Mando Ramos boxer
- bouts
- 49
- won
- 37
- lost
- 11
- draw
- 1
- Status
- inactive
- Division
- lightweight
- Debut
- 1965-11-18
- Height
- 5′ 9″/175cm
- Reach
- 71½″/182cm
- Age
- 59
- Born
- 1948-11-15
- Death
- 2008-07-06
- Nationality
- USA
Armando Ramos (November 15, 1948 – July 6, 2008) was an American professional boxer and the former two-time WBC and WBA Lightweight Champion. He was born in Long Beach, California. Armando "Mando" Ramos was one of the most popular fighters in Southern California during the 1960s. Ramos was an outstanding amateur.Mando Ramos turned pro at age 17 using a forged birth certificate.citation needed Mando went on to fight the main event at the Olympic Auditorium by his 8th pro fight. At the age of 18 Mando defeated the reigning Jr. Lightweight Champ, Japan's Hiroshi Kobayashi, in a non-title bout. When offered a re-match for the title, Ramos refused to fight for a 'Junior' title.He demanded to fight dangerous Lightweight Champ Carlos Ortiz—Ortiz, who had dominated the division for over a decade. Negotiations were in place, but Ortiz was upset by 'Teo' Cruz and so Ramos took the fight to the new champ, narrowly losing in a decision. Ramos won the re-match via KO to become the youngest Lightweight Champion in history. Cruz would only live 11 more months. He died in a plane crash on January 1970 alongside the Puerto Rican national women's volleyball team at the Dominicana DC-9 air disaster.When a Mando Ramos fight was held in Los Angeles, movie stars such as John Wayne, Bill Cosby, Kirk Douglas, Liz Taylor and Connie Stevens attendedcitation needed. Women caught Mandomania, and Hollywood loved 'The Wonder Boy'.Trained by Hall of Fame trainer Jackie McCoy, Ramos fought ten World title fights, was a two-time champion and earned millions of dollars. Whilst Mickey Mantle and Joe Namath earned 100k per season, Ramos was earning 100k per night. He was the world's highest paid teenagercitation needed and his purses were larger than anyone but Muhammad Ali'scitation needed. McCoy stated Mando was the most naturally talented fighter he had ever seen in his life.Tough fights, drugs, and alcohol put the brakes on his career. By age 24 Ramos was out of boxing. With the aid of his wife, Sylvia Van Hecke, Ramos became clean and sober over his last three decades. He founded a non-profit youth organization---B.A.A.D.--boxing against alcohol and drugs— and coached, mentored, and trained inner-city at-risk youths.
Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
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1975-10-29 | Wayne Beale | WWLWDW | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas | LOST Technical knockout |
1975-10-15 | Antonio Leyva | WLLWLW | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas | WIN KO |
1975-09-02 | Al Franklin | WWWWWW | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City | WIN Unanimous decision |
1975-07-30 | Tony Martinez | WWLWLW | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas | LOST Split-decision |
1974-07-12 | Wolfgang Gans | DLWDWW | Palma de Mallorca | LOST Technical knockout |
1974-06-03 | Wolfgang Gans | WDLWDW | Luebeck | LOST KO |
1974-05-16 | Arpad Magyar | DW | Ernst Merck Halle | WIN KO |
1974-05-10 | Mi Whan Kim | LLLLLL | Luebeck | WIN Technical knockout |
1974-05-04 | Jaroslav Travnik | WWWLWW | Stadthalle, Vienna | DRAW Points |
1973-08-09 | Arturo Pineda | WWLWWW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | LOST Technical knockout |
1972-09-15 | Chango Carmona | WLWWWW | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles | LOST Technical knockout |
1972-06-28 | Pedro Carrasco | WWWWWL | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid | WIN Split-decision |
1972-02-18 | Pedro Carrasco | WWWWWW | Sports Arena, Los Angeles | WIN Split-decision |
1971-11-05 | Pedro Carrasco | WWWWWW | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid | LOST |
1971-09-30 | Ruben Navarro | WWWLLW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Unanimous decision |
1970-12-10 | Raul Rojas | WDWLLL | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Technical knockout |
1970-08-06 | Sugar Ramos | LLWWWW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Split-decision |
1970-03-03 | Ismael Laguna | WWLWWW | Sports Arena, Los Angeles | LOST Technical knockout |
1970-01-13 | Raton Palacios | WWLLLL | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio | WIN Unanimous decision |
1969-10-04 | Yoshiaki Numata | WWWDDW | Sports Arena, Los Angeles | WIN KO |
1969-05-20 | Jerry Graci | LWWLWL | Honolulu International Center, Honolulu | WIN Technical knockout |
1969-02-18 | Carlos Teo Cruz | WWWWWW | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles | WIN Technical knockout |
1968-12-12 | Beau Jaynes | WWWWWL | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Technical knockout |
1968-10-29 | Billy Coleman | LWLLLL | Convention Center Arena, San Antonio | WIN Technical knockout |
1968-09-27 | Carlos Teo Cruz | WWWWWW | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles | LOST Unanimous decision |
1968-06-20 | Hiroshi Kobayashi | WWWWWD | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Unanimous decision |
1968-05-02 | Phil Garcia | LWLLWL | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN KO |
1968-02-01 | Frankie Crawford | LWWWWW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Unanimous decision |
1967-10-05 | Frankie Crawford | WLWWWW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | LOST Majority decision |
1967-09-14 | Eliseo Estrada | LWLWDL | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Technical knockout |
1967-08-15 | Alex Luna | LWWWWW | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento | WIN Technical knockout |
1967-07-06 | Kang Il Suh | WLWLWW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | LOST Unanimous decision |
1967-06-22 | Len Kesey | WWWLWW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Technical knockout |
1967-03-30 | Pete Gonzalez | LLWWLW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Unanimous decision |
1967-01-12 | Ray Echevarria | WWWWWW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Unanimous decision |
1966-11-28 | Al Franklin | LLLLWL | Oakland Arena, Oakland | WIN KO |
1966-11-17 | Al Franklin | LLLLLW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Unanimous decision |
1966-10-13 | Allen Syers | WWLDWW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Technical knockout |
1966-09-08 | Jorge Baby Salazar | LWDWLW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Unanimous decision |
1966-08-11 | Manny Linson | WWLWLW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN KO |
1966-07-21 | Ray Coleman | LWWWLW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Technical knockout |
1966-07-07 | Joey Aguilar | WDWLWL | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN KO |
1966-06-23 | Jerry Stevens | WWWDWL | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN KO |
1966-05-12 | Bosco Basilio | L | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Unanimous decision |
1966-03-17 | Jose Barrera | LDLLDL | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN KO |
1966-03-03 | Fidel Cruz | WLLLLL | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN KO |
1966-01-27 | Berlin Roberts | LLDLLL | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN KO |
1965-12-02 | Chuey Loera | debut | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN KO |
1965-11-18 | Berlin Roberts | WLLDLL | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Points |