Rodolfo González (boxer)

Rodolfo González
Born (1945-12-16) 16 December 1945 (age 78)
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights89
Wins80
Wins by KO66
Losses8
Draws1

Rodolfo González (born 16 December 1945) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1959 to 1974. He held the WBC lightweight title from 1972 to 1974.

Professional career

González started his career very young at the age of 14, and won his first 37 bouts. On November 10, 1972, he took on Chango Carmona for the WBC Lightweight Title and won via a Corner retirement in the 13th round.[1] González defended the title two times before losing the belt to Guts Ishimatsu on April 11, 1974, via KO in the 8 round.[2] Later in the year he rematched Ishimatsu, but lost via TKO and retired from boxing. González was a devastating puncher and was named to Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers, and had a career record of 80-8-1 with 66 ko's.

González actually missed making it into the World Boxing Hall of Fame by one vote in 2003, of the 140 voting members. A private vote was then taken by the 10-member Executive Committee, and González was accepted by an 8-2 vote. Two members resigned in protest, and later that year many more Executive Committee members had dropped out.

Professional boxing record

89 fights 80 wins 8 losses
By knockout 66 5
By decision 14 3
By disqualification 0 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
89 Loss 80–8–1 Guts Ishimatsu KO 12 (15) 1974-11-28 Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan For WBC lightweight title
88 Win 80–7–1 Clemente Mucino TD 2 (10) 1974-08-26 Arena Tijuana 72, Tijuana, Mexico
87 Loss 79–7–1 Guts Ishimatsu KO 8 (15) 1974-04-11 Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan Lost WBC lightweight title
86 Win 79–6–1 Antonio Puddu TKO 10 (15) 1973-10-27 Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Retained WBC lightweight title
85 Win 78–6–1 Don Sennett TKO 3 (10) 1973-08-30 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
84 Win 77–6–1 Ruben Navarro TKO 9 (15) 1973-03-17 Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Retained WBC lightweight title
83 Win 76–6–1 José Acosta KO 1 (10) 1972-12-16 Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Mexico
82 Win 75–6–1 Chango Carmona RTD 12 (15) 1972-11-10 Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Won WBC lightweight title
81 Win 74–6–1 Ruben Navarro MD 10 (10) 1972-07-31 Convention Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.
80 Win 73–6–1 Jimmy Robertson UD 10 (10) 1972-04-27 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
79 Win 72–6–1 Chun Kyo Shin TKO 7 (10) 1972-03-16 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
78 Win 71–6–1 Manuel Leal TKO 7 (10) 1972-02-24 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
77 Win 70–6–1 Nick Aghai UD 10 (10) 1971-12-11 Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, U.S.
76 Win 69–6–1 Juan Collado MD 10 (10) 1971-10-02 Devonshire Downs, Northridge, California, U.S.
75 Win 68–6–1 Beto Gonzalez UD 10 (10) 1971-06-02 Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S.
74 Win 67–6–1 Ernesto Villaflor KO 2 (10) 1971-04-26 Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
73 Loss 66–6–1 Antonio Cervantes TKO 8 (10) 1970-12-17 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
72 Win 66–5–1 Fermin Soto RTD 7 (10) 1970-05-07 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
71 Win 65–5–1 Javier Jimenez TKO 6 (10) 1969-11-11 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
70 Win 64–5–1 Steve Freeman TKO 5 (10) 1969-08-28 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
69 Win 63–5–1 Julio Viera KO 2 (10) 1969-07-03 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
68 Win 62–5–1 Juan Collado TKO 9 (10) 1969-05-15 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
67 Win 61–5–1 Pete Gonzalez TKO 4 (10) 1969-04-17 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
66 Win 60–5–1 Rene Macias TKO 9 (10) 1968-12-19 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
65 Win 59–5–1 Ray Adigun TKO 10 (10) 1968-10-03 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
64 Win 58–5–1 Claudio Adame KO 7 (10) 1967-07-19 Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, U.S.
63 Win 57–5–1 Ramon Sarmiento KO 1 (10) 1967-05-10 Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, U.S.
62 Win 56–5–1 Marcello Cid KO 4 (10) 1967-02-09 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
61 Win 55–5–1 Daniel Valdez UD 10 (10) 1966-11-10 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
60 Loss 54–5–1 Alton Colter UD 10 (10) 1966-10-13 Fremont Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
59 Win 54–4–1 Ray Coleman TKO 4 (8) 1966-09-01 Fremont Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
58 Win 53–4–1 Raul Carreon UD 8 (8) 1966-08-11 Fremont Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
57 Win 52–4–1 Ray Coleman UD 6 (6) 1966-07-07 Fremont Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
56 Loss 51–4–1 Bobby Valdez KO 9 (10) 1966-05-20 Arena, San Bernardino, California, U.S.
55 Draw 51–3–1 Bobby Valdez TD 1 (6) 1965-12-02 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
54 Loss 51–3 Bobby Valdez PTS 5 (5) 1965-11-18 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
53 Loss 51–2 Licho Guerrero TKO 10 (10) 1963-02-15 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
52 Win 51–1 Babe Lopez KO 3 (10) 1962-09-01 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
51 Win 50–1 Javier Garcia KO 1 (?) 1962-07-27 Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico
50 Win 49–1 Alfredo Sanchez PTS 8 (8) 1962-07-14 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
49 Win 48–1 Evaristo Perez KO 3 (8) 1962-06-23 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
48 Win 47–1 Ramon Gutierrez KO 1 (?) 1962-06-19 Mazatlan, Mexico
47 Win 46–1 Antonio Luna PTS 8 (8) 1962-06-02 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
46 Win 45–1 Babe Lopez PTS 8 (8) 1962-05-12 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
45 Win 44–1 Agustin Campos TKO 9 (?) 1962-05-09 Mazatlan, Mexico
44 Win 43–1 Evaristo Perez PTS 8 (8) 1962-03-17 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
43 Win 42–1 Generalito Nunez KO 4 (?) 1962-02-19 Ixtlán de los Hervores, Mexico
42 Win 41–1 Jose Perez KO 1 (?) 1962-01-20 Jiquilpan, Mexico
41 Win 40–1 Ruben Ramirez KO 3 (8) 1961-12-30 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
40 Win 39–1 Jose Luis Lopez KO 2 (?) 1961-11-14 Jiquilpan, Mexico
39 Win 38–1 Ramon Caviedes KO 9 (?) 1961-10-18 Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico
38 Loss 37–1 Jose Luis Castillo PTS 8 (8) 1961-10-03 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
37 Win 37–0 Paco Gomez TKO 10 (?) 1961-09-17 Mazatlan, Mexico
36 Win 36–0 Maximo Rivera TKO 4 (6) 1961-09-09 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
35 Win 35–0 Jose Estrada KO 1 (?) 1961-08-28 Tepic, Mexico
34 Win 34–0 Salvador Banuelos PTS 6 (6) 1961-08-19 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
33 Win 33–0 El Chapo Lopez KO 4 (?) 1961-08-14 Tepic, Mexico
32 Win 32–0 Vaquero Montoya TKO 6 (6) 1961-07-22 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
31 Win 31–0 El Pecas Garcia KO 2 (?) 1961-06-07 Atemajac, Mexico
30 Win 30–0 Jose Rojas KO 1 (?) 1961-04-03 Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico
29 Win 29–0 Felipe Sanchez KO 2 (?) 1961-03-02 San Miguel, Mexico
28 Win 28–0 Guadalupe Vargas KO 3 (?) 1961-02-14 Guadalajara, Mexico
27 Win 27–0 Jesus Sanchez KO 3 (?) 1961-01-29 Ixtlán de los Hervores, Mexico
26 Win 26–0 Rosendo Fernandez KO 1 (?) 1961-01-12 Yurécuaro, Mexico
25 Win 25–0 Topo Garcia KO 1 (?) 1960-11-16 Tequila, Mexico
24 Win 24–0 Gregorio Lopez KO 2 (?) 1960-10-30 Guadalajara, Mexico
23 Win 23–0 Jose Rodriguez KO 3 (?) 1960-10-06 Tequila, Mexico
22 Win 22–0 Kid Irapuato KO 6 (10) 1960-09-14 Yurécuaro, Mexico
21 Win 21–0 Serafin Garcia KO 4 (4) 1960-08-28 Jiquilpan, Mexico
20 Win 20–0 Torito Lopez KO 4 (?) 1960-08-10 Jiquilpan, Mexico
19 Win 19–0 Jose Vargas KO 1 (?) 1960-07-17 Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico
18 Win 18–0 Roberto Nuno KO 3 (?) 1960-06-24 Guadalajara, Mexico
17 Win 17–0 Gregorio Garcia KO 1 (?) 1960-05-30 Tepic, Mexico
16 Win 16–0 Tony Rodriguez KO 4 (?) 1960-05-19 Guadalajara, Mexico
15 Win 15–0 Saul Pacheco KO 2 (?) 1960-05-05 Ixtlán de los Hervores, Mexico
14 Win 14–0 Vicente Ruiz KO 3 (?) 1960-04-28 Jiquilpan, Mexico
13 Win 13–0 Roberto Nuno KO 2 (?) 1960-04-17 Guadalajara, Mexico
12 Win 12–0 Jose Munos KO 2 (?) 1960-03-27 Atemajac, Mexico
11 Win 11–0 David Rodriguez KO 3 (?) 1960-03-14 Jiquilpan, Mexico
10 Win 10–0 Javier Garcia KO 1 (?) 1960-03-06 Jiquilpan, Mexico
9 Win 9–0 Antonio Luna KO 6 (?) 1960-02-28 Atemajac, Mexico
8 Win 8–0 Juan Arias KO 1 (?) 1960-02-18 Guanajuato, Mexico
7 Win 7–0 Jose Garcia KO 1 (?) 1960-02-04 Jiquilpan, Mexico
6 Win 6–0 Roberto Aguilar KO 2 (?) 1960-01-18 Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico
5 Win 5–0 Miguel Lopez KO 3 (?) 1960-01-03 Jiquilpan, Mexico
4 Win 4–0 Raul Acevez KO 3 (?) 1959-12-14 Yurécuaro, Mexico
3 Win 3–0 Delfino Garcia KO 2 (?) 1959-11-28 Atemajac, Mexico
2 Win 2–0 Albino Sanchez KO 1 (?) 1959-11-17 Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Javier Garcia KO 1 (?) 1959-11-02 Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gonzalez Takes Ring Title". The New York Times. 11 November 1972. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  2. ^ "JAPANESE BOXER CUTS ISHIMATSU KNOCKS OUT RODOLFO GONZALEZ OF MEXICO TO TAKE WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE". Pathé News. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBC lightweight champion
November 10, 1971 – April 11, 1974 		Succeeded by