THE LATIN AMERICAN IMMORTALS: Part III By M. DeTyrone

Wilfredo Gomez 44-3-1 (42KO) - Puerto Rico:  IBHOF; 2 Division World Champion; WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion 1977 - 1983 with a total of 17 successful defenses; WBC Featherweight champion; WBA Jr. Lightweight 1985 - 1986; 32 consecutive KO streak; Captured 1st title with just 17 pro fights; Victories over Lupe Pintor, Juan Meza, Royal Kobayashi, Carlos Zarate and Juan LaPorte; Defeated by Azumah Nelson and Salvador Sanchez. 

Jose Isidro “Pipino” Cuevas 35-15 (31KO) - Mexico: IBHOF & WBHOF; WBA Welterweight Champion 1976-1980; Victories 3 over Angel Espada; Won world title at 18 years old; was defeated by Roberto Duran KO4, Thomas Hearns KO2, and Lorenzo Garcia.

Antonio Cervantes 123-15-4 (52KO) - Colombia: IBHOF & WBHOF; 2 time WBA Junior Welterweight Champion; Victories over Alfonso Frazier, Nicolino Locche, Esteban De Jesus, Carlos Gimenez; Defeated by Wilfredo Benitez (17 years old) and Aaron Pryor.

Edwin “Chapo” Rosario 47-6 (41KO) - Puerto Rico: IBHOF; WBA World Lightweight champion 1986 -1987; WBA World Lightweight Champion 1989 - 1990, WBA Super Lightweight Champion 1991 - 1992, WBC Lightweight champion; Recognized as one of the greatest punchers of all time. 

Eusebio Pedroza 41-6-1 (25KO)- Panama: WBA Featherweight Champion; Victories over Ruben Olivares, Juan LaPorte, Barry McGuigan, Rocky Lockridge, and Cecilo Lastra; 19 successful Featherweight title defenses.

Carlos Deleon 53 - 8 - 1 (33 KO’s) -  Puerto Rico: WBC Cruiserweight champion;  12 - 4 - 1 in world championship fights, WBC Cruiserweight Champion 1980 – 1982; WBC Champion 1983 - 1985 with 3 Successful Defenses; WBC Cruiserweight Champion 1986 – 1988; WBC Cruiserweight Champion 1989 – 1990.

Ismael “El Tigere Colonense” Laguna 65-9-1 (37KO) -  Panama: IBHOF & WBHOF; WBC Lightweight Champion & WBA World Lightweight Champion 1965, World Lightweight Champion 1965, WBA World Champion 1970, WBC Lightweight Champion 1970, World Lightweight Champion 1970; Defeated by Ken Buchanan twice, Record vs. Carlos Ortiz 1-2, Flash Elorde, Vicente Saldivar; Victories over Chango Carmona, Mando Ramos, Killer Solomon, Frankie Narvaez, Kid Anahuac, and Alfredo Urbina; A draw vs. Nicolino Locche.

Felix Trinidad 42-3 (35KO) - Puerto Rico: IBHOF; 3 Division World Champion; IBF Welterweight Champion with 15 successful title defenses 1993-2000; WBC Welterweight Champion 1999-2000; WBA Super 2000-2001 & IBF 2000-2001 Jr. Middleweight champion; WBA Middleweight Champion 2000-2001; One of the longest uninterrupted Welterweight reigns; Victories over Oscar De La Hoya was 31-0, Maurice Blocker KO2, Mamadou Thiam, Hugo Pineda was 36-1-1, Oba Carr TKO8, Hector Camacho was 43-2, Luis Ramos Campas was 56-0, Fernando Vargas was 20-0, William Joppy was 32-1-1, Ricardo Mayorga was 26-4-1 TKO8, Pernell Whitaker was 40-2-1, and David Reid was 14-0; Defeated by Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins, and Ronald “Winky” Wright.

Oscar “Golden Boy” De LaHoya 39-6 (30KO) - USA/MEX: IBHOF; 10 World Titles in 6 Weight Divisions; WBO Super Featherweight Champion 1994, WBO Lightweight Champion 1994-1996, IBF Lightweight Champion 1995; WBC Light welterweight Champion 1996-1997; 2 time WBC Welterweight Champion 1997-1999 and 2000; WBC Light Middleweight Champion 2001-2003 and 2006-2007, WBA Light Middleweight Champion 2002-2003; WBO Middleweight Champion 2004; Victories over Julio Cesar Chavez (IBHOF) twice , Steve Forbes, John J. Molina, Rafael Ruelas, Felix Sturm was 20-0, Luis Ramos Campas 80-5, Hector Camacho was 63-3-1, Pernell Whitaker (IBHOF) 40-1-1, Jesse James Leija, Arturo Gatti (IBHOF) was 33-4, Ricardo Mayorga was 27-5-1, Fernando Vargas was 22-1, Ike Quartey was 34-0-1. Defeated by Felix Trinidad, Bernard Hopkins KO9, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather jr., Twice defeated by *Sugar Shane Mosley .

Manuel Ortiz 96-28-3 (49KO) - Mexico: 2 time World Bantamweight Champion; 15 successful title defenses; Victories over Harold Dade, Lou Salica, Dado Marino, Laura Salas. Defeated by Willie Pep; only stopped once in 127 fights.

 Ruben Olivares 89-13-3 (79KO) - Mexico: World Bantamweight Champion; WBA Featherweight Champion; WBC Featherweight Champion; Victories over Bobby Chacon, Jesus Pimentiel and Chucho Castillo; Defeated by Alexis Arguello.

Jose Legra 133-11-4 (50KO)-  Cuba: WBC Featherweight Champion 1968-1969; WBC Featherweight Champion 1972-1973; EBU Featherweight Champion twice; Lost to Alexis Arguello, Vicente Saldivar, and Eder Jofre.

Wilfredo Vasquez Sr. 56 - 9 -2 (41 KO’s)  -Puerto Rico: WBA Bantamweight champion, WBA Super Bantamweight champion 1992 – 1995, WBA Featherweight champion 1996 -1997;  3 Division World Champion; 21 career world title fights and a record of 16-3-2; Victories over Orlando Canizalez, Raul Perez, Thierry Jacob; Defeats to Khaokor Galaxy, Miguel Lora and Nassem Hamed.

Luis Villanueva Paramo aka Kid Azteca 192-46-12 (114KO) - Mexico: Record vs. Fritzie Zivic 1-3; Record vs. Ceferino Garcia 2-2; Record vs. Louis “Cocoa Kid” Hardwick Arroyo 2-1 – 1NC.; Was defeated by Sammy Angott, Raul Rodriguez, and Rodolfo Casanova.

Nicolino “El Intocable” Locche 117-4-14 (14KO) Argentina: IBHOF & WBHOF; WBA Junior Welterweight Champion 1968-1972 ; Victories over Takeshi Fuji, Antonio Cervantes, Carlos Hernandez, Defeated by Antonio Cervantes.

Vicente Saldivar 37-3 (26KO) - Mexico: World Featherweight Champion; Victories over Ismael Laguna & Sugar Ramos; Defeated by Eder Jofre.

Marco Antonio Barrera 67-7 (44KO) - Mexico: A 3 Division World Champion; WBO Jr. Featherweight Champion 1995-1996, 1998-2000, and 2000-2001, WBC Featherweight Champion 2002, WBC Super Featherweight Champion 2004-2007, IBF Super Featherweight Champion 2004-2006; Victories over Kevin Kelly, Nassem Hamed, Johnny Tapia; Was defeated by Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao twice, Junior Jones twice, and Amir Khan. Record vs. *Erik Morales 2-1.

Salvador Sanchez 44-1-1 (22KO) - Mexico: IBHOF; WBC Featherweight Champion; Victories over Wilfredo Gomez, Azumah Nelson, Ruben Castillo, Danny Lopez, and Juan LaPorte. Sanchez died at the age of 23 in a car accident.