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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Lineal Champion
Don Jordan
(Donald Lee Jordan)
("Geronimo")
BORN June 22 1934; Los Angeles, California DIED February 13 1997; San Pedro, California (Some sources report April 13 1997) HEIGHT 5-9 WEIGHT 132 1/2 - 153 lbs MANAGERS Harry Kabakoff, Don Nesseth, Kirk Kerkorian TRAINERS Jackie McCoy, Eddie Futch Jordan was a capable fighter who never quite reached the level that boxing people expected from him; During his career, he won the Welterweight Championship of the World
On the wrong side of the tracks for much of his life, Don finally made it big in the ring; Then, again, he ran into tough times; Reportedly, some gentlemen muscled in on his fighting contract; Eventually, Frankie Carbo, Blinky Palermo, Joe Sica and Louis Dragna were sentenced to jail terms for extortion
Jordan died in a San Pedro, California, nursing home; Jordan had been in a coma since September 1996 when he was assaulted and robbed in a Los Angeles parking lot
He defeated such men as Lauro Salas, Virgil Akins, Denny Moyer, Isaac Logart, Orlando Zulueta, Paddy DeMarco, Joe Miceli, Gaspar Ortega, Fernando Barreto, Art Ramponi, Juan Padilla, Lahouari Godih, Manny Renteria, Enrique Esqueda, Archie Whitewater and Charley "Tombstone" Smith
1953 Apr 27 Ray Serna Southgate, Ca W 4 May 18 Al Barbero Southgate, Ca W 4 Jul 4 Chi Chi Martinez Hollywood, Ca W 6 Aug 8 Chi Chi Martinez Hollywood, Ca W 4 -Some sources report 8/09/53 Sep 26 George Macias Hollywood, Ca TK 5 Oct 17 Marvin Smith Hollywood, Ca TK 5 Nov 7 Marvin Smith Hollywood, Ca TK 5 Dec 16 Dave Cervantes Hollywood, Ca W 6 -Some sources report "W 5" 1954 Jan 16 Andy Escobar Hollywood, Ca W 10 Feb Raul Esqueda Mexicali, Mexico W 10 Mar 20 Andy Escobar Hollywood, Ca L 10 Apr 17 Manuel Montes Hollywood, Ca TK 2 May 31 Dickie Wong Los Angeles, Ca L 10 Jun 28 Freddie Herman Los Angeles, Ca W 10 Aug 30 Art Ramponi Los Angeles, Ca W 10 Sep 20 Billy Hartman Los Angeles, Ca TK 4 Oct 4 Art Ramponi Los Angeles, Ca W 12 Nov 29 Manny Renteria Los Angeles, Ca KO 7 1955 Jan 13 Lauro Salas Los Angeles, Ca W 12 Feb 15 Jorge Macias Sacramento, Ca W 10 Mar 3 Frankie Cockrell Los Angeles, Ca W 10 Mar 31 Lauro Salas Los Angeles, Ca W 12 Jun 2 Art Aragon Los Angeles, Ca L 10 Aug 18 Joe Miceli Los Angeles, Ca W 10 Sep 3 Woody Winslow Hollywood, Ca W 10 Oct 20 Frankie Skidmore San Francisco, Ca W 10 Dec 15 Art Aragon Los Angeles, Ca L 10 1956 Feb 2 Paddy DeMarco Los Angeles, Ca TK 5 Mar 29 Jimmy Carter Los Angeles, Ca L 10 May 8 Joey Lopes Sacramento, Ca L 12 Jun 7 Timmy Jefferson Los Angeles, Ca W 10 Jun 28 Frankie Skidmore Los Angeles, Ca TK 7 Oct 16 Orlando Zulueta Los Angeles, Ca L 10 Nov 18 Enrique Esqueda Mexicali, Mexico KO 1 Dec 27 Archie Whitewater Los Angeles, Ca W 10 1957 Jan 1 Al Nevarez Mexicali, Mexico L 10 Jan 24 Charley "Tombstone" Smith Los Angeles, Ca L 12 Mar 19 Ezequiel "Chico" Uribe Mexico City, Mexico W 10 May 11 Jesse Bogart Hollywood, Ca KO 1 Jun 15 Langston C. Morgan Hollywood, Ca L 10 Jul 12 Arnoldo Gil Mexicali, Mexico KO 2 Jul 23 Alfredo Cota Tijuana, Mexico KO 1 Aug 12 Juan Padilla Tijuana, Mexico W 10 Oct 12 Orlando Zulueta Hollywood, Ca W 10 Nov 29 Ray Portilla San Diego, Ca KO 6 1958 Jan 4 Willie Morton Hollywood, Ca W 10 Jan 28 Dave Charnley London, Eng L 10 Feb 15 Karl-Heinz Guder Hollywood, Ca W 10 Apr 15 Francisco Echevarria Mexicali, Mexico TK 3 May 5 Kid Centella Tijuana, Mexico KO 2 May 18 Alfredo Cota Mexicali, Mexico W 10 Jul 2 Isaac Logart Hollywood, Ca W 10 Aug 29 Lahouari Godih New York, NY W 10 Sep 17 Gaspar Ortega Portland, Or W 10 Oct 22 Gaspar Ortega Long Beach, Ca W 12 Dec 5 Virgil Akins St. Louis, Mo W 15 -Welterweight Championship of the World 1959 Jan 22 Alvaro Gutierrez Los Angeles, Ca TK 3 Apr 24 Virgil Akins St. Louis, Mo W 15 -Welterweight Championship of the World Jul 10 Denny Moyer Portland, Or W 15 -Welterweight Championship of the World Dec 5 Fernando Barreto Sao Paulo, Brazil W 10 Dec 12 Federico Thompson Buenos Aires, Argentina LK 4 1960 May 16 Marvin "Candy" McFarland Baltimore, Md L 10 May 27 Benny "Kid" Paret Las Vegas, Nv L 15 -Welterweight Championship of the World Jul 15 Phil Moyer Portland, Or L 10 Aug 6 Jesse Bogart Nogales, Mexico KO 1 Aug 16 Julian Valdez Tucson, Az W 10 Oct 16 Alfredo Cota Mexicali, Mexico D 10 Nov 26 Ludwig Lightburn Guadalajara, Mexico L 10 1961 Mar 11 Carmen Basilio Syracuse, NY L 10 Aug 1 Ben Medina Fresno, Ca L 10 Aug 15 Hilario Morales Juarez, Mexico LT 7 Nov 14 Rodolfo "Chivo" Diaz Sacramento, Ca L 10 Dec 19 Tony DeMarco Boston, Ma LK 2 1962 Apr 27 Giancarlo Garbelli Rome, Italy L 10 Jul 26 Joey Limas Albuquerque, NM L 10 Oct 5 "Battling" Torres Los Angeles, Ca NC 1 *** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization