Jesus Pimental vs. Manny Linson

Jesus Pimentel 119 lbs beat Manny Linson 120 lbs by KO at 1:01 in round 2 of 10

• Date: 1965-03-22
• Location: Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA

"As expected, Jesus Pimental, the number one contender for Eder Jofre's bantamweight title, tallied a KO in the featured 10 rounder of the night. The battler from Sayula, Mexico, who was serenaded in the ring by a Mariachi Band, serenaded game but badly outmanned contender Manny Linson out in 1:01 of the 2nd round. A short right to the body and a stunning left hook which exploded alongside the jaw deposited Linson face forward on the canvas and referee Vern Bybee wisely waved an end to it and raised the hand of the man known as 'Little Poison.'" -San Mateo Times

• This card also featured two more 10 rounders, pitting 'Pajarito' Moreno against Manuel Ochoa and Elmer Rush against 'Cowboy' Roy Rogers.
• The Times article incorrectly stated that Pimental's lone loss was against Sugar Ramos (they never met) and that this was the 5th time he and Linson had met (according to boxrec this was their sole meeting).

Pos fight comment

• "Jesus never wins a first round, unless it is by knockout. He just likes to feel them out in the first session." -Harry Kabakoff, Pimental's manager