Mando Ramos boxer

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

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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
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

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