Manuel Ortiz Record & Stats

Manuel Ortiz Record & Stats

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In a career spanning 17 years and 9 months, Manuel Ortiz fought 131 times with 100 wins, 28 losses, and 3 draws. By his last professional fight on December 10, 1955, Ortiz' boxing record stood at 100-28-3 (54 KO wins, 1 KO loss).

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MANUELORTIZ
Corona, California, United States
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Born
Jul 2, 1916
Died
May 31, 1970 (53 years)
Debut
Feb 25, 1938
Record
100-28-3
Rounds
1106
KOs
54 (41.2%)
Height
165 cm
Reach
168 cm
Ape Index
3 cm
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
TheRing
BT
w2
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Manuel Ortiz' record and stats
Manuel Ortiz' Record

      Manuel Ortiz was an American professional boxer. He was born in Corona, California, United States on July 2, 1916. Ortiz made his professional boxing debut at the age of 21 on February 25, 1938. He was a bantamweight world champion. He died on May 31, 1970 at the age of 53 years. Ortiz is a Hall of Famer.

      Boxing Record

      Total Fights131
      Wins100
      Losses28
      Draws3
      No-Contests0
      KO Wins54
      Total Title Wins6
      Title Defenses19
      Title-Fight KO Wins11
      Losses via KO1
      #DateAgeOpponentResultVia
      131Dec 10, 195539Enrique EsquedaLossPTS
      130Aug 16, 195539Papelero SanchezWinKO3
      129Jul 22, 195539Memo ValeroWinKO3
      128Jun 10, 195538Manuel HernandezWinKO4
      127Mar 13, 195336Manuel HernandezWinTKO6
      126Sep 3, 195135Eddie ChavezLossUD
      125Jul 17, 195135Jackie GravesLossUD
      124Jun 2, 195134Tirso Del RosarioLossPTS
      123Mar 3, 195134Bonnie EspinosaWinKO8
      122Jan 26, 195134Lauro SalasLossMD
      121Dec 5, 195034Eddie ChavezLossSD
      120Nov 10, 195034Jackie McCoyWinUD
      119May 31, 195033Vic Toweel LossPTS
      118Mar 7, 195033Harold DadeWinSD
      117Nov 14, 194933Theo MedinaWinPTS
      116Oct 26, 194933Jackie PatersonWinPTS
      115Oct 3, 194933Ronnie ClaytonLossPTS
      114Aug 29, 194933Jimmy CooperLossMD
      113Jul 23, 194933Tony VazquezWinKO4
      112Jul 16, 194933Memo ValeroWinKO7
      111Jul 9, 194933Leonardo LopezWinKO5
      110Jun 29, 194932Beto CarvajalWinPTS
      109Jun 25, 194932Beto CouaryLossPTS
      108May 20, 194932Pinky PeraltaWinTKO5
      107May 15, 194932Baby MickeyWinKO5
      106Apr 26, 194932Lauro SalasWinUD
      105Mar 29, 194932Henry DavisLossUD
      104Mar 1, 194932Dado Marino WinUD
      103Jan 1, 194932Jose CardenasWinUD
      102Dec 14, 194832Maxie DocusenLossUD
      101Oct 29, 194832Buddy JacklichWinKO8
      100Sep 28, 194832Lauro SalasLossUD
      99Jul 4, 194832Memo Valero WinKO8
      98May 25, 194831Henry DavisWinSD
      97Apr 27, 194831Joey DolanWinRTD6
      96Dec 20, 194731Tirso Del Rosario WinPTS
      95Oct 15, 194731Manny OrtegaLossTKO8
      94May 30, 194730David Kui Kong Young WinSD
      93Mar 11, 194730Harold Dade WinUD
      92Jan 6, 194730Harold Dade LossUD
      91Oct 22, 194630Carlos ChavezLossUD
      90Jul 12, 194630David Kui Kong YoungWinKO7
      89Jun 10, 194629Jackie Jurich WinKO11
      88May 22, 194629Kenny Lindsay WinKO5
      87Apr 22, 194629Horace LeftwichWinUD
      86Mar 19, 194629Carlos ChávezDrawPTS
      85Feb 25, 194629Luis Castillo WinKO13
      84Feb 15, 194629Eli GolindoWinTKO4
      83Nov 20, 194529Proctor HeinholdWinPTS
      82Nov 12, 194529Jose AndreasWinUD
      81Nov 2, 194529Horace LeftwichWinPTS
      80Jan 26, 194528Bert WhiteWinKO7
      79Jan 12, 194528Jose GonzalezWinMD
      78Nov 22, 194428Lorenzo SaforaWinPTS
      77Nov 14, 194428Luis Castillo WinTKO9
      76Sep 30, 194428Carlos ChávezWinSD
      75Sep 12, 194428Luis Castillo WinTKO4
      74Aug 29, 194428Enrique BolanosWinTKO6
      73Jul 17, 194428 Willie PepLossUD
      72Jun 29, 194427Larry BolvinWinUD
      71May 19, 194427Pee Wee LewisWinTKO9
      70Apr 4, 194427Tony Olivera WinUD
      69Mar 14, 194427Ernesto Aguilar WinUD
      68Nov 23, 194327Benny Goldberg WinUD
      67Oct 1, 194327Leonardo Lopez WinKO4
      66Sep 4, 194327Fillo GonzalezWinKO5
      65Aug 13, 194327Leonardo LopezWinUD
      64Jul 12, 194327Joe Robleto WinTKO7
      63Jun 25, 194326Tony OliveraWinTKO7
      62May 26, 194326Joe Robleto WinUD
      61Apr 28, 194326Lupe Cordoza WinKO6
      60Apr 16, 194326Joe RobletoWinPTS
      59Apr 2, 194326Pedro RamirezWinKO6
      58Mar 10, 194326Lou Salica WinTKO11
      57Jan 27, 194326George Freitas WinTKO10
      56Jan 1, 194326Kenny Lindsay WinUD
      55Oct 30, 194226Nat CorumWinTKO6
      54Oct 9, 194226Nat CorumWinPTS
      53Sep 25, 194226Bobby CarrollWinKO5
      52Aug 7, 194226Lou Salica WinUD
      51Jul 3, 194226Elwood RomeroWinTKO6
      50May 30, 194225Leonardo LopezWinTKO10
      49May 8, 194225Kenny LindsayWinKO6
      48Mar 6, 194225Little PanchoWinKO7
      47Jan 2, 194225Tony OliveraWinMD
      46Nov 21, 194125Johnny GradyWinPTS
      45Nov 7, 194125Donnie MaesWinSD
      44Aug 8, 194125Tony OliveraLossPTS
      43Jun 6, 194124Lou TransparentiWinKO7
      42May 14, 194124Chucho LlanesWinPTS
      41May 9, 194124Carlos ChávezWinPTS
      40Apr 4, 194124Carlos ChávezDrawPTS
      39Mar 14, 194124Lupe CordozaWinTKO8
      38Feb 11, 194124Joe RobletoWinTKO6
      37Jan 10, 194124Rush DalmaWinKO3
      36Oct 26, 194024Carlos ManzanoWinKO6
      35Oct 10, 194024Panchito VillaWinTKO7
      34May 18, 194023Panchito VillaLossPTS
      33Apr 20, 194023Panchito VillaWinPTS
      32Apr 5, 194023Jackie JurichWinTKO9
      31Mar 21, 194023Andy VasquezWinTKO5
      30Jan 30, 194023Little DadoDrawPTS
      29Dec 14, 193923Elwood RomeroWinPTS
      28Dec 5, 193923Cyril JosephWinKO5
      27Oct 24, 193923Horace MannWinPTS
      26Oct 17, 193923Donnie MaesLossPTS
      25Sep 15, 193923Lou SalicaLossPTS
      24Aug 8, 193923Bobby LeyvasLossPTS
      23Jun 9, 193922Jackie JurichLossPTS
      22May 4, 193922Sammy LaPorteWinTKO7
      21Apr 11, 193922Tommy CobbWinPTS
      20Mar 14, 193922Jackie JurichWinTKO7
      19Jan 2, 193922Small MontanaLossPTS
      18Dec 6, 193822Bernie ReyesWinPTS
      17Nov 8, 193822David Kui Kong YoungLossPTS
      16Oct 21, 193822Richie LemosWinPTS
      15Sep 30, 193822Richie LemosWinPTS
      14Sep 23, 193822Kent MartinezWinKO1
      13Aug 15, 193822Tony NavarroWinKO3
      12Aug 5, 193822Benny GoldbergLossPTS
      11Jul 5, 193822Pablo DanoLossPTS
      10Jun 27, 193821Reuben AyonWinTKO5
      9Jun 24, 193821Frenchy SavidanWinPTS
      8Jun 6, 193821Joe RickeyWinTKO3
      7Jun 3, 193821Sammy LaPorteWinPTS
      6May 17, 193821Santos HugoWinTKO4
      5May 3, 193821General PadillaWinTKO4
      4Apr 14, 193821Serio MendozaWinPTS
      3Mar 25, 193821Frenchy SavidanWinPTS
      2Mar 11, 193821Tony NavarroWinPTS
      1Feb 25, 193821Benny GoldbergLossPTS

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      Statistics

      Manuel Ortiz was 165 cm tall (5' 4.96") with a reach of 168 cm (5' 6.14"). He used to fight out of the orthodox stance and presented an ape-index of 3 cm (1.18"). Ortiz had a 41.2% KO rate.

      Career Summary

      Manuel Ortiz' professional boxing career spanned more than 17 years — from 1938 to 1955.

      Ortiz made his debut against Benny Goldberg at the age of 21 on February 25, 1938, losing to Goldberg via 4 round PTS. He went on to win 9 consecutive fights after this loss, which included 4 wins via stoppage.

      Ortiz had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on August 7, 1942 after 51 professional fights, against Lou Salica for the bantamweight NBA and The Ring titles. He defeated Salica via 12 round unanimous decision to become the bantamweight champion of the world.

      He was a one-time unified bantamweight world champion, and won two world titles at bantamweight. For all the details about Ortiz' world title wins and defenses refer to "Manuel Ortiz World Titles".

      Some of Ortiz' best fights and notable victories include wins over Lou Salica, Lupe Cordoza, Joe Robleto, Leonardo Lopez, Luis Castillo, Kenny Lindsay, and Jackie Jurich.

      Manuel Ortiz had a total of 28 losses in his professional boxing career — two of them in title bouts and 26 in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss in his professional debut against Benny Goldberg via 4th round PTS. He was stopped once and lost 27 times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Manuel Ortiz' losses".

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Enrique Esqueda at 39 years of age, on December 10, 1955. Ortiz lost the fight via 10 round PTS.

      Ortiz retired from professional boxing with a record of 100-28-3, which included 54 knockout wins and 1 loss via knockout, and 2 title wins. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1996.

      Career Highlights

      Manuel Ortiz fought a total of 131 times during his professional career. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some incredible performances. These 11 fights are the highlight of his career.

      • Manuel Ortiz vs. Lou Salica

        A 26-year old Manuel Ortiz (38-11-2, 21 KO) had his first world title fight against Lou Salica for Salica's NBA and The Ring bantamweight belts.

        Ortiz defeated Salica via 12th round unanimous decision to win the NBA and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

      • Manuel Ortiz vs. Lou Salica

        In a rematch, a 26-year old Manuel Ortiz (44-11-2, 24 KO) faced Lou Salica in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Ortiz defeated Salica via 11th round TKO to win the vacant NYSAC bantamweight title and retain the NBA and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

      • Manuel Ortiz vs. Lupe Cordoza

        In a rematch, a 26-year old Manuel Ortiz (47-11-2, 26 KO) faced Lupe Cordoza in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Ortiz defeated Cordoza via 6th round KO to retain the NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

      • Manuel Ortiz vs. Joe Robleto

        In a rematch, a 27-year old Manuel Ortiz (50-11-2, 28 KO) faced Joe Robleto in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Ortiz defeated Robleto via 7th round TKO to retain the NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

      • Manuel Ortiz vs. Leonardo Lopez

        In a rematch, a 27-year old Manuel Ortiz (53-11-2, 30 KO) faced Leonardo Lopez in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Ortiz defeated Lopez via 4th round KO to retain the NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

      • Manuel Ortiz vs. Luis Castillo

        A 28-year old Manuel Ortiz (60-12-2, 33 KO) faced Luis Castillo in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Ortiz defeated Castillo via 4th round TKO to retain the NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

      • Manuel Ortiz vs. Luis Castillo

        In a rematch, a 28-year old Manuel Ortiz (62-12-2, 34 KO) faced Luis Castillo in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Ortiz defeated Castillo via 9th round TKO to retain the NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

      • Manuel Ortiz vs. Kenny Lindsay

        In a rematch, a 29-year old Manuel Ortiz (72-12-3, 38 KO) faced Kenny Lindsay in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Ortiz defeated Lindsay via 5th round KO to retain the NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

      • Manuel Ortiz vs. Jackie Jurich

        In a rematch, a 29-year old Manuel Ortiz (73-12-3, 39 KO) faced Jackie Jurich in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Ortiz defeated Jurich via 11th round KO to retain the NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

      • Manuel Ortiz vs. Harold Dade

        In a rematch, a 30-year old Manuel Ortiz (75-14-3, 41 KO) faced Harold Dade.

        Ortiz defeated Dade via 15th round unanimous decision to win the NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

      • Manuel Ortiz vs. Memo Valero

        A 32-year old Manuel Ortiz (80-15-3, 42 KO) faced Memo Valero in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Ortiz defeated Valero via 8th round KO to retain the NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

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