Bear Cat Reid

Name: Bearcat Reid
Alias: Bear Cat Reid
Birth Name: Vicente A. Swainson
Hometown: Panama
Birthplace: Panama
Died: 1927-04-07
Stance: Southpaw
Pro Boxer: Record

Manager: Juan Whitfield Copeland

Bear Cat Reid was often referred to as a Colombian residing in Panama.

• Apr 1, 1926 -- Reid returned to from Colombia for a visit home. He claimed to have had six fights in Colombia, winning all.

• Scheduled to fight Kid May, Oct 11, 1926 at Kingston. Result needed.

• He died April 7, 1927 in Panama after an operation. While coming out of the anesthesia, he jumped off the table and began fighting an imaginary opponent. His stitches burst and he died.