Baby Arizmendi

Alberto "'Baby" Arizmendi' was a Mexican professional boxer and New York State Athletic Commission featherweight world title holder in 1934. He also competed in the bantamweight and welterweight divisions.

Early life and career

Arizmendi was born on March 17, 1913, in Torreón, Mexico. He took up boxing as early as seven or eight by some accounts to counter the effects of Polio which he had suffered from as a young child.
Baby used a charging, bruising style, making him a very strong two-fisted fighter. He began boxing professionally at age 13. He took his first championship, the Mexican bantamweight title at only eighteen, a twelve round points decision against Kid Poncho in Mexico City. With a victory over flyweight champion Fidel LaBarba, Baby established himself as a worthy contender for the featherweight crown.
On September 16, 1932, at the age of 19, he defeated reigning NBA world featherweight champion Tommy Paul in a close ten round non-title fight, dropping him in the second and fourth rounds. After his win, Arizmendi requested the National Boxing Association recognize his status as champion. In support of his claim to the NBA title, the California boxing commission gave him the opportunity to fight for their version of the world title.

Taking and defending the California world featherweight title, October, 1932

The following month, Arizmendi defeated Newsboy Brown to claim the California world featherweight title on October 18, 1932. The Associated Press wrote that Brown won only one round and was on the verge of being knocked out several times before the Los Angeles crowd of 7,000. Arizmendi nearly toppled Brown with a left hook in the third, but slowed his pace some in the fourth through seventh when Brown countered with short lefts, and rights to the body.
He retained his title with a draw against Varias Milling, then defended it against seasoned contenders Archie Bell and Speedy Dado. He first defeated Bell in ten round points decision at Legion Stadium in Hollywood on December 2, 1932. The California sanctioned title match before a capacity crowd saw Arizmendi close strongly in the last two rounds to take a convincing lead on points. Arizmendi was awarded six rounds, Bell two including the eighth when he landed some solid punches, and two were even. Bell was down for a no count in the second, and was dropped to his knees in the fourth.
In his January 6, 1933, California sanctioned World featherweight title rematch with Bell in San Francisco, Arizmendi won in a ten round points decision. Arizmendi opened up in the sixth, and rained a steady blow of punches in the remaining rounds to take a clear points margin. Bell may have held an edge in the first five rounds, with the exception of the third. He withstood the blows of Arizmendi in the final rounds and remained on his feet throughout.
In his last successful defense of the California-sanctioned world featherweight champion, Arizmendi defeated Speedy Dado in a ten round points decision in Los Angeles on January 24, 1933.

Losing the California sanctioned world featherweight title, February, 1933

He lost the California version of the title to NBA World featherweight champion Freddie Miller on February 28, 1933, in a 10-round unification bout in Los Angeles. Miller took seven rounds, with one even, and two to Arizmendi. With a lightning right jab that landed repeatedly and a good left hook, Miller kept the Mexican champion at bay. Arizmendi performed best in the seventh where he rushed Miller to the ropes and bloodied his nose with hard rights to head and chin. The packed house containing many former Mexican fans, turned against Arizmendi, booing him and throwing bottles into the ring at the close of the match.
Arizmendi persevered, and later that year defeated Miller in a non-title fight.

Taking the NYSAC world featherweight crown, August, 1934

On August 30, 1934, he defeated Mike Belloise for the New York state world featherweight crown, leaving no doubt as to his claim to the championship. After the win, Arizmendi attempted to secure a third fight with NBA champion Miller in a title bout, however, Miller refused to face him. Arizmendi's failure to take the NBA version of the featherweight title affected his legacy, despite his taking both the New York State Athletic Commission, and Mexico-California version of the world featherweight titles in his career.
In Mexico City on November 4, 1934, he defeated Henry Armstrong in their first of five meetings, winning almost every round despite suffering a broken wrist in the second, and by some accounts taking claim of the California-Mexican World featherweight title. He defeated Armstrong once again on January 1, 1935, in a twelve round unanimous decision in Mexico City. Following those victories, he defeated future world title holder Chalky Wright by fourth round knockout. On February 7, 1936, he lost to future lightweight champion Lou Ambers in a ten round unanimous decision, with Ambers taking every round, by one account. Arizmendi, however fought well for the first five rounds, but was unable to continue the pace in the remaining portion of the match. Ambers got his range with his punishing left in the fourth, fifth, and sixth. In the eighth, Arizmendi suffered a bleeding cut near his right eye, helping Ambers to increase his points margin in the final two rounds. The bout was not billed as a title fight.

Losing the California-Mexico sanctioned featherweight title, August, 1936

Arizmendi subsequently lost the California-Mexico World title in his third bout with Armstrong on August 4, 1936, at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. In his following 7 fights, Arizmendi combined wins and losses before facing Armstrong for a fourth and final time on March 15, 1938, in Los Angele. In his following 6 fights, Arizmendi won five and had a ten round draw against reigning world lightweight champion Lou Ambers on June 7, 1938, in Los Angeles.

Attempt at the world welterweight crown, January 1939

In his last bout with Armstrong and his last attempt at a world title, he dropped a grueling 10-round points decision before 10,500 fans for the world welterweight championship on January 10, 1939, at Los Angeles' Olympic Stadium. The match was ten rounds of continuous and largely close in fighting, and though admitting he put up a valiant effort, the Los Angeles Times could only award the fourth round to the badly bruised and bleeding Arizmendi. Armstrong characteristically crowded and threw continuous blows which included some fouls, but typical of his style, demonstrated neither elegant technique, nor graceful ring craft. He continued boxing until 1942, obtaining bouts with boxing standouts Lou Ambers, Sammy Angott, and George Latka, but never again went for a title.
Arizmendi faced Lou Ambers on February 24, 1939, losing in an eleventh round technical knockout in Madison Square Garden before a disappointing crowd of 8,837. A physician examining Arizmendi's eyes believed the gashes he had received during the bout were too serious to allow him to continue the bout. Arizmendi had completed all his previous bouts. Ambers, hoping to obtain another shot at the title, had fought viciously through the bout. He had drawn with Ambers on June 7, 1938, at Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. In one of his best performances against a reigning champion, one reporter gave four rounds to Ambers, as many as four to Arizmendi, and three even. Overcoming a 1-3 odds deficit, Arizmendi may have nearly dropped Ambers in the second with a right cross.
After retiring from boxing, Arizmendi served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and later operated restaurants in the Echo Park District of Los Angeles. He was hospitalized in July, 1956, following a partial paralytic condition on his left side. According to his wife, Henrietta, he had been in poor health and lost fifty pounds the previous month.

Death

After a prolonged illness, Arizmendi died of natural causes in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Sawtelle, California, now part of the Los Angeles suburb Westwood, on New Year's Eve 1962, at the age of 48. He was survived by his wife Henrietta and an illegitimate son Raul Robert Arizmendi, born February, 1933 in Los Angeles. Arizmendi was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004.

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.

Official Record

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted to the win/loss/draw column.

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Age	Location	Notes
138	Loss		Roman Alvarez	UD	10	Aug 21, 1942		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
137	Loss	87–25–14	Jimmy Garrison	TKO	6	May 27, 1942		Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.
136	Loss	87–24–14	Jimmy Garrison	UD	10	Apr 10, 1942		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
135	Loss	87–23–14	Jimmy Garrison	UD	10	Feb 27, 1942		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
134	Win	87–22–14	Quentin Breese	UD	10	Nov 21, 1941		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
133	Win	86–22–14	Johnny Hutchinson	PTS	10	Aug 22, 1941		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
132	Loss	85–22–14	California Jackie Wilson	TKO	8	May 19, 1941		Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	For USA California State welterweight title
131	Loss	85–21–14	Red Green	PTS	10	Mar 7, 1941		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
130	Win	85–20–14	Toby Vigil	PTS	10	Jan 24, 1941		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
129	Win	84–20–14	George Latka	PTS	10	Dec 6, 1940		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
128	Win	83–20–14	Richard Polite	KO	2	Nov 8, 1940		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
127	Draw	82–20–14	Jackie Callura	PTS	10	Sep 25, 1940		Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.
126	Loss	82–20–13	Chief Evening Thunder	PTS	10	Sep 4, 1940		Wilmington Bowl, Wilmington, California, U.S.
125	Win	82–19–13	Dub Bowen	KO	4	Aug 14, 1940		Wilmington Bowl, Wilmington, California, U.S.
124	Draw	81–19–13	Sammy Angott	PTS	10	Jun 25, 1940		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
123	Win	81–19–12	Guy Serean	PTS	10	Jun 11, 1940		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
122	Loss	80–19–12	George Latka	PTS	10	Apr 2, 1940		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
121	Loss	80–18–12	Sammy Angott	UD	10	Nov 3, 1939		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
120	Win	80–17–12	Joey Silva	KO	1	Sep 12, 1939		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
119	Win	79–17–12	Jackie Carter	KO	1	Aug 22, 1939		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
118	Draw	78–17–12	Eddie Marcus	PTS	8	May 16, 1939		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
117	Loss	78–17–11	Lou Ambers	TKO	11	Feb 24, 1939		Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
116	Loss	78–16–11	Henry Armstrong	PTS	10	Jan 10, 1939		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
115	Win	78–15–11	Wally Hally	PTS	10	Oct 10, 1938		Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
114	Win	77–15–11	Umio Gen	PTS	10	Sep 23, 1938		Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
113	Win	76–15–11	Wally Hally	PTS	10	Sep 9, 1938		Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
112	Win	75–15–11	Jimmy Vaughn	PTS	10	Jul 26, 1938		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
111	Draw	74–15–11	Lou Ambers	PTS	10	Jun 7, 1938		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
110	Win	74–15–10	Wally Hally	PTS	10	May 17, 1938		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
109	Loss	73–15–10	Henry Armstrong	UD	10	Mar 15, 1938		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
108	Win	73–14–10	Bus Breese	PTS	10	Nov 16, 1937		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
107	Win	72–14–10	Chalky Wright	PTS	10	Oct 5, 1937		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
106	Win	71–14–10	Richie Fontaine	PTS	10	Aug 31, 1937		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
105	Loss	70–14–10	Wally Hally	PTS	10	Mar 23, 1937		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
104	Loss	70–13–10	Jimmy Vaughn	PTS	10	Mar 12, 1937		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
103	Draw	70–12–10	Frankie Wallace	PTS	10	Nov 10, 1936		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
102	Draw	70–12–9	Frankie Covelli	PTS	10	Sep 18, 1936		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
101	Loss	70–12–8	Henry Armstrong	PTS	10	Aug 4, 1936		Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Lost California-Mexico featherweight titles
100	Win	70–11–8	Wally Hally	PTS	10	Jun 16, 1936		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
99	Draw	69–11–8	Frankie Covelli	TD	9	May 29, 1936		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
98	Win	69–11–7	Pablo Dano	PTS	10	May 5, 1936		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
97	Win	68–11–7	Tiger Kid Walker	PTS	10	Apr 1, 1936		Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
96	Draw	67–11–7	Phil Baker	PTS	10	Mar 16, 1936		St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
95	Loss	67–11–6	Lou Ambers	UD	10	Feb 7, 1936		Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
94	Win	67–10–6	Jackie Sharkey	TKO	6	Dec 16, 1935		Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
93	Win	66–10–6	Davey Day	MD	10	Nov 8, 1935		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
92	Win	65–10–6	Jimmy Christy	SD	10	Oct 4, 1935		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
91	Win	64–10–6	Mickey Genaro	PTS	10	Sep 9, 1935		Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
90	Loss	63–10–6	Fillo Echevarria	PTS	10	Jul 6, 1935		Havana, Cuba
89	Loss	63–9–6	Rodolfo Casanova	PTS	12	Jun 8, 1935		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
88	Win	63–8–6	Frankie Wallace	TKO	6	Mar 31, 1935		El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
87	Win	62–8–6	Timoteo Elizalde	PTS	10	Feb 24, 1935		Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
86	Win	61–8–6	Chalky Wright	KO	4	Feb 2, 1935		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
85	Win	60–8–6	Henry Armstrong	UD	12	Jan 1, 1935		El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
84	Win	59–8–6	Henry Armstrong	PTS	10	Nov 4, 1934		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
83	Win	58–8–6	Mike Belloise	UD	15	Aug 30, 1934		Dyckman Oval, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.	Won vacant NYSAC featherweight title
82	Win	57–8–6	Al Roth	PTS	10	May 11, 1934		Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
81	Loss	56–8–6	Tony Canzoneri	PTS	10	Mar 13, 1934		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
80	Win	56–7–6	Al Greenfield	KO	3	Feb 23, 1934		Liberty Hall, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
79	Win	55–7–6	Mark Diaz	TKO	9	Feb 9, 1934		Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach, California, U.S.
78	Win	54–7–6	Mark Diaz	PTS	10	Jan 23, 1934		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
77	Win	53–7–6	Eddie Shea	PTS	10	Nov 28, 1933		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
76	Win	52–7–6	Eddie Shea	PTS	10	Nov 7, 1933		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
75	Win	51–7–6	Cris Pineda	PTS	10	Sep 8, 1933		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
74	Win	50–7–6	Baby Palmore	PTS	10	Jul 21, 1933		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
73	Loss	49–7–6	Clever Sison	PTS	10	Jul 4, 1933		Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S.
72	Win	49–6–6	Freddie Miller	PTS	10	Jun 12, 1933		Exposition Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
71	Win	48–6–6	Mickey Cohen	KO	3	May 14, 1933		Foreign Club Arena, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
70	Win	47–6–6	Al Greenfield	KO	4	Apr 30, 1933		Foreign Club Arena, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
69	Win	46–6–6	Kid Charol II	PTS	10	Mar 28, 1933		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
68	Loss	45–6–6	Young Tommy	PTS	10	Mar 15, 1933		Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
67	Loss	45–5–6	Freddie Miller	PTS	10	Feb 28, 1933		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Lost world featherweight title ; For NBA featherweight title
66	Win	45–4–6	Speedy Dado	PTS	10	Jan 24, 1933		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Retained world featherweight title
65	Win	44–4–6	Archie Bell	PTS	10	Jan 6, 1933		Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.	Retained world featherweight title
64	Win	43–4–6	Rodolfo Teglia	RTD	3	Dec 16, 1932		Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
63	Win	42–4–6	Archie Bell	PTS	10	Dec 2, 1932		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.	Retained world featherweight title
62	Draw	41–4–6	Varias Milling	PTS	10	Nov 22, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Retained world featherweight title
61	Win	41–4–5	Newsboy Brown	PTS	10	Oct 18, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Won vacant world featherweight title (California version)
60	Win	40–4–5	Tommy Paul	PTS	10	Sep 16, 1932		El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
59	Loss	39–4–5	Newsboy Brown	PTS	10	Jun 28, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
58	Win	39–3–5	Newsboy Brown	PTS	10	Jun 7, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
57	Win	38–3–5	Lew Farber	PTS	10	May 3, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
56	Win	37–3–5	Young Tommy	PTS	10	Apr 19, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
55	Loss	36–3–5	Speedy Dado	PTS	10	Mar 18, 1932		Stockton, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
54	Win	36–2–5	Claude Varner	PTS	10	Mar 1, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
53	Win	35–2–5	Speedy Dado	PTS	10	Feb 9, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
52	Win	34–2–5	Fidel LaBarba	PTS	10	Jan 1, 1932		El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
51	Win	33–2–5	Eddie Cerda	PTS	10	Dec 12, 1931		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
50	Win	32–2–5	Kid Pancho	PTS	12	Nov 14, 1931		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	Won Mexico bantamweight title
49	Win	31–2–5	Marcial Zavala	PTS	10	Oct 17, 1931		Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
48	Win	30–2–5	Jorge Rendon	PTS	10	Oct 3, 1931		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
47	Win	29–2–5	Rodolfo Teglia	PTS	10	Sep 26, 1931		Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
46	Win	28–2–5	Blas Rodriguez	PTS	10	Aug 16, 1931		Plaza de Toros, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico
45	Win	27–2–5	Pablo Alejandro	PTS	10	Jul 26, 1931		Plaza de Toros, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico
44	Win	26–2–5	Rodolfo Teglia	TKO	5	Jul 11, 1931		Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
43	Win	25–2–5	Battling Shaw	PTS	10	Feb 28, 1931		Laredo, Texas, U.S.
42	Draw	24–2–5	Babe Colima	PTS	10	Jan 17, 1931		Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
41	Draw	24–2–4	Babe Colima	PTS	10	Jan 3, 1931		Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
40	Win	24–2–3	Leonardo de la Cruz	KO	6	Nov 1, 1930		Arena Mexico, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
39	Win	23–2–3	Kid Gorilla	PTS	10	Oct 11, 1930		Arena Mexico, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
38	Win	22–2–3	Julian Villegas	PTS	10	Oct 4, 1930		Arena Mexico, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
37	Draw	21–2–3	Claude Varner	PTS	10	Oct 1, 1930		Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	Precise date unknown at this time
36	Loss	21–2–2	Chato Laredo	PTS	10	May 1, 1930		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	Precise date unknown at this time
35	Win	21–1–2	Vicente Torres	PTS	10	Feb 22, 1930		Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
34	Win	20–1–2	Julian Villegas	PTS	10	Jan 1, 1930		El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
33	Win	19–1–2	Leonardo de la Cruz	PTS	10	May 26, 1929		Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
32	Win	18–1–2	Julian Villegas	PTS	10	May 4, 1929		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
31	Win	17–1–2	Henry Moreno	NWS	4	Oct 30, 1928		San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
30	Win	17–1–2	Pedro Ortega	PTS	6	Oct 22, 1928		City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, U.S.
29	Win	16–1–2	Skeets Baker	TKO	2	Oct 1, 1928		City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, U.S.
28	Draw	15–1–2	Kid Adams	NWS	6	Sep 25, 1928		Jack Shelton Arena, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
27	Win	15–1–2	Billy Cain	PTS	6	Aug 21, 1928		Soledad Roof, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
26	Draw	14–1–2	Howard Carr	PTS	6	Aug 15, 1928		School Park Arena, Galveston, Texas, U.S.
25	Win	14–1–1	Skeets Baker	PTS	6	Jul 30, 1928		Kennel Association Track, Galveston, Texas, U.S.
24		13–1–1	Joe Montana	NC	6	Jul 24, 1928		Soledad Roof, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.	Declared NC because of lack of action. At the fans' insistence the fighters finished the remaining two rounds
23	Win	13–1–1	Al Bosque	NWS	4	Jul 10, 1928		Soledad Roof, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
22	Win	13–1–1	Kid Adams	PTS	8	Jul 2, 1928		Soledad Roof, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
21	Loss	12–1–1	Diego Acuna	RTD	6	Jun 25, 1928		Soledad Roof, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
20	Win	12–0–1	Black Panther	PTS	6	Jun 13, 1928		Mercedes, Texas, U.S.
19	Win	11–0–1	Kid Zizo	PTS	8	May 31, 1928		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
18	Win	10–0–1	Kid Adams	NWS	8	May 22, 1928		Business Men's A.C., San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
17	Win	10–0–1	Johnny Pyle	PTS	6	May 10, 1928		Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
16	Win	9–0–1	Kid Luna	PTS	8	Apr 19, 1928		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
15	Draw	8–0–1	Kid Adams	NWS	6	Apr 10, 1928		Business Men's A.C., San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
14	Win	8–0–1	Newsboy Reyes	NWS	6	Mar 27, 1928		Business Men's A.C., San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
13	Loss	8–0–1	Kid Adams	NWS	6	Mar 20, 1928		Business Men's A.C., San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
12	Win	8–0–1	Hill Hernandez	NWS	6	Mar 13, 1928		Business Men's A.C., San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
11	Win	8–0–1	Battling Herrera	TKO	5	Mar 6, 1928		Business Men's A.C., San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
10	Win	7–0–1	Tony Feraci	NWS	10	Feb 14, 1928		Business Men's A.C., San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
9	Win	7–0–1	Black Panther	PTS	6	Dec 30, 1927		Fort McIntosh Theatre, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
8	Draw	6–0–1	Hill Hernandez	PTS	6	Nov 18, 1927		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
7	Win	6–0	Kid Zizo	TKO	2	Nov 11, 1927		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
6	Draw	5–0	Chato Laredo	NWS	10	Oct 11, 1927		Soledad Roof, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Baby Lincoln	KO	1	Oct 6, 1927		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Black Panther	PTS	6	Sep 22, 1927		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Henry Moreno	PTS	6	Sep 8, 1927		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Kid Zizo	KO	6	Sep 1, 1927		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Ray Ortiz	KO	1	Aug 25, 1927		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions to the win/loss/draw column.

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Age	Location	Notes
138	Loss		Roman Alvarez	UD	10	Aug 21, 1942		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
137	Loss	93–26–17	Jimmy Garrison	TKO	6	May 27, 1942		Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.
136	Loss	93–25–17	Jimmy Garrison	UD	10	Apr 10, 1942		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
135	Loss	93–24–17	Jimmy Garrison	UD	10	Feb 27, 1942		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
134	Win	93–23–17	Quentin Breese	UD	10	Nov 21, 1941		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
133	Win	92–23–17	Johnny Hutchinson	PTS	10	Aug 22, 1941		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
132	Loss	91–23–17	California Jackie Wilson	TKO	8	May 19, 1941		Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	For USA California State welterweight title
131	Loss	91–22–17	Red Green	PTS	10	Mar 7, 1941		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
130	Win	91–21–17	Toby Vigil	PTS	10	Jan 24, 1941		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
129	Win	90–21–17	George Latka	PTS	10	Dec 6, 1940		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
128	Win	89–21–17	Richard Polite	KO	2	Nov 8, 1940		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
127	Draw	88–21–17	Jackie Callura	PTS	10	Sep 25, 1940		Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.
126	Loss	88–21–16	Chief Evening Thunder	PTS	10	Sep 4, 1940		Wilmington Bowl, Wilmington, California, U.S.
125	Win	88–20–16	Dub Bowen	KO	4	Aug 14, 1940		Wilmington Bowl, Wilmington, California, U.S.
124	Draw	87–20–16	Sammy Angott	PTS	10	Jun 25, 1940		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
123	Win	87–20–15	Guy Serean	PTS	10	Jun 11, 1940		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
122	Loss	86–20–15	George Latka	PTS	10	Apr 2, 1940		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
121	Loss	86–19–15	Sammy Angott	UD	10	Nov 3, 1939		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
120	Win	86–18–15	Joey Silva	KO	1	Sep 12, 1939		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
119	Win	85–18–15	Jackie Carter	KO	1	Aug 22, 1939		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
118	Draw	84–18–15	Eddie Marcus	PTS	8	May 16, 1939		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
117	Loss	84–18–14	Lou Ambers	TKO	11	Feb 24, 1939		Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
116	Loss	84–17–14	Henry Armstrong	PTS	10	Jan 10, 1939		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
115	Win	84–16–14	Wally Hally	PTS	10	Oct 10, 1938		Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
114	Win	83–16–14	Umio Gen	PTS	10	Sep 23, 1938		Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
113	Win	82–16–14	Wally Hally	PTS	10	Sep 9, 1938		Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
112	Win	81–16–14	Jimmy Vaughn	PTS	10	Jul 26, 1938		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
111	Draw	80–16–14	Lou Ambers	PTS	10	Jun 7, 1938		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
110	Win	80–16–13	Wally Hally	PTS	10	May 17, 1938		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
109	Loss	79–16–13	Henry Armstrong	UD	10	Mar 15, 1938		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
108	Win	79–15–13	Bus Breese	PTS	10	Nov 16, 1937		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
107	Win	78–15–13	Chalky Wright	PTS	10	Oct 5, 1937		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
106	Win	77–15–13	Richie Fontaine	PTS	10	Aug 31, 1937		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
105	Loss	76–15–13	Wally Hally	PTS	10	Mar 23, 1937		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
104	Loss	76–14–13	Jimmy Vaughn	PTS	10	Mar 12, 1937		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
103	Draw	76–13–13	Frankie Wallace	PTS	10	Nov 10, 1936		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
102	Draw	76–13–12	Frankie Covelli	PTS	10	Sep 18, 1936		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
101	Loss	76–13–11	Henry Armstrong	PTS	10	Aug 4, 1936		Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Lost California-Mexico featherweight titles
100	Win	76–12–11	Wally Hally	PTS	10	Jun 16, 1936		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
99	Draw	75–12–11	Frankie Covelli	TD	9	May 29, 1936		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
98	Win	75–12–10	Pablo Dano	PTS	10	May 5, 1936		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
97	Win	74–12–10	Tiger Kid Walker	PTS	10	Apr 1, 1936		Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
96	Draw	73–12–10	Phil Baker	PTS	10	Mar 16, 1936		St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
95	Loss	73–12–9	Lou Ambers	UD	10	Feb 7, 1936		Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
94	Win	73–11–9	Jackie Sharkey	TKO	6	Dec 16, 1935		Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
93	Win	72–11–9	Davey Day	MD	10	Nov 8, 1935		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
92	Win	71–11–9	Jimmy Christy	SD	10	Oct 4, 1935		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
91	Win	70–11–9	Mickey Genaro	PTS	10	Sep 9, 1935		Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
90	Loss	69–11–9	Fillo Echevarria	PTS	10	Jul 6, 1935		Havana, Cuba
89	Loss	69–10–9	Rodolfo Casanova	PTS	12	Jun 8, 1935		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
88	Win	69–9–9	Frankie Wallace	TKO	6	Mar 31, 1935		El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
87	Win	68–9–9	Timoteo Elizalde	PTS	10	Feb 24, 1935		Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
86	Win	67–9–9	Chalky Wright	KO	4	Feb 2, 1935		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
85	Win	66–9–9	Henry Armstrong	UD	12	Jan 1, 1935		El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
84	Win	65–9–9	Henry Armstrong	PTS	10	Nov 4, 1934		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
83	Win	64–9–9	Mike Belloise	UD	15	Aug 30, 1934		Dyckman Oval, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.	Won vacant NYSAC featherweight title
82	Win	63–9–9	Al Roth	PTS	10	May 11, 1934		Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
81	Loss	62–9–9	Tony Canzoneri	PTS	10	Mar 13, 1934		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
80	Win	62–8–9	Al Greenfield	KO	3	Feb 23, 1934		Liberty Hall, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
79	Win	61–8–9	Mark Diaz	TKO	9	Feb 9, 1934		Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach, California, U.S.
78	Win	60–8–9	Mark Diaz	PTS	10	Jan 23, 1934		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
77	Win	59–8–9	Eddie Shea	PTS	10	Nov 28, 1933		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
76	Win	58–8–9	Eddie Shea	PTS	10	Nov 7, 1933		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
75	Win	57–8–9	Cris Pineda	PTS	10	Sep 8, 1933		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
74	Win	56–8–9	Baby Palmore	PTS	10	Jul 21, 1933		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
73	Loss	55–8–9	Clever Sison	PTS	10	Jul 4, 1933		Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S.
72	Win	55–7–9	Freddie Miller	PTS	10	Jun 12, 1933		Exposition Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
71	Win	54–7–9	Mickey Cohen	KO	3	May 14, 1933		Foreign Club Arena, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
70	Win	53–7–9	Al Greenfield	KO	4	Apr 30, 1933		Foreign Club Arena, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
69	Win	52–7–9	Kid Charol II	PTS	10	Mar 28, 1933		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
68	Loss	51–7–9	Young Tommy	PTS	10	Mar 15, 1933		Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
67	Loss	51–6–9	Freddie Miller	PTS	10	Feb 28, 1933		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Lost world featherweight title ; For NBA featherweight title
66	Win	51–5–9	Speedy Dado	PTS	10	Jan 24, 1933		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Retained world featherweight title
65	Win	50–5–9	Archie Bell	PTS	10	Jan 6, 1933		Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.	Retained world featherweight title
64	Win	49–5–9	Rodolfo Teglia	RTD	3	Dec 16, 1932		Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
63	Win	48–5–9	Archie Bell	PTS	10	Dec 2, 1932		Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.	Retained world featherweight title
62	Draw	47–5–9	Varias Milling	PTS	10	Nov 22, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Retained world featherweight title
61	Win	47–5–8	Newsboy Brown	PTS	10	Oct 18, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Won vacant world featherweight title (California version)
60	Win	46–5–8	Tommy Paul	PTS	10	Sep 16, 1932		El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
59	Loss	45–5–8	Newsboy Brown	PTS	10	Jun 28, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
58	Win	45–4–8	Newsboy Brown	PTS	10	Jun 7, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
57	Win	44–4–8	Lew Farber	PTS	10	May 3, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
56	Win	43–4–8	Young Tommy	PTS	10	Apr 19, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
55	Loss	42–4–8	Speedy Dado	PTS	10	Mar 18, 1932		Stockton, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
54	Win	42–3–8	Claude Varner	PTS	10	Mar 1, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
53	Win	41–3–8	Speedy Dado	PTS	10	Feb 9, 1932		Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
52	Win	40–3–8	Fidel LaBarba	PTS	10	Jan 1, 1932		El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
51	Win	39–3–8	Eddie Cerda	PTS	10	Dec 12, 1931		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
50	Win	38–3–8	Kid Pancho	PTS	12	Nov 14, 1931		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	Won Mexico bantamweight title
49	Win	37–3–8	Marcial Zavala	PTS	10	Oct 17, 1931		Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
48	Win	36–3–8	Jorge Rendon	PTS	10	Oct 3, 1931		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
47	Win	35–3–8	Rodolfo Teglia	PTS	10	Sep 26, 1931		Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
46	Win	34–3–8	Blas Rodriguez	PTS	10	Aug 16, 1931		Plaza de Toros, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico
45	Win	33–3–8	Pablo Alejandro	PTS	10	Jul 26, 1931		Plaza de Toros, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico
44	Win	32–3–8	Rodolfo Teglia	TKO	5	Jul 11, 1931		Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
43	Win	31–3–8	Battling Shaw	PTS	10	Feb 28, 1931		Laredo, Texas, U.S.
42	Draw	30–3–8	Babe Colima	PTS	10	Jan 17, 1931		Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
41	Draw	30–3–7	Babe Colima	PTS	10	Jan 3, 1931		Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
40	Win	30–3–6	Leonardo de la Cruz	KO	6	Nov 1, 1930		Arena Mexico, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
39	Win	29–3–6	Kid Gorilla	PTS	10	Oct 11, 1930		Arena Mexico, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
38	Win	28–3–6	Julian Villegas	PTS	10	Oct 4, 1930		Arena Mexico, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
37	Draw	27–3–6	Claude Varner	PTS	10	Oct 1, 1930		Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	Precise date unknown at this time
36	Loss	27–3–5	Chato Laredo	PTS	10	May 1, 1930		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	Precise date unknown at this time
35	Win	27–2–5	Vicente Torres	PTS	10	Feb 22, 1930		Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
34	Win	26–2–5	Julian Villegas	PTS	10	Jan 1, 1930		El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
33	Win	25–2–5	Leonardo de la Cruz	PTS	10	May 26, 1929		Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
32	Win	24–2–5	Julian Villegas	PTS	10	May 4, 1929		Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
31	Win	23–2–5	Henry Moreno	NWS	4	Oct 30, 1928		San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
30	Win	22–2–5	Pedro Ortega	PTS	6	Oct 22, 1928		City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, U.S.
29	Win	21–2–5	Skeets Baker	TKO	2	Oct 1, 1928		City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, U.S.
28	Draw	20–2–5	Kid Adams	NWS	6	Sep 25, 1928		Jack Shelton Arena, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
27	Win	20–2–4	Billy Cain	PTS	6	Aug 21, 1928		Soledad Roof, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
26	Draw	19–2–4	Howard Carr	PTS	6	Aug 15, 1928		School Park Arena, Galveston, Texas, U.S.
25	Win	19–2–3	Skeets Baker	PTS	6	Jul 30, 1928		Kennel Association Track, Galveston, Texas, U.S.
24		18–2–3	Joe Montana	NC	6	Jul 24, 1928		Soledad Roof, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.	Declared NC because of lack of action. At the fans' insistence the fighters finished the remaining two rounds
23	Win	18–2–3	Al Bosque	NWS	4	Jul 10, 1928		Soledad Roof, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
22	Win	17–2–3	Kid Adams	PTS	8	Jul 2, 1928		Soledad Roof, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
21	Loss	16–2–3	Diego Acuna	RTD	6	Jun 25, 1928		Soledad Roof, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
20	Win	16–1–3	Black Panther	PTS	6	Jun 13, 1928		Mercedes, Texas, U.S.
19	Win	15–1–3	Kid Zizo	PTS	8	May 31, 1928		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
18	Win	14–1–3	Kid Adams	NWS	8	May 22, 1928		Business Men's A.C., San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
17	Win	13–1–3	Johnny Pyle	PTS	6	May 10, 1928		Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
16	Win	12–1–3	Kid Luna	PTS	8	Apr 19, 1928		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
15	Draw	11–1–3	Kid Adams	NWS	6	Apr 10, 1928		Business Men's A.C., San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
14	Win	11–1–2	Newsboy Reyes	NWS	6	Mar 27, 1928		Business Men's A.C., San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
13	Loss	10–1–2	Kid Adams	NWS	6	Mar 20, 1928		Business Men's A.C., San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
12	Win	10–0–2	Hill Hernandez	NWS	6	Mar 13, 1928		Business Men's A.C., San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
11	Win	9–0–2	Battling Herrera	TKO	5	Mar 6, 1928		Business Men's A.C., San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
10	Win	8–0–2	Tony Feraci	NWS	10	Feb 14, 1928		Business Men's A.C., San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
9	Win	7–0–2	Black Panther	PTS	6	Dec 30, 1927		Fort McIntosh Theatre, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
8	Draw	6–0–2	Hill Hernandez	PTS	6	Nov 18, 1927		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
7	Win	6–0–1	Kid Zizo	TKO	2	Nov 11, 1927		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
6	Draw	5–0–1	Chato Laredo	NWS	10	Oct 11, 1927		Soledad Roof, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Baby Lincoln	KO	1	Oct 6, 1927		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Black Panther	PTS	6	Sep 22, 1927		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Henry Moreno	PTS	6	Sep 8, 1927		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Kid Zizo	KO	6	Sep 1, 1927		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Ray Ortiz	KO	1	Aug 25, 1927		Fort McIntosh Bowl, Laredo, Texas, U.S.