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Luis Angel Firpo
(the "Wild Bull of the Pampas")
| BORN |
October 11,
1894, Junin, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| DIED |
August 7,
1960, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| HEIGHT |
6-2 1/2 |
| WEIGHT |
212-227 lbs |
| MANAGER |
Horacio
Lavelle |
| TRAINERS |
Jimmy
DeForrest, Joe Boykin |
| RECORD |
32-4-0, 3
ND, 1 NC (27 KOs) |
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Firpo was appropriately called
the "Wild Bull" because of his enormous "bull-like strength"; A rather
crude and ponderous heavyweight with a murderous, sledge-hammer punch, he could flatten a man
with a single blow; Firpo is most famous for his 1923
Heavyweight Championship fight with Jack
Dempsey in which he knocked Dempsey out of the ring
During his career, Firpo defeated such men as Jess Willard, "K.O."
Bill Brennan, Homer Smith, Charley Weinert, Erminio Spalla, Al Reich,
Dave Mills, "Italian" Jack Herman and Walter "Farmer" Lodge |
Firpo-Brennan 1923 Fight Video Clip
Firpo-Dempsey 1923 Fight Video Clip
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1917
Dec 10 Frank Hagney Buenos Aires, Arg ND 6
1918
Jan 12 Angel Rodriguez Montevideo, Uruguay LK 1
Sep 28 William Daly Chillan, Chile KO 7
Nov 9 Ignacio Sepulveda Santiago, Chile KO 2
Dec 14 Calvin Repress Santiago, Chile WF 2
1919
Feb 7 Calvin Repress Santiago, Chile W 15
Apr 12 Fernando Priano Montevideo, Uruguay KO 4
Apr 26 Arturo Manning Montevideo, Uruguay KO 3
Nov 1 Dave Mills Santiago, Chile L 15
-Heavyweight Championship of South America
1920
Feb 28 Andres Balsa Valparaiso, Chile KO 6
Apr 30 Dave Mills Santiago, Chile KO 1
-Heavyweight Championship of South America
Jul 7 Antonio Jirsa Buenos Aires, Arg KO 1
Sep 11 Alberto Coleman Mendoza, Arg NC 10
Dec 11 Dave Mills Buenos Aries, Arg KO 1
-Heavyweight Championship of South America
1921
Mar 12 "Black Gunboat" Smith Valparaiso, Chile W 12
Apr 23 "Black Gunboat" Smith Buenos Aires, Arg KO 12
Jul 4 Alberto Coleman Buenos Aires, Arg EX 6
Sep 27 Fernando Priano Tucuman, Arg KO 2
1922
Mar 20 "Sailor" Tom Maxted Newark, NJ KO 7
Apr 4 Joe McCann Newark, NJ KO 5
May 13 "Italian" Jack Herman Brooklyn, NY KO 4
-Some sources report "TK 5"
Aug 5 Joe Boykin Buenos Aires, Arg EX 4
Oct 8 Jim Tracey Buenos Aires, Arg KO 4
Dec 21 Joe Boykin Buenos Aires, Arg EX 4
1923
Mar 12 "K.O." Bill Brennan New York, NY KO 12
Mar 23 Jim Hibbard Brooklyn, NY KO 4
-Some sources report "EX 4" on 3/29/23
May 12 Jack McAuliffe II Bronx, NY KO 3
Jun 10 "Italian" Jack Herman Havana, Cuba KO 2
Jun 17 Jim Hibbard Mexico City, Mex KO 2
Jul 12 Jess Willard Jersey City, NJ KO 8
Jul 17 Natalio Pera Ogdensburg, NY EX 6
-Some sources report "W 6"
Jul 19 Natalio Pera Boston, Ma EX 5
Jul 20 Natalio Pera Boston, Ma EX 5
Jul 21 Pat McCarthy Boston, Ma EX 5
Jul 27 Joe Burke Battle Creek, Mi KO 2
Aug 3 Homer Smith Omaha, Ne W 10
-Some sources report "ND 10"
Aug 13 Charley Weinert Philadelphia, Pa TK 2
Aug 17 Joe Downey Indianapolis, In EX 4
-Some sources report "EX 10";
Some sources report "ND 10"
Sep 14 Jack Dempsey New York, NY LK 2
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep 26 Natalio Pera Montreal, Que, Can EX 2
Sep 26 Elzear Rioux Montreal, Que, Can EX 2
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 4 Natalio Pera Lima, Peru EX 4
Nov 4 Calvin Repress Lima, Peru EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 8 Joe Boykin Buenos Aires, Arg EX 4
-Some sources report 12/21/22
1924
Feb 24 Walter "Farmer" Lodge Buenos Aires, Arg KO 5
Mar 7 Erminio Spalla Buenos Aires, Arg TK 14
Apr 5 Al Reich Barracas, Arg KO 1
-Some sources report "Buenos Aires, Arg"
Apr 24 Miguel Ferrara Buenos Aires, Arg EX 4
Sep 11 Harry Wills Jersey City, NJ ND 12
Nov 13 Charley Weinert Newark, NJ ND 12
-Some sources report 11/12/24
1926
Apr 3 Erminio Spalla Buenos Aires, Arg W 10
-Some sources report 'W 12"
1936
May 9 Saverio Grizzo Buenos Aires, Arg KO 1
May 25 Jose "Ziska" Habarta Rosario, Arg KO 3
-Some sources report "Buenos Aires, Arg"
Jun 11 Arturo Godoy Buenos Aires, Arg LT 3
-Some sources report "LT 4" on 7/11/36
Record courtesy of
Harry Otty,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
7.28.06
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