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Curtis Cokes

BORN   June 15 1937; Corsicana, Texas (Some sources report June 16 1937)
HEIGHT 5-9
WEIGHT 141-163 lbs
MANAGERS Doug Lord, Robert Smith

Cokes was a warrior, an outstanding athlete, and a "True Champion" in every sense of the word ! He carried a great right hand punch and was a super counter-puncher; During his career, he won the WBA Welterweight Championship of the World, the WBC Welterweight Championship of the World and the Welterweight Championship of the South; Curtis fought all the top men in his division and there were plenty

He defeated such men as Luis Rodriguez, Joe Miceli, Charley "Tombstone" Smith, Manuel Gonzalez, Stefan Redl, Hilario Morales, Stan Harrington, Garland "Rip" Randall, Tony Montano, Fortunato Manca, Jean Josselin, Ted Whitfield, Francois Pavilla, Charlie Shipes, Joe N'Gidi, Ramon La Cruz, Jimmy Lester, Willie Ludick, Billy Collins, Fate Davis and Johnny Newman

Following his retirement from the ring, Curtis began training boxers in his Home of Champions Gym in 1975; Quincy Taylor, Reggie Johnson and Troy Dorsey are three world champions he has produced; He has trained a number of top fighters - including Ike Ibeabuchi, Kirk Johnson, Randy Stephens, Carlos Bunema and Lovey Page; He wrote a book, The Complete Book of Boxing (1980) and acted in the movie, Fat City (1981); Today, he focuses on his Curtis Cokes Foundation and provides many opportunities to the underprivileged in the Dallas area -->

 http://www.homeofchampionsatcitycreek.com/curtiscokes/

Cokes was inducted into the Texas All Sports Hall Of Fame in 1980, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1998, the Texas Black Hall Of Fame in 2001 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003



Cokes-Ludick - Apr 16 1968 - Fight Video Clip

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1958
Mar 24 Manuel Gonzalez             Midland, Tx                      W  6
Apr  7 Gil Tapia                   Dallas, Tx                       W  4
          -Some sources report 4/08/58
Apr 28 Jimmy Leach                 Dallas, Tx                       W  6
May 12 Lamoine "Babe" Vance        Dallas, Tx                       W  6
May 26 Cecil Courtney              Dallas, Tx                       W  6
Jun 30 Sammy Williams              Dallas, Tx                      TK  6
Oct 27 Elmo "Tex" Henderson        Dallas, Tx                       W  8
          -Some sources report "W 6"
Nov 22 Manuel Gonzalez             Lubbock, Tx                      W  8
Dec  1 Ruben Flores                Dallas, Tx                       W  6

1959
Jan 20 Babe E. McCarron            Lubbock, Tx                     TK  3
          -Some sources report "George Carson"
Apr  1 Henry Watson                Dallas, Tx                       W  4
Apr 27 Manuel Gonzalez             Dallas, Tx                       L 10
May 18 Garland "Rip" Randall       Dallas, Tx                      TD  3
          -Some soruces report "NC 3"
Jul 27 Garland "Rip" Randall       Dallas, Tx                      KO  1
Aug 27 Reggie Williams             Baton Rouge, La                 KO  5
Sep 14 Melvin Ferguson             Dallas, Tx                       W  8
Dec  2 Frankie Davis               Houston, Tx                      L  6
Dec 14 Aman Peck                   Dallas, Tx                      TK  5

1960
Mar  1 Lovell Jenkins              Amarillo, Tx                     W  8
Jul 29 Pedro Ruiz                  El Paso, Tx                     TK  3
Sep 13 Joe Louis Hargrove          Dallas, Tx                      KO  2
          -Some sources report "KO 1"
Oct 24 Stefan Redl                 Dallas, Tx                      TK  8

1961
Jan 16 Joe Miceli                  Dallas, Tx                       W 10
Feb 13 Charley "Tombstone" Smith   Dallas, Tx                       W 10
Apr  4 Hilario Morales             Juarez, Mex                      L 10
Jun  8 Kenny Lane                  Dallas, Tx                       D 10
Aug  3 Luis Rodriquez              Dallas, Tx                       W 10
Sep 14 Manuel Gonzalez             Dallas, Tx                       W 10
Dec  2 Luis Rodriquez              Miami Beach, Fl                  L 10

1962
Jan 23 Carlos Macias               Houston, Tx                     TK  4
Feb 13 Kid Rayo (Ramon Rodriguez)  San Antonio, Tx                  W 10
Apr  6 Hilario Morales             Dallas, Tx                      TK  5
May 11 Rudolph Bent                Dallas, Tx                      KO  8
Aug 22 Joey Limas                  Albuquerque, NM                  W 10
Sep  8 Manuel Sixto Alvarez        Monterrey, Mex                   L 10
Nov 15 Hubert Jackson              Dallas, Tx                      KO  1
Dec 10 Punos de Oro                Dallas, Tx                      KO  2
          -Some sources report "Gregorio Ceniceros"

1963
Feb 11 Johnny Newman               Hollywood, Ca                   KO  2
Feb 25 Joey Parks                  Wichita Falls, Tx               KO  5
Apr 20 Jose Stable                 Queens, NY                       L 10
May 21 Stan Harrington             Honolulu, Oahu, Hi               W 10
May 30 Florencio "Flory" Olguin    Albuquerque, NM                 TK  5

1964
May  1 Stanley "Kitten" Hayward    Philadelphia, Pa                LT  4
May 12 Tony Montano                Albuquerque, NM                  W 10
          -Some sources report "Los Angeles, Ca"
Jun  9 Al Andrews                  Las Vegas, Nv                    W 10
Aug 10 Al Andrews                  Fresno, Ca                       W 10
Aug 27 Eddie Pace                  Los Angeles, Ca                  L 10

1965
Mar 15 Marshall Wells              Dallas, Tx                      TK 12
Apr 23 Fortunato Manca             Rome, Italy                      W 10
Dec 13 Billy Collins               New Orleans, La                  W 12
          -Welterweight Championship of the South;
          Some sources report "W 10"

1966
Jul  6 Luis Rodriquez              New Orleans, La                 TK 15
          -WBA Welterweight Championship Elimination Bout
Aug 24 Manuel Gonzalez             New Orleans, La                  W 15
          -WBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Sep 27 Enrique Cruz                Corpus Christi, Tx              KO  7
Nov 28 Jean Josselin               Dallas, Tx                       W 15
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Welterweight Championship of the World

1967
Jan 24 Francois Pavilla            Paris, France                    D 10
Feb 20 Ted Whitfield               Dallas, Tx                      KO  3
Mar 31 "Gypsy" Joe Harris          New York, NY                     L 10
May 19 Francois Pavilla            Dallas, Tx                      TK 10
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct  2 Charlie Shipes              Oakland, Ca                     TK  8
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Welterweight Championship of the World

1968
Feb  5 Jean Josselin               Paris, France                    W 10
Mar 15 Jimmy Lester                Oakland, Ca                      W 10
Apr 16 Willie Ludick               Dallas, Tx                      TK  5
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Jun 15 Joe N'Gidi                  Johannesburg, Trans, SAfrica    TK  4
Jun 28 Willie Ludick               Maputo Bay, Mozambique          TK  3
          -Some sources report 6/29/68
Jul  5 Joseph Sishi                Durban, Natal, SAfrica          KO  5
Oct 21 Ramon La Cruz               New Orleans, La                  W 15
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Welterweight Championship of the World

1969
Feb 10 Don Cobbs                   St. Louis, Mo                   KO  1
Apr 18 Jose Napoles                Inglewood, Ca                   LT 13
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Jun 29 Jose Napoles                Mexico City, Mexico             LT 10
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Welterweight Championship of the World;
          Some sources report "LT 11"

1970
Jan 27 Roberto Pena                Fort Worth, Tx                  KO  5
          -Some sources report 1/28/70
Aug 10 Danny Perez                 Dallas, Tx                      TK  7
          -Some sources report 8/11/70
Sep 11 Fate Davis                  Fort Worth, Tx                   W 10
Sep 29 Harold Richardson           Dallas, Tx                       W 10
Nov  3 Billy Braggs                Milwaukee, Wi                   TK  6

1971
Mar 17 Fate Davis                  Akron, Oh                        D 10
May 24 Rafael Gutierrez            San Francisco, Ca                L 10
Dec  2 Carlos Alberto Salinas      Sacramento, Ca                   L 10

1972
Sep  9 Elijah Makathini            Durban, Natal, SAfrica           L 10
Sep 23 Joseph Hali                 Port Elizabeth, ECape, SAfrica   W 10
Oct  5 Ezra Mzinyane               Cape Town, WCape, SAfrica        W 10


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***
 

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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