Rodolfo González (boxer)


Rodolfo González 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. González defended the title two times before losing the belt to Guts Ishimatsu on April 11, 1974, via KO in the 8 round. 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

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
89LossGuts IshimatsuKO12 1974-11-28Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, JapanFor WBC lightweight title
88Win80–7–1Clemente MucinoTD2 1974-08-26Arena Tijuana 72, Tijuana, Mexico
87Loss79–7–1Guts IshimatsuKO8 1974-04-11Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, JapanLost WBC lightweight title
86Win79–6–1Antonio PudduTKO10 1973-10-27Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Retained WBC lightweight title
85Win78–6–1Don SennettTKO3 1973-08-30Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
84Win77–6–1Ruben NavarroTKO9 1973-03-17Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Retained WBC lightweight title
83Win76–6–1José AcostaKO1 1972-12-16Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Mexico
82Win75–6–1Chango CarmonaRTD12 1972-11-10Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Won WBC lightweight title
81Win74–6–1Ruben NavarroMD10 1972-07-31Convention Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.
80Win73–6–1Jimmy RobertsonUD10 1972-04-27Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
79Win72–6–1Chun Kyo ShinTKO7 1972-03-16Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
78Win71–6–1Manuel LealTKO7 1972-02-24Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
77Win70–6–1Nick AghaiUD10 1971-12-11Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, U.S.
76Win69–6–1Juan ColladoMD10 1971-10-02Devonshire Downs, Northridge, California, U.S.
75Win68–6–1Beto GonzalezUD10 1971-06-02Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S.
74Win67–6–1Ernesto VillaflorKO2 1971-04-26Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
73Loss66–6–1Antonio CervantesTKO8 1970-12-17Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
72Win66–5–1Fermin SotoRTD7 1970-05-07Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
71Win65–5–1Javier JimenezTKO6 1969-11-11Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
70Win64–5–1Steve FreemanTKO5 1969-08-28Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
69Win63–5–1Julio VieraKO2 1969-07-03Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
68Win62–5–1Juan ColladoTKO9 1969-05-15Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
67Win61–5–1Pete GonzalezTKO4 1969-04-17Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
66Win60–5–1Rene MaciasTKO9 1968-12-19Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
65Win59–5–1Ray AdigunTKO10 1968-10-03Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
64Win58–5–1Claudio AdameKO7 1967-07-19Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, U.S.
63Win57–5–1Ramon SarmientoKO1 1967-05-10Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, U.S.
62Win56–5–1Marcello CidKO4 1967-02-09Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
61Win55–5–1Daniel ValdezUD10 1966-11-10Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
60Loss54–5–1Alton ColterUD10 1966-10-13Fremont Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
59Win54–4–1Ray ColemanTKO4 1966-09-01Fremont Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
58Win53–4–1Raul CarreonUD8 1966-08-11Fremont Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
57Win52–4–1Ray ColemanUD6 1966-07-07Fremont Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
56Loss51–4–1Bobby ValdezKO9 1966-05-20Arena, San Bernardino, California, U.S.
55Draw51–3–1Bobby ValdezTD1 1965-12-02Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
54Loss51–3Bobby ValdezPTS5 1965-11-18Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
53Loss51–2Licho GuerreroTKO10 1963-02-15Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
52Win51–1Babe LopezKO3 1962-09-01Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
51Win50–1Javier GarciaKO1 1962-07-27Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico
50Win49–1Alfredo SanchezPTS8 1962-07-14Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
49Win48–1Evaristo PerezKO3 1962-06-23Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
48Win47–1Ramon GutierrezKO1 1962-06-19Mazatlan, Mexico
47Win46–1Antonio LunaPTS8 1962-06-02Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
46Win45–1Babe LopezPTS8 1962-05-12Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
45Win44–1Agustin CamposTKO9 1962-05-09Mazatlan, Mexico
44Win43–1Evaristo PerezPTS8 1962-03-17Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
43Win42–1Generalito NunezKO4 1962-02-19Ixtlán de los Hervores, Mexico
42Win41–1Jose PerezKO1 1962-01-20Jiquilpan, Mexico
41Win40–1Ruben RamirezKO3 1961-12-30Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
40Win39–1Jose Luis LopezKO2 1961-11-14Jiquilpan, Mexico
39Win38–1Ramon CaviedesKO9 1961-10-18Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico
38Loss37–1Jose Luis CastilloPTS8 1961-10-03Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
37Win37–0Paco GomezTKO10 1961-09-17Mazatlan, Mexico
36Win36–0Maximo RiveraTKO4 1961-09-09Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
35Win35–0Jose EstradaKO1 1961-08-28Tepic, Mexico
34Win34–0Salvador BanuelosPTS6 1961-08-19Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
33Win33–0El Chapo LopezKO4 1961-08-14Tepic, Mexico
32Win32–0Vaquero MontoyaTKO6 1961-07-22Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
31Win31–0El Pecas GarciaKO2 1961-06-07Atemajac, Mexico
30Win30–0Jose RojasKO1 1961-04-03Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico
29Win29–0Felipe SanchezKO2 1961-03-02San Miguel, Mexico
28Win28–0Guadalupe VargasKO3 1961-02-14Guadalajara, Mexico
27Win27–0Jesus SanchezKO3 1961-01-29Ixtlán de los Hervores, Mexico
26Win26–0Rosendo FernandezKO1 1961-01-12Yurécuaro, Mexico
25Win25–0Topo GarciaKO1 1960-11-16Tequila, Mexico
24Win24–0Gregorio LopezKO2 1960-10-30Guadalajara, Mexico
23Win23–0Jose RodriguezKO3 1960-10-06Tequila, Mexico
22Win22–0Kid IrapuatoKO6 1960-09-14Yurécuaro, Mexico
21Win21–0Serafin GarciaKO4 1960-08-28Jiquilpan, Mexico
20Win20–0Torito LopezKO4 1960-08-10Jiquilpan, Mexico
19Win19–0Jose VargasKO1 1960-07-17Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico
18Win18–0Roberto NunoKO3 1960-06-24Guadalajara, Mexico
17Win17–0Gregorio GarciaKO1 1960-05-30Tepic, Mexico
16Win16–0Tony RodriguezKO4 1960-05-19Guadalajara, Mexico
15Win15–0Saul PachecoKO2 1960-05-05Ixtlán de los Hervores, Mexico
14Win14–0Vicente RuizKO3 1960-04-28Jiquilpan, Mexico
13Win13–0Roberto NunoKO2 1960-04-17Guadalajara, Mexico
12Win12–0Jose MunosKO2 1960-03-27Atemajac, Mexico
11Win11–0David RodriguezKO3 1960-03-14Jiquilpan, Mexico
10Win10–0Javier GarciaKO1 1960-03-06Jiquilpan, Mexico
9Win9–0Antonio LunaKO6 1960-02-28Atemajac, Mexico
8Win8–0Juan AriasKO1 1960-02-18Guanajuato, Mexico
7Win7–0Jose GarciaKO1 1960-02-04Jiquilpan, Mexico
6Win6–0Roberto AguilarKO2 1960-01-18Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico
5Win5–0Miguel LopezKO3 1960-01-03Jiquilpan, Mexico
4Win4–0Raul AcevezKO3 1959-12-14Yurécuaro, Mexico
3Win3–0Delfino GarciaKO2 1959-11-28Atemajac, Mexico
2Win2–0Albino SanchezKO1 1959-11-17Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico
1Win1–0Javier GarciaKO1 1959-11-02Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico