Angel Robinson Garcia

This article is about the Cuban professional boxer. For other people with this name, see Angel Robinson.
Angel Robinson Garcia
Born
Angel Robinson Garcia

(1937-05-09)May 9, 1937
Havana, Cuba
DiedJune 1, 2000(2000-06-01) (aged 63)
Statistics
Weight(s)Junior welterweight
Boxing record
Total fights239
Wins138
Wins by KO55
Losses80
Draws21

Angel Robinson Garcia (May 9, 1937 – June 1, 2000) was a Cuban professional boxer,[1] who was the Latin American Super-Featherweight champion. He also fought for the Cuban national Lightweight title, but lost.

Robinson Garcia was known for his large number of professional fights-he fought 237 times-the quality of opponents he faced and number of countries he visited. Robinson Garcia competed against 42 boxers who were world ranked, 16 world champions, 6 International Boxing Hall of Fame members, in 19 countries and 4 continents. Many of the places he fought at, like France, the United States and Italy, were visited very often by Robinson Garcia.

Notable professional fights

Angel Robinson Garcia started his professional boxing career on July 23, 1955, beating Roberto Garcia by first-round knockout at Havana. He was undefeated for his first four fights, all wins by knockout. On October 28 of 1955, he faced Reinaldo Marquez at Santa Clara, losing for the first time, on a four-round decision. He avenged that loss with a six-round decision win over Marquez on April 5, 1956, also at Santa Clara.

Having amassed a record of 28–2 with 10 knockouts, Robinson Garcia challenged Isidro Martinez, 19-4-1, for the Latin American Super-Featherweight (Junior-Lightweight) title. Robinson Garcia defeated Martinez after dropping him in round eight, with a ninth-round technical knockout, on February 26, 1958, at Havana. Two weeks after, Robinson Garcia held his first fight abroad, and first in the United States, when he faced Bobby Rogers on March 11 at the Auditorium, Miami Beach, losing that encounter by a ten-round decision.

On June 28, 1958, he faced fellow Cuban, world-ranked "Puppy" Garcia, who was 33-8-4 before their fight, at Havana, losing a 10-round unanimous decision.

On January 20, 1959, Robinson Garcia fought Frankie Ryff, again losing by unanimous decision in 10 rounds. On March 14 of that year, he met Doug Vaillant in Havana, losing a ten-round unanimous decision before then taking on Mexico's Alfredo Urbina on May 16, beating the Mexican by a ten-round unanimous decision. He then met Carlos Hernandez, the future Venezuela's first world champion boxer in history, and fought Hernandez to a ten-round draw (tie) August 15, 1959. Robinson Garcia faced Vicente Rivas and Jiro Sawada before 1959 ended, losing to Rivas but beating Sawada, both by ten-round decisions in Venezuela.

During 1960, Robinson Garcia squared off with Jose Stable twice, Mantequilla Napoles, Hernandez and Vaillant in rematches. He split his two bouts with Stable, winning a split decision and then losing a unanimous one, lost a ten-round decision to Napoles, drew with Vaillant and lost twice to Hernandez. He also fought six other fights against lesser-known rivals, going 5–1 with 3 knockout wins on those.

Robinson Garcia had a third meeting with Doug Vaillant, this time with the Cuban national title on the line. On February 1, at Havana, they had a close 12 round bout, Vaillant prevailing by a split decision. On March, Robinson Garcia made his first trip as a professional boxer to Mexico, being defeated there on March 25 by Urbina on a rematch by ninth-round technical knockout and then on April 22 by Kid Anahuac by third round disqualification. Robinson Garcia lived in Mexico for one month, before returning to Cuba to face Jose Napoles a second time: on June 3, 1961, he again went ten rounds with the future world Welterweight champion and International Boxing Hall of Fame member, but once again dropped a points decision.

One month later, on July 7, Robinson Garcia boxed 16-1-2 Pastor Marrero at Havana and won by decision in ten rounds. Fidel Castro soon abolished professional boxing in Cuba, however, and this would be Robinson Garcia's last presentation as a boxer in his home country.

Robinson Garcia flew to Jamaica to fight Bunny Grant at the National Stadium in Kingston, on August 30, losing that fight by a close but unanimous ten-round decision, judges Tony Bridge scoring against him 99–96, Gilbert Aarons also against him 97-96 and Seaside Johnson deeming him loser by a wider score of 99–93.

Robinson Garcia returned to the winning column six weeks later, defeating Hilton Smith by a 10-round unanimous decision at Miami. He temporarily moved to Miami, being trained by Angelo Dundee at the 5th Street Gym there.

He then settled in France, fighting his next seven bouts there, going undefeated during that period, with four knockout wins. On September 11, 1962, Robinson Garcia faced world ranked Valerio Nunez, 36-1 before their bout, at Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy, and upset Nunez by pulling a seventh-round disqualification win.

After 2 more victories and 1 draw, Robinson Garcia faced the well-known French fighter, Jean Josselin, until then undefeated in 17 outings, on December 3, at the Palais des Sports, Paris, France, losing to Josselin by a ten rounds unanimous decision.

Robinson Garcia began 1963 by fighting against another world champion and future International Boxing Hall of Fame member, Eddie Perkins, at the Palais de Sports, losing a ten-round unanimous decision. He slowed his schedule somewhat during this year, fighting only 4 more times, during which he went undefeated with 2 wins and two draws, one win by knockout.

1964 was another typical career year for Robinson Garcia, as he fought eight times, including: a fight on March 9 against another world champion and future International Boxing Hall of Famer, Ismael Laguna, where he actually dropped Laguna in the first round before losing on points in ten rounds at Paris; an April 13 upset of 16-1 Rey Adigun, beaten by a fifth-round technical knockout; and a June 5 upset of Rafiu King, who was beaten by ten rounds decision at the Ivory Coast.

In 1965, Robinson Garcia returned to the ring 13 times, going 9–4 with 2 knockouts against the likes of Joe Tetteh, beaten by a ten-round decision at Tunis, Tunisia January 30, and Olli Maki, against whom he lost by ten-round decision in Tampere, Finland, on February 21. 1965 also saw Robinson Garcia re-settle, moving to Spain, where he held his next 11 bouts after the Maki fight.

Robinson Garcia had an active 1966, with 20 fights that year, winning 12, losing 3 and drawing 5, with 6 knockouts. On February 22, he met Maurice Cullen at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England, losing by ten-round decision. On April 10, he knocked out Kid Tano, 45-5-6, in six rounds at the Canary Islands and then, only 11 days later, he held Italy's Carmelo Bossi, a future world champion, to a ten-round draw at Barcelona.

1967 saw an April 28 fight against Bruno Arcari at Genoa, Italy, which Robinson Garcia lost by ten-round decision; a rematch with Bossi on July 14 in Rome that resulted in Bossi defeating Robinson Garcia by fifth-round knockout; a rematch with Eddie Perkins in Milan on December 5 that was won by Perkins by ten-round decision; and seven more bouts in which Robinson Garcia won 5, lost 2 and scored 4 knockout wins.

In 1968, Robinson Garcia fought 9 times, going 5-2-2 during the year with 3 knockouts. Among those he met on the ring that year were LC Morgan twice (March 22, ten-round draw in Rome; April 19, ninth-round knockout win in Rome), Paul Armstead three times (May 10, ten-round decision loss at Toscana; June 21, ten-round decision win at Milan; July 28, ten-round draw at San Remo) and International Boxing Hall of Fame member, future undisputed world Lightweight Champion Ken Buchanan, who beat Robinson Garcia by a ten-round decision on October 23 at London.

Robinson Garcia had a layoff of eight months between the Buchanan contest and his next one, in June 1969. The second half of that year, however, saw him fight 12 times, including a September 10 loss by ten-round decision to future WBC world Lightweight-and Spain's second-Champion Pedro Carrasco at the Basque Country and a December 30 defeat at the hands of 19-2-4 Chris Fernandez by ten-round decision also.

Robinson Garcia contested 17 bouts in 1970. These included an August 21 match with José Durán, won by Durán by ten rounds decision at Madrid and a November 20 bout with French Roger Menetrey which Menetrey won by ten-round decision at Geneva. Apart from those two fights, Robinson Garcia won 10 and lost 5 in 1970, with 1 knockout win. Between November and December 1970 alone, Robinson Garcia had 6 bouts.

Robinson Garcia went 5-6-4 in 15 bouts during 1971, with 2 knockout wins. The fights he held in 1971 included rematch wins over Joe Tetteh (by ten-round decision, February 11) and Bunny Grant (ten-round decision on April 5). Also in 1971 was a May 21 ten-round draw against former Spain and European Boxing Union Lightweight and future WBC world Junior Welterweight Champion Miguel Velazquez, who was 46-1-2 before this bout; a rematch loss to Chris Fernandez on July 2, by ten-round decision; and an October 1 loss to Robert Gallois, 45-5-1, by ten-round decision at Marseilles.

Perhaps the most notable of Robinson Garcia's fights was on January 15, 1972, when he faced a then 26–0, future four division world champion and International Boxing Hall of Fame member Roberto Durán at the Gimnasio Nuevo Panama-now Gimnasio Roberto Durán-at Panama City. Robinson Garcia gave Durán a relatively close fight but still lost by unanimous ten-round decision with scores of 99–93, 98-94 and 98–96, all in favor of the Panamanian. Robinson Garcia went 1-4 the rest of that year, facing, among others, Esteban De Jesus in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to whom he dropped a ten-round decision on July 8.

He split eight bouts in 1973, going 4-4 during that span, with 2 knockouts. On March 29, he boxed the future ranked challenger, Puerto Rican Sandy Torres at Tampa, Florida, and lost a ten-round decision. On July 17, he boxed future WBC world Junior Welterweight Champion Saoul Mamby at the Miami Beach auditorium and lost a ten-round decision as well.

During the first half of 1974, Robinson Garcia contested in ten fights, going 6–4 with 3 knockout wins during this span. He faced, among others, Mexican Marcos Geraldo (who'd later last ten rounds against Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvelous Marvin Hagler) on January 23 at the Silver Slipper Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, upsetting Geraldo by a fourth-round knockout win; then-undefeated Sugar Ray Seales on February 13 also at the Silver Slipper Hotel, losing by ten-round decision; Puerto Rican Josue Marquez (who had recently fought Antonio Cervantes for his world Junior Welterweight title) only five days after the Seales fight, losing by ten-round decision at San Juan; future Alexis Arguello world Junior Lightweight title challenger Arturo Leon, whom Robinson Garcia defeated by six-round decision at the Caesars' Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada, on April 18; Eddie Perkins again only nine days after the win against Leon-a ten-round unanimous decision loss at Tucson, Arizona; and future Angel Espada world Welterweight title challenger Johnny Gant, who obtained a ten-round decision win over Robinson Garcia on July 18 at Baltimore, Maryland. Robinson Garcia had five extra fights apart from these in 1974, going 5–0 with 3 knockouts against lesser opposition, to finish 1974 winning 11 of 15 bouts held that year.

1975 was a relatively inactive year for Robinson Garcia as he only fought five times. Nevertheless, among those five bouts was one against future Leonard world title challenger Larry Bonds, who outpointed Robinson Garcia over ten rounds at Las Vegas on February 26, future three time world champion and International Boxing Hall of Fame member, the then-only 16 years old Wilfred Benítez, who beat Robinson Garcia by ten-round decision on June 9 at the Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon, Puerto Rico-(sometimes incorrectly said to be in San Juan); and Adriano Marrero, a Dominican who would later challenge Antonio Cervantes unsuccessfully for Cervantes' WBA world Junior Welterweight title and who beat Robinson Garcia by a 10-round decision on August 5.

Of Robinson Garcia's seven 1976 bouts, six were held in the United States and one in Canada. He went 1-5-1 during that span, losing to former undisputed world Welterweight Champion Billy Backus by a ten-round unanimous decision on April 3 at Utica, New York; to Rafael Rodriguez on points in 10 on May 5 at Minneapolis, Minnesota; to former and future WBA world Welterweight title challenger Clyde Gray by ten round unanimous decision on September 2 at Halifax, Nova Scotia; and to Willie "The Worm" Monroe by a seventh-round technical knockout December 3 at Rochester, New York. He beat 24-10 Perry Abner by an upset ninth-round technical knockout on July 28 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In 1977, Robinson Garcia fought only 3 times, losing twice and winning once.

1978 proved to be Robinson Garcia's last year as an active professional boxer. He lost twice that year, including his last bout, on February 25, to contender Paul Payen, 17-1 coming in, on a ten-round decision at Hainaut, Belgium.

In 237 bouts, Robinson Garcia had a win-loss-draw record of 135 wins, 82 losses and 20 draws, his 53 knockout wins making him a member of the exclusive club of boxers with 50 or more knockout wins in professional boxing. Of his 82 defeats, only 3 were by way of knockout or technical knockout.[2] The latter fact might have, ironically, contributed to his later, boxing related diseases as he took punches from some of boxing's best fighters of his era for prolonged periods of time.

Life away from boxing

According to Ferdie Pacheco, Robinson Garcia once told him that he spent 6 months in an Italian jail for beating up a woman.[3]

Cuban boxing expert Enrique Encinosa said that Robinson Garcia returned to Paris, living as a homeless man there before Fidel Castro allowed him to return to Cuba and spend his last days at the Caribbean country. Also according to Encinosa, Robinson Garcia was once married in Paris.[4]


Professional boxing record

239 fights 138 wins 80 losses
By knockout 55 3
By decision 82 76
By disqualification 1 1
Draws 21
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
239 Win 138–80–21 Pol Payen PTS 10 Feb 25, 1978 La Louviere, Belgium
238 Loss 137–80–21 Jean Symos PTS 10 Jan 6, 1978 Grivegnee, Belgium
237 Loss 137–79–21 Edgar Wallace UD 10 Aug 22, 1977 Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona, US
236 Win 137–78–21 Hector Perez TKO 6 (10) Mar 25, 1977 Sunnyside Garden, New York City, New York, US
235 Loss 136–78–21 Ralph Palladin UD 10 Feb 5, 1977 Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, US
234 Loss 136–77–21 Willie Monroe TKO 7 (10), 3:00 Dec 3, 1976 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, New York, US
233 Draw 136–76–21 Justice Ortiz SD 10 Sep 24, 1976 Sunnyside Garden, New York City, New York, US
232 Loss 136–76–20 Clyde Gray UD 10 Sep 2, 1976 Halifax, Canada
231 Win 136–75–20 Perry Abney RTD 9 (10) Jul 28, 1976 Wagner Ballroom, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
230 Loss 135–75–20 Rafael Rodriguez UD 10 May 5, 1976 Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
229 Loss 135–74–20 Billy Backus UD 10 Apr 3, 1976 War Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York, US
228 Loss 135–73–20 Pat O'Connor UD 10 Jan 22, 1976 St. Paul Armory, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
227 Draw 135–72–20 Randy Armstrong PTS 8 Nov 29, 1975 Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, US
226 Win 135–72–19 Jerry Hill KO 1 (?), 1:32 Nov 15, 1975 Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, US
225 Loss 134–72–19 Adriano Marrero UD 10 Aug 5, 1975 Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, US
224 Loss 134–71–19 Wilfred Benítez PTS 10 Jun 9, 1975 Ramon Loubriel Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
223 Loss 134–70–19 Larry Bonds UD 10 Feb 26, 1975 Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
222 Loss 134–69–19 Miguel Mayan UD 10 Jan 22, 1975 Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
221 Win 134–68–19 Tony Martinez KO 7 (10), 2:07 Dec 5, 1974 Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
220 Win 133–68–19 Frank Kolovart KO 3 (10), 2:32 Aug 26, 1974 Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
219 Win 132–68–19 Frank Young SD 10 Jul 30, 1974 Music Theatre, Houston, Texas, US
218 Loss 131–68–19 Johnny Gant UD 10 Jul 18, 1974 Steelworkers Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, US
217 Win 131–67–19 Rocky Ayon KO 1 (10) Jul 1, 1974 Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, US
216 Loss 130–67–19 Eddie Perkins UD 10 Apr 27, 1974 Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, US
215 Win 130–66–19 Arturo Leon SD 6 Apr 18, 1974 Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, US
214 Win 129–66–19 Camilio de la Rosa TKO 5 (10) Mar 20, 1974 Circus Circus Hippodrome Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
213 Loss 128–66–19 Josue Marquez PTS 10 Feb 18, 1974 San Juan, Puerto Rico
212 Loss 128–65–19 Sugar Ray Seales UD 10 Feb 13, 1974 Circus Circus Hippodrome Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
211 Win 128–64–19 Marcos Geraldo KO 4 (10), 0:48 Jan 23, 1974 Circus Circus Hippodrome Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
210 Win 127–64–19 Omar Chavez SD 10 Jan 10, 1974 Sahara Tahoe, High Sierra Theatre, Stateline, Nevada, US
209 Loss 126–64–19 Rocky Cudney UD 10 Dec 12, 1973 Circus Circus Hippodrome Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
208 Win 126–63–19 Jose Miranda UD 10 Sep 19, 1973 Circus Circus Hippodrome Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
207 Win 125–63–19 Fermin Guzman UD 10 Aug 21, 1973 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US
206 Loss 124–63–19 Saoul Mamby UD 10 Jul 17, 1973 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US
205 Win 124–62–19 Rafael Jimenez TKO 8 (10), 1:45 Jul 3, 1973 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US
204 Win 123–62–19 Rafael Jimenez RTD 4 (10) Jun 26, 1973 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US
203 Loss 122–62–19 Sandy Torres SD 10 Mar 29, 1973 Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida, US
202 Loss 122–61–19 Jerome Dowe SD 10 Mar 1, 1973 Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, US
201 Win 122–60–19 Prince Jimmy Hamm SD 10 Nov 28, 1972 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US
200 Loss 121–60–19 Jose Peterson PTS 10 Aug 8, 1972 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
199 Loss 121–59–19 Esteban de Jesús PTS 10 Jul 8, 1972 San Juan, Puerto Rico
198 Loss 121–58–19 Cemal Kamaci UD 10 Jun 5, 1972 Felt Forum, New York City, New York, US
197 Loss 121–57–19 Ramon Reyes PTS 10 Apr 28, 1972 Maracaibo, Venezuela
196 Loss 121–56–19 Roberto Durán UD 10 Jan 15, 1972 Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
195 Loss 121–55–19 Jonathan Dele PTS 8 Dec 15, 1971 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
194 Win 121–54–19 Leonardo Dessi' TKO 9 (10) Oct 10, 1971 Lyon, France
193 Loss 120–54–19 Robert Gallois PTS 10 Oct 1, 1971 Marseille, France
192 Loss 120–53–19 Marco Scano PTS 10 Sep 2, 1971 Cagliari, Spain
191 Draw 120–52–19 John White PTS 8 Aug 27, 1971 Aviles, Spain
190 Loss 120–52–18 José Hernández PTS 8 Aug 10, 1971 Plaza de Toros de Vista Alegre, Bilbao, Spain
189 Draw 120–51–18 José Hernández PTS 10 Jul 18, 1971 Plaza de Toros Portatil, Carballo, Spain
188 Loss 120–51–17 Chris Fernandez PTS 10 Jul 2, 1971 Palacio de los Deportes de Riazor, La Coruna, Spain
187 Loss 120–50–17 Jose Gonzalez Dopico PTS 10 Jun 12, 1971 Palacio de los Deportes de Riazor, La Coruna, Spain
186 Draw 120–49–17 Miguel Velazquez PTS 10 May 21, 1971 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
185 Draw 120–49–16 Francis Vermandere PTS 10 May 8, 1971 Bethune, France
184 Win 120–49–15 Bunny Grant PTS 10 Apr 5, 1971 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
183 Win 119–49–15 Angel Neches TKO 5 (10) Mar 12, 1971 Pabellón de La Casilla, Bilbao, Spain
182 Win 118–49–15 Joe Tetteh PTS 10 Feb 11, 1971 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
181 Win 117–49–15 Garibaldi Pereira PTS 10 Jan 29, 1971 Geneva, Switzerland
180 Loss 116–49–15 Antonio Ortiz PTS 8 Dec 30, 1970 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
179 Win 116–48–15 Jose Gonzalez Dopico PTS 8 Dec 19, 1970 Palacio de los Deportes de Riazor, La Coruna, Spain
178 Win 115–48–15 Pablo Sanchez TKO 6 (8) Dec 11, 1970 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
177 Win 114–48–15 Mathias Rosenitsch PTS 8 Nov 27, 1970 Germany
176 Loss 113–48–15 Roger Menetrey PTS 10 Nov 20, 1970 Geneva, Switzerland
175 Win 113–47–15 Jonathan Dele PTS 8 Nov 6, 1970 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
174 Win 112–47–15 Angel Ejarque PTS 8 Oct 10, 1970 Gimnasio Polideportivo, Zaragoza, Spain
173 Win 111–47–15 Enrique Levy PTS 8 Oct 3, 1970 Madrid, Spain
172 Loss 110–47–15 José Durán PTS 10 Aug 21, 1970 Campo del Gas, Madrid, Spain
171 Loss 110–46–15 Jonathan Dele PTS 8 Jun 22, 1970 Plaza de Toros Monumental, Barcelona, Spain
170 Loss 110–45–15 José Hernández PTS 8 May 21, 1970 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
169 Win 110–44–15 Eduardo Batista PTS 8 Apr 30, 1970 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
168 Loss 109–44–15 Silvano Bertini PTS 8 Apr 18, 1970 Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Italy
167 Win 109–43–15 Maurice Plouvier PTS 8 Mar 18, 1970 Valencia, Spain
166 Win 108–43–15 Bobby Arthur PTS 8 Mar 7, 1970 Pabellón del Centro Deportivo Municipal, Vigo, Spain
165 Win 107–43–15 Chuck Henderson PTS 10 Feb 5, 1970 Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain
164 Loss 106–43–15 Cemal Kamaci PTS 8 Jan 26, 1970 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
163 Loss 106–42–15 Chris Fernandez PTS 10 Dec 30, 1969 Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain
162 Win 106–41–15 Jose Luis Vallejo TKO 6 (10) Dec 11, 1969 Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain
161 Win 105–41–15 Antonio Ortiz PTS 8 Nov 20, 1969 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
160 Draw 104–41–15 Jose Hernandez PTS 8 Nov 13, 1969 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
159 Win 104–41–14 Antonio Torres TKO 7 (10) Nov 6, 1969 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
158 Loss 103–41–14 Carlos San Jose PTS 10 Oct 10, 1969 Plaza de Toros de Vista Alegre, Bilbao, Spain
157 Win 103–40–14 Antonio Ortiz PTS 10 Sep 27, 1969 Valencia, Spain
156 Loss 102–40–14 Pedro Carrasco PTS 10 Sep 10, 1969 Plaza de Toros de Vista Alegre, Bilbao, Spain
155 Win 102–39–14 John White PTS 10 Aug 6, 1969 Plaza de Toros de Vista Alegre, Bilbao, Spain
154 Loss 101–39–14 Antonio Ortiz PTS 8 Jul 11, 1969 Campo del Gas, Madrid, Spain
153 Draw 101–38–14 Antonio Ortiz PTS 8 Jun 13, 1969 Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
152 Loss 101–38–13 John White PTS 10 Jun 6, 1969 Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
151 Loss 101–37–13 Ken Buchanan PTS 10 Oct 23, 1968 Grosvenor House, Mayfair, England, UK
150 Win 101–36–13 Billy Lloyd PTS 10 Oct 5, 1968 Genoa, Italy
149 Draw 100–36–13 Paul Armstead PTS 10 Jul 28, 1968 San Remo, Italy
148 Win 100–36–12 Paul Armstead PTS 10 Jun 21, 1968 Milan, Italy
147 Loss 99–36–12 Paul Armstead PTS 10 May 10, 1968 Viareggio, Italy
146 Win 99–35–12 LC Morgan TKO 9 (10) Apr 19, 1968 Roma, Italy
145 Win 98–35–12 Oscar Miranda KO 5 (10) Apr 6, 1968 Genoa, Italy
144 Draw 97–35–12 LC Morgan PTS 10 Mar 22, 1968 Roma, Italy
143 Win 97–35–11 Joe Africa TKO 9 (10) Feb 24, 1968 Reggio Emilia, Italy
142 Loss 96–35–11 Cyclone Barth PTS 10 Dec 26, 1967 Reggio Emilia, Italy
141 Loss 96–34–11 Eddie Perkins PTS 10 Dec 5, 1967 Milan, Italy
140 Win 96–33–11 Aldo Battistutta TKO 4 (10) Nov 17, 1967 Roma, Italy
139 Loss 95–33–11 Børge Krogh PTS 10 Oct 5, 1967 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
138 Win 95–32–11 Giampiero Salami TKO 6 (10) Aug 16, 1967 San Remo, Italy
137 Win 94–32–11 Mario Sitri RTD 3 (10) Aug 4, 1967 Lavagna, Italy
136 Loss 93–32–11 Carmelo Bossi TKO 5 (10) Jul 14, 1967 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
135 Win 93–31–11 Giuseppe Occhipinti PTS 8 Jul 5, 1967 Arenzano, Italy
134 Win 92–31–11 Joe Africa TKO 9 (10) Jun 3, 1967 Genoa, Italy
133 Loss 91–31–11 Bruno Arcari PTS 10 Apr 28, 1967 Genoa, Italy
132 Draw 91–30–11 Andrés Navarro PTS 10 Nov 26, 1966 Pabellón de la Feria de Muestras, Bilbao, Spain
131 Draw 91–30–10 Oscar Miranda PTS 10 Oct 27, 1966 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
130 Win 91–30–9 Cesáreo Barrera PTS 10 Oct 15, 1966 Estadio Insular, Las Palmas, Spain
129 Win 90–30–9 Manuel Prieto TKO 5 (10) Oct 6, 1966 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
128 Win 89–30–9 Antonio Coria TKO 2 (8) Sep 18, 1966 Almeria, Spain
127 Loss 88–30–9 Eduardo Batista PTS 10 Sep 3, 1966 Velódromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain
126 Win 88–29–9 Francisco Ferri TKO 6 (10) Aug 20, 1966 Velódromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain
125 Win 87–29–9 Vicente Ferrando KO 5 (10) Aug 13, 1966 Almeria, Spain
124 Draw 86–29–9 Andrés Navarro PTS 10 Jul 29, 1966 Plaza de Toros de Las Arenas, Barcelona, Spain
123 Win 86–29–8 Eduardo Batista PTS 10 Jun 17, 1966 Plaza de Toros de Vista Alegre, Bilbao, Spain
122 Win 85–29–8 Tony Falcon KO 7 (10) May 28, 1966 Pabellón Municipal de Deportes, Salamanca, Spain
121 Win 84–29–8 Francisco Ferri PTS 10 May 21, 1966 Plaza de Toros de Las Arenas, Barcelona, Spain
120 Loss 83–29–8 John White PTS 10 Apr 30, 1966 Algiers, Algeria
119 Draw 83–28–8 Carmelo Bossi PTS 10 Apr 21, 1966 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
118 Win 83–28–7 Kid Tano RTD 6 (10) Apr 10, 1966 Estadio Insular, Las Palmas, Spain
117 Win 82–28–7 Vicente Ferrando PTS 10 Mar 18, 1966 Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
116 Draw 81–28–7 Vicente Ferrando PTS 8 Mar 10, 1966 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
115 Loss 81–28–6 Maurice Cullen PTS 10 Feb 22, 1966 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England, UK
114 Win 81–27–6 Carmelo García PTS 10 Feb 13, 1966 Estadio Insular, Las Palmas, Spain
113 Win 80–27–6 Julian Gonzalez PTS 8 Jan 27, 1966 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
112 Win 79–27–6 Lelo Suarez TKO 8 (10) Dec 23, 1965 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
111 Loss 78–27–6 Andrés Navarro PTS 10 Dec 2, 1965 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
110 Win 78–26–6 Vicente Ferrando PTS 10 Nov 18, 1965 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
109 Loss 77–26–6 Andrés Navarro PTS 10 Nov 4, 1965 Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
108 Win 77–25–6 Jesse Williams PTS 8 Sep 23, 1965 Plaza de Toros de Vista Alegre, Bilbao, Spain
107 Win 76–25–6 Vicente Ferrando PTS 8 Aug 28, 1965 Santander, Spain
106 Win 75–25–6 Vicente Tomas Mokhtar KO 5 (8) Aug 1, 1965 Santander, Spain
105 Win 74–25–6 Jesse Williams PTS 8 May 15, 1965 Plaza de Toros de Vista Alegre, Bilbao, Spain
104 Win 73–25–6 Andrés Navarro PTS 10 Apr 4, 1965 Plaza de Toros de Vista Alegre, Bilbao, Spain
103 Loss 72–25–6 Olli Mäki SD 10 Feb 21, 1965 Hakametsan jaahalli, Tampere, Finland
102 Win 72–24–6 Joe Tetteh PTS 10 Jan 30, 1965 Stade de la Pépinière, Tunis, Tunisia
101 Loss 71–24–6 Conny Rudhof PTS 10 Jan 22, 1965 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
100 Win 71–23–6 Jose Maria Madrazo PTS 10 Jan 2, 1965 Frontón del Club Deportivo, Bilbao, Spain
99 Win 70–23–6 Waldo Dors KO 3 (10) Dec 5, 1964 Palais des Sports, Schaerbeek, Belgium
98 Win 68–23–6 Tommy Tibbs TKO 6 (10) Oct 26, 1964 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
97 Win 68–23–6 Rafiu King PTS 10 Jun 5, 1964 Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
96 Draw 67–23–6 Francois Pavilla PTS 10 May 11, 1964 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
95 Win 67–23–5 Ray Adigun RTD 5 (10) Apr 13, 1964 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
94 Loss 66–23–5 Ismael Laguna PTS 10 Mar 9, 1964 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
93 Win 66–22–5 Francesco Caruso PTS 10 Feb 13, 1964 PalaLido, Milan, Italy
92 Win 65–22–5 Giordano Campari PTS 10 Jan 10, 1964 Milan, Italy
91 Win 64–22–5 Sauveur Chiocca PTS 10 Nov 15, 1963 Salle Wagram, Paris, France
90 Win 63–22–5 Aissa Hashas KO 7 (10) Aug 2, 1963 Stade de la Pépinière, Tunis, Tunisia
89 Draw 62–22–5 Claude Saluden PTS 10 May 18, 1963 Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva, Switzerland
88 Draw 62–22–4 Omrane Sadok PTS 10 May 4, 1963 Tunis, Tunisia
87 Loss 62–22–3 Eddie Perkins PTS 10 Feb 25, 1963 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
86 Win 62–21–3 Fernand Nollet PTS 10 Jan 14, 1963 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
85 Win 61–21–3 Ameur Lamine PTS 10 Dec 29, 1962 Stade de la Pépinière, Tunis, Tunisia
84 Loss 60–21–3 Jean Josselin PTS 10 Dec 3, 1962 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
83 Win 60–20–3 Juan Lopez Rodriguez KO 8 (10) Nov 10, 1962 Tours, France
82 Win 59–20–3 Sauveur Chiocca PTS 10 Oct 28, 1962 Palais de la Mutualité, Paris, France
81 Draw 58–20–3 Omrane Sadok PTS 10 Oct 15, 1962 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
80 Win 58–20–2 Valerio Nunez DQ 7 (10) Sep 11, 1962 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
79 Win 57–20–2 Mario Vecchiatto PTS 10 Apr 27, 1962 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
78 Win 56–20–2 Daniel Brunet PTS 10 Apr 13, 1962 Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France
77 Win 55–20–2 Abderamane Faradji KO 5 (10) Mar 5, 1962 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
76 Win 54–20–2 Manuel Sosa KO 6 (10) Feb 19, 1962 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
75 Win 53–20–2 Mohammed Ben Said KO 7 (10) Feb 8, 1962 Salle Wagram, Paris, France
74 Win 52–20–2 Robert DiMartino PTS 10 Jan 19, 1962 Salle Wagram, Paris, France
73 Win 51–20–2 Ameur Lamine PTS 10 Dec 22, 1961 Salle Wagram, Paris, France
72 Win 50–20–2 Rene Barriere TKO 6 (10) Dec 4, 1961 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
71 Loss 49–20–2 Rafiu King PTS 10 Nov 20, 1961 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
70 Win 49–19–2 Jimmy Mackey SD 10 Nov 1, 1961 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US
69 Win 48–19–2 Hilton Smith UD 10 Oct 4, 1961 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US
68 Loss 47–19–2 Bunny Grant UD 10 Aug 30, 1961 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
67 Win 47–18–2 Pastor Marrero PTS 10 Jul 7, 1961 Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba
66 Loss 46–18–2 José Nápoles PTS 10 Jun 3, 1961 Havana, Cuba
65 Loss 46–17–2 Kid Anahuac DQ 3 (10) Apr 22, 1961 Monterrey, Mexico
64 Loss 46–16–2 Alfredo Urbina KO 9 (10) Mar 25, 1961 Mexico City, Mexico
63 Loss 46–15–2 Douglas Vaillant SD 12 Feb 1, 1961 Havana, Cuba For Cuba lightweight title
62 Loss 46–14–2 Carlos Hernandez PTS 10 Oct 31, 1960 Caracas, Venezuela
61 Loss 46–13–2 Carlos Hernandez UD 10 Oct 18, 1960 Caracas, Venezuela
60 Draw 46–12–2 Douglas Vaillant PTS 10 Oct 1, 1960 Havana, Cuba
59 Win 46–12–1 Guillermo Valdez TKO 7 (10) Sep 3, 1960 Coliseo Nacional, Havana, Cuba
58 Win 45–12–1 Rolando Chico Morales UD 10 Jul 23, 1960 Havana, Cuba
57 Win 44–12–1 Eloy Henry UD 10 Jul 3, 1960 Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
56 Loss 43–12–1 Jorge Quintero PTS 10 Jun 12, 1960 Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
55 Loss 43–11–1 José Nápoles PTS 10 May 21, 1960 Havana, Cuba
54 Win 43–10–1 Isaac Espinosa PTS 10 May 7, 1960 Havana, Cuba
53 Win 42–10–1 Stanley Wilson PTS 10 Apr 23, 1960 Havana, Cuba
52 Loss 41–10–1 Jose Stable UD 10 Mar 19, 1960 Havana, Cuba
51 Win 41–9–1 Jose Stable SD 10 Feb 13, 1960 Havana, Cuba
50 Win 40–9–1 Jorge Quintero UD 10 Dec 26, 1959 Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba
49 Win 39–9–1 Jiro Sawada PTS 10 Dec 6, 1959 Maracaibo, Venezuela
48 Loss 38–9–1 Cesar Orta PTS 10 Nov 23, 1959 Caracas, Venezuela
47 Loss 38–8–1 Vicente Rivas PTS 10 Oct 12, 1959 Caracas, Venezuela
46 Draw 38–7–1 Carlos Hernandez PTS 10 Aug 15, 1959 Havana, Cuba
45 Win 38–7 Tommy Tibbs SD 10 Jul 11, 1959 Coliseo Nacional, Havana, Cuba
44 Win 37–7 Jimmy Mackey KO 5 (10), 2:08 Jun 20, 1959 Havana, Cuba
43 Win 36–7 Alfredo Urbina UD 10 May 16, 1959 Havana, Cuba
42 Loss 35–7 Douglas Vaillant UD 10 Mar 14, 1959 Havana, Cuba
41 Win 35–6 Henry Ferguson UD 10 Feb 16, 1959 Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida, US
40 Loss 34–6 Frankie Ryff UD 10 Jan 20, 1959 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US
39 Win 34–5 Andy Arel RTD 5 (10) Dec 2, 1958 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US
38 Loss 33–5 Rolando Chico Morales PTS 12 Nov 15, 1958 Havana, Cuba For vacant Cuban super featherweight title
37 Win 33–4 Pete Kawula UD 10 Sep 6, 1958 Havana, Cuba
36 Win 32–4 Bobby Bell UD 10 Aug 5, 1958 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US
35 Loss 31–4 Pupi Garcia UD 10 Jun 28, 1958 Havana, Cuba
34 Win 31–3 Julio Escobedo KO 3 (10) May 31, 1958 Havana, Cuba
33 Win 30–3 Johnny Palmer UD 10 Apr 12, 1958 Havana, Cuba
32 Loss 29–3 Bobby Rogers UD 10 Mar 11, 1958 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US
31 Win 29–2 Isidro Martinez TKO 9 (10), 2:05 Feb 26, 1958 Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba Won vacant Latin American super featherweight title
30 Win 28–2 Fernando Silva TKO 6 (10) Jan 11, 1958 Arena Trejo, Havana, Cuba
29 Win 27–2 Guillermo Medina PTS 10 Oct 5, 1957 Havana, Cuba
28 Win 26–2 Rolando Chico Morales PTS 10 Jul 27, 1957 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
27 Win 25–2 Orlando Echevarria PTS 12 May 4, 1957 Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba
26 Win 24–2 Fernando Silva PTS 10 Mar 16, 1957 Havana, Cuba
25 Loss 23–2 Guillermo Medina PTS 10 Feb 16, 1957 Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba
24 Win 23–1 Marino Gonzalez KO 5 (?) Dec 22, 1956 Havana, Cuba
23 Win 22–1 Trini Ruiz PTS 10 Dec 1, 1956 Havana, Cuba
22 Win 21–1 Wilfredo Gonzalez KO 4 (?) Nov 22, 1956 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
21 Win 20–1 Juan 'Baby Face' Medina PTS 8 Nov 3, 1956 Havana, Cuba
20 Win 19–1 Alberto 'Taco' Robinson PTS 8 Oct 13, 1956 Havana, Cuba
19 Win 18–1 Salvador de la Torre KO 6 (?) Sep 22, 1956 Havana, Cuba
18 Win 17–1 Isidro Chorin Zaldivar PTS 8 Aug 31, 1956 Santa Clara, Cuba
17 Win 16–1 Felix Alfredo Triana PTS 8 Aug 18, 1956 Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba
16 Win 15–1 Rolando Garcia PTS 6 Jul 14, 1956 Havana, Cuba
15 Win 14–1 Libraldo Leyva PTS 6 Jun 16, 1956 Havana, Cuba
14 Win 13–1 Joel Morales KO 3 (?) May 19, 1956 Havana, Cuba
13 Win 12–1 Enrique Fernandez PTS 6 Apr 28, 1956 Havana, Cuba
12 Win 11–1 Reinaldo Marquez PTS 6 Apr 5, 1956 Arena, Santa Clara, Cuba
11 Win 10–1 Gervasio Rodriguez PTS 6 Mar 7, 1956 Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba
10 Win 9–1 Reinaldo Marquez PTS 6 Feb 17, 1956 Santa Clara, Cuba
9 Win 8–1 Inocencio Cartas PTS 4 Feb 4, 1956 Havana, Cuba
8 Win 7–1 Pedro Estrella KO 2 (?) Jan 21, 1956 Havana, Cuba
7 Win 6–1 Reinaldo Marquez PTS 4 Dec 17, 1955 Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba
6 Win 5–1 Jose Orta Pacheco KO 2 (?) Nov 19, 1955 Havana, Cuba
5 Loss 4–1 Reinaldo Marquez PTS 4 Oct 28, 1955 Santa Clara, Cuba
4 Win 4–0 Odilio Velazquez KO 3 (?) Oct 15, 1955 Havana, Cuba
3 Win 3–0 Reinaldo Suarez KO 1 (?) Sep 7, 1955 Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba
2 Win 2–0 Flavio Branco KO 1 (?) Aug 25, 1955 Santa Clara, Cuba
1 Win 1–0 Roberto Garcia KO 1 (?) Jul 23, 1955 Havana, Cuba

See also

References

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