Speedy Dado Explained

Speedy Dado
Realname:	Diosdado B. Posadas
Weight:	Bantamweight Featherweight
Birth Date:	25 December 1906
Birth Place:	Manila, Insular Governmentof the Philippine Islands
Death Place:	Manila, Luzon, Philippines
Style:	Orthodox
Total:	147
Wins:	90
Ko:	37
Losses:	43
Draws:	14

Diosdado Posadas (December 25, 1906 – July 2, 1990), better known as Speedy Dado, was a Filipino boxer who contended for the world flyweight, bantamweight, and featherweight championships.^{[1] [2]} His managers included Frank Churchill, and Jesus Cortez.

Boxing career

Dado was born Diosdado B. Posadas in Manila on December 25, 1906. In an era when Asian boxers would often be referred to only by their nationality, he took the last two syllables of his birth name to use in the ring. In his career, he would be a top-rated contender for world titles in three separate weight divisions, and fight championship matches in each weight class.

World Fly title attempt, April, 1928

He began his boxing career in 1926. Winning nearly all of his early bouts, he lost his first against Newsboy Brown on April 24, 1928, for the California version of the world flyweight title. Brown defeated him by technical knockout due to Dado's shoulder injury in the sixth round. The fighting was back and forth until the sixth, when Dado, taking a beating, suffered a dislocated shoulder.^[3] He met Brown twice more, winning one fight and losing the other.^[1]

On February 10, 1931, Dado defeated Newsboy Brown at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles for the vacant USA California State bantamweight championship. Dado took six rounds with Brown only one, and the rest were even.^[1]

Reigning world bantamweight champion Panama Al Brown fell to Dado in a non-title ten-round decision on January 4, 1932, at Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Showing great speed, Dado won convincingly, according to the Los Angeles Times, taking nine rounds to only the fourth for Brown.^[4] In the seventh, Dado unleashed a fury of punches that had Brown groggy. The San Francisco Examiner gave Dado only six rounds, but agreed Dado's win was decisive. Despite a six-inch disadvantage in height, and a significantly shorter reach, Dado had the speed to get close.^[5]

On November 15, 1932, Dado defeated Rodolfo Casanova in a well publicized main bout before 10,000 at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Dado floored Casanova twice in the first round, once for counts of seven and five, but Casanova fought back and appeared to take the second. The Los Angeles Times gave four rounds to Dado, with the fourth, sixth and tenth to Casanova, with three even.^{[6] [7]}

Dado fought for world titles on three other occasions, losing both of them. He lost a ten-round points decision in Los Angeles on January 25, 1933, to Baby Arizmendi for the California version of the world featherweight title. Arizmendi, in a clear victory, was credited with five rounds to only one for his Filipino challenger. Arizmendi handily took the fifth through seventh rounds. In their two previous bouts, each boxer had won once.^[8]

Dado defeated Baby Palmore on March 10, 1933, in a ten-round points decision in Hollywood. In a convincing victory, the Los Angeles Times wrote that Dado won all but the fourth round. The fifth started with Palmore clipping Dado with three strong rights to the chin that left him reeling, but Dado retaliated getting Palmore against the ropes, and continued to take the lead in the sixth through tenth. Earth tremors occurred during the bout.^{[9] [10]} In a previous meeting at Hollywood Stadium with Palmore on February 10, 1933, Dado had been embarrassed by a first-round knockout from a short overhand right to the jaw, 1:15 into the first round.^[11]

Attempt at world feather title, March, 1933

He lost on March 21, 1933, to Freddie Miller for the National Boxing Association featherweight title at the Olympic Stadium in Los Angeles. Miller won seven of the ten rounds, and had Dado on the floor for a six count from a strong right to the head in the second round. Dado took only rounds three and seven.^[12]

In a widely publicized bout on June 9, 1933, Dado drew with former Canadian bantamweight champion Pete Sanstol in a ten-round points decision at Dreamland in San Francisco. Both boxers boxed cautiously in the tame bout, though Sanstol appeared the aggressor. Several local papers wrote that Dado may have had a very slight edge in points.^{[13] [14]}

On October 24, 1933, Dado defeated Young Tommy, a fellow Filipino, in a ten-round points decision at Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles for the USA California State Bantamweight title. The crowd of 7,000 saw Dado use somewhat better defensive skills, and greater speed, though Tommy may have delivered the stronger blows at times. In a close bout, Dado took five rounds, Tommy four, and one was even.^[15] On May 19, 1933, Young Tommy won the state title against Dado in a ten-round points decision at Dreamland Auditorium in San Francisco. In a previous bout on October 12, 1932, Dado decisively defeated Young Tommy for the state bantamweight title in a ten-round points decision in Oakland. Dado took seven of the ten rounds, and showed great speed in the victory before a capacity crowd. Midway in the second, Tommy was down for a no-count from a left hook to the jaw. The final round was continuous action, and fought at great speed.^[16] Tommy would later defeat Dado in a ten-round non-title bout in Los Angeles on December 4, 1934.

Boxing in Australia, 1934

Dado fought three high-profile bouts through the summer of 1934 in Australia. He lost to Merv Darky Blandon, Australian bantamweight champion, in a fifteen-round points decision on April 11, 1934, at Sydney Stadium. Blandon's right hand proved too much for Dado whose careful boxing was not enough to take the decision.^[17] On April 24, 1934, Dado lost again to Blandon in a close bout at Sydney Stadium before an impressive crowd of 12,000. Blandon took the offense more frequently and scored with straight lefts and right swings at many points in the match. Dado also scored with lefts to the body, with fierce attacks throughout the bout, but showed more caution when getting in close. A cut near Dato's right eye in the twelfth may have affected his boxing in the late rounds.^{[18] [19]} On June 2, 1934, Dado could not continue boxing in the seventh round after tearing an ankle ligament after a collision with the referee, losing his bout with future Australian bantamweight champion Mickey Miller in Melbourne, Australia. Miller appeared to have a comfortable margin in points prior to the collision. Dado was rated in the top five among bantamweights in the world at the time.^{[20] [21] [22]} Dado successfully defended his USA California State bantamweight title on September 28, 1934, in a close and furious ten round points decision against Joe Tei Ken in San Francisco. Two furious spurts in the ninth and tenth rounds finally sealed the decision in Dado's favor.^[23] The Reno Gazette gave Dado six rounds in the close bout with only three to Dado. With the slightest reach advantage, Dado seemed to have the upper hand at close quarters fighting.^[24] In a match one week earlier, Dado had been disqualified in the third round for dropping to the canvas, and then immediately dropping to one knee after arising. Dado had won in two previous matches between the two.

Dado defeated future bantamweight champion Lou Salica on October 19, 1934, in a ten-round points decision before a full house at Legion Stadium in Hollywood. Dado took the offense in most of the contest and fought with his characteristic speed, but seemed to coast after the first thirty seconds of several rounds, exhibiting reduced endurance from his earlier years. The San Francisco Examiner gave Dado six rounds, Salica three, and one even.^{[25] [26]}

World bantam title attempt, May, 1935

Before a significant crowd of 10,400, Dado lost a May 21, 1935 fight against Pablo Dano for the California and New York version of the bantamweight world title. Dano was particularly effective in delivering blows to the body and stomach of his opponent, and took the offensive in the fighting from the early rounds. He scored a no-count knockdown in the second round. Dano was given recognition by the National Boxing Assocication if he would box Pablo Escobar, so the same recognition may have been given to Dado had he won, granting him his only widely recognized world title. The loss relegated Dado to secondary status as a boxer. At 28, with fifteen years of boxing behind him, Dado had taken too much pounding to stay a top rated competitor.^{[27] [28]}

Although he never won a world title, he defeated two champions and drew with reigning world flyweight champion Midget Wolgast. Dado lost to Wolgast in two other meetings.^[1]

Professional boxing record

	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, Time	Date	Location	Note
164	Loss	103–43–18	Juan Zurita	TKO	5 (10)	1940-07-21
163	Loss	103–42–18	Panchito Villa	KO	4 (10)	1940-06-26
162	Win	103–41–18	Monterrey Kid Pancho	KO	4 (10)	1940-06-12
161	Loss	102–41–18	Joey August	KO	1 (10),	1938-09-30
160	Loss	102–40–18	Jimmy (Babe) McCusker	KO	1 (6)	1937-12-14
159	Lose	102–39–18	Billy Buxton	KO	2 (10),	1937-11-30
158	Loss	102–38–18	Jackie Wilson	PTS	10	1937-07-05
157	Win	102–37–18	Barney Duran	PTS	10	1937-06-08
156	Win	101–37–18	Tony Souza	PTS	10	1937-05-25
155	Draw	100–37–18	Tony Souza	PTS	10	1937-05-18
154	Loss	100–37–17	Horace Mann	PTS	10	1937-04-30
153	Loss	100–36–17	Billy Buxton	UD	8	1937-03-30
152	Loss	100–35–17	Horace Mann	PTS	10	1937-03-16
151	Loss	100–34–17	Toby Vigil	PTS	8	1937-03-09
150	Loss	100–33–17	Bobby Leyvas	TKO	6 (10),	1936-04-17
149	Loss	100–32–18	Al Spina	PTS	10	1935-12-17
148	Loss	100–31–17	Al Spina	PTS	10	1935-12-10
147	Loss	100–30–17	Tuffy Pierpont	PTS	8	1935-11-12
146	Draw	100–29–17	Tony Marino	PTS	10	1935-10-22
145	Win	100–29–16	Baby Palmore	PTS	10	1935-10-15
144	Draw	99–29–16	Frankie Castillo	PTS	10	a1935-09-27
143	Loss	99–29–15	Frankie Castillo	PTS	10	1935-09-17
142	Loss	99–28–15	Small Montana	PTS	10	1935-08-31
141	Loss	99–27–15	Bobby Leyvas	PTS	10	1935-08-02
140	Loss	99–26–15	Rodolfo Casanova	UD	10	1935-07-16
139	Win	99–25–15	Bobby Olivas	PTS	10	1935-07-05
138	Loss	98–25–15	Pablo Dano	PTS	10	1935-05-21
137	Draw	98–24–15	Pablo Dano	PTS	10	1935-04-30
136	Win	98–24–14	Joe Tei Ken	PTS	10	1935-04-11
135	Win	97–24–14	Mickey Beal	PTS	10	1935-02-01
134	Win	96–24–14	Joey Dodge	PTS	10	1934-12-21
133	Loss	95–24–14	Young Tommy	PTS	10	1934-12-04
132	Win	95–23–14	Augie Ruggiere	PTS	10	1934-11-08
131	Win	94–23–14	Louis Salica	PTS	10	1934-10-19
130	Win	93–23–14	Joe Tei Ken	PTS	10	1934-09-28
129	Loss	92–23–14	Joe Tei Ken	DQ	3 (10)	1934-09-21
128	Win	92–22–14	Bobby Olivas	PTS	10	1934-08-31
127	Win	91–22–14	Pete Saavedra	KO	4 (10)	1934-08-24
126	Win	90–22–14	Bobby Olivas	PTS	10	1934-08-03
125	Loss	89–22–14	Mickey Miller	RTD	7 (15x2)	1934-06-02
124	Loss	89–21–14	Merv Darky Blandon	PTS	15x2	1934-04-23
123	Los	89–20–14	Merv Darky Blandon	PTS	15x2	1934-03-12
122	Loss	89–19–14	Lew Farber	PTS	10	1933-12-22
121	Loss	89–18–14	Rodolfo Casanova	PTS	10	1933-12-05
120	Win	89–17–14	Young Tommy	10	PTS	1933-10-24
119	Win	88–17–14	Billy McLeod	10	PTS	1933-10-16
118	Win	87–17–14	Augie Curtis	PTS	10	1933-08-18
117	Win	86–17–14	Sailor Ray Butler	KO	4 (10)	1933-08-13
116	Win	85–17–14	Johnny Yasui	PTS	10	1933-08-04
115	Win	84–17–14	Joe Tei Ken	PTS	10	1933-07-14
114	Draw	83–17–14	Pete Sanstol	PTS	10	1933-06-09
113	Loss	83–17–13	Young Tommy	PTS	10	1933-05-19
112	Win	83–16–13	Joe Tei Ken	PTS	10	1933-05-05
111	Win	82–16–13	Joe Sanchez	PTS	6	1933-04-21
110	Win	81–16–13	Ernie Good	TKO	5 (10)	1933-04-05
109	Loss	80–16–13	Freddie Miller	PTS	10	1933-03-21
108	Win	80–15–13	Baby Palmore	PTS	10	1933-03-10
107	Win	79–15–13	Ernie Hood	TKO	3 (10),	1933-02-24
106	Loss	78–15–13	Baby Palmore	KO	1 (10)	1933-02-10
105	Loss	78–14–13	Baby Arizmendi	PTS	10	1933-01-24
104	Win	78–13–13	Eugène Huat	PTS	10	1932-12-20
103	Win	77–13–13	Hill Hernandez	KO	1 (10),	1932-12-06
102	Win	76–13–13	Rodolfo Casanova	PTS	10	1932-11-15
101	Loss	75–13–13	Rodolfo Casanova	KO	4 (10)	1932-10-23
100	Win	75–12–13	Young Tommy	PTS	10	1932-10-12
99	Draw	74–12–13	Midget Wolgast	PTS	10	1932-09-31
98	Win	74–12–12	Pedro Villanueva	PTS	4	1932-08-30
97	Loss	73–12–12	Peppy Sanchez	PTS	10	1932-08-17
96	Win	73–11–12	Rodolfo Teglia	PTS	6	1932-08-12
95	Win	72–11–12	Canto Robleto	PTS	8	1932-08-03
94	Draw	71–11–12	Canto Robleto	PTS	6	1932-07-27
93	Win	71–11–11	Hill Hernandez	KO	3 (10),	1932-07-12
92	Win	70–11–11	Vernon Jackson	TKO	6 (10)	1932-07-02
91	Win	69–11–11	Abie Israel	UD	6	1932-03-30
90	Win	68–11–11	Baby Arizmendi	PTS	10	1932-03-18
89	Win	67–11–11	Rodolfo Teglia	RTD	7 (10)	1932-03-08
88	Win	66–11–11	Gene Jens	KO	1 (10)	1932-02-18
87	Loss	65–11–11	Baby Arizmendi	PTS	10	1932-02-09
86	Win	65–10–11	Panama Al Brown	UD	10	1932-01-05
85	Loss	64–10–11	Midget Wolgast	PTS	10	1931-12-02
84	Win	64–9–11	Benny Schwartz	PTS	10	1931-11-20
83	Loss	63–9–11	Canto Robleto	PTS	10	1931-11-06
82	Win	63–8–11	George Burns	KO	1 (10)	1931-10-16
81	Loss	62–8–11	Midget Wolgast	PTS	10	1931-10-07
80	Win	62–7–11	Xavier Navi	TKO	3 (10)	1931-09-18
79	Win	61–7–11	Abie Israel	KO	1 (10)	1931-09-02
78	Win	60–7–11	Salvadore Luvano	KO	2 (10)	1931-08-07
77	Win	59–7–11	Delos 'Kid' Willsms	KO	2 (10)	1931-07-32
76	Win	58–7–11	Leonard Rahming	TKO	4 (10)	1931-07-03
75	Win	57–7–11	Young Sport	PTS	10	1931-06-23
74	Win	56–7–11	Ray Montoya	KO	2 (10),	1931-06-12
73	Win	55–7–11	Judy Zuniga	PTS	10	1931-04-28
72	Win	54–7–11	Salvadore Luvano	KO	1 (4)	1931-04-10
71	Losa	53–7–11	Judy Zuniga	PTS	6	1931-04-07
70	Win	53–6–11	Chato Alredo	PTS	10	1931-03-27
69	Loss	52–6–11	Newsboy Brown	KO	3 (10)	1931-03-03
68	Win	52–5–11	Newsboy Brown	PTS	10	1931-02-10
67	Win	51–5–11	Jackie Evans	KO	2 (10)	1931-01-19
66	Win	50–5–11	Kid Martinez	KO	2 (4)	1930-12-19
65	Win	49–5–11	Robert Rodriguez	KO	1 (10)	1930-11-28
64	Win	48–5–11	Johnny Godinez	KO	3 (10)	1930-11-14
63	Draw	47–5–11	Canto Robleto	PTS	10	1930-10-31
62	Loss	47–5–10	Midget Wolgast	RTD	5 (10)	1930-07-29
61	Loss	47–4–10	Chato Laredo	PTS	10	1930-07-11
60	Win	47–3–10	Chato Laredo	PTS	10	1930-06-24
59	Draw	46–3–10	Canto Robleto	PTS	10	1930-06-12
58	Win	46–3–9	Young Sport	PTS	10	1930-05-23
57	Win	45–3–9	Young Sport	PTS	10	1930-03-13
56	Win	44–3–9	Sailor Jimmy Lucas	TKO	5 (10)	1930-01-10
55	Win	43–3–9	Billy Cain	KO	3 (10)	1930-01-03
54	Win	42–3–9	Bobby Garcia	KO	3 (10)	1929-12-30
53	Win	41–3–9	Tommy Hughes	PTS	10	1929-10-18
52	Win	40–3–9	Charley Kaiser	PTS	10	1929-10-11
51	Win	39–3–9	Ernie Peters	PTS	10	1929-09-10
50	Win	38–3–9	Boy Walley	PTS	10	1929-09-02
49	Win	37–3–9	Tommy Hughes	PTS	10	1929-08-16
48	Win	36–3–9	Chato Laredo	PTS	10	1929-07-31
47	Win	35–3–9	Harold Matthews	RTD	6 (10)	1929-07-19
46	Win	34–3–9	Delos 'Kid' Williams	PTS	10	1929-06-18
45	Win	33–3–9	Jimmy Lucas	TKO	4 (10)	1929-06-04
44	Draw	32–3–9	Ernie Peters	PTS	10	1929-02-19
43	Win	32–3–8	Ernie Hood	TKO	1 (10),	1929-01-25
42	Draw	31–3–8	Clayton Gouyd	PTS	6	1929-01-11
41	Win	31–3–7	Bobby Garcia	KO	1 (?)	small	1929-01-01
40	Win	30–3–7	Louie Contreras	TKO	4 (6)	1928-09-18
39	Win	29–3–7	Johnny Godinez	TKO	5 (10)	1928-09-05
38	Win	28–3–7	Pinkie George	TKO	2 (10)	1928-08-29
37	Loss	27–3–7	Newsboy Brown	TKO	6 (10)	1928-04-24
36	Win	27–2–7	Louie Contreras	PTS	6	1928-03-06
35	Win	26–2–7	Delos 'Kid' Williams	PTS	10	1928-02-13
34	Draw	25–2–7	Delos 'Kid' Williams	PTS	10	1928-01-02
33	Draw	25–2–6	Frankie Murray	PTS	10	1927-12-16
32	Win	25–2–5	Snowy Johnson	TKO	3 (10)	1927-11-02
31	Win	24–2–5	Benny Marks	PTS	10	1927-10-25
30	Win	23–2–5	Frankie Murray	PTS	10	1927-10-05
29	Win	22–2–5	Frankie Novey	PTS	10	1927-09-28
28	Win	21–2–5	Carlos Navia	KO	2 (10)	1927-09-15
27	Win	20–2–5	Kid Riley	TKO	8 (10)	1927-08-31
26	Win	19–2–5	Gonzalo Rubio	KO	7 (10)	1927-08-10
25	Draw	18–2–5	Frankie Murray	PTS	10	1927-07-27
24	Win	18–2–4	Frankie Novey	PTS	10	1927-07-13
23	Win	17–2–4	Paddy Wheeler	KO	5 (6)	1927-06-28
22	Win	16–2–4	Little Moro	PTS	10	1927-04-09
21	Win	15–2–4	George Montanez	PTS	12	1927-03-25
20	Win	14–2–4	Boy Walley	PTS	12	1927-01-31
19	Win	13–2–4	Pablo Dano	PTS	10	1927-01-01
18	Draw	12–2–4	Pablo Dano	PTS	12	1926-12-11
17	Lose	12–2–3	George Montanez	PTS	8	1926-11-27
16	Win	12–1–3	Kid Manipis	PTS	8	1926-10-02
15	Win	11–1–3	Kid Avelino	PTS	10	1926-08-20
14	Win	10–1–3	Al Trono	DQ	6 (10)	1926-07-02
13	Win	9–1–3	Y C Song	DQ	8 (10)	1926-06-12
12	Win	8–1–3	Frank De Vera	DQ	4 (8)	1926-05-01
11	Win	7–1–3	Joe Sisson	PTS	6	1926-03-20
10	Win	6–1–3	Eusebio Flores	DQ	6 (?)	1926-02-27
9	Win	5–1–3	Joe Sisson	PTS	6	1926-01-30
8	Draw	4–1–3	Young Dumaguilas	PTS	4	1926-01-09
7	Win	4–1–2	Joe Sisson	PTS	4	1925-12-19
6	Win	3–1–2	Speed Andres	PTS	6	1925-11-21
5	Draw	2–1–2	Joe Mendiola	PTS	4	1925-10-17
4	Loss	2–1–1	Young Pancho	PTS	4	1925-02-21
3	Draw	2–0–1	Kid Manila	PTS	4	1924-12-13
2	Win	2–0	Little Dundee	PTS	4	1924-11-22
1	Win	1–0	Young Sacramento	KO	2 (?)	1924-10-25

Retirement

Dado retired from boxing in 1940 after a fifth-round technical knockout loss to Juan Zurita on July 21 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Zurita would meet several of America's top boxers in his later career and hold the world lightweight title in 1944, after taking it from Sammy Angott.

Life after boxing

After retiring from boxing, Dado had surgery to remove one of his eyes in 1941, likely a result of injuries sustained from his boxing career.^[1]

He worked for a period as a chauffeur for actress Mae West in Los Angeles, as had several other high-profile boxers.^[29]

According to a widely distributed UP press report of February 23, 1943, Dado was shot and wounded at a Los Angeles area cafe, following an altercation with 36-year old special policeman Clyde Vickers. Dado had confronted Vickers about why he was carrying a gun, and was shot while attempting to take the .45 caliber firearm from him.^[2] Dado's initial condition was listed as "critical" and emergency surgery was required to remove the bullet from his abdomen.^{[29] [30] [31]} Dado faced several arrests for drinking in his later years in Los Angeles.^[32]

In 1946, he worked for a time selling boxing programs at fights and continued to sell boxing magazines for a meager salary at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles through at least 1960.^{[33] [34]}

He died on July 2, 1990, in Manila, Philippines at the age of 83.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Speedy Dado Boxing Record. BoxRec. 14 June 2018.
2. Web site: Speedy Dado Boxing Biography. BoxRec. 14 June 2018.
3. "Flyweight Title Claimant Winner", The Missoulian, Missoula, Montana, pg. 7, 25 April 1928
4. "Speedy Dado Beats Bantam Champion", Modesto News Herald, Modesto, California, pg. 15, 5 January 1932
5. Lowry, Paul, "Filipino Idol Piles Up Edge in Nine Rounds", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, pg. 29, 5 January 1932
6. "Casanova Put Away By Dado", The Santa Maria Times, Santa Maria, California, pg. 2, 16 November 1932
7. "Filipino Fights Way to Verdict", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, pg. 23, 16 November 1932
8. "Mexican Babe Gains Victory over Filipino", The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, pg. 8, 26 January 1933
9. "Filipino Boxer Earns Verdict", Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California, pg. 5-6, 11 March 1933
10. "Earthquake Does Not Halt Sports", The Bakersfield Californian, Barkersfield, California, pg. 5, 11 March 1933
11. "Baby Palmore Flattens Dado", The Fresno Bee, Fresno, California, pg. 16, 11 February 1933
12. "Freddie Miller is Winner Over Speedy Dado", The Dayton Herald, Dayton, Ohio, pg. 18, 22 March 1933
13. "Dado Gets Draw With Norwegian", Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, pg. 14, 10 June 1933
14. "Speedy Dado Draws With Pete Sanstol", Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada, pg. 3, 10 June 1933
15. "Young Tommy Drops Verdict in Fast Champ", The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, pg. 25, 25 October 1933
16. Muller, Eddie, "Bantams Stage Worldwind Ten Round Battle", The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, pg. 17, 13 October 1932
17. "Speedy Dado Loses in Australian Bout", The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, pg. 35, 12 April 1934
18. "Blandon Outpoints Dado", The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, Australia, pg. 14, 24 April 1934
19. "Blandon Outpoints Dado", The Age, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, pg. 4, 29 April 1934
20. "Miller Beats Dado", The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, Australia, pg. 6, 4 July 1934
21. Dado rated in top five bantams in the world in "Boxing", The Age, Melbourne, Australia, pg. 9, 2 June 1934
22. Ankle injury in "Boxing", The Age, Melbourne, Australia, pg. 12, 4 June 1934
23. "Speedy Dado Beat Tai Ken", San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, p. 19, 29 September 1934
24. "Speedy Dado Awarded Nod", The Reno Gazette, Reno, Nevada, pg. 6, 29 September 1934
25. "Dado Whips Lou Salica", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, pg. 7, 20 October 1934
26. Dado took six rounds in Kelly, Mark, "Dado Triumps Over Salica in Ten Round Bout", The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, p. 20, 20 October 1934
27. "Dano, Victor, Nearing Title", Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, p. 22, 22 May 1935
28. Crowd of 10,400 in "Dado Defeated By Pablo Dano", The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, p. 22, 22 May 1935
29. "Dado Critically Shot in Brawl", St. Cloud Times, St. Cloud, Minnesota, pg. 10, 23 February 1943
30. The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, California, pg. 11, 23 February 1943
31. Emergency surgery required and Vickers was policeman in Santa Maria Times, Santa Maria, California, pg. 3, 23 February 1943
32. "Speedy Dado Seized Again", The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, pg. 25, 3 August 1954
33. Newland, Russ, "The Sports Streamliner", Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, pg. 10, 5 May 1946
34. Sold boxing magazines in "Grim Drama of the Fight Game", The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, pg. 31, 24 June 1961