Jesús "Little Poison"Pimentel (b. February 17, 1940) was an exciting Mexican bantamweight boxer who fought from 1960 to 1971. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The term bantamweight usually refers to a class in Boxing or boxers who weigh between 112 and 118 pounds (between 51 and 54 Kilograms
Professional career
Pimentel was a fan favorite at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and at The Forum due to his terrific punching power. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports Stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition The Forum, known for a time as the Great Western Forum, is an indoor arena in Inglewood California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Pimentel won 77 bouts, 68 by knockout, and lost 7.
Despite his outstanding record and exciting style, Pimentel was denied a chance at the bantamweight title until he was past his prime. His last professional fight was an unsuccessful attempt to wrest the crown from all time great bantamweight champion Ruben Olivares on December 14, 1971. Rubén Olivares (born January 14, 1947) is a former boxer of Mexican nationality Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Despite a valiant effort, Olivares stopped Pimentel on an eleventh round TKO.
Honors
- He was selected to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.
- He was Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame .
External links
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