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*Won the 1940 [[Chicago Golden Gloves|Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] by decision over [[Jimmy Joyce]]. "His boxing class and speed won him the greatest ovation of the night". United Press | |||
*Won the 1940 [[Chicago Golden Gloves|Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] by decision over [[Jimmy Joyce]]. "His boxing class and speed won | |||
him the greatest ovation of the night". United Press | |||
*Won the 1941 Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions by decision over [[Ray Brown]]. | *Won the 1941 Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions by decision over [[Ray Brown]]. | ||
*Won the 1941 [[Intercity Golden Gloves]] by a "close decision" over Lester McGowan. United Press | *Won the 1941 [[Intercity Golden Gloves]] by a "close decision" over Lester McGowan. United Press | ||
Revision as of 19:09, 23 May 2008
Name: Dick Menchaca
Hometown: Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Birthplace: Piedras Negras, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico
Died: 2005-07-28 (Age:83)
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
- Won the 1940 Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions by decision over Jimmy Joyce. "His boxing class and speed won him the greatest ovation of the night". United Press
- Won the 1941 Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions by decision over Ray Brown.
- Won the 1941 Intercity Golden Gloves by a "close decision" over Lester McGowan. United Press
- All of his Golden Gloves matches were in the bantamweight divison.
- Reported as having only lost two of twenty professional fights.
- Fought his professional career with a twenty percent disability, due to a mortar fire injury, while serving in the United States Army, in Europe during WW2.
Museum of the Gulf Coast biography[1]