Pedro Montañez Explained

Nickname:El Torito De Cayey (The little Bull from Cayey)
Height:1.65m (05.41feet)
Reach:68inches
Birth Date:April 24, 1914
Birth Place:Cayey, Puerto Rico
Style:Orthodox
Total:103
Wins:91
Losses:8
Draws:4
Ko:51

Pedro Montañez (April 24, 1914 – June 26, 1996) was a boxer from Cayey, Puerto Rico.[1] Also known as El Torito De Cayey (The Little Bull of Cayey), he has been considered by many to be one of the best boxers in history never to win a world title. In his career, he was 91–8–4 (51KO).[2]

Career

Montañez was recognized by Ring Magazine as one of history's most prolific knockout winners with 56 knockout wins, and one of the Latinos with the most knockout wins—while only being knocked out twice himself.[2] He also ranks as number 14 in boxing history, also recognized by Ring Magazine, among boxers with most wins in a row, totalling 88 wins in a row.

Montanez began boxing in 1931, and captured the Puerto Rican lightweight title in 1933. A European tour followed, and he registered victories in Spain, France, England, and Italy. He was next showcased in New York, and scored wins over Aldo Spoldi and Frankie Klick among others. That set up a non-title bout with lightweight king Lou Ambers, which Montanez won in a 10-round decision—he was thereafter dubbed the “uncrowned champion.” Impressive wins over formidable foes Eddie Ran, Wesley Ramey, and Freddie “Red” Cochrane set up a title bout with Ambers on the September 23, 1937, “Carnival of Champions” show at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Although he was defeated for the world championship (L 15), observers say he deserved the decision against Ambers. Montanez bounced back to continue his winning ways in bouts with Jackie “Kid” Berg and Young Peter Jackson.[3]

Montañez went for the world title two times, losing to Lou Ambers on points. and then Henry Armstrong by a TKO in round 9.

Montañez reached great popularity in Puerto Rico, New York City, and Latin America, and his collection of photos with celebrities is considered one of the largest in Puerto Rico. He had well over 250 pictures with celebrities such as Celia Cruz, Joe Louis, Jersey Joe Walcott, Cantinflas and some former Puerto Rico Governors and other famous people displayed on his house's walls.

Montañez was elected to the Salon de la Fama del Deporte Cayeyano in July 2004.

Montañez has a stadium named after him, the Pedro Montañez Municipal Stadium in Cayey. It is the home of the Toritos de Cayey Double A baseball team, which was named after him, and it also was the Benigno Fernandez Garcia Jr. High School's field day competitions' site.[4]

Hall of Fame

In December 2006, Montañez was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame and in 2007 he was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame located @ 360 N Peterboro St, Canastota, NY 13032

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateAgeLocationNotes
103Loss91–8–4George MartinPTS8Oct 29, 1940
102Loss91–7–4Henry ArmstrongTKO9 (15), Jan 24, 1940
101Win91–6–4Vince PimpinellaPTS8Sep 7, 1939
100Win90–6–4Howard ScottKO2 (10), Aug 22, 1939
99Win89–6–4Sigi LanderKO2 (8), Jul 14, 1939
98Loss88–6–4Davey DayTKO8 (10), May 23, 1939
97Win88–5–4Young Peter JacksonPTS10Apr 25, 1939
96Win87–5–4Bucky JonesPTS8Apr 13, 1939
95Win86–5–4Phil FurrKO1 (8), Mar 27, 1939
94Win85–5–4Howard ScottKO2 (8), Mar 21, 1939
93Win84–5–4Jack 'Kid' BergTKO5 (10)Mar 10, 1939
92Win83–5–4Werther ArcelliKO1 (10), Feb 25, 1939
91Win82–5–4Jimmy VaughnPTS8Jan 31, 1939
90Win81–5–4Ambrose LoganTKO5 (10), Jan 20, 1939
89Win80–5–4Tommy Rawson Jr.KO2 (10), Jan 10, 1939
88Win79–5–4Lew RaymondTKO3 (8)Dec 31, 1938
87Win78–5–4Jimmy FantiniKO3 (8), Dec 15, 1938
86Win77–5–4Vincenzo ServinoTKO2 (8)Dec 8, 1938
85Win76–5–4Jimmy GarrisonPTS10Sep 16, 1938
84Win75–5–4Orville DrouillardTKO5 (10), Aug 24, 1938
83Win74–5–4Ray NapolitanoTKO3 (8)Aug 16, 1938
82Draw73–5–4Tommy CrossPTS10Apr 25, 1938
81Win73–5–3Norment QuarlesPTS10Feb 21, 1938
80Win72–5–3Tommy SpeigalUD10Feb 7, 1938
79Win71–5–3Joe PenninoKO3 (10)Nov 23, 1937
78Win70–5–3Ray NashKO1 (8), Nov 8, 1937
77Win69–5–3Pete CaracciolaPTS8Oct 30, 1937
76Win68–5–3Joey StraigesRTD4 (8)Oct 23, 1937
75Loss67–5–3Lou AmbersMD15Sep 23, 1937
74Win67–4–3Lew MasseyTKO3 (10)Aug 23, 1937
73Win66–4–3Freddie 'Red' CochraneKO2 (10), Aug 16, 1937
72Win65–4–3Wesley RameyKO1 (10), Jul 26, 1937
71Win64–4–3Frankie WallacePTS10Jul 4, 1937
70Win63–4–3Phil BakerKO2 (10)Jun 7, 1937
69Win62–4–3Eddie RanKO6 (10)Apr 15, 1937
68Win61–4–3Lou AmbersUD10Apr 5, 1937
67Win60–4–3Nick PastoreKO7 (8)Mar 13, 1937
66Win59–4–3Enrico VenturiUD15Feb 26, 1937
65Win58–4–3Willie HinesKO2 (8)Feb 20, 1937
64Win57–4–3Al DunbarKO1 (8)Feb 13, 1937
63Win56–4–3Joe LaFauciKO2 (8)Feb 4, 1937
62Win55–4–3Steve HalaikoKO3 (10), Dec 23, 1936
61Win54–4–3Eddie BrinkPTS10Aug 24, 1936
60Win53–4–3Frankie KlickPTS10Jun 8, 1936
59Win52–4–3Leonard Del GenioPTS10May 15, 1936
58Win51–4–3Aldo SpoldiPTS10Apr 27, 1936
57Win50–4–3Lou JallosKO7 (10)Apr 15, 1936
56Win49–4–3Bobby PachoPTS10Mar 23, 1936
55Win48–4–3Joey CostaPTS8Mar 14, 1936
54Win47–4–3Paris ApiceTKO6 (10), Feb 12, 1936
53Win46–4–3Al RothPTS10Feb 3, 1936
52Win45–4–3Jimmy MurrayTKO5 (8)Dec 21, 1935
51Win44–4–3Joey ZoddaKO1 (10)Dec 11, 1935
50Win43–4–3Pete MasciaPTS8Nov 30, 1935
49Win42–4–3Jack StanleyKO3 (10)Nov 20, 1935
48Win41–4–3Johnny MorroTKO4 (10), Nov 14, 1935
47Win40–4–3Joey GrebKO2 (8)Nov 8, 1935
46Win39–4–3Phil RaffertyPTS10Oct 30, 1935
45Win38–4–3Steve HalaikoUD10Oct 16, 1935
44Win37–4–3Carlo OrlandiTKO10 (10)Jul 14, 1935
43Win36–4–3Gheorghe CovaciPTS10May 10, 1935
42Win35–4–3Harry BrooksPTS10Apr 21, 1935
41Draw34–4–3Saverio TurielloPTS10Apr 15, 1935
40Win34–4–2George OdwellKO2 (10)Mar 31, 1935
39Win33–4–2Victor DenylKO3 (10)Mar 19, 1935
38Win32–4–2Tommy DowlaisKO3 (12)Mar 10, 1935
37Win31–4–2Roger SimendeKO8 (10)Mar 5, 1935
36Win30–4–2Roland CourantKO5 (10)Feb 16, 1935
35Win29–4–2Hajik SandjackTKO4 (6)Jan 28, 1935
34Win28–4–2Raymond DeferKO6 (10)Jan 11, 1935
33Win27–4–2Maurice ArnaultPTS6Dec 24, 1934
32Win26–4–2Kid ZentiTKO2 (6)Dec 5, 1934
31Win25–4–2Ramon BadiaKO3 (10)Sep 28, 1934
30Win24–4–2Cipriano TorresKO2 (10)Aug 22, 1934
29Win23–4–2Guillermo RuizTKO8 (10)Jul 18, 1934
28Win22–4–2Jose MicoKO2 (10)Jun 27, 1934
27Win21–4–2Miguel MartinezTKO4 (10)Jun 20, 1934
26Win20–4–2Juan LlanguasTKO4 (10)May 2, 1934
25Win19–4–2Felix PerezTKO7 (10)Mar 7, 1934
24Loss18–4–2Felipe AndradePTS10Sep 29, 1933
23Loss18–3–2Felipe AndradePTS10Aug 27, 1933
22Win18–2–2Emilio MorrisPTS10Jul 4, 1933
21Win17–2–2Jesus RodilPTS8May 20, 1933
20Win16–2–2Franz DuebbersPTS10Apr 26, 1933
19Draw15–2–2Firpo ZulianoPTS8Apr 16, 1933
18Win15–2–1Emilio MorrisPTS10Sep 18, 1932
17Win14–2–1Hector ChafferdetPTS10Jul 17, 1932
16Win13–2–1Pedro RuizKO4 (10)Jun 26, 1932
15Win12–2–1Meliton AragonPTS10Jun 4, 1932
14Win11–2–1Ramon BordeliesPTS8May 7, 1932
13Win10–2–1Johnny AlbaPTS8Apr 23, 1932
12Win9–2–1Johnny AlbaPTS8Apr 9, 1932
11Draw8–2–1Sindulfo DiazPTS8Feb 27, 1932
10Win8–2Carlos FloresPTS8Oct 4, 1931
9Loss7–2Firpo ZulianoPTS10Sep 13, 1931
8Loss7–1Hector ChafferdetPTS8Aug 10, 1931
7Win7–0Kid LangfordPTS10Jul 25, 1931
6Win6–0Julio GreavesPTS6Jul 18, 1931
5Win5–0Guillermo NelsonPTS8Jun 28, 1931
4Win4–0Pedro MendozaKO1 (4)Jun 21, 1931
3Win3–0Vicente AbadiaPTS6May 10, 1931
2Win2–0Juan SanchezPTS6Apr 19, 1931
1Win1–0Antonio MelendezPTS6Feb 1, 1931

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pedro Montanez – Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia . Boxrec.com . September 18, 2010.
  2. Web site: Pedro Montanez – Boxer . Boxrec.com . September 18, 2010.
  3. Web site: IBHOF / Pedro Montanez . 2007-02-19 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20070220192356/http://www.ibhof.com/montanez.html . February 20, 2007 . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: Pedro Montanez Stadium Cayey . Wikimapia.org . September 18, 2010.

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