A 5'3" southpaw, Vicente Saldivar was a dynamo in the ring. He could box or bang and often softened opponents with a brutal body attack. Among his greatest assets was his stamina. Saldivar scored seven knockouts after the 7th round.
Saldivar, born in Mexico City, Mexico, turned pro in 1961 and won the Mexican featherweight title with a 2nd-round knockout of Juan Ramírez on February 8, 1964. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of Boxing and Wrestling (Greco-Roman Juan Ramírez or Juan Ramirez may refer to Juan Andrés Ramírez (b His first major victory came on June 1st of that same year when he defeated future lightweight champ Ismael Laguna. LightWeight is a developer of Video games with Samurai themes such as the Bushido Blade series and the Kengo Ismael Laguna Meneses (born June 28, 1943, in Colon Panama) was a professional boxer. But his biggest moment was still to come.
On September 26, 1964, Saldivar won the world's featherweight title by upsetting Sugar Ramos with a 12th-round knockout. Ultiminio "Sugar" Ramos (born December 2, 1941, Matanzas, Cuba) is a Cuban boxer, who began his boxing career His first reign as champ would last six years and Saldivar made nine successful title defenses. The reign was highlighted by his trilogy with Howard Winstone. Howard Winstone, MBE (born 15 April, 1939 in Merthyr Tydfil &ndash died 30 September, 2000) was a Welsh
Saldivar won each of the 3 Winstone fights, twice earning 15-round decisions and then stopping him in the 12th round of their final meeting in 1967. Saldivar announced his retirement after that contest. Three months later, Winstone won recognition as WBC featherweight champ, left vacant by Saldivar, by defeating Mitsunori Seki with a 9th-round knockout.
After 21 months of inactivity, Saldivar returned to the ring on July 18, 1969 and won a 10-round unanimous decision over another ex-champ, José Legra. Jose Legra (born 19 April, 1943 in Baracoa, Cuba) is a former professional boxer in the Featherweight division Then on May 9, 1970, he regained the featherweight title with a 15-round unanimous decision over Johnny Famechon. Johnny Famechon (born March 28, 1945) is an Australian Featherweight boxer, who was born as Jean-Pierre Famechon in This reign, however, was shortlived. Saldivar lost the crown 7 months later in his first defense against Kuniaki Shibata. Kuniaki Shibata (柴田 国明 born March 29, 1947 in Hitachi, Japan) is a former Japanese Professional boxer.
The Mexican great would fight once more before retiring again in 1971, however, the lure of the ring was too strong. He returned at the age of 30 for another title try on October 21, 1973. His opponent was fellow Hall of Famer and former bantamweight champ, Éder Jofre. The term bantamweight usually refers to a class in Boxing or boxers who weigh between 112 and 118 pounds (between 51 and 54 Kilograms Éder Jofre (born March 26, 1936) is a Brazilian former boxer, whom many consider to be the greatest Bantamweight fighter of all
Jofre, who was 37, had won the featherweight crown after coming out of his own retirement. Jofre won the contest with a 4th-round knockout in Brazil. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld After the fight, Saldivar retired for good.
| Preceded by Sugar Ramos |
World Featherweight Champion Sept. Ultiminio "Sugar" Ramos (born December 2, 1941, Matanzas, Cuba) is a Cuban boxer, who began his boxing career |This is a chronological List of World Featherweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations The World Boxing Association 26, 1964 – Oct. 1967 Retired |
Succeeded by Raul Rojas (WBA) Howard Winstone (WBC) |
| Preceded by Johnny Famechon |
WBC Featherweight Champion May 9, 1970 – Dec. Raul Rojas (born November 5 1941- is a retired Mexican American featherweight boxer Howard Winstone, MBE (born 15 April, 1939 in Merthyr Tydfil &ndash died 30 September, 2000) was a Welsh Johnny Famechon (born March 28, 1945) is an Australian Featherweight boxer, who was born as Jean-Pierre Famechon in List of WBC world champions is a table showing the world champions certificated by World Boxing Council (WBC 11, 1970 |
Succeeded by Kuniaki Shibata |
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