José Torres (41-3-1, 29) was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on May 3, 1936. At the age of 22 years on May 24, 1958, he made his professional boxing debut against Gene Hamilton, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 37th career fight at 28 years old, Torres became a light-heavyweight world champion on March 30, 1965 after defeating Willie Pastrano via 9th-round TKO to win the WBA, WBC and The Ring titles.
Torres' last fight was a 2nd-round KO win against Charley Green at age 33 on July 14, 1969. He was on a 2-fight winning streak by his last fight.
Some of José Torres' best fights have been against Dick Tiger, Benny Paret and Chic Calderwood.
Torres has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | Jul 14, 1969 33 years, 2 months 41-3-1 (29) | Charley Green | 2 | KO | WIN | |
44 | Apr 1, 1968 31 years, 10 months 40-3-1 (28) | Bob Dunlop | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
43  | May 16, 1967 31 years 39-3-1 (27) | 37 years, 9 months 55-17-3 (26) | LHW | 15 | SD | LOSS For WBA, WBC, The Ring |
42 | Dec 16, 1966 30 years, 7 months 39-2-1 (27) | 37 years, 4 months 53-17-3 (25) | LHW | 15 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA, WBC, The Ring |
41 | Oct 15, 1966 30 years, 5 months 39-1-1 (27) | Chic Calderwood | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
40 | Aug 15, 1966 30 years, 3 months 38-1-1 (26) | Eddie Cotton | LHW | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
39 | May 21, 1966 30 years 37-1-1 (26) | Wayne Thornton | LHW | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
38 | Jul 31, 1965 29 years, 2 months 36-1-1 (26) | Tom McNeeley | 10 | UD | WIN | |
37 | Mar 30, 1965 28 years, 10 months 35-1-1 (26) | Willie Pastrano | LHW | 9 | TKO | WIN Won WBA, WBC, The Ring |
36 | Nov 27, 1964 28 years, 6 months 34-1-1 (25) | Carl Olson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
35 | Sep 4, 1964 28 years, 4 months 33-1-1 (24) | Gomeo Brennan | 10 | MD | WIN | |
34 | Jul 20, 1964 28 years, 2 months 32-1-1 (24) | Walker Simmons | 6 | KO | WIN | |
33 | Jun 22, 1964 28 years, 1 months 31-1-1 (23) | Frankie Olivera | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | May 15, 1964 28 years 30-1-1 (22) | Wilbert McClure | 10 | UD | WIN | |
31 | Apr 21, 1964 27 years, 11 months 29-1-1 (22) | Walker Simmons | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Jan 3, 1964 27 years, 8 months 28-1-1 (21) | José Gonzalez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
29 | Oct 9, 1963 27 years, 5 months 27-1-1 (21) | Don Fullmer | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
28 | May 25, 1963 27 years 26-1-1 (21) | Florentino Fernández | 5 | TKO | LOSS | |
27 | Dec 14, 1962 26 years, 7 months 26-0-1 (21) | Al Hauser | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Jul 27, 1962 26 years, 2 months 25-0-1 (20) | Obdulio Nuñez | MD | 7 | KO | WIN |
25 | Apr 10, 1962 25 years, 11 months 24-0-1 (19) | Jimmy Watkins | 7 | RTD | WIN | |
24 | Nov 28, 1961 25 years, 6 months 23-0-1 (18) | Tony Montano | 4 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Oct 31, 1961 25 years, 5 months 22-0-1 (17) | George Price | 2 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Jun 27, 1961 25 years, 1 months 21-0-1 (16) | Ike White | 3 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Jun 5, 1961 25 years, 1 months 20-0-1 (15) | Mel Collins | 7 | KO | WIN | |
20 | May 23, 1961 25 years 19-0-1 (14) | Bob Young | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Apr 1, 1961 24 years, 10 months 18-0-1 (13) | Bobby Barnes | 3 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Feb 17, 1961 24 years, 9 months 17-0-1 (12) | Gene Hamilton | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Jun 11, 1960 24 years, 1 months 16-0-1 (11) | Randy Sandy | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Mar 15, 1960 23 years, 10 months 15-0-1 (11) | Tony Dupas | 10 | MD | WIN | |
15 | Jan 30, 1960 23 years, 8 months 14-0-1 (11) | Randy Sandy | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
14  | Sep 26, 1959 23 years, 4 months 13-0-1 (11) | 22 years, 6 months 28-7-1 (10) | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
13 | Jun 26, 1959 23 years, 1 months 13-0 (11) | Al Andrews | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Apr 23, 1959 22 years, 11 months 12-0 (10) | Joe Shaw | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Mar 19, 1959 22 years, 10 months 11-0 (9) | Leroy Oliphant | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Feb 26, 1959 22 years, 9 months 10-0 (8) | Eddie Wright | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Dec 4, 1958 22 years, 7 months 9-0 (7) | Isaac Jenkins | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Nov 3, 1958 22 years, 6 months 8-0 (6) | Burke Emery | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Oct 13, 1958 22 years, 5 months 7-0 (5) | Frankie Anselm | 9 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Sep 29, 1958 22 years, 4 months 6-0 (4) | Otis Woodward | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Aug 18, 1958 22 years, 3 months 5-0 (3) | Benny Doyle | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jul 5, 1958 22 years, 2 months 4-0 (2) | Wes Lowry | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Jun 21, 1958 22 years, 1 months 3-0 (2) | Joe Salvato | 4 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Jun 7, 1958 22 years, 1 months 2-0 (1) | Walter Irby | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | May 24, 1958 22 years 1-0 (1) | Gene Hamilton | 1 | KO | WIN |
