Lupe Pintor
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Lupe Pintor | |
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Born | José Guadalupe Pintor Guzmán April 13, 1955 Cuajimalpa, Mexico City, Mexico |
Other names | El Grillo de Cuajimalpa ("The Cuajimalpa Cricket") El Indio |
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Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm)[1] |
Reach | 66 in (168 cm)[1] |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 72 |
Wins | 56 |
Wins by KO | 42 |
Losses | 14 |
Draws | 2 |
José Guadalupe Pintor Guzmán (born April 13, 1955), better known as Lupe Pintor, is a Mexican former
Early life and his career
Lupe Pintor was born into a poor, working-class family in Cuajimalpa, just outside Mexico City in 1955 and is alleged to have had an extremely violent relationship with his father, eventually forcing him to run away. He lived for some time on the city streets, learning how to look after himself and began boxing professionally in 1974.
He opened his account with a second-round knockout of Manuel Vázquez and immediately stepped up to ten round bouts, claiming a decision over Francisco Nunez on his next outing. He suffered his first loss three fights later, when he was disqualified against Magarito Lozano, but claimed victory in his next eight bouts, seven by knockout, including wins over notables Juan Díaz, Rocky Mijares and Willie Jespen.
Pintor first boxed future World Bantamweight Champion
He then travelled to Puerto Rico, where he lost a ten-round decision to Leo Cruz – himself a future world champion. Upon returning to Mexico, Pintor lost for the second time in a row, carelessly dropping a decision to journeyman Jose Luis Soto. Another winning streak, comprising five fights in a row, all by way of knockout and he was ready for a shot at the world title.
World championships
Pintor was a busy champion and he began his reign by engaging in three non-title bouts, beating
His next bout ended tragically. He defended against
Saddened, Pintor – encouraged by Owen's family – resumed his career by avenging his loss to Davila, retaining the title by unanimous decision. He went on to retain the belt against Jose Uziga – again by decision – and Jovito Rengifo, by a knockout in eight. He stopped Hurricane Teru in the fifteenth and final round to close 1981 and began 1982, by retaining the title against Seung-Hoon Lee with an eleventh-round knockout.
Soon after the Lee fight, Pintor vacated his world title and started eyeing the WBC Super Bantamweight crown worn by the great
Pintor was inactive throughout 1983. He returned to the ring a year-and-a-half later as a fully-fledged
His first defense of this new crown did not go to plan. Traveling to Bangkok to meet Samart Payakaroon, Pintor exceeded the division weight limit and was subsequently stripped of his title at the scales. Payakaroon could still become champion if he defeated Pintor but if Pintor won the title would be declared vacant. Payakaroon pounded Pintor to defeat in five rounds and the ex-champion quit fighting for the next eight years.
Pintor made a comeback of sorts in 1994, but at the comparatively advanced age of thirty-eight, he was long past his best. Winning just twice in seven contests over the next eighteen months, he was finally convinced that it was time to retire.
Honors
Pintor was named The
After boxing
Unlike many great champions, Pintor has managed his money well and opened a boxing school in Mexico City. In 2002, he was invited to Merthyr Tydfil by Johnny Owen's family to help unveil a bronze statue commemorating the boxer's life and career.[2]
In 2008, Pintor reunited with Carlos Zarate and joined Juan Laporte as the three former victims of Wilfredo Gómez showed up at a party dedicated to Gómez for his fiftieth birthday, in Puerto Rico.
Pintor, along with
Professional boxing record
72 fights | 56 wins | 14 losses |
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By knockout | 42 | 7 |
By decision | 14 | 6 |
By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
Draws | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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72 | Loss | 56–14–2 | Russell Mosley | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 21, 1995 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
71 | Loss | 56–13–2 | Rodrigo Cerda | PTS | 10 | Dec 2, 1994 | Houston, Texas, US | |
70 | Win | 56–12–2 | Kevin Sedam | TKO | 1 (10), 2:56 | Nov 18, 1994 | Chicago, Illinois , US
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69 | Loss | 55–12–2 | Leonardo Mas | RTD | 8 (12) | Aug 13, 1994 | Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, US | For WBC FECARBOX super lightweight title
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68 | Loss | 55–11–2 | Fernando Caicedo | UD | 12 | Apr 2, 1994 | Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida , US
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For WBC FECARBOX lightweight title |
67 | Loss | 55–10–2 | Ramon Sanchez | PTS | 10 | Feb 25, 1994 | Mexico | |
66 | Win | 55–9–2 | Carmelo Gomez | PTS | 10 | Jan 14, 1994 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
65 | Loss | 54–9–2 | Samart Payakaroon | KO | 5 (12), 1:31 | Jan 18, 1986 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok , Thailand
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WBC super bantamweight title at stake only for Payakaroon,Pintor missed weight |
64 | Loss | 54–8–2 | Billy White | TKO | 10 (?) | Dec 12, 1985 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, US | |
63 | Win | 54–7–2 | Juan Meza | UD | 12 | Aug 18, 1985 | Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico | Won WBC super bantamweight title |
62 | Draw | 53–7–2 | Javier Marquez | SD | 10 | Jun 10, 1985 | Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico | |
61 | Win | 53–7–1 | Eugenio Morgan | TKO | 2 (10), 2:37 | Apr 19, 1985 | Forum, Inglewood, California, US | |
60 | Loss | 52–7–1 | Adriano Arreola | TKO | 7 (10), 3:00 | Jan 17, 1985 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
59 | Win | 52–6–1 | Ronnie Gary | TKO | 6 (10), 0:47 | Jan 1, 1985 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico | |
58 | Win | 51–6–1 | Cleo Garcia | KO | 1 (10), 3:00 | Apr 26, 1984 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
57 | Win | 50–6–1 | Ruben Solorio | UD | 10 | Feb 16, 1984 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
56 | Loss | 49–6–1 | Wilfredo Gómez | TKO | 14 (15), 2:44 | Dec 3, 1982 | New Orleans, Louisiana , US
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For WBC and The Ring super bantamweight titles |
55 | Win | 49–5–1 | Jorge Luján | UD | 10 | Sep 23, 1982 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
54 | Win | 48–5–1 | Lee Seung-hoon | TKO | 11 (15), 0:43 | Jun 3, 1982 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | Retained WBC bantamweight title |
53 | Win | 47–5–1 | Hurricane Teru | KO | 15 (15), 2:02 | Sep 22, 1981 | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, Japan | Retained WBC bantamweight title |
52 | Win | 46–5–1 | Jovito Rengifo | TKO | 8 (15), 1:21 | Jul 26, 1981 | Las Vegas, Nevada , US
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Retained WBC bantamweight title |
51 | Win | 45–5–1 | Jose Felix Uziga | UD | 15 | Feb 22, 1981 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, US | Retained WBC bantamweight title |
50 | Win | 44–5–1 | Alberto Dávila | MD | 15 | Dec 19, 1980 | Caesars Palace, Sports Pavilion, Paradise, Nevada, US | Retained WBC bantamweight title |
49 | Win | 43–5–1 | Johnny Owen | KO | 12 (15), 2:35 | Sep 19, 1980 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | Retained WBC bantamweight title; Owen died of injuries sustained from the fight.[4] |
48 | Draw | 42–5–1 | Eijiro Murata | SD | 15 | Jun 11, 1980 | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBC bantamweight title |
47 | Win | 42–5 | Alberto Sandoval | TKO | 12 (15) | Feb 9, 1980 | Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California, US
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Retained WBC bantamweight title |
46 | Loss | 41–5 | Manuel Vazquez | RTD | 5 (10), 3:00 | Dec 29, 1979 | Gimnasio del Estado, Hermosillo, Mexico | |
45 | Win | 41–4 | Jose Luis Soto | PTS | 10 | Oct 29, 1979 | Ciudad Obregón, Mexico | |
44 | Win | 40–4 | Torito Melendez | KO | 1 (?) | Oct 5, 1979 | Reynosa, Mexico | |
43 | Win | 39–4 | Carlos Zárate Serna | SD | 15 | Jun 3, 1979 | Caesars Palace, Sports Pavilion, Paradise, Nevada, US | Won WBC bantamweight title |
42 | Win | 38–4 | Rodrigo Gonzalez | TKO | 3 (10), 2:42 | May 1, 1979 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, US | |
41 | Win | 37–4 | Livio Nolasco | TKO | 6 (10), 2:16 | Mar 10, 1979 | Forum, Inglewood, California, US | |
40 | Win | 36–4 | Agustin Vega | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 11, 1978 | Matamoros, Mexico | |
39 | Win | 35–4 | Roger Buchelli | KO | 2 (10), 2:59 | Sep 26, 1978 | Houston, Texas, US | |
38 | Win | 34–4 | Richard Rozelle | KO | 5 (10), 0:10 | Jul 18, 1978 | Civic Center, Houston, Texas , US
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37 | Loss | 33–4 | Jose Luis Soto | PTS | 10 | Jun 30, 1978 | Culiacán, Mexico | |
36 | Loss | 33–3 | Leonardo Cruz | PTS | 10 | Apr 22, 1978 | Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan , Puerto Rico
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35 | Win | 33–2 | Antonio Becerra | PTS | 10 | Mar 31, 1978 | Mazatlán, Mexico | |
34 | Win | 32–2 | Gerald Hayes | UD | 10 | Feb 25, 1978 | Forum, Inglewood, California, US | |
33 | Win | 31–2 | Davey Vasquez | KO | 2 (10), 2:05 | Jan 30, 1978 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, US | |
32 | Win | 30–2 | Joaquin Gonzalez | KO | 2 (10) | Dec 18, 1977 | Auditorio Matamoros, Matamoros, Mexico | |
31 | Win | 29–2 | Baby Kid Chocolate | KO | 2 (10), 2:58 | Nov 8, 1977 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, US | |
30 | Win | 28–2 | Tony Rocha | KO | 4 (10), 0:33 | Oct 8, 1977 | Forum, Inglewood, California, US | |
29 | Win | 27–2 | Andres Torres | TKO | 4 (10), 0:59 | Aug 20, 1977 | Forum, Inglewood, California, US | |
28 | Win | 26–2 | Ramon Guillen | KO | 1 (?) | Jul 2, 1977 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
27 | Win | 25–2 | Eduardo Limon | KO | 1 (?) | Jun 17, 1977 | Reynosa, Mexico | |
26 | Win | 24–2 | Tranquita Brown | KO | 1 (?) | May 20, 1977 | Ciudad Madera, Mexico | |
25 | Win | 23–2 | Gabby Cantera | KO | 7 (?), 2:41 | Apr 12, 1977 | San Antonio, Texas , US
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24 | Win | 22–2 | Orlando Amores | KO | 1 (?) | Mar 11, 1977 | Culiacán, Mexico | |
23 | Win | 21–2 | Evaristo Perez | KO | 1 (?) | Feb 26, 1977 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
22 | Win | 20–2 | Babe San Martin | TKO | 7 (10) | Jan 29, 1977 | Reynosa, Mexico | |
21 | Win | 19–2 | Jose Angel Cazares | KO | 1 (10) | Jan 1, 1977 | Plaza de Toros, Torreón, Mexico | |
20 | Win | 18–2 | Nacho Beltran | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 13, 1976 | Estadio General Ángel Flores, Culiacán, Mexico | |
19 | Win | 17–2 | Jose Antonio Rosa | TKO | 6 (10), 1:23 | Oct 2, 1976 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, US | |
18 | Win | 16–2 | Samuel Machorro | PTS | 10 | Aug 1, 1976 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico | |
17 | Win | 15–2 | Manuel Killer | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 26, 1976 | Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Mexico | |
16 | Win | 14–2 | Gallito Castro | KO | 1 (?) | Jun 2, 1976 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
15 | Win | 13–2 | Jose Luis Cruz | TKO | 9 (10) | Mar 27, 1976 | Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Mexico | |
14 | Loss | 12–2 | Alberto Dávila | UD | 10 | Feb 25, 1976 | Forum, Inglewood, California, US | |
13 | Win | 12–1 | Catalino Flores | KO | 2 (10), 1:27 | Dec 4, 1975 | Forum, Inglewood, California, US | |
12 | Win | 11–1 | Alvaro Lopez | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 11, 1975 | Auditorio Benito Juárez, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
11 | Win | 10–1 | Willie Jensen | KO | 7 (10), 0:58 | Sep 20, 1975 | Forum, Inglewood, California, US | |
10 | Win | 9–1 | Roberto Alvarez | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 25, 1975 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara , Mexico
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9 | Win | 8–1 | Rocky Mijares | TKO | 6 (10) | Apr 16, 1975 | Plaza de Toros, Torreón, Mexico | |
8 | Win | 7–1 | Andres Reyes | PTS | 10 | Mar 10, 1975 | Victoria de Durango, Mexico | |
7 | Win | 6–1 | Martin Valencia | KO | 6 (?) | Feb 19, 1975 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
6 | Win | 5–1 | Juan Diaz | KO | 2 (10) | Dec 21, 1974 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico | |
5 | Loss | 4–1 | Magallo Lozada | DQ | 4 (?) | Oct 16, 1974 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Salvador Martinez | PTS | 10 | Sep 10, 1974 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Manuel Castanedas | TKO | 4 (?) | Jul 24, 1974 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Francisco Javier Nunez | UD | 10 | May 7, 1974 | Arena Tijuana 72, Tijuana, Mexico | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Manuel Vazquez | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 26, 1974 | Arena Tijuana 72, Tijuana, Mexico |
See also
References
- ^ Wilfredo Gomezfight.
- ^ "Crowds remember boxing legend". 2 November 2002.
- ^ "Hector 'Macho' Camacho highlights International Boxing Hall of Fame's Class of 2016". 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Johnny Owen - BoxRec".
Sources
(i) There are few online accounts of Pintor's upbringing. A sensitive description may however, be located here: [1]. (ii) For an in-depth discussion of Pintor's controversial defeat of Carlos Zarate, see: [2]. (iii) A ring report describing the Owen fight can be found here: [3]. (iv) For more on Pintor's relationship with Johnny Owen's family, see: [4]. (v) For a piece on Pintor's return fight with Albert Davila, go to Boxing Insider [5]. (vi) Details of Pintor's ring record can be found at the Boxing Records Archive: [6].
External links
- Boxing record for Lupe Pintor from BoxRec (registration required)