quite a thorough analysis.
Ahumada got his shot and didn't get a good decision.

[The Great John L]

Thanks Il Duce, this is a very enjoyable thread. Galindez was a favorite of mine and I like to think that he was the start of a golden age for the division that went from the mid 70's to the early 80's. During that period, the LH division was deep with not only highly talented fighters, but also entertaining fighters.

[Rover]

Fact Tid-Bits,

A) In late-April 1974, the 'aging' Bob Foster decided against going to Argentina to defend against Victor Galindez.

B) On offer was made to Tito Lecture, to have Victor Galindez come to New Mexico to fight Bob Foster.

C) Tito Lecture declined.

D) After Jorge Ahumada defeated Angel Oquendo, Teddy Brenner offered Bob Foster a fairly decent fight purse to defend
his World Championship in Madison Square Garden against New York-based Argentinian - Jorge Ahumada.

E) Henry Grooms had brought Len Hutchins from Detroit to fight in New Mexico (May 16, 1974), to get acclamated to the
weather in hopes of fighting Bob Foster in June 1974.
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F) The general feeling, was that Victor Galindez' was the best of the 'three', but he was prone to eye-cuts and would be vulnerable
to Bob Foster's sharp left jabs.

G) Though a good technical boxer, Len Hutchins was not a physical fighter, and may wilt under Foster's constant punching.

H) Jorge Ahumada was considered to have the 'best' chance of beating Bob Foster in New Mexico.

Foster and Galindez should've fought in Europe.

[giacomino]

Good thread as always Il Duce. Got to watch Galindez during the mid- to late-1990s and I always enjoyed his fights. I watched the Foster-Ahumada match and thought Ahumada outboxed him.