Firpo Segura

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Firpo Segura
A black and white photo of a bare chested Mexican male with black hair.
A publicity picture of Segura in his prime.
Birth nameFrancisco Segura García
Born(1907-11-10)November 10, 1907[1]
Mexico City, Mexico[1]
DiedJanuary 15, 1968(1968-01-15) (aged 60)[1]
Mexico City, Mexico
ChildrenCarlos Segura[1]
FamilyBobby Segura (brother)[1]
Canelo Segura (nephew)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Firpo Mexicano[1]
Francisco Segura[1]
Firpo Segura[1]
Billed height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Billed weight89 kg (196 lb)[1]
Trained byJimmy Dundee (boxing)[1]
Charro Aguayo (wrestling)[1]
DebutJanuary 18, 1934 (pro wrestling)[1]
Retired1955[1]

Francisco Segura García (November 10, 1907 – January 15, 1968) was a Mexican

Boxer, Movie actor and Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Firpo Segura, given the name after the Argentine boxer Luis Ángel Firpo. As a boxer he held both the Mexican Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Championship and as a luchador he won the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship on four occasions and the Mexican National Middleweight Championship
once. Segura became one of the first Mexican born stars of Lucha Libre and is at times referred to as the "First Idol of Lucha Libre" being one of the first Mexican born wrestlers to receive top billing in lucha libre.

Personal life

Francisco Segura was born on November 10, 1907, in Barrio de Soto in Colonia Guerrero, Mexico City where he grew with his brother Roberto "Bobby" Segura.[Note 1] Segura started his boxing training at a relatively early age as well as amateur wrestling.[1] Segura's son would later become a luchador (professional wrestler), billed as Carlos Segura.[1] Francisco Segura García died on January 15, 1968, due to a heart attack.[1]

Boxing career (1926–1935)

Segura made his boxing debut on September 25, 1926, at the age of 18, boxing to a draw against Jose Verduzco in an eight-round bout.[2] He soon earned the nickname "Firpo" due to his boxing style resembling that of Argentine boxer Luis Ángel Firpo, leading him to being billed as "Firpo Mexicano" for some of his fights.[1] To supplement his income from boxing Segura worked as a shoemaker and later on as a baker's assistant as well.[1] Amassing a record of 10 victories, 4 losses and a draw Segura won both the Mexican Lightweight Boxing championship and the Mexican Heavyweight boxing championship during his career. In 1935 he boxed his last match, fighting his Lucha libre rival Gorila Macías in a match that ended in a "no contest" as the two began to wrestle instead, as a way to draw further attention to Segura's wrestling career.[1][3]

Professional wrestling career (1934–1955)

Segura trained with Charro Aguayo for his professional wrestling debut, incorporating his boxing background with the lucha libre style of wrestling.[1] He made his debut on January 28, 1934, in a match against Tony Canales, but sources differ on the outcome of the match. One source states that Segura won the match,[4] while other state that the match went to a draw at first but Segura got so frustrated with Canales' cheating that he punched him out and was disqualified as a result.[5][6] In the early days of Salvador Lutteroth's Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) the shows usually featured Americans in the main events with most of the Mexican wrestlers working lower on the cards.[5] With Firpo Segura's boxing background and in-ring skills he became one of the first Mexicans to rise up the ranks of EMLL. often wrestling against various "Foreign menaces" that Lutteroth brought to Mexico. At the EMLL 2nd Anniversary Show Segura lost to American Jack Howland in the semi-main event of the show.[7] Segura's popularity kept growing, making him one of the first Mexican established Main Events, getting top billing all over Mexico.[3] With time Segura was established as the "First Idol of Lucha Libre".[1][3] Early in his lucha libre career Segura began a long running rivalry with Gorila Macías, that led them to face off all over Mexico, including what was supposed to be a boxing match but ended in a wrestling match instead.[3]

In 1937 he competed in a tournament to determine the next holder of the

Guadalajara, Jalisco, forcing his opponent to unmask.[14] In later 1945 he became involved in a feud with the masked "Grey Shadow" who wanted a match for the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship. The feud between the two led to a Lucha de Apuestas match on March 22, 19 where Segura defeated his opponent, forcing Grey Shadow to unmask and reveal that his name was Daniel Aldana.[15] Segura put his heavyweight championship on the line in one of the featured matches for the EMLL 13th Anniversary Show, losing the championship to the American Steve Morgan.[11][16] Segura regained the championship in March, 1947 to become a three time champion.[11] The following year longtime rival Daniel Aldana, now using his own name after unmasking, gained a measure of revenge on Segura as he won the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship from him.[11] Segure did not regain the championship until 1952 when he defeated Aldana to win the title for the fourth time.[11] On AUgust 12, 1954 Segura's fourth and final title reign ended as he lost to Joaquin Murreta.[8][11] Segura retired from wrestling a few months later, early in 1955.[1][8]

Movie career

Segura appeared in a number of Mexican films over the years, including a number of

Santo Contra los Zombis (Santo versus the Zombies)[17]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Boxing
  • Mexican Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Mexican Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Lucha Libre

Boxing record

Boxing record
10 Wins (7 T (KO)'s, 3 decisions), 4 Losses (3 decisions, 1 disqualification), 2 Draw (1 draw, 1 no contest)[2]
Date Result Opponent Location Method Round Time Record
1935-07-23 No Contest Mexico Gorila Macías Arena Model, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico No Contest ? (6) Unknown 10-4-2
The fight ended when the two started to wrestle each other instead.
1935-06-21 Win United States Joe Deleruyelle Arena Tex Rickard,
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
 KO 9 (10) Unknown 10-4-1
Segura's was scheduled to fight Manuel Zermeno in a 10-round match in Arena Tex Rickard on November 7, 1934.
1934-11-05 Win United States Buck Easterling Walkathon Arena,
San Antonio, Texas, USA
 Decision 8 (8 Unknown 9-4-1
Segura's debut in the United States and only match in the US.
1934-09-26 Win United States Buddy Beck Arena Tex Rickard,
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
 KO 9 (10) Unknown 8-4-1
1934-08-29 Win Mexico Kid Corral Arena Tex Rickard,
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
 KO 1 (10) Unknown 7-4-1
1932-06-04 Loss Mexico Pepe Gonzales El Toreo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Decision 10 (10) Unknown 6-4-1
1934-04-09 Win United States Bert Colima Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Decision 12 (12) Unknown 6-3-1
For the Mexican Heavyweight Championship, Segura retains.
1931-10-10 Win Mexico Amador Carballido Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico TKO 8 (10) Unknown 5-3-1
1931-08-15 Loss Mexico Battling Chico
Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
 Decision 10 (10) Unknown 4-3-1
1931-04-18 Loss Mexico Angel "Kid" Sanchez Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Decision 10 (10) Unknown 4-2-1
1930-11-22 Win Mexico Babe Hummel Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico KO 3 (10) Unknown 4-1-1
For the Mexican Light Heavyweight Championship.
1930-10-25 Win Mexico Eduardo Huaracha Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico TKO 6 (10) Unknown 3-1-1
For the Mexican Light Heavyweight Championship.
1930-01-04 Loss Mexico Kid Triana
Durango, Durango, Mexico
 DQ 10 (10) Unknown 2-1-1
1929-09-11 Win Mexico Dan Navarro Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Decision 12 (12) Unknown 2-0-1
For the Mexican Light Heavyweight Championship.
1927-04-10 Win Mexico Carlos Del Castillo Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico TKO 3 (8) Unknown 1-0-1
1926-09-25 Draw Mexico Jose Verduzco Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Decision 8 (8) Unknown 0-0-1
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Luchas de Apuestas record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Firpo Segura (hair) Enmascarado Rojo (mask) Mexico City EMLL Live event January 18, 1943 [12]
Firpo Segura (hair) El Chimpancé (mask) Guadalajara, Jalisco EMLL Live event March 28, 1944 [14]
Firpo Segura (hair) The Grey Shadow (mask) Mexico City EMLL Live event March 22, 1946 [15]

Filmography

  • Padre de más de cuatro (Father of More Than Four, 1938, Luchador/Wrestler)
  • El Luchador Fenómeno (The Wrestling Phenomenon, 1952, Luchador/Wrestler)[17]
  • La Momia Azteca (The Aztec Mummy, 1957, Esbirro del Murciélago / "Henchman of the Bat")[17]
  • La Maldición de la Momia Azteca (The Curse of the Aztec Mummy, 1957, Esbirro del Murciélago / "Henchman of the Bat")[17]
  • La Momia Azteca contra el Robot Humano (
    The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy, 1958, Esbirro del Murciélago / "Henchman of the Bat")[17]
  • Guantes de oro (Golden Gloves", 1961)
  • Santo Contra los Zombis (Santo versus the Zombies, 1962, Luchador/Wrestler)[17][18]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Records are not clear if Francisco Segura was older or younger than Roberto Segura.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Firpo Segura (1907) (in Spanish). Mexico. 2008. p. 19. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre.
  2. ^
    Boxrec.com
    . Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3
    .
  4. ^ Centinela, Teddy (January 28, 2015). "En un día como hoy… 1934: Firpo Segura debuta como luchador… La lucha libre llega a León, Guanajuato". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  5. ^
    ISBN 968-6842-48-9
    .
  6. ^ "EMLL". Cagematch. January 28, 1934. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  7. ^ "2nd Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 19, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). 2004-12-20. Especial 21.
  9. ^
    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
    .
  10. ^ "7th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 12, 1940. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  11. ^
    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
    .
  12. ^ a b c Enciclopedia staff (May 2008). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Enmascarado Rojo (Primero version) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. p. 27. Tomo II.
  13. ^ "Arena Coliseo, El primero de sus 25,550 días" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Gateca. March 28, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  14. ^ a b "Show @ Guadalajara". Wrestling Data. March 28, 1944. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  15. ^ a b Enciclopedia staff (May 2008). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". The Grey Shadow (Primero version) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. p. 39. Tomo II.
  16. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 7, 2010). "CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  17. ^
    ISBN 968-6842-48-9
    .
  18. ISBN 978-1-55652-770-8
    .
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