Tiger Ray Cote

Name: Tiger Ray Cote
Birth Name: Raymond Joseph Cote
Hometown: Butte, Montana, USA
Birthplace: Butte, Montana, USA
Died: 1985-07-06 (Age:70)
Pro Boxer: Record

Manager: Mel Epstein

Ray Cote, Butte welterweight, was born in the mining city on August 9, 1915, where he made his home, with the exception of two years spent on a horse ranch north of Edmonton, Canada.

He gained a 10-round victory over Midnight Bell; a 10-round decision over Chief Ballard, knockouts against Frankie Monroe, Bud Tibbetts and R.J. Lewis of Denver; and went a 10-round draw with Otto Blackwell. Although outweighed 10 pounds he won a 8-round victory over Larry Kellum. In this bout Cote, who was a great body puncher, had Kellum down three times and broke three of Kellum's ribs in the encounter.

Cote also had an 8-round victory over tough Billy Lancaster, a win and a draw against Roy Quackley, and an 8-round draw with Johnny Marques. Cost lost one 10-rounder to Jackie Burke at Salt Lake City, always seeking for a revenge.

"New Faces" by Right Cross, The Ring magazine, April 1941.

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According to the Social Security Death Index on Ancestry.com, one Raymond Cote of Butte, Montana was born on August 9, 1914 and died during July 1985.

According to the Montana Death Index on Ancestry.com, one Raymond Cote died on July 6, 1985 in Silver Bow County, Montana.

According to the 1940 U.S. Census, one Raymond Cote, a native of Montana, was living with his wife and child in Butte. He was a miner who earned $1,000 a year.

According to the 1930 U.S. Census, one Raymond Cote, a native of Montana, was living in Butte with his parents, siblings, a maternal grandfather and a maternal uncle. His parents, grandfather, uncle and two of his younger siblings were born in Canada. He came from a French-Canadian family.