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Small Montana
(Benjamin L. Gan)

BORN   February 24 1913; Negros,Philippines
DIED August 4 1976; La Carlotta, Philippines
HEIGHT 5-4
WEIGHT 107-116 lbs
MANAGER Paddy Ryan

Montana was a scrappy, busy fighter and very quick; He was not a power hitter but was speedy and clever; He won 83 bouts in 118 contests and scored just 13 knockouts; During his career, he won the Flyweight Championship of the World (as recognized by New York state)

He defeated such men as Manuel Ortiz, Midget Wolgast, Tony Marino, Joe Tei Ken, Speedy Dado, Tommy Forte, Augie Curtis, Pat Palmer, Frankie Jarr, Eugene "Tuffy" Pierpont and Antol "Tony" Kocsis

1931
       Little Ligaspe                                               W  4
       Little Ligaspe                                               W  4
       Jack Silver                                                  W  4
       Rush Jolly                                                   W  4
       Little Damaguillas                                           W  4
       Little Damaguillas                                           W  4
       Fighting Sorsegon                                           KO  3
       Doc Olaso                                                    W  4
       Doc Olaso                                                    W  4
       Young Bono                                                   W  4
       Young Johnson                                                W  6

1932
       Young Silva                                                  W  6
       Kid Bakong                                                   W 10
       Rush Jolly                                                   W 10
       Kid Augustine                                                W  6
       Kid Felipe                                                   W  6
       Kid Paline                                                   W  6
Jun 18 Henry Kudo                  Wailuku, Maui, Hi                W  8
       Kid Leonard                                                  W  6
       Young Alvarez                                                W  4
       Young Vicente                                                W  8

1933
Mar  2 Billy McLeod                Stockton, Ca                     D 10
          -Some sources report 1934
Apr  5 Eugene "Tuffy" Pierpont     Oakland, Ca                      L  4
          -Some sources report 1934
May  3 Eugene "Tuffy" Pierpont     San Francisco, Ca               KO  2
          -Some sources report "KO 3" in 1934
May 24 Young Sport                 Pismo Beach, Ca                 TK  4
          -Some sources report 1934
May 31 Felix Ignacio               San Francisco, Ca               TK  5
Jun  9 Billy McLeod                San Francisco, Ca                W  6
Jun 21 Young Sport                 Pismo Beach, Ca                  W 10
          -Some sources report "W 8" in 1934
       Young Alexander                                              W  4
       Al Garcia                                                    W  4
       Camel Joe                                                    W  4
       Rush Ribo                                                    W  6
       Gene Torres                                                  W  6
       Dommy Reyes                                                  W 10
       Young Silva                                                  W 10
       Young Radiola                                                W  8
          -Some sources report "W 10"
       Dommy Reyes                                                  L  8
       Kid Oriolo                                                   W  6
       Kid Oriolo                                                   W  8
       Fighting Quenubatan                                          W  6
       Kid Oriolo                                                   W  6
          -Some sources report "L 4"
       Young Domingo                                                D 10
       Kid Kelly                                                    D 10


1934
Feb 22 Joe Tei Ken                 Pismo Beach, Ca                  L 10
       Kid Kuratsu                                                  W  8
       Kid Kuratsu                                                  W  8
       Joe Dalcan                                                   W  8
       Chato Laredo                                                 D 10
       Felix Ignacio                                               KO  4
May  4 Joe Tei Ken                 Pismo Beach, Ca                  L 10
          -Some sources report "W 10"
       Billy McLeod                                                 D 10
       Billy McLeod                                                 W 10
       Chato Laredo                                                 W 10
Oct 25 Tony Marino                 Sacramento, Ca                   W 10
Nov 12 Tony Marino                 San Francisco, Ca                W 10
Nov 30 Augie Curtis                Watsonville, Ca                  W 10

1935
Mar  8 Joe Tei Ken                 Sacramento, Ca                   W 10
May  2 Antol "Tony" Kocsis         Sacramento, Ca                   W 10
May 24 Joe Tei Ken                 San Francisco, Ca                W 10
Jul  3 Midget Wolgast              Sacramento, Ca                   W 10
Aug  5 Antol "Tony" Kocsis         San Francisco, Ca                W 10
Aug 12 Bobby Olivas                Oakland, Ca                     KO  3
Aug 31 Speedy Dado                 Stockton, Ca                     W 10
Sep 16 Midget Wolgast              Oakland, Ca                      W 10
          -Flyweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Oct  1 Bobby Olivas                Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Oct 21 Eugene "Tuffy" Pierpont     Oakland, Ca                      W 10
          -Some sources report "D 10"
Nov  5 Midget Wolgast              Los Angeles, Ca                  L 10
Dec 16 Eugene "Tuffy" Pierpont     Oakland, Ca                      W 10
          -Flyweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)

1936
Feb 12 Bobby "Pancho" Leyvas       Oakland, Ca                      L 10
Mar 20 Lou Salica                  San Francisco, Ca                L 10
Apr 17 Jimmu Uchida                Pismo Beach, Ca                  W 10
Jun 27 Abe Konaaiheli              Honolulu, Oahu, Hi               W 10
Jul 11 Augie Curtis                Honolulu, Oahu, Hi               W 10
Jul 25 Jimmy Uchida                Honolulu, Oahu, Hi               W 10
Aug  8 Augie Curtis                Honolulu, Oahu, Hi               D  8
Oct 10 Mauricio Seria              Stockton, Ca                     W 10
Oct 28 Peppy Sanchez               Oakland, Ca                      W 10
Nov 20 Star Frisco                 Pismo Beach, Ca                  L 10

1937
Jan 19 Benny Lynch                 London, England                  L 15
          -Flyweight Championship of the World
Feb  8 Tiny Bostock                Manchester, England              L 12
Mar  4 Pat Palmer                  London, England                  W 10
Apr 27 Pat Palmer                  London, England                  W 10
Aug 27 Little Dado                 Honolulu, Oahu, Hi               D 10
Oct 26 Jackie Jurich               San Jose, Ca                     D 10
Dec 14 Jackie Jurich               San Jose, Ca                     L 10

1938
May  9 Frankie Jarr                Toronto, Ont, Canada             W 10
May 30 Norman "Baby" Yack          Toronto, Ont, Canada             W 10
Jun 13 Pancho Villa II             Toronto, Ont, Canada             W 10
Aug  3 Katzumi Morioka             Long Island City, NY             W 15
Aug 17 Tommy Forte                 New York, NY                     W  6
Oct  3 Aurelin "Kid" Lamothe       Washington, DC                  TK  8
Oct 17 Pete Powell                 Richmond, Ca                     D 10
Nov 30 Little Dado                 Oakland, Ca                      L 15
          -Flyweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by California state);
          Some sources report "L 10"
Dec 19 Little Caesar               San Francisco, Ca               NC  1

1939
Jan  2 Manuel Ortiz                Stockton, Ca                     W 10
Mar  3 Jackie Jurich               Hollywood, Ca                   LT  7
Jul 21 Al Robinson                 Watsonville, Ca                  W 10
Aug 25 Al Robinson                 Reno, Nv                        KO 10
Oct  4 Jackie Jurich               Oakland, Ca                      L 10

1940
Jan 10 Little Pancho               Oakland, Ca                      L 10
Oct 21 "Young" Canada Lee (Cyril Joseph) Pittsburgh, Pa             W  6
          -Some sources report 10/19/40
Dec  2 Lou Salica                  Toronto, Ont, Canada            LT  3
Dec  4 Freddy Pope                 Columbus, Oh                     L 10
          -Some sources report 12/10/40

1941
Jan 30 Lou Transparenti            Baltimore, Md                    L 10
Feb 13 Tommy Forte                 Philadelphia, Pa                 L  8
Apr  5 Luis Castillo               Havana, Cuba                     L 12
Apr 26 Bobby "Pancho" Leyvas       Havana, Cuba                    KO  2
          -Some sources report 4/19/41
May  2 Luis Castillo               Havana, Cuba                     L 12
          -Some sources report 5/03/41
May 10 Lorenzo Safora              Havana, Cuba                     D 10
Aug 17 Mario Chico Morales         Jacksonville, Fl                 W  8
Oct 12 Luis Castillo               Mexico City, Mexico             LK  2
1942
Aug  1 Luis Castillo               Havana, Cuba                     L 10

*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1932
Nov 10 Frisco Dencio               Honolulu, Oahu, Hi              KO  3
Dec 15 Al Robinson                 Sacramento, Ca                  KO  1
Dec 30 Joe Tei Ken                 Sacramento, Ca                   W 10

1933
       David Dencio                                                 L  4

1934
Jan 10 Young Domingo               in the Philippines              KO  4
Mar 10 Al Robinson                 in the Philippines              KO  2
       Young Dencio                                                KO  4
       Henry Kudo                                                   W  8
       Frank Baron                                                  W  6


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

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