THE LATIN AMERICAN IMMORTALS: Part II By M. DeTyrone

Jose “Mantequilla” Napoles 77-7 (54KO) - Cuba: IBHOF & WBHOF; WBA & WBC World Welterweight Champion 1969-1970; WBA Welterweight Champion 1971-1975; WBC Welterweight Champion 1971-1975.

Pedro “Toro de Cayey” Montanez 91-8-4 (50KO) - Puerto Rico:   IBHOF; 88 winning streak; Record vs.  Lou Ambers (IBHOF) 1-1, Tommy Rawson Jr., Frankie Klick, George Odwell, Wesley Ramey (IBHOF), Jack “Kid” Berg (IBHOF) by KO5; Was defeated by Henry Armstrong.

Julio Cesar “J.C.” Chavez 107-6-2 (86KO)- Mexico:  IBHOF & WBHOF; 3 Division World Champion; WBC Super Featherweight champion 1984-1987, WBA Lightweight Champion 1987-1989, WBC Lightweight champion  1988-1989, WBC Lightweight Champion 1989-1994, (2 times WBC Super Lightweight Champion)WBC Light Welterweight Champion 1994-1996, IBF Junior Welterweight Champion 1990-1991;  Victories over Ruben Castillo, Meldrick Taylor , Ivan Robinson, Juan LaPorte, Hector Camacho, Edwin Rosario (IBHOF), Joey Gamache, Greg Haugen, and Roger Mayweather. Defeats against Kostya Tzsu (IBHOF) TKO6, record vs. Frankie Randall 2-1, record vs. Oscar De LaHoya (IBHOF) 0-2, Willy Wise , Grover Wiley; Unbeaten in first 90 fights many victories were controversial and have become part of boxing lore; Draw vs. Pernell Whitaker.

Hector “Macho” Camacho 79-6-3 (38KO) -Puerto Rico:  WBC Super Featherweight Champion  1983-1984, WBC Lightweight Champion 1985-1987, WBO Light Welterweight Champion 1989-1991, WBO Light Welterweight Champion 1991-1992; Victories over Roberto Duran twice (IBHOF) was 96-11 then second was 103-15, Sugar Ray Leonard (IBHOF) was 36-2-1 by TKO5, Greg Haugen was 28-3, Vinny Pazienzia was 28-3, Ray Mancini 29-3 (WBHOF), Cornelius Boza-Edwards was 45-5-1(WBHOF), Edwin Rosario (IBHOF) was 28-1, Freddie Roach, Jose Luis Ramirez (WBHOF) was 90-5, Rafael Limon was 50-12-2 TKO5; Defeated by Oscar De la Hoya (IBHOF), Felix Trinidad (IBHOF), Julio Cesar Chavez (IBHOF). 

Alphonso Teofilo Brown (Panama Al Brown) 131-19-13 (61KO) - Panama: World Bantamweight Champion; Victories over Pete Sanstol, Vidal Gregorio, Johnny King, and Young Perez.

Sixto “El Gallito” Escobar 39-23-4 (17KO) -Puerto Rico: IBHOF; World Bantamweight Champion 1935-1937; Montreal Athletic Commission World Bantamweight Champion 1934-1935; NBA World Bantamweight Champion 1935; NYSCA World Bantamweight Champion 1935; World Bantamweight Champion 1938-1939; Victories over Rodolfo Casanova, record vs. Lou Salica 2-1, record vs. Harry Jeffra 1-3, record vs. Indian Quintana 1-1.

Jose “Chegui” Torres 41-3-1 (29KO) - Puerto Rico: IBHOF &WBHOF; WBA & WBC Light Heavyweight Champion 1965-1966; 1st Latino to win a Light Heavyweight title; Victories over Willie Pastrano (IBHOF), Bobo Olson, Eddie Cotton, Chic Calderwood, Wayne Thornton; Defeated by Dick Tiger (IBHOF) twice; A draw vs. Benny Kid Paret.

Baby Arizmendi 84-26-14 (19KO) - Mexico: IBHOF; Record vs. Henry Armstrong 2-3; Record vs. Lou Ambers (IBHOF) 0-2-1; Record vs. Sammy Angott (IBHOF) 0-1-1; was defeated by Rodolfo Casanova.

Alexis Arguello 89-8 (70KO) - Nicaragua: 2 division World Champion; WBA Featherweight Champion, WBC Super Featherweight Champion, WBC Featherweight Champion; Victories over Ruben Olivares by KO13, Royal Kobayashi, Alfredo Escalera, Jim Watt, and Ray Mancini; Defeats Aaron Pryor by KO14.

Ultiminio “Sugar” Ramos 55-7-4 (40KO) - Cuba: IBHOF & WBHOF; WBA Featherweight Champion 1963-1964; WBC Featherweight Champion 1963-1964; defeated Chango Carmona & Davey Moore;   Lost to twice to Carlos Ortiz by TKO 4 & TKO5 , and was defeated by Vicente Saldivar.