Arturo Pineda vs. Mando Ramos

Arturo Pineda 136 lbs beat Mando Ramos 138 lbs by TKO at 1:45 in round 5 of 10

• Date: 1973-08-09
• Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
• Referee: Dick Young

"Mando Ramos appeared too smart for Tury Pineda, keeping him at bay with snappy combinations. And when Pineda would cut loose with his roundhouse, two-fisted attacks, most of the blows were deftly blocked with gloves and arms. What turned the fight arond was when Tury started using his own jab in the 5th. Once several jolting lefts had found the mark, a huge knot quickly surfaced beneath Mando's right eye, instantly putting him on the defensive. Then without warning, Pineda set his man up, rocked him with several flurries, and completed the job with a crackling left-right. As Ramos slid to the canvas, referee Dick Young signalled it was all over at 1:14 of the 5th stanza." -International Boxing, December 1973 issue

• Attendance - 8,196
• Gate - $58,980

Post fight comment

• "What's the use in going on? When your time comes, it comes, and there's nothing you can do about it. I worked like hell for this fight and I tried to make up for my lack of dedication before, but it was just too late." -Mando Ramos