Pascual Pérez (boxer)

Pascual Nicolás Pérez (May 4, 1926 – January 22, 1977) was an Argentine flyweight boxer. Pérez was born in Tupungato in the Mendoza Province of Argentina, he went on to make history by becoming Argentina's first world boxing champion.

Pascual Pérez
Statistics
Nickname(s)El León Mendocino
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height4 ft 11 in (1.50 m)
Nationality Argentine
Born(1926-05-04)May 4, 1926
Mendoza, Argentina
DiedJanuary 22, 1977(1977-01-22) (aged 50)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights92
Wins84
Wins by KO57
Losses7
Draws1
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
1948 London Flyweight

Pérez usually did poor at the ticket gates in Argentina after he became world champion, forcing him to defend his world title on the road many times and to become known as a world-traveling champion. His first international success was a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in United Kingdom.

He and Delfo Cabrera were the only two Argentinians to be an Olympic gold medalists in the London Olympics of 1948. Perez reigned as World Champion from 1954-1960. As an amateur he fought 125 bouts. Turning professional in 1952, he fought 92 fights (84 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw), in which he won 57 fights by knockout, a record that places him in an elite group of boxers who have won more than 50 fights by knockouts. He defended his title against nine contenders in a span of six years. He is considered one of the three greatest flyweight boxers in history alongside Miguel Canto and Jimmy Wilde. Along with Carlos Monzon, he is considered one of the best fighters ever to box. He has been inducted in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In 2004, the American Boxing Confederation posthumously declared him the South American champion.[1][2][3]

Early life

Pérez was born into a family of winemakers in the Uco Valley, Tupungato district of the Mendoza province, where he was the youngest of nine children. He worked as a laborer for the family since childhood. In 1942, at age 16, Perez started boxing at the Rodeo Deportivo de la Cruz, led by Felipe Segura, Perez showing superb skill and power, unusual for a lighter weight boxer. Though naturally left-handed he trained right-handed; his height, which only reached 1.52 m as an adult, was smaller than the rest of his opponents in the flyweight division.

Boxing career

He debuted as an amateur in January 1944 and would contest in 125 bouts winning 16 amateur championships, including the gold medal at the 1948 London Olympics. The first tournament he won was the Mendocino Novice Championship, in March 1944, just two months after his debut.

That same year, his father had to pay money to hire a farm laborer who could replace Perez in the vineyard, as a condition for granting legal consent required by the regulations on parental rights. His parents kept a reluctant attitude towards his plans, and he began fighting under the name Pablo Pérez to avoid being caught by them.

In 1946 and 1947, Pascual Perez won the Mendoza, Argentine and Latin American championships, and in 1948, he won the tournament where the Argentina Olympic boxing team was selected, every member of this team won medals at the Olympic Games.

London Olympics

In the 1948 London Olympics, Pascual Perez (then 22 years old) won the tenth Olympic gold medal for Argentina (in the same Games, Argentina won two others) and the sixth for boxing (the same day another gold medal was obtained by fellow Argentine Rafael Iglesias). Perez had never fought outside of South America and was paired against the European champion, the Spanish Luis Martínez Zapata who, despite both him and Perez being respected by press and fans alike, was favored to win the gold.[3] Initially Pascual Perez was mistakenly disqualified from the tournament when his official weight was mixed up with Arnoldo Parés, a boxer in a heavier class. However, after the confusion was cleared, Perez was cleared to box and the disqualification was rescinded.[3]

Perez first faced the Philippine Ricardo Adolfo, winning by RSC (stoppage by the referee) in the second round. In the second match he faced the South African Desmond Williams, also winning by RSC, this time, in the third round. In the quarterfinals he defeated the Belgian Alex Bollaert and in the semifinals he beat the Czech František Majdloch.[3]

In the finals, Pérez faced the Italian Spartacus Bandinelli (28 years old), who had an upset victory in the quarterfinals over the favored Martínez Zapata. In the first round, Perez dominated the match with his aggressive style, controlling the initial offensive of the Italian, with several successions of punches landed, including a strong right he landed at the end of the round. The second round was very intense, with Bandinelli fighting aggressively to recover points and Perez answering blow for blow, using his greater mobility to score points with his left forehand, taking advantage of the Italian's tendency to keep his guard down. In the third round Perez again took the offensive from the start with a succession of direct left and right punches to Bandinelli's face. Momentum swung several times, eventually with the Italian taking the offensive. Then the Argentine stopped the Italian's counterattack with an uppercut, and the round ended with each exchanging blows in the center of the ring.[3]

Felix Frascara of Figura magazine, covered the match and after Perez' victory commented:

Pascual Perez has been, round by round, climbing his way to fame: first (he was) champion of his city Mendoza, (later of) his province; in short order he became the Argentine River Plate and Latin American flyweight champion. His rotund farm efficiency mainly in the strong sense of time and distance, timed to perfection. Then, he's aggressive; (having) an extremely strong punch in proportion to his weight; and (he) utilizes all his resources in full speed, without losing the line. We could say that he was the best fighter of the Argentine team and one of the best stylists in the tournament.[4]

Perez was labeled a hero in Mendoza, where the provincial parliament gave him a house and a job. Notably, in the next tournament held to select Argentine boxers for the 1952 Olympic Games, Perez lost a match by split decision, to Francisco Calvagno, being eliminated from the tournament.[5] The chosen Argentine representative was Alberto Barenghi, who was eliminated in the first fight. After his removal, Perez decided to enter professional boxing, and two years later became the first world boxing champion form Argentina. His last amateur fight was November 14 of 1952, in the Golden Strip Club winning by points in five rounds against Paul Rapretti.[6]

Professional career

Pérez made his professional career with manager Lazarus Koci, who also managed José María Mono Gatica, and reorganized professional boxing in Argentina.

On December 5, 1952, Pérez beat José Ciorino by knockout in round four at the small Argentine city of Gerly, to begin his professional boxing career. After winning his first six fights by knockout, he challenged Marcelo Quiroga, November 11 of 1953, for the Argentine Flyweight title, winning the fight by a fourth-round knockout at Buenos Aires.

Pérez's knockout streak reached 18 knockouts in a row, and it lasted until he met Juan Bishop, on April 22, 1954, winning by a ten-round decision.

On July 24 of that year, and with a record of 23 wins, no losses, with 22 wins by knockout, Pérez met Yoshio Shirai, who, coincidentally, had been Japan's first world champion in history, in a non-title fight held at Buenos Aires. The Argentine ambassador in Japan, Carlos Quiroz, at the direction of then-President Juan D. Peron, took steps to set up a match in Buenos Aires against Shirai, without the title at stake. The fight took ten rounds at Luna Park on July 24 of 1954, with the presence of President Perón, sitting ringside . The match ended tied and was an extraordinary event in the country, for the first time an Argentine professional boxer was not defeated by a world champion. The tie forced Yoshio Shirai, as was standard in the boxing world then, to grant a rematch against the Argentine boxer again in a fight with the title at stake.

Flyweight world title

On November 26 of 1954, Pérez fought what was both his first fight abroad outside the Olympics, and his first world title fight. The Argentine knocked down the champion in the 2nd round and again in the 12th, in which the champion returned to his corner almost knocked out. From rounds 13 - 15, Perez nearly knocked out Shirai several times. After the fight, the score reflected a wide difference unanimously in favor of the Argentine. Referee Jack Sullivan had it 146-139, Judge Bill Pacheco, 143-139, and judge Kuniharu Hayashi, 146-143 all in Perez' favor. He made history by beating Shirai by a fifteen-round decision, becoming Argentina's first world champion boxer, in Tokyo.[7] Pascualito became the smallest flyweight boxer to win a title.[8]

Over the course of Pérez's next fights, he would defend his title only nine times, lose for the first time, and fight in Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Curaçao, Japan, Paraguay, the Philippines, Thailand, Uruguay and Venezuela. Many of his fights would have been title fights, but some of his opponents were not able to make the Flyweight division's 112 pound weight limit, so Pérez often had to settle for non-title wins instead. He lost his undefeated record to Japan's Sadao Yaoita on January 16 of 1959, by a ten-round decision in Tokyo. Among the fighters he defeated to retain his world title were Dai Dower (by a first-round knockout), Dommy Ursua (by a fifteen-round decision) and Yaoita in a rematch, by a thirteenth-round knockout.[8]

Pérez would lose his title to another first time world champion, Thailand's Pone Kingpetch, who made history for his country by beating Pérez by a fifteen-round decision at Bangkok on April 16, 1960. A rematch between Pérez and Kingpetch was fought on September 22 of the same year, at Los Angeles, but Pérez's first fight in the United States was also his first knockout defeat, as he was beaten in eight rounds by Kingpetch.[8]

Later fights

Pérez won his next twenty-eight bouts, mostly against nondescript opposition but he did score a pair of victories over the once-promising but by then fading Uruguayan Waldemiro Torres. Then, after dropping a split decision to Filipino veteran Leo Zulueta and outpointing Panamanian journeyman Manuel Moreno in his next two bouts, he faced perennial world title contender Bernardo Caraballo in Colombia on July 23, 1963. Pérez lost by a ten-round decision.[8]

He finished his career with fights in Ecuador, Mexico and Panama, going 1-2 including losing by third-round knockout to future world flyweight champion Efren Torres in his fight on Mexican soil. His final fight, at the age of 37, was against Panamanian Eugenio Hurtado, who won by technical knock-out on March 15, 1964.[8]

Pérez had a record of 84 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 58 knockouts, number which places him in the exclusive group of boxers to have won 50 or more fights by knockout.[8]

Awards and legacy

He has been inducted into both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame. On his death in 1977, Pascual Pérez was interred in the La Chacarita Cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In 1955 he was awarded the Gold Olimpia Award. Perez in 1977 entered the International Boxing Hall of Fame organized by the magazine Ring. In 1995, the Hall of Fame in Canastota (IBHOF) did the same, where he is included with Argentine boxers Carlos Monzon, Nicolino Locche, and Victor Galindez. In 2004, he was officially declared the South American champion, by the American Boxing Confederation.

The Mendoza Boxing Palace of the Mendoza Boxing Federation, reopened in 2007, named Estadio Pascual Perez, in his memory.[9]

In 1954, writer Rafael Lauria and musicians Hector Maure and Sergio Gasparini composed a tango titled "The great champion," recorded by Hector Maure, part of which reads:

Pascualito handsome Creole
're our first champion.
today Argentines breasts
are full of emotion.

— The great champion (tango)[10]

Prominent journalist Chon Romero praised Pascual Perez in the following statement:

He was addicted to striking bell to bell, perhaps from the awareness a fighter gains when punches connect. His small stature (under five feet), was no obstacle for his bionic arms and iron will, so hold four more years of flyweight champion of the world, the best time for this category [11]

In 1980, with the first edition of the Konex Awards, the Konex Foundation awarded a Diploma of Merit to Perez as one of the top 5 boxers in the history of Argentina.

Boxrec.com ranks Pérez as the number one flyweight of all time.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
92 fights 84 wins 7 losses
By knockout 57 3
By decision 27 4
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
92 Loss84–7–1 Eugenio Hurtado TKO 6 (10) Mar 15, 1964 Gimnasio Nacional,
Panama City, Panamá
91 Loss84–6–1 Efren Torres KO 3 (10) Oct 19, 1963 Arena Progreso,
Guadalajara, Jalisco
90 Win84–5–1 Adolfo Osses PTS 10 Aug 09, 1963 Guayaquil, Guayas
89 Loss83–5–1 Bernardo Caraballo UD 10 Jul 26, 1963 Bogotá
88 Win83–4–1 Manuel Moreno UD 10 Jun 16, 1963 Gimnasio Nacional,
Panama City, Panamá
87 Loss82–4–1 Leo Zulueta SD 10 Apr 30, 1963 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex,
Manila, Metro Manila
86 Win82–3–1 Cirilo Avellaneda KO 7 (10) Apr 12, 1963 Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires
85 Win81–3–1 Juan Carlos Moreyra PTS 10 Apr 05, 1963 Mercedes, Corrientes
84 Win80–3–1 Rodolfo Trivis PTS 10 Feb 16, 1963 Montevideo, Montevideo
83 Win79–3–1 Miguel Herrera PTS 10 Feb 01, 1963 San Luis, San Luis
82 Win78–3–1 Cirilo Avellaneda PTS 10 Jan 25, 1963 Villa Dolores, Buenos Aires
81 Win77–3–1 Juan Carlos Moreyra TKO 8 (10) Dec 08, 1962 Córdoba, Córdoba
80 Win76–3–1 Martin Luque KO 5 (?) Jun 15, 1962 San Salvador, Jujuy
79 Win75–3–1 Rodolfo Trivis PTS 10 Jun 09, 1962 San Miguel, Tucumán
78 Win74–3–1 Cirilo Avellaneda KO 5 (10) May 19, 1962 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
77 Win73–3–1 Martin Luque TKO 5 (?) May 02, 1962 Santiago del Estero,
Santiago del Estero
76 Win72–3–1 Juan Carlos Moreyra TKO 3 (10) Apr 27, 1962 Salta, Salta
75 Win71–3–1 Ursino Bernal TKO 6 (10) Apr 21, 1962 San Miguel, Tucumán
74 Win70–3–1 Rodolfo Trivis PTS 10 Mar 02, 1962 Miramar, Córdoba
73 Win69–3–1 Ursino Bernal PTS 10 Feb 23, 1962 Balcarce, Buenos Aires
72 Win68–3–1 Demetrio Acosta KO 2 (10) Jan 27, 1962 Nueve de Julio, San Juan
71 Win67–3–1 Rodolfo Trivis PTS 10 Dec 22, 1961 Córdoba, Córdoba
70 Win66–3–1 Alberto García TKO 6 (?) Oct 21, 1961 Rosario, Jujuy Province, Jujuy
69 Win65–3–1 José Diaz KO 7 (?) Oct 12, 1961 Esquel, Chubut
68 Win64–3–1 Waldemiro Torres KO 3 (?) Sep 05, 1961 Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz
67 Win63–3–1 Simon Rios KO 6 (?) Aug 19, 1961 Trelew, Chubut
66 Win62–3–1 Waldemiro Torres KO 8 (?) Jul 29, 1961 Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz
65 Win61–3–1 Juan Montevero KO 5 (?) Jul 15, 1961 Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz
64 Win60–3–1 Hugo Villarreal KO 3 (?) Jul 08, 1961 Punta Alta, Buenos Aires
63 Win59–3–1 Francisco Bahamondes TKO 3 (?) May 19, 1961 Cipolletti, Río Negro
62 Win58–3–1 Juan Montevero TKO 6 (?) May 13, 1961 General Roca, Río Negro
61 Win57–3–1 Pablo Sosa KO 3 (10) Apr 09, 1961 San Pedro, Buenos Aires
60 Win56–3–1 Juan Carlos Moreyra PTS 10 Apr 01, 1961 Quilmes, Buenos Aires
59 Win55–3–1 Hugo Villarreal TKO 4 (?) Mar 1, 1961 Avellaneda, Buenos Aires
58 Loss54–3–1 Pone Kingpetch TKO 8 (15) Sep 22, 1960 Grand Olympic Auditorium,
Los Angeles, California		 For NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles
57 Loss54–2–1 Pone Kingpetch SD 15 Apr 16, 1960 Lumpinee Boxing Stadium,
Bangkok		 Lost NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles
56 Win54–1–1 Sadao Yaoita KO 13 (15) Nov 05, 1959 Ogimachi Pool,
Osaka, Osaka		 Retained NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles
55 Win53–1–1 Kenji Yonekura UD 15 Aug 10, 1959 Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo Retained NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles
54 Win52–1–1 Kenji Yonekura PTS 10 Feb 18, 1959 Tokyo
53 Loss51–1–1 Sadao Yaoita UD 10 Jan 16, 1959 Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
52 Win51–0–1 Dommy Ursua UD 15 Dec 15, 1958 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex,
Manila, Metro Manila		 Retained NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles
51 Win50–0–1 Tito Raggone UD 10 Nov 22, 1958 Rif-stadion,
Willemstad, Curaçao
50 Win49–0–1 Tito Raggone PTS 10 Aug 09, 1958 Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional
49 Win48–0–1 Ramón Arias UD 15 Apr 19, 1958 Nuevo Circo,
Caracas, Miranda		 Retained NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles
48 Win47–0–1 Ricardo Valdez KO 8 (?) Mar 22, 1958 Buenos Aires
47 Win46–0–1 Young Martin KO 3 (15) Dec 07, 1957 Club Atlético Boca Juniors,
Buenos Aires		 Retained NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles
46 Win45–0–1 Conrado Moreyra PTS 10 Sep 13, 1957 La Plata, Buenos Aires
45 Win44–0–1 Pablo Sosa KO 3 (10) Aug 17, 1957 Club Ramon Santamarina,
Tandil, Buenos Aires
44 Win43–0–1 Urbieta Sosa TKO 4 (?) Aug 02, 1957 Santa Fe, Santa Fe
43 Win42–0–1 Luis Jimenez UD 10 Jul 12, 1957 Estadio Babilonia, Buenos Aires
42 Win41–0–1 Dai Dower KO 1 (15) Mar 30, 1957 Club San Lorenzo de Almagro,
Buenos Aires		 Retained NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles
41 Win40–0–1 Conrado Moreyra PTS 10 Dec 12, 1956 Buenos Aires
40 Win39–0–1 Hernan Rojas RTD 8 (10) Sep 28, 1956 Estadio Comuneros, Asunción
39 Win38–0–1 Conrado Moreyra PTS 10 Sep 06, 1956 Ginásio do Pacaembu,
São Paulo, São Paulo
38 Win37–0–1 Hector Almaraz KO 3 (10) Aug 25, 1956 Estadio Norte,
Rosario, Santa Fe
37 Win36–0–1 Ricardo Valdez TKO 5 (10) Aug 04, 1956 Club Ramon Santamarina,
Tandil, Buenos Aires
36 Win35–0–1 Oscar Suarez TKO 11 (15) Jun 30, 1956 Montevideo, Montevideo Retained NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles
35 Win34–0–1 Pablo Sosa KO 4 (10) Jun 15, 1956 Martínez, Buenos Aires
34 Win33–0–1 Ricardo Valdez TKO 6 (?) Jun 08, 1956 Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires
33 Win32–0–1 Marcelo Quiroga PTS 10 Mar 31, 1956 Buenos Aires
32 Win31–0–1 Antonio Gomez TKO 2 (10) Mar 21, 1956 Buenos Aires
31 Win30–0–1 Antonio Gomez PTS 10 Feb 10, 1956 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
30 Win29–0–1 Leo Espinosa UD 15 Jan 11, 1956 Luna Park, Buenos Aires Retained NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles
29 Win28–0–1 Danny Kid PTS 10 Oct 22, 1955 Buenos Aires
28 Win27–0–1 Alberto Palomeque KO 4 (10) Aug 26, 1955 Catamarca, Catamarca
27 Win26–0–1 Yoshio Shirai KO 5 (15) May 30, 1955 Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo Retained NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles
26 Win25–0–1 Alberto Barenghi KO 3 (12) Apr 13, 1955 Buenos Aires
25 Win24–0–1 Yoshio Shirai UD 15 Nov 26, 1954 Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo Won NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles
24 Draw23–0–1 Yoshio Shirai PTS 10 Jul 24, 1954 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
23 Win23–0 Marcelo Quiroga KO 4 (10) Jun 25, 1954 La Plata, Buenos Aires
22 Win22–0 Pablo Sosa RTD 8 (10) Jun 12, 1954 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut
21 Win21–0 Domingo Sandoval KO 4 (10) Jun 05, 1954 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut
20 Win20–0 Vicente Bruno KO 3 (?) May 19, 1954 Buenos Aires
19 Win19–0 Juan Bishop PTS 10 Apr 22, 1954 Buenos Aires
18 Win18–0 Pablo Sosa KO 2 (10) Mar 24, 1954 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
17 Win17–0 Pablo Sosa KO 6 (10) Mar 12, 1954 Catamarca, Catamarca
16 Win16–0 Nicolas Páez KO 1 (10) Feb 24, 1954 Buenos Aires
15 Win15–0 Oliden Rojas KO 3 (10) Feb 13, 1954 Club Ramon Santamarina,
Tandil, Buenos Aires
14 Win14–0 Marcelo Quiroga TKO 4 (10) Feb 06, 1954 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
13 Win13–0 Antonio Zapata RTD 5 (10) Jan 29, 1954 Catamarca, Catamarca
12 Win12–0 José Domingo Luna TKO 2 (10) Jan 19, 1954 San Miguel, Tucumán
11 Win11–0 Nestor Rojas RTD 2 (10) Jan 08, 1954 Catamarca, Catamarca Retained Argentine flyweight title
10 Win10–0 Roberto Romero KO 2 (10) Dec 30, 1953 Uspallata, Mendoza
9 Win9–0 Hernan Rojas KO 2 (10) Dec 23, 1953 Catamarca, Catamarca
8 Win8–0 Eduardo Lliuzi RTD 1 (10) Nov 25, 1953 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
7 Win7–0 Marcelo Quiroga TKO 4 (12) Nov 11, 1953 Luna Park, Buenos Aires Won vacant Argentine flyweight title
6 Win6–0 Juan Godoy KO 4 (10) Mar 30, 1953 Buenos Aires
5 Win5–0 Miguel Carrasco KO 5 (10) Mar 16, 1953 Mendoza, Mendoza
4 Win4–0 Mario Ahumada TKO 3 (10) Feb 20, 1953 Mendoza, Mendoza
3 Win3–0 Ramon Stronatti RTD 2 (8) Jan 03, 1953 Mendoza, Mendoza
2 Win2–0 Jorge Flores KO 3 (6) Dec 19, 1952 San Fernando, Buenos Aires
1 Win1–0 José Ciorino TKO 4 (6) Dec 05, 1952 Gerli, Buenos Aires

Throughout his career Pascual Perez won 18 tournaments, including:

Amateurs
  • 1944: Mendocino Tournament Novices
  • 1944: Argentine Championship Novice
  • 1945: Open Tournament Salta.
  • 1946 Mendocino Veterans Championships
  • 1946: Veteran Argentine Championship
  • 1946: Latin American Championship (shared)
  • 1947 Mendocino Veterans Championships
  • 1947: Veteran Argentine Championship
  • 1947: Latin American Championship (shared)
  • 1948 Vintage Championship
  • 1948: Veteran Argentine Championship (Olympic Team)
  • 1948: Olympic Champion in London
  • 1950: Mendocino Veterans Championships
  • 1950: Veteran Argentine Championship
  • 1950: Latin American Championship
  • 1950: Good Neighbour Tournament (Lima)

Professionals
  • 1953: Argentine Professional Flyweight Championship
  • 1954: World Flyweight Championship
  • 2004: South American Champion, officially declared post mortem by the American Boxing Confederation.[12]

References
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Juan Manuel Fangio		 Olimpia de Oro
1955		 Succeeded by
Jorge Bátiz
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Yoshio Shirai		 World Flyweight Champion
November 26, 1954 – April 16, 1960		 Succeeded by
Pone Kingpetch
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