Chalky Wright

Albert "Chalky" Wright (February 1, 1912 – August 12, 1957) was an American featherweight boxer who fought from 1928 to 1948 and held the world featherweight championship in 1941–1942. His career record was 171 wins (with 87 knockouts), 46 losses and 19 draws. In 2003, Wright ranked #95 on The Ring magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time.

Early years and family

Wright was born in Willcox, Arizona, though a few sources erroneously give Wright's place of birth as Durango, Colorado, or Durango, Mexico),<ref name="werner">Template:Cite book</ref> the youngest of seven children born to James ("Jim") and Clara Wright (née Martin).<ref name="klump">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Wright's maternal grandfather, Caleb Baines Martin, was a runaway slave from Natchez, Mississippi, who fled to the Arizona Territory shortly before the Civil War. After serving in the Union Army as a Buffalo Soldier, he homesteaded 160 acres in Graham County, Arizona. He bought cattle from Colonel Henry Hooker and established a dairy ranch on the property (which eventually grew to 640 acres), making him the first African American ranch owner in Southwest Arizona. He supplied dairy produce to Fort Grant and surrounding settlers.<ref name="klump"/>

Wright's father was born in Mexico and also raised cattle. Wright's mother worked as a housekeeper. Shortly after Wright's birth, his father left the family.<ref name="werner"/> Around 1918, Clara Wright moved her children to Colton, California. It was there that Wright developed a love for boxing.

Professional career

Wright began his professional boxing career at the age of 16, boxing for the San Bernardino Boxing Club.<ref name="Chalky Wright pg. 39, 13">Real name Albert Martin in "Chalky Wright, Ex-Featherweight King Dies in Accidental Drowning", The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, p. 39. 13 August 1957</ref> The five-foot, 7½-inch Wright was unusually tall for his 126-pound weight, giving him a long reach.<ref name=ibhof>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His first fight took place on February 23, 1928 against Nilo Balle, who he defeated in four rounds. Wright began fighting on the East Coast of the United States in 1938, losing a knockout to Henry Armstrong. Armstrong, however was impressed with his boxing style, and began using Wright as a sparring partner. Impressed with his technique, Armstrong's manager Eddie Walker picked up Wright as a client. He began winning again, and by 1938 was moving up rapidly in the ranks.<ref>Roberts, James, and Skutt, Alexander G., The Boxing Register, (2006), McBooks, Press, Ithaca, New York, pp. 662–667</ref>

By 1941, he was among the world's top featherweight boxers. He beat Sal Bartolo on May 22 at Madison Square Garden to get a chance at the New York State Athletic Commission featherweight championship then held by Joey Archibald. The modest crowd of 4,000 booed the decision for Wright, favoring the younger, whiter, and more regional Italian Bartolo from Boston.<ref>"Gus Notches Fifteen Round Win", Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, p. 32. 23 May 1941</ref><ref name=ibhof/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Wright's pre-match regimen was described as "unorthodox" by the Baltimore Afro-American. Before the Terranova fight Chalky was in and out of the Hotel Theresa bar for four days. He smoked evil smelling, twisted cigars. He drank freely of whatever his palate called for. He went where he wanted as late as 2 and 3 a.m., and then climbed into the ring at the Garden to put on a master exhibition of boxing and hitting power.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Taking the world featherweight title, September 1941

On September 11, 1941, Wright dethroned reigning New York State Athletic Commission's (NYSAC) world featherweight champion Joey Archibald with a TKO in the eleventh round in Washington, D.C., taking the featherweight title, as recognized by the NYSAC and Maryland. A left hook to the body and a right to the jaw ended the eleventh, 54 seconds after the bell. Wright had kept his left jabbing and hooking to the face of his opponent and his rights to the body were equally punishing. Archibald fought back well after the first few rounds, and showed excellent footwork, but was unable to hurt or slow Wright.<ref>"Joey Archibald Outclassed by Chalky Wright in Washington", The Courier-News, Bridgewater, New Jersey, p. 21. 12 September 1941</ref>

Wright successfully defended the title against former champion Harry Jeffra gaining a tenth-round technical knockout on June 19, 1942 in Baltimore. The first six rounds remained somewhat close, but Jeffra was badly hurt in the seventh and eighth, as he lost his speed and fell victim to Wright. Jeffra was floored for a count of nine in the ninth, and his defeat looked in inevitable, as Wright continued to bang away at him after he arose for the rest of the round. As Wright continued to land blows against the nearly defenseless Jeffra in the opening of the tenth, the referee stopped the bout, coming between the contestants to end the match.<ref>"Chalky Wright Knocks Out Henry Jeffra in Tenth", The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, p. 13. 20 June 1942</ref>

Before a crowd of 12,000, Wright successfully defended his title again on September 25, 1942 against LuLu Constantino in a fifteen-round split decision at Madison Square Garden. The Associated Press gave Wright nine rounds, with five to Constantino, and one even. Wright did most of his work from the fifth round on, and clearly had the edge in the eighth through fifteenth.<ref>"Chalky Wright Saves Title", The Montana Standard, Butte, Montana, p. 10. 26 September 1942</ref>

Losing the world featherweight title, November 1942

He lost his title in a fifteen-round unanimous decision before a crowd of 19,000, Willie Pep, eight years his junior, on November 20, 1942 at Madison Square Garden. Pep, who made his fiftieth straight victory, used brilliant blocking and adroit shifting of his body along the ropes to defend the strong punching of his opponent. Pep used well timed left jabs effectively at many points in the bout, which was not entirely one-sided. The Associated Press gave Wright four rounds, including the fifth through seventh, but strongly favored Pep, who won decisively, with eleven.<ref>AP gave Pep eleven rounds in Cuddy, Jack, "Pep Beats Chalky, Plans Miami Trip", Times Herald, Olean, New York, p. 6. 21 November 1922</ref><ref>"Willie Pep Defeats Chalky Wright", Dunkirk Evening Observer, Dunkirk, New York, p. 12. 21 November 1942</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Still fighting in 1946, he won only two of eleven remaining fights, bucking the odds and continuing to box as he turned an "ancient" thirty-four years of age. He finally retired March 9, 1948, after losing to Ernie Hunick when he did not answer the bell for the fourth round.

Post boxing career

After his retirement, Wright worked as a trainer for lightweight contender Tommy Campbell. In January 1954, Jet magazine reported that Wright claimed he had written his autobiography, Me and You, under the pen name "Jay Caldwell".<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> The book remains unreleased.

In October 1954, Wright opened a bar in Los Angeles called the "Knockout Lounge". He claimed that all of the bartenders were ex-boxers.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> By the mid-1950s, Wright had gambled away the fortune he had earned as a boxer. At the time of his death, he was working in a Los Angeles bakery.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Personal life

Wright was married twice and had one child. His first marriage, which ended in divorce, was to Gertrude "Gert" Arnold.<ref name="klump"/> His subsequent marriage to Jennie Batch in 1937 produced a son, Albert James. They were separated at the time of his death.

Confidential magazine scandal

In the 1930s, Wright became friendly with actress Mae West. West was a boxing fan and helped to finance Wright's boxing career. He eventually became her live-in bodyguard and chauffeur for a time. The two reportedly began a romantic relationship though both publicly denied this.<ref name="klump"/>

In November 1955, the popular tabloid Confidential wrote an exposé, titled "Mae West's Open Door Policy". The story, intended to raise scandal and arouse interest, described West's live-in love affair with the "bronze boxer" and how she frequently gave Wright hundreds of dollars to gamble.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> West denied the story and sued for libel and defamation. She won the suit and Confidential published a retraction.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In August 1957, a highly publicized criminal libel case was brought against Confidential to expose the tactics used by the magazine's writers. Celebrity testimony was to include that of both West and Wright. Though Wright died before he could testify, West testified a writer for Confidential had approached Wright falsely claiming he wanted information on West for a biographical film. West noted that Wright was paid $200 for the information, but insisted "...he didn't say any of the things they claim he did."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early death from drowning

By 1957, Wright was in ill health, and had been hospitalized in July for a heart condition.<ref>"Chalky Wright, L.A. Ring Great Dies", The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, p. 34. 13 August 1957</ref> On August 12, 1957, Wright's mother found his body in the bathtub in her Los Angeles apartment. His head was submerged underwater and the tap was running. Rumors of foul play and suicide immediately began to surface as Wright was scheduled to testify in the high-profile libel suit against Confidential magazine.<ref name="afroamerican">Template:Cite news</ref> These rumors were furthered when Wright's first wife Gert Arnold, who was expected to testify, claimed she received an anonymous phone call from a "gruff voiced man" who told her "...if you know what's good for you, you'll clam up about this whole thing."<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

It was later determined that Wright, who had been hospitalized for a heart condition six weeks before his death, suffered a heart attack while in the bathtub causing him to slip and fall. He then struck his head on the tap, which rendered him unconscious, and he drowned.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Investigators noted that Wright had attempted to stop himself from falling by grabbing a towel rack which was found pulled from the wall.<ref name="afroamerican"/> His death was ruled accidental.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Wright's funeral was held on August 26. Baptist minister Henry Armstrong, a former sparring partner, and opponent, delivered the eulogy.<ref name="afroamerican"/> He was buried in Lincoln Memorial Park in Carson, California.

Honors

Wright was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1976 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997.<ref name="klump"/>

In 2003, The Ring ranked Wright #95 on their 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time list.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2012, Wright was inducted into the Colton, California Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
238	Template:No2Loss	171–46–19 Template:Small	Ernie Hunick	RTD	3 (10)	Mar 9, 1948	Template:Small
237	Template:No2Loss	171–45–19 Template:Small	Larry Cisneros	PTS	10	Jun 24, 1947	Template:Small
236	Template:DrawDraw	171–44–19 Template:Small	Frankie Saucedo	PTS	10	May 12, 1947	Template:Small
235	Template:No2Loss	171–44–18 Template:Small	Willie Pep	KO	3 (10)	Nov 27, 1946	Template:Small
234	Template:No2Loss	171–43–18 Template:Small	Enrique Bolanos	UD	10	Oct 15, 1946	Template:Small
233	Template:No2Loss	171–42–18 Template:Small	Johnny Dell	PTS	10	Aug 27, 1946	Template:Small
232	Template:No2Loss	171–41–18 Template:Small	Frankie Moore	PTS	10	Apr 17, 1946	Template:Small
231	Template:No2Loss	171–40–18 Template:Small	Frankie Moore	KO	1 (10)	Mar 27, 1946	Template:Small
230	Template:Yes2Win	171–39–18 Template:Small	Georgie Hansford	RTD	3 (10)	Mar 5, 1946	Template:Small
229	Template:No2Loss	170–39–18 Template:Small	Enrique Bolanos	UD	10	Feb 19, 1946	Template:Small
228	Template:Yes2Win	170–38–18 Template:Small	Pedro Firpo	UD	10	Jan 25, 1946	Template:Small
227	Template:Yes2Win	169–38–18 Template:Small	Johnny Bratton	UD	10	Dec 14, 1945	Template:Small
226	Template:Yes2Win	168–38–18 Template:Small	Leroy Willis	UD	10	Nov 2, 1945	Template:Small
225	Template:Yes2Win	167–38–18 Template:Small	Bobby Ruffin	UD	10	Oct 5, 1945	Template:Small
224	Template:Yes2Win	166–38–18 Template:Small	Humberto Zavala	UD	10	Sep 21, 1945	Template:Small
223	Template:Yes2Win	165–38–18 Template:Small	Enrique Bolanos	SD	10	Aug 28, 1945	Template:Small
222	Template:Yes2Win	164–38–18 Template:Small	Henry Jordan	KO	6 (10)	Jul 31, 1945	Template:Small
221	Template:Yes2Win	163–38–18 Template:Small	Willie Joyce	UD	10	Apr 17, 1945	Template:Small
220	NC	162–38–18 Template:Small	Jackie Wilson	NC	7 (10)	Apr 9, 1945	Template:Small
219	Template:No2Loss	162–38–18 Template:Small	Willie Joyce	UD	10	Feb 5, 1945	Template:Small
218	Template:No2Loss	162–37–18 Template:Small	Willie Pep	UD	10	Dec 5, 1944	Template:Small
217	Template:No2Loss	162–36–18 Template:Small	Willie Pep	UD	15	Sep 29, 1944	Template:Small	Template:Small
216	Template:Yes2Win	162–35–18 Template:Small	Johnny Cockfield	TKO	5 (10)	Jul 17, 1944	Template:Small
215	Template:Yes2Win	161–35–18 Template:Small	Ruby Garcia	TKO	8 (10)	Jul 10, 1944	Template:Small
214	Template:Yes2Win	160–35–18 Template:Small	Vince Dell'Orto	KO	3 (10)	Jun 5, 1944	Template:Small
213	Template:Yes2Win	159–35–18 Template:Small	Sammy Daniels	KO	8 (10)	May 22, 1944	Template:Small
212	Template:Yes2Win	158–35–18 Template:Small	Clyde English	TKO	1 (10)	May 1, 1944	Template:Small
211	Template:DrawDraw	157–35–18 Template:Small	Young Finnigan	PTS	10	Mar 5, 1944	Template:Small
210	Template:Yes2Win	157–35–17 Template:Small	Al Carlos	KO	6 (10)	Feb 6, 1944	Template:Small
209	Template:Yes2Win	156–35–17 Template:Small	Baby Al Brown	KO	5 (10)	Jan 23, 1944	Template:Small
208	Template:Yes2Win	155–35–17 Template:Small	Al Reasoner	RTD	1 (10)	Nov 19, 1943	Template:Small
207	Template:Yes2Win	154–35–17 Template:Small	Billy Banks	TKO	5 (10)	Nov 8, 1943	Template:Small
206	Template:Yes2Win	153–35–17 Template:Small	Patsy Spataro	TKO	2 (8)	Oct 26, 1943	Template:Small
205	Template:Yes2Win	152–35–17 Template:Small	Angel Aviles	TKO	7 (10)	Aug 9, 1943	Template:Small
204	Template:No2Loss	151–35–17 Template:Small	Lulu Costantino	PTS	10	Jul 21, 1943	Template:Small
203	Template:Yes2Win	151–34–17 Template:Small	National Kid	KO	8 (10)	Jul 3, 1943	Template:Small
202	Template:Yes2Win	150–34–17 Template:Small	Phil Terranova	KO	5 (15)	Jun 4, 1943	Template:Small
201	Template:Yes2Win	149–34–17 Template:Small	Billy Pinti	KO	4 (8)	May 25, 1943	Template:Small
200	Template:Yes2Win	148–34–17 Template:Small	Frankie Carto	TKO	8 (10)	May 17, 1943	Template:Small
199	Template:Yes2Win	147–34–17 Template:Small	Joey Pirrone	KO	3 (10)	Mar 10, 1943	Template:Small
198	Template:Yes2Win	146–34–17 Template:Small	Joey Peralta	PTS	10	Feb 23, 1943	Template:Small
197	Template:Yes2Win	145–34–17 Template:Small	Morris Parker	KO	4 (10)	Feb 15, 1943	Template:Small
196	Template:Yes2Win	144–34–17 Template:Small	Joey Peralta	PTS	10	Jan 15, 1943	Template:Small
195	Template:No2Loss	143–34–17 Template:Small	Willie Pep	UD	15	Nov 20, 1942	Template:Small	Template:Small
194	Template:Yes2Win	143–33–17 Template:Small	Henry Vasquez	TKO	8 (10)	Oct 20, 1942	Template:Small
193	Template:Yes2Win	142–33–17 Template:Small	Carlos Cuebas	TKO	4 (10)	Oct 13, 1942	Template:Small
192	Template:Yes2Win	141–33–17 Template:Small	Lulu Costantino	SD	15	Sep 25, 1942	Template:Small	Template:Small
191	Template:Yes2Win	140–33–17 Template:Small	Joe Marinelli	KO	2 (10)	Aug 27, 1942	Template:Small
190	Template:Yes2Win	139–33–17 Template:Small	Curley St Angelo	KO	2 (10)	Aug 15, 1942	Template:Small
189	Template:No2Loss	138–33–17 Template:Small	Allie Stolz	UD	10	Aug 6, 1942	Template:Small
188	Template:Yes2Win	138–32–17 Template:Small	Lou Transparenti	TKO	4 (15)	Jul 13, 1942	Template:Small
187	Template:Yes2Win	137–32–17 Template:Small	Harry Jeffra	TKO	10 (15)	Jun 19, 1942	Template:Small	Template:Small
186	Template:Yes2Win	136–32–17 Template:Small	Lulu Costantino	MD	8	May 7, 1942	Template:Small
185	Template:No2Loss	135–32–17 Template:Small	Vern Bybee	UD	10	Apr 6, 1942	Template:Small
184	Template:Yes2Win	135–31–17 Template:Small	Jorge Morelia	TKO	6 (10)	Mar 24, 1942	Template:Small
183	Template:Yes2Win	134–31–17 Template:Small	Richie Fontaine	PTS	10	Feb 18, 1942	Template:Small
182	Template:Yes2Win	133–31–17 Template:Small	Richie Lemos	TKO	6 (10)	Feb 3, 1942	Template:Small
181	Template:No2Loss	132–31–17 Template:Small	Bobby Ruffin	UD	10	Jan 13, 1942	Template:Small
180	Template:Yes2Win	132–30–17 Template:Small	Jorge Morelia	TKO	6 (10)	Nov 28, 1941	Template:Small
179	Template:Yes2Win	131–30–17 Template:Small	Ray Lunny	PTS	10	Oct 31, 1941	Template:Small
178	Template:Yes2Win	130–30–17 Template:Small	Leo Rodak	PTS	10	Oct 14, 1941	Template:Small
177	Template:No2Loss	129–30–17 Template:Small	Joey Peralta	UD	10	Oct 2, 1941	Template:Small
176	Template:Yes2Win	129–29–17 Template:Small	Joey Archibald	KO	11 (15)	Sep 11, 1941	Template:Small	Template:Small
175	Template:Yes2Win	128–29–17 Template:Small	Paco Villa	KO	6 (8)	Aug 5, 1941	Template:Small
174	Template:Yes2Win	127–29–17 Template:Small	Jackie Wilson	UD	10	Jul 17, 1941	Template:Small
173	Template:Yes2Win	126–29–17 Template:Small	Bobby McIntire	TKO	5 (8)	Jun 24, 1941	Template:Small
172	Template:Yes2Win	125–29–17 Template:Small	Lloyd Pine	TKO	2 (10)	Jun 17, 1941	Template:Small
171	Template:Yes2Win	124–29–17 Template:Small	Guillermo Puentes	PTS	8	Jun 3, 1941	Template:Small
170	Template:Yes2Win	123–29–17 Template:Small	Norment Quarles	PTS	8	May 29, 1941	Template:Small
169	Template:Yes2Win	122–29–17 Template:Small	Sal Bartolo	PTS	8	May 22, 1941	Template:Small
168	Template:Yes2Win	121–29–17 Template:Small	Charley Varre	PTS	8	May 1, 1941	Template:Small
167	Template:Yes2Win	120–29–17 Template:Small	Charles Schnappauf	TKO	5 (10)	Mar 17, 1941	Template:Small
166	Template:Yes2Win	119–29–17 Template:Small	Texas Lee Harper	KO	3 (10)	Mar 5, 1941	Template:Small
165	Template:Yes2Win	118–29–17 Template:Small	Maurice Arnault	TKO	2 (10)	Feb 24, 1941	Template:Small
164	Template:Yes2Win	117–29–17 Template:Small	Frankie Terranova	TKO	5 (10)	Feb 19, 1941	Template:Small
163	Template:Yes2Win	116–29–17 Template:Small	Norman Rahn	TKO	2 (8)	Feb 4, 1941	Template:Small
162	Template:Yes2Win	115–29–17 Template:Small	Norment Quarles	PTS	8	Jan 14, 1941	Template:Small
161	Template:Yes2Win	114–29–17 Template:Small	Mel Williams	TKO	5 (8)	Jan 6, 1941	Template:Small
160	Template:No2Loss	113–29–17 Template:Small	Jimmy Leto	MD	10	Dec 9, 1940	Template:Small
159	Template:Yes2Win	113–28–17 Template:Small	Teddy Baldwin	TKO	4 (8)	Oct 7, 1940	Template:Small
158	Template:Yes2Win	112–28–17 Template:Small	Joey Ferrando	TKO	4 (10)	Sep 9, 1940	Template:Small
157	Template:Yes2Win	111–28–17 Template:Small	Paul Junior	TKO	5 (10)	Aug 12, 1940	Template:Small
156	Template:Yes2Win	110–28–17 Template:Small	Joey Silva	TKO	7 (10)	Jul 15, 1940	Template:Small
155	Template:Yes2Win	109–28–17 Template:Small	Saverio Turiello	PTS	10	Jun 24, 1940	Template:Small
154	Template:No2Loss	108–28–17 Template:Small	Herbert Lewis Hardwick	MD	10	Apr 29, 1940	Template:Small
153	Template:Yes2Win	108–27–17 Template:Small	Tommy Speigal	PTS	10	Apr 1, 1940	Template:Small
152	Template:Yes2Win	107–27–17 Template:Small	Charley Gomer	KO	4 (10)	Mar 11, 1940	Template:Small
151	Template:Yes2Win	106–27–17 Template:Small	Mike Martinez	TKO	3 (10)	Feb 22, 1940	Template:Small	Template:Small
150	Template:Yes2Win	105–27–17 Template:Small	Frankie Gilmore	MD	8	Feb 19, 1940	Template:Small
149	Template:No2Loss	104–27–17 Template:Small	Paul Junior	UD	10	Jan 29, 1940	Template:Small
148	Template:Yes2Win	104–26–17 Template:Small	Sammy Julian	PTS	8	Jan 16, 1940	Template:Small
147	Template:Yes2Win	103–26–17 Template:Small	Everette Rightmire	PTS	6	Dec 1, 1939	Template:Small
146	Template:No2Loss	102–26–17 Template:Small	Lew Feldman	UD	10	Sep 18, 1939	Template:Small
145	Template:Yes2Win	102–25–17 Template:Small	Billy Bullock	TKO	5 (10)	Aug 21, 1939	Template:Small
144	Template:Yes2Win	101–25–17 Template:Small	Teddy Baldwin	PTS	8	Aug 8, 1939	Template:Small
143	Template:Yes2Win	100–25–17 Template:Small	Richie Tanner	KO	7 (10)	Jun 8, 1939	Template:Small
142	Template:Yes2Win	99–25–17 Template:Small	George Daly	PTS	8	May 25, 1939	Template:Small
141	Template:Yes2Win	98–25–17 Template:Small	Dan McAllister	TKO	5 (10)	Apr 27, 1939	Template:Small
140	Template:Yes2Win	97–25–17 Template:Small	Carl Guggino	PTS	8	Mar 21, 1939	Template:Small
139	Template:Yes2Win	96–25–17 Template:Small	Joe De Jesus	KO	2 (10)	Mar 11, 1939	Template:Small
138	Template:No2Loss	95–25–17 Template:Small	Johnny Bellus	PTS	8	Feb 14, 1939	Template:Small
137	Template:No2Loss	95–24–17 Template:Small	Lew Feldman	PTS	8	Jan 31, 1939	Template:Small
136	Template:Yes2Win	95–23–17 Template:Small	Johnny Rohrig	PTS	8	Jan 14, 1939	Template:Small
135	Template:Yes2Win	94–23–17 Template:Small	Tommy Speigal	PTS	10	Jan 3, 1939	Template:Small
134	Template:No2Loss	93–23–17 Template:Small	Joey Ferrando	PTS	8	Dec 26, 1938	Template:Small
133	Template:Yes2Win	93–22–17 Template:Small	Pete DeGrasse	KO	5 (8)	Dec 5, 1938	Template:Small
132	Template:Yes2Win	92–22–17 Template:Small	Vince Dell'Orto	PTS	6	Nov 25, 1938	Template:Small
131	Template:Yes2Win	91–22–17 Template:Small	Cristobal Jaramillo	PTS	8	Nov 7, 1938	Template:Small
130	Template:Yes2Win	90–22–17 Template:Small	Al Reid	KO	4 (6)	Aug 17, 1938	Template:Small
129	Template:No2Loss	89–22–17 Template:Small	Henry Armstrong	KO	3 (10)	Feb 1, 1938	Template:Small
128	Template:Yes2Win	89–21–17 Template:Small	Bus Breese	PTS	10	Nov 30, 1937	Template:Small
127	Template:Yes2Win	88–21–17 Template:Small	Babe Santello	KO	1 (10)	Oct 19, 1937	Template:Small
126	Template:No2Loss	87–21–17 Template:Small	Baby Arizmendi	PTS	10	Oct 5, 1937	Template:Small
125	Template:Yes2Win	87–20–17 Template:Small	Georgie Hansford	PTS	10	Sep 7, 1937	Template:Small
124	Template:DrawDraw	86–20–17 Template:Small	Georgie Hansford	PTS	10	Aug 17, 1937	Template:Small
123	Template:Yes2Win	86–20–16 Template:Small	Norbert Meehan	TKO	5 (6)	Jul 21, 1937	Template:Small
122	Template:Yes2Win	85–20–16 Template:Small	Henry Mendola	KO	1 (10)	Jul 5, 1937	Template:Small
121	Template:Yes2Win	84–20–16 Template:Small	Mike Martinez	TKO	3 (6)	Jun 9, 1937	Template:Small
120	Template:Yes2Win	83–20–16 Template:Small	Sonny Valdez	PTS	4	May 18, 1937	Template:Small
119	Template:Yes2Win	82–20–16 Template:Small	Kid Ray	PTS	6	Apr 14, 1937	Template:Small
118	Template:Yes2Win	81–20–16 Template:Small	Jimmy McClain	KO	2 (?)	Jan 15, 1937	Template:Small
117	Template:Yes2Win	80–20–16 Template:Small	Douglas Worth	TKO	1 (6)	Sep 29, 1936	Template:Small
116	Template:DrawDraw	79–20–16 Template:Small	Cecil Payne	PTS	6	Aug 20, 1936	Template:Small
115	Template:Yes2Win	79–20–15 Template:Small	Eddie Spina	PTS	6	Jul 6, 1936	Template:Small
114	Template:Yes2Win	78–20–15 Template:Small	Eddie Spina	PTS	6	May 21, 1936	Template:Small
113	Template:Yes2Win	77–20–15 Template:Small	Willie Davies	TKO	7 (8)	Apr 28, 1936	Template:Small
112	Template:Yes2Win	76–20–15 Template:Small	Elmer Brown	PTS	10	Apr 17, 1936	Template:Small
111	Template:Yes2Win	75–20–15 Template:Small	Young Corpuz	PTS	10	Apr 10, 1936	Template:Small
110	Template:Yes2Win	74–20–15 Template:Small	Claude Varner	PTS	10	Mar 25, 1936	Template:Small
109	Template:No2Loss	73–20–15 Template:Small	Pablo Dano	KO	2 (10)	May 10, 1935	Template:Small
108	Template:Yes2Win	73–19–15 Template:Small	Mark Diaz	TKO	4 (10)	Apr 6, 1935	Template:Small
107	Template:No2Loss	72–19–15 Template:Small	Chico Cisneros	PTS	10	Feb 16, 1935	Template:Small
106	Template:No2Loss	72–18–15 Template:Small	Baby Arizmendi	KO	4 (10)	Feb 2, 1935	Template:Small
105	Template:No2Loss	72–17–15 Template:Small	Lew Monte	PTS	6	Nov 17, 1934	Template:Small
104	Template:No2Loss	72–16–15 Template:Small	Mose Butch	PTS	10	Oct 8, 1934	Template:Small
103	Template:Yes2Win	72–15–15 Template:Small	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	6	Jun 29, 1934	Template:Small
102	Template:No2Loss	71–15–15 Template:Small	Freddie Miller	PTS	8	Jun 8, 1934	Template:Small
101	Template:DrawDraw	71–14–15 Template:Small	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	6	May 29, 1934	Template:Small
100	Template:Yes2Win	71–14–14 Template:Small	Frankie Venegas	KO	5 (10)	May 25, 1934	Template:Small
99	Template:Yes2Win	70–14–14 Template:Small	Albert Ladou	PTS	4	May 1, 1934	Template:Small
98	Template:Yes2Win	69–14–14 Template:Small	Jimmy Alvarado	TKO	3 (4)	Apr 17, 1934	Template:Small
97	Template:Yes2Win	68–14–14 Template:Small	Augie Soliz	TKO	5 (6)	Feb 20, 1934	Template:Small
96	Template:Yes2Win	67–14–14 Template:Small	Bobby Gray	PTS	6	Jan 30, 1934	Template:Small
95	Template:No2Loss	66–14–14 Template:Small	Eddie Shea	KO	1 (10)	Oct 17, 1933	Template:Small	Template:Small
94	Template:DrawDraw	66–13–14 Template:Small	Allan Foston	PTS	8	Sep 19, 1933	Template:Small
93	Template:Yes2Win	66–13–13 Template:Small	Willie Jubera	RTD	2 (6)	Sep 5, 1933	Template:Small
92	Template:Yes2Win	65–13–13 Template:Small	Huerta Evans	TKO	4 (6)	Sep 1, 1933	Template:Small
91	Template:Yes2Win	64–13–13 Template:Small	Whitey Neal	PTS	6	Aug 22, 1933	Template:Small
90	Template:Yes2Win	63–13–13 Template:Small	Mickey Cohen	TKO	3 (8)	Apr 11, 1933	Template:Small
89	Template:Yes2Win	62–13–13 Template:Small	Pedro Villanueva	PTS	6	Jan 6, 1933	Template:Small
88	Template:Yes2Win	61–13–13 Template:Small	Benny Garcia	PTS	6	Dec 15, 1932	Template:Small
87	Template:Yes2Win	60–13–13 Template:Small	Huerta Evans	PTS	10	Dec 7, 1932	Template:Small
86	Template:Yes2Win	59–13–13 Template:Small	Al Greenfield	PTS	4	Nov 22, 1932	Template:Small
85	Template:Yes2Win	58–13–13 Template:Small	Baby Jack Dempsey	KO	2 (4)	Nov 15, 1932	Template:Small
84	Template:Yes2Win	57–13–13 Template:Small	Johnny Ryan	TKO	2 (6)	Nov 9, 1932	Template:Small
83	Template:Yes2Win	56–13–13 Template:Small	Victor Kid Ponce	KO	1 (6)	Oct 19, 1932	Template:Small
82	Template:Yes2Win	55–13–13 Template:Small	Jesse Maxey	KO	1 (4)	Oct 11, 1932	Template:Small
81	Template:DrawDraw	54–13–13 Template:Small	Mose Bailey	PTS	6	Sep 2, 1932	Template:Small
80	Template:Yes2Win	54–13–12 Template:Small	Johnny Minella	PTS	6	Aug 26, 1932	Template:Small
79	Template:Yes2Win	53–13–12 Template:Small	Al Greenfield	PTS	4	Jul 12, 1932	Template:Small
78	Template:Yes2Win	52–13–12 Template:Small	Huerta Evans	TKO	5 (6)	Jun 7, 1932	Template:Small
77	Template:Yes2Win	51–13–12 Template:Small	Joe Pimentel	KO	2 (6)	May 18, 1932	Template:Small
76	Template:Yes2Win	50–13–12 Template:Small	Willie Davies	PTS	4	May 3, 1932	Template:Small
75	Template:Yes2Win	49–13–12 Template:Small	Al Greenfield	PTS	6	Apr 29, 1932	Template:Small
74	Template:DrawDraw	48–13–12 Template:Small	Martin Zuniga	PTS	6	Feb 16, 1932	Template:Small
73	Template:Yes2Win	48–13–11 Template:Small	Ray Montoya	PTS	6	Feb 5, 1932	Template:Small
72	Template:Yes2Win	47–13–11 Template:Small	Tony Tassi	TKO	4 (6)	Jan 12, 1932	Template:Small
71	Template:Yes2Win	46–13–11 Template:Small	Clem Avila	PTS	6	Nov 24, 1931	Template:Small
70	Template:DrawDraw	45–13–11 Template:Small	Huerta Evans	PTS	10	Oct 29, 1931	Template:Small
69	Template:Yes2Win	45–13–10 Template:Small	Huerta Evans	PTS	8	Oct 8, 1931	Template:Small
68	Template:Yes2Win	44–13–10 Template:Small	Mike Cordova	PTS	6	Sep 15, 1931	Template:Small
67	Template:Yes2Win	43–13–10 Template:Small	Baby Jack Dempsey	KO	2 (4)	Aug 11, 1931	Template:Small
66	Template:DrawDraw	42–13–10 Template:Small	Martin Zuniga	PTS	6	Aug 6, 1931	Template:Small
65	Template:Yes2Win	42–13–9 Template:Small	Adam Moraga	TKO	3 (4)	Jul 29, 1931	Template:Small
64	Template:No2Loss	41–13–9 Template:Small	Martin Zuniga	PTS	6	Jul 4, 1931	Template:Small
63	Template:Yes2Win	41–12–9 Template:Small	Rod Alcantera	KO	1 (6)	Jun 12, 1931	Template:Small
62	Template:Yes2Win	40–12–9 Template:Small	Claude Roberts	PTS	6	May 1, 1931	Template:Small
61	Template:Abbr	39–12–9 Template:Small	Frank Abendino	NC	2 (6)	Apr 27, 1931	Template:Small	Template:Small
60	Template:Yes2Win	39–12–9	Ricky Hall	PTS	6	Apr 24, 1931	Template:Small
59	Template:Yes2Win	38–12–9	Mike Cordova	PTS	8	Apr 7, 1931	Template:Small
58	Template:Yes2Win	37–12–9	Mike Cordova	PTS	4	Mar 31, 1931	Template:Small
57	Template:Yes2Win	36–12–9	Ernie Chacon	PTS	4	Mar 10, 1931	Template:Small
56	Template:Yes2Win	35–12–9	Sailor Ray Butler	PTS	10	Feb 13, 1931	Template:Small
55	Template:Yes2Win	34–12–9	Bobby Guinn	TKO	2 (6)	Jan 28, 1931	Template:Small
54	Template:No2Loss	33–12–9	Huerta Evans	PTS	6	Jan 13, 1931	Template:Small
53	Template:No2Loss	33–11–9	Ray Montoya	PTS	10	Dec 12, 1930	Template:Small
52	Template:Yes2Win	33–10–9	Ray Cervantes	PTS	6	Nov 18, 1930	Template:Small
51	Template:Yes2Win	32–10–9	Jerry Duffy	PTS	6	Nov 14, 1930	Template:Small
50	Template:Yes2Win	31–10–9	Johnny Lee	KO	3 (6)	Nov 7, 1930	Template:Small
49	Template:DrawDraw	30–10–9	Mose Bailey	PTS	6	Oct 24, 1930	Template:Small
48	Template:Yes2Win	30–10–8	Marion Cano	KO	4 (4)	Oct 21, 1930	Template:Small
47	Template:Yes2Win	29–10–8	Kid Avelino	PTS	6	Oct 7, 1930	Template:Small
46	Template:Yes2Win	28–10–8	Manuel Trevino	KO	1 (4)	Sep 16, 1930	Template:Small
45	Template:Yes2Win	27–10–8	Sid Torres	PTS	6	Aug 12, 1930	Template:Small
44	Template:DrawDraw	26–10–8	Sammy Seaman	PTS	6	Jul 21, 1930	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	26–10–7	Carlos Chipres	KO	2 (4)	Jul 10, 1930	Template:Small
42	Template:No2Loss	25–10–7	Frisco Lenda	PTS	4	Jul 5, 1930	Template:Small
41	Template:Yes2Win	25–9–7	Ramon Navarro	TKO	5 (6)	Jun 26, 1930	Template:Small
40	Template:Yes2Win	24–9–7	Frisco Lenda	PTS	6	Jun 17, 1930	Template:Small
39	Template:Yes2Win	23–9–7	Jimmy Mack	PTS	6	Jun 12, 1930	Template:Small
38	Template:Yes2Win	22–9–7	Clayton Gouyd	PTS	8	May 8, 1930	Template:Small
37	Template:No2Loss	21–9–7	Canto Robledo	PTS	8	Apr 24, 1930	Template:Small
36	Template:Yes2Win	21–8–7	Danny Arnuf	TKO	1 (4)	Jan 30, 1930	Template:Small
35	Template:No2Loss	20–8–7	Luis Echeveste	PTS	4	Dec 3, 1929	Template:Small
34	Template:Yes2Win	20–7–7	Jess Vasquez	PTS	6	Nov 27, 1929	Template:Small
33	Template:Yes2Win	19–7–7	Harry Barrere	PTS	6	Oct 24, 1929	Template:Small
32	Template:Yes2Win	18–7–7	Harry Purdue	PTS	4	Oct 10, 1929	Template:Small
31	Template:DrawDraw	17–7–7	Tony Moreno	PTS	4	Oct 2, 1929	Template:Small
30	Template:Yes2Win	17–7–6	Pal Shoaf	PTS	4	Sep 12, 1929	Template:Small
29	Template:No2Loss	16–7–6	Louie Medina	PTS	4	Sep 10, 1929	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	16–6–6	Pastor Calope	PTS	4	Sep 4, 1929	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	15–6–6	Ray Vilalobos	KO	5 (6)	Aug 29, 1929	Template:Small
26	Template:No2Loss	14–6–6	Clem Avila	PTS	4	Aug 21, 1929	Template:Small
25	Template:No2Loss	14–5–6	Frisco Lenda	PTS	4	Jul 5, 1929	Template:Small
24	Template:DrawDraw	14–4–6	Ray Vilalobos	PTS	6	May 2, 1929	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	14–4–5	Johnny Mason	PTS	6	Apr 18, 1929	Template:Small
22	Template:DrawDraw	13–4–5	Henry Wallender	PTS	4	Apr 9, 1929	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	13–4–4	Johnny Gabucco	PTS	4	Apr 2, 1929	Template:Small
20	Template:Yes2Win	12–4–4	Paul Hardy	KO	3 (4)	Mar 28, 1929	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	11–4–4	Tony Apodaca	PTS	4	Mar 14, 1929	Template:Small
18	Template:No2Loss	10–4–4	Joe Velardi	PTS	6	Feb 7, 1929	Template:Small
17	Template:DrawDraw	10–3–4	Frisco Lenda	PTS	6	Jan 24, 1929	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	10–3–3	Pastor Calope	TKO	2 (6)	Jan 17, 1929	Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	9–3–3	Ray Davis	PTS	6	Dec 20, 1928	Template:Small
14	Template:DrawDraw	8–3–3	Louie Contreras	PTS	6	Dec 13, 1928	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	8–3–2	Ray Davis	PTS	4	Nov 22, 1928	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	7–3–2	Jimmy Martinez	TKO	1 (4)	Oct 3, 1928	Template:Small
11	Template:DrawDraw	6–3–2	Joe Hernandez	PTS	4	Sep 13, 1928	Template:Small
10	Template:No2Loss	6–3–1	Joe Hernandez	PTS	4	Aug 23, 1928	Template:Small
9	Template:No2Loss	6–2–1	Ray Davis	PTS	4	Jul 26, 1928	Template:Small
8	Template:DrawDraw	6–1–1	Valentino Castellanos	PTS	4	Jul 12, 1928	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	6–1	June Lagera	PTS	4	Jun 20, 1928	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	5–1	Victor Acosta	KO	2 (4)	May 31, 1928	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	4–1	Tommy Sanchez	PTS	4	May 24, 1928	Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	3–1	Valemo Martin	PTS	4	May 3, 1928	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	2–1	Nilo Balles	KO	3 (4)	Apr 12, 1928	Template:Small
2	Template:No2Loss	1–1	Jodie Greyson	PTS	4	Mar 1, 1928	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Nilo Balles	PTS	4	Feb 23, 1928	Template:Small

See also

• Lineal championship

References

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External links

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