| Pancho Villa | |
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Francisco Guilledo |
| Rated at | Flyweight |
| Nationality |  Filipino |
| Birth date | August 1, 1901 |
| Birth place | Ilog, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Death date | July 14, 1925 (aged 23) |
| Death place | San Francisco, California |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 109 |
| Wins | 91 |
| Wins by KO | 25 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 4 |
| No contests | 0 |
Pancho Villa (August 1, 1901 - July 14, 1925) was the nome de guerre by which the legendary Filipino flyweight boxer Francisco Guilledo was best known. Flyweight is a class in Boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb (51 kg but above 108 lb (49 kg Filipinos or the Filipino people are the citizens of the Philippines. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ilog is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) Filipinos or the Filipino people are the citizens of the Philippines. Flyweight is a class in Boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb (51 kg but above 108 lb (49 kg Villa, who stood only 5 feet and 1 inch (154 cm. ) tall and never weighed more than 114 pounds (51 kgs. ), rose from obscurity to win the World Flyweight boxing championship in 1923, earning acclaim in some quarters as "the greatest Asian fighter in boxing history". This is a list of current boxing world champions who are certified by the four major Boxing sanctioning bodies and The Ring magazine [1] He was never knocked out in his entire boxing career, which ended with his sudden death at the age of 23 from complications following a tooth extraction.
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Early life and Philippine boxing career
Guilledo was born in Ilog, Negros Occidental, the son of a cowhand who abandoned his family when Guilledo was just six months old. Ilog is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. He grew up in the hacienda of a wealthy local, helping his mother raise goats she tended on the farm. Hacienda is a Spanish word for an estate usually but not always a vast Ranch.
When Guilledo was 11, he sailed to Iloilo City to work as a bootblack. The City of Iloilo ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Iloilo, Hiligaynon: Ciudad sang Iloilo) is the capital of but independent from the province of While in Iloilo, he befriended a local boxer, and together they migrated to Manila, settling in Tondo. The City of Manila He would occasionally spar with friends, and soon attracted the attention of local boxing habitues. He fought his first professional fight in 1919 against Kid Castro. Within two years, he was the Philippine flyweight champion, having dethroned "Terrible Pondong". Flyweight is a class in Boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb (51 kg but above 108 lb (49 kg He nearly gave up boxing after being spurned by a woman he courted, actually returning to Negros early in 1922 to retire. Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. The clamor of Filipino boxing fans compelled him to return to the ring.
It appears that during this period, Guilledo was under the tutelage of at least two important local boxing figures. One was the American boxing promoter based in Manila Frank E. Churchill. Another was a Filipino ice plant executive and boxing manager named Paquito Villa. The renaming of Francisco Guilledo to Pancho Villa has been attributed to both men, depending on the source. One version tags Churchill as having renamed Guilledo into Villa, taking the name from the eponymous Mexican guerrilla leader. [1] Another version maintains that Paquito Villa had legally adopted Guilledo as early as 1918, renaming him Pancho. [2]
World flyweight champion
In May, 1922, Villa received an invitation from famed boxing promoter Tex Rickard to fight in the United States. George Lewis "Tex" Rickard ( January 2, 1870 – January 6, 1929) was an American Boxing The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He accepted the invitation, and sailed to America together with Churchill and Paquito Villa. He immediately won his first overseas fight against Abe Attel Goldstein in Jersey City on June 7, 1922. Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He then fought and defeated Frankie Genaro on August 22, 1922. Frank "Frankie" Genaro (née DiGennaro August 26, 1901 &ndash December 27, 1966) was a former Olympic gold medalist Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. By this time, Villa had caught the attention of boxing aficionados, and he was slated to fight against the American flyweight champion Johnny Buff on September 15, 1922. Johnny Buff (born 1888-06-12, in Perth Amboy New Jersey; died January 14, 1955 in East Orange New Jersey) was an American Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Villa defeated Buff in an upset, knocking out the champion in the 11th round to win the American flyweight championship. At this point, Villa had been in the American phase of his career for only 4 months. Villa lost the title early the following year to Genaro, who defeated the Filipino on points in a widely criticized decision. The unpopularity of Villa's defeat on points proved fateful. Jimmy Wilde, the Welsh-born boxer and former world flyweight champion had decided to end his recent retirement and seek the then vacant world flyweight championship in a fight to be staged in America. Jimmy Wilde ( 15 May 1892 &ndash 10 March 1969) was a former Welsh world Boxing champion While Genaro, the US champion, seemed as the logical choice to fight Wilde, Villa's growing popularity soon convinced promoters that the Filipino would prove as the better draw.
Villa did not disappoint. On June 18, 1923, at the Polo Grounds in New York, Villa was cheered on to victory over Wilde by over 20,000 fans screaming "Viva Villa!" The win came by way of a knockout in the 7th round caused by a crashing right to Wilde's jaw. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different Stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City used by Baseball 's New York Giants New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Villa was described as relentless, pummelling Wilde with both hands, and causing the Welshman to also drop in the fourth and fifth rounds. Wilde never fought again.
The new world flyweight champion successfully defended his title several times and never relinquished it until his death just two years later. Villa returned to a heroes welcome in Manila in September 1924, feted with a parade and a reception at Malacañan Palace. Malacañan Palace, colloquially the Malacañang Palace, is the Official residence of the President of the Philippines. He also returned to his old haunts in Iloilo and his hometown in Negros. Before returning to the United States, he fought one more bout in Manila, against Clever Sencio, on May 2, 1925. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Villa prevailed. None of the thousands of fans who saw that fight at Wallace Field knew that they had just witnessed Villa's final victory, and the second to the last fight of his life.
Death
Villa returned to the United States to prepare for his next match, a non-title fight against Jimmy McLarnin scheduled for July 4, 1925, at Ewing Field in Oakland. James Archibald "Jimmy" McLarnin ( December 19 1907 &ndash October 28 2004) was a Canadian two-time Welterweight Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U Days leading to the fight, Villa's face became swollen due to an ulcerated tooth. According to contemporary newspaper accounts, on the morning of the fight, Villa went to a dentist to have the tooth extracted. Despite the pain and swelling, Villa insisted on going ahead with fight with McLarnin. Villa ended up spending most of the fight using one hand to protect his afflicted face. Given these circumstances, Villa naturally lost, though he managed to stay the distance. It was Villa's last fight.
Two or three days after the McLarnin fight, Villa had three more teeth extracted after an infection was discovered. Against his dentist's prescription of bed rest, Villa spent the next few days carousing with friends. Villa's condition worsened thereafter, and by July 13, 1925, he had to be rushed to the hospital. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to It was then discovered that the infection had spread to Villa's throat, resulting in Ludwig's angina. Ludwig's angina, otherwise known as angina ludovici, is a serious potentially life-threatening Cellulitis infection of the tissues of the floor of the mouth usually Villa was rushed into surgery, but he lapsed into a coma while on the table, and died the following day, July 14, 1925. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was only 23.
Villa's remains were returned to Manila, and in August of 1925, Villa was buried at Manila North Cemetery. The Manila North Cemetery (or Cementerio del Norte which measures 54 hectares is considered the biggest and one of the oldest cemeteries in Metro Manila He was survived by his wife, Gliceria.
Honors
Villa was inducted rather belatedly into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994, the second Filipino boxer so honored after Flash Elorde, who was born 7 years after Villa's death. The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall Gabriel "Flash" Elorde ( March 25, 1935 – January 2, 1985) is widely considered as one of the greatest Filipino 33 years earlier, in October of 1961, Villa was added by Ring Magazine to its own boxing hall of fame. The Ring (often called Ring Magazine) is an American Boxing Magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing
Trivia
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- Villa is also remembered to this day for the unusual, tragic, and rather needless circumstances surrounding his death at the young age of 23, while at the height of his boxing career. Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific
References
- ^ Another Villa Profile
- ^ Filipinos in History, Volume II, National Historical Institute, pp. 169
External links
| Preceded by Jimmy Wilde |
NYSAC World Flyweight Champion June 18, 1923 – July 4, 1925 (Vacated) |
Succeeded by Fidel LaBarba filled vacancy |
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