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
84 Wins (57 knockouts), 7 Losses (3 knockouts), 1 Draw[12]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round
Time		 Date Location Notes
Loss84–7–1 Eugenio Hurtado TKO 6 (10) 1964–03–15 Gimnasio Nacional,
Panama City, Panamá
Loss84–6–1 Efren Torres KO 3 (10) 1963–10–19 Arena Progreso,
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Win84–5–1 Adolfo Osses PTS 10 1963–08–09 Guayaquil, Guayas
Loss83–5–1 Bernardo Caraballo UD 10 1963–07–26 Bogotá
Win83–4–1 Manuel Moreno UD 10 1963–06–16 Gimnasio Nacional,
Panama City, Panamá
Loss82–4–1 Leo Zulueta SD 10 1963–04–30 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex,
Manila, Metro Manila
Win82–3–1 Cirilo Avellaneda KO 7 (10) 1963–04–12 Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires
Win81–3–1 Juan Carlos Moreyra PTS 10 1963–04–05 Mercedes, Corrientes
Win80–3–1 Rodolfo Trivis PTS 10 1963–02–16 Montevideo, Montevideo
Win79–3–1 Miguel Herrera PTS 10 1963–02–01 San Luis, San Luis
Win78–3–1 Cirilo Avellaneda PTS 10 1963–01–25 Villa Dolores, Buenos Aires
Win77–3–1 Juan Carlos Moreyra TKO 8 (10) 1962–12–08 Córdoba, Córdoba
Win76–3–1 Martin Luque KO 5 1962–06–15 San Salvador, Jujuy
Win75–3–1 Rodolfo Trivis PTS 10 1962–06–09 San Miguel, Tucumán
Win74–3–1 Cirilo Avellaneda KO 5 (10) 1962–05–19 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win73–3–1 Martin Luque TKO 5 1962–05–02 Santiago del Estero,
Santiago del Estero
Win72–3–1 Juan Carlos Moreyra TKO 3 (10) 1962–04–27 Salta, Salta
Win71–3–1 Ursino Bernal TKO 6 (10) 1962–04–21 San Miguel, Tucumán
Win70–3–1 Rodolfo Trivis PTS 10 1962–03–02 Miramar, Córdoba
Win69–3–1 Ursino Bernal PTS 10 1962–02–23 Balcarce, Buenos Aires
Win68–3–1 Demetrio Acosta KO 2 (10) 1962–01–27 Nueve de Julio, San Juan
Win67–3–1 Rodolfo Trivis PTS 10 1961–12–22 Córdoba, Córdoba
Win66–3–1 Alberto García TKO 6 1961–10–21 Rosario, Jujuy
Win65–3–1 José Diaz KO 7 1961–10–12 Esquel, Chubut
Win64–3–1 Waldemiro Torres KO 3 1961–09–05 Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz
Win63–3–1 Simon Rios KO 6 1961–08–19 Trelew, Chubut
Win62–3–1 Waldemiro Torres KO 8 1961–07–29 Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz
Win61–3–1 Juan Montevero KO 5 1961–07–15 Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz
Win60–3–1 Hugo Villarreal KO 3 1961–07–08 Punta Alta, Buenos Aires
Win59–3–1 Francisco Bahamondes TKO 3 1961–05–19 Cipolletti, Río Negro
Win58–3–1 Juan Montevero TKO 6 1961–05–13 General Roca, Río Negro
Win57–3–1 Pablo Sosa KO 3 (10) 1961–04–09 San Pedro, Buenos Aires
Win56–3–1 Juan Carlos Moreyra PTS 10 1961–04–01 Quilmes, Buenos Aires
Win55–3–1 Hugo Villarreal TKO 4 1961–03–18 Avellaneda, Buenos Aires
Loss54–3–1 Pone Kingpetch TKO 8 (15)
2:32		 1960–09–22 Grand Olympic Auditorium,
Los Angeles, California		 For The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Loss54–2–1 Pone Kingpetch SD 15 1960–04–16 Lumpinee Boxing Stadium,
Bangkok		 Lost The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win54–1–1 Sadao Yaoita KO 13 (15)
0:55		 1959–11–05 Ogimachi Pool,
Osaka, Osaka		 Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win53–1–1 Kenji Yonekura UD 15 1959–08–10 Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win52–1–1 Kenji Yonekura PTS 10 1959–02–18 Tokyo
Loss51–1–1 Sadao Yaoita UD 10 1959–01–16 Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
Win51–0–1 Dommy Ursua UD 15 1958–12–15 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex,
Manila, Metro Manila		 Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win50–0–1 Tito Raggone UD 10 1958–11–22 Rif-stadion,
Willemstad, Curaçao
Win49–0–1 Tito Raggone PTS 10 1958–08–09 Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional
Win48–0–1 Ramón Arias UD 15 1958–04–19 Nuevo Circo,
Caracas, Miranda		 Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win47–0–1 Ricardo Valdez KO 8 1958–03–22 Buenos Aires Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win46–0–1 Young Martin KO 3 (15)
2:05		 1957–12–07 Club Atlético Boca Juniors,
Buenos Aires		 Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win45–0–1 Conrado Moreyra PTS 10 1957–09–13 La Plata, Buenos Aires
Win44–0–1 Pablo Sosa KO 3 (10) 1957–08–17 Club Ramon Santamarina,
Tandil, Buenos Aires		 Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win43–0–1 Urbieta Sosa TKO 4 1957–08–02 Santa Fe, Santa Fe Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win42–0–1 Luis Jimenez UD 10 1957–07–12 Estadio Babilonia, Buenos Aires
Win41–0–1 Dai Dower KO 1 (15)
2:48		 1957–03–30 Club San Lorenzo de Almagro,
Buenos Aires		 Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win40–0–1 Conrado Moreyra PTS 10 1956–12–12 Buenos Aires
Win39–0–1 Hernan Rojas RTD 8 (10) 1956–09–28 Estadio Comuneros, Asunción
Win38–0–1 Conrado Moreyra PTS 10 1956–09–06 Ginásio do Pacaembu,
São Paulo, São Paulo
Win37–0–1 Hector Almaraz KO 3 (10) 1956–08–25 Estadio Norte,
Rosario, Santa Fe		 Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win36–0–1 Ricardo Valdez TKO 5 (10) 1956–08–04 Club Ramon Santamarina,
Tandil, Buenos Aires		 Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win35–0–1 Oscar Suarez TKO 11 (15) 1956–06–30 Montevideo, Montevideo Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win34–0–1 Pablo Sosa KO 4 (10) 1956–06–15 Martínez, Buenos Aires
Win33–0–1 Ricardo Valdez TKO 6 1956–06–08 Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires
Win32–0–1 Marcelo Quiroga PTS 10 1956–03–31 Buenos Aires Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win31–0–1 Antonio Gomez TKO 2 (10) 1956–03–21 Buenos Aires
Win30–0–1 Antonio Gomez PTS 10 1956–02–10 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win29–0–1 Leo Espinosa UD 15 1956–01–11 Luna Park, Buenos Aires Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win28–0–1 Danny Kid PTS 10 1955–10–22 Buenos Aires Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win27–0–1 Alberto Palomeque KO 4 (10) 1955–08–26 Catamarca, Catamarca
Win26–0–1 Yoshio Shirai KO 5 (15)
2:59		 1955–05–30 Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo Retained The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Win25–0–1 Alberto Barenghi KO 3 (12) 1955–04–13 Buenos Aires
Win24–0–1 Yoshio Shirai UD 15 1954–11–26 Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo Won The Ring and lineal flyweight titles
Draw23–0–1 Yoshio Shirai PTS 10 1954–07–24 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win23–0 Marcelo Quiroga KO 4 (10) 1954–06–25 La Plata, Buenos Aires
Win22–0 Pablo Sosa RTD 8 (10) 1954–06–12 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut
Win21–0 Domingo Sandoval KO 4 (10) 1954–06–05 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut
Win20–0 Vicente Bruno KO 3 1954–05–19 Buenos Aires
Win19–0 Juan Bishop PTS 10 1954–04–22 Buenos Aires
Win18–0 Pablo Sosa KO 2 (10) 1954–03–24 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win17–0 Pablo Sosa KO 6 (10) 1954–03–12 Catamarca, Catamarca
Win16–0 Nicolas Páez KO 1 (10) 1954–02–24 Buenos Aires
Win15–0 Oliden Rojas KO 3 (10) 1954–02–13 Club Ramon Santamarina,
Tandil, Buenos Aires
Win14–0 Marcelo Quiroga TKO 4 (10) 1954–02–06 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win13–0 Antonio Zapata RTD 5 (10) 1954–01–29 Catamarca, Catamarca
Win12–0 José Domingo Luna TKO 2 (10) 1954–01–19 San Miguel, Tucumán
Win11–0 Nestor Rojas RTD 2 (10) 1954–01–08 Catamarca, Catamarca Ret. Argentine Flyweight title.
Win10–0 Roberto Romero KO 2 (10) 1953–12–30 Uspallata, Mendoza
Win9–0 Hernan Rojas KO 2 (10) 1953–12–23 Catamarca, Catamarca
Win8–0 Eduardo Lliuzi RTD 1 (10) 1953–11–25 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win7–0 Marcelo Quiroga TKO 4 (12) 1953–11–11 Luna Park, Buenos Aires Won vacant Argentine Flyweight title.
Win6–0 Juan Godoy KO 4 (10) 1953–03–30 Buenos Aires
Win5–0 Miguel Carrasco KO 5 (10) 1953–03–16 Mendoza, Mendoza
Win4–0 Mario Ahumada TKO 3 (10) 1953–02–20 Mendoza, Mendoza
Win3–0 Ramon Stronatti RTD 2 (8) 1953–01–03 Mendoza, Mendoza
Win2–0 Jorge Flores KO 3 (6) 1952–12–19 San Fernando, Buenos Aires
Win1–0 José Ciorino TKO 4 (6) 1952–12–05 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.[13]

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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