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In da Ring before 1970
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Chris “Kris” Angel (1930-1935); bantamweight; resident of Seattle, Washington,
won 12 (KO 7); lost 17 (KO 4); drawn 4
Pal Bert (1928-1932); bantamweight; resident of Aberdeen, Washington won 3 (KO 1);
lost 9 (KO 0); drawn 5
Manuel Kid Castro (1956-1957) from Stockton California; Lightweight
won 5 (KO 1); lost 6 (KO 3
Leo Claro (1925-1933) lightweight resident of Stockton, California won 13 (KO 3);
lost 22 (KO 2) drawn 8
Eddie Cleveland (1928-1932) featherweight resident of San Jose, California, won 5
(KO 1) lost 9 (KO 1) drawn 4
Vivencio Baron Cuyugan (1917) born 2/6/1912 San Fernando Pampanga (to Saturnino and
Antonina); died 1971; studied law @ Northwestern University Chicago in 1917; supported himself thru professional boxing known
as the "Big Brown Filipino."; jailed after a (racial) fight; defended by Clarence Darrow; acquited; went back to the Philippines;
became San Fernando Municipal Mayor (1938-1946) co-founded the Socialist Party of the Philippines & later the Hukbalahap
http://www.geocities.com/balen_net/ivan04.htm by Ivan Anthony Henares “Footnotes to History” “Big Brown Filipino”
Joseph Bernard “Big Duke” “Bernie” Docusen (1942-1953) born
on 6/19/1927 in New Orleans to Regino, a New Orleans shrimp trawler from Pangasinan (who drowned in 1947 w/ son Nolan) and Viola
DelMolle, (French descent). Bernard was inducted to the California Hall of Fame on 6/21/2008; was a National AAU
bantamweight championship at 14 (1942) and turned pro at 15. Louisiana, like some other states had a ban on interracial matches;
New Orleans Judge Rene A. Vlosca had ruled 3/29/1949 that Bernard & Regino, his older brother are half white and half
Filipino instead of colored. Bernard lost to Sugar Ray Robinson for the welterweight on 6/1948; won:72 (KO 21); lost 10 (KO:4);
drawn:6; retired from boxing (1953) & moved to Detroit Michigan; also wrote “A Memoir, New Orleans Amazing Filipino”
that was edited by Patricia Ann Maddox, his daughter; (contact info for purchase Patriciamx62@aol.com or phone # 303-693-3805
Maxie “Little Duke” Docusen (1944-1954) born 11/15/1928 New Orleans; Bantamweight
and Featherweight contender; won:72 (KO:26); lost:7 (KO:3) drawn: 3, younger brother of Regino & Bernard
Regino Docusen (1942-1948) born New Orleans Louisiana; welterweight; won:5; lost:2
drawn:1; older brother of Bernard & Maxie
Battling Dodo (1931-1932); featherweight; won 6 (KO 3): lost 4 (KO 1); drawn 1
Ceferino (Cipriano)Montano Garcia, Sr.(1923-1945) born 8/26/1906 Caraycaray, Naval
Philippines; died 1/1/1981 San Diego California; son of Fortunato & Pascuala World Boxing Hall of Fame (1981) who introduced
the "bolo punch"; Welterweight Orient (1931); world middleweight (1939-1940) 114 (70 KO).
Rudy Garcia AKA Manila Dado/Rudy Cables (1957-1965) born
6/17/1936 Baguio; featherweight; won 20 (KO 11); lost 2 (KO 1); drawn
5; resident of Tacoma, Washington
Santos Hugo (1933-1940) featherweight resident of New Orleans, Louisiana; won
12 (KO 4) lost 40 (KO 11) drawn 13
(Sailor) Leonard (1922-1925) lightweight resident of San Francisco, California won
6 (KO 5); lost 9 (KO 4); drawn 0
Buenaventura “Kid Bentura” Lucaylucay (1930’s) born 11/2/1897
Bantayan Cebu; died 7/1963 Hawaii; professional boxing champion of Kauai & Honolulu Hawaii; also WW1 U.S.Veteran from
Hawaii(father of Leodoro “Lucky” & grdfather of Ted martial artists)
(Sailor) Leo Lusco (1934-1935) resident of Bremerton, Washington of
Filipino heritage
Tommy Manaois (1949-1955) born Denver, CO alias Manawis; lightweight resident of Los
Angeles, California, United States won 20 (KO 5); lost 23 (KO 5) drawn 5
Salvador “Dado” Marino (1941-1952) born 10/15/1915 Honolulu Hawaii; died
10/28/1989; flyweight; won 57 (KO 21); lost 14 (KO 3); drawn 3
Reggy Martin; (1930-1932) featherweight from Yakima, Washington
won 2 (KO 0); lost 6 (KO 0); drawn 4
Kid McSambre(1929) bantamweight; resident Mount Vernon, WA
won 0 (KO 0) lost 1 (KO 0) drawn 0
Serio Mendoza (1937-1946); featherweight; resident Los Angeles, California, won 23
(KO 8) lost 20 (KO 3) drawn 17
Dave Midel (1956-1957) featherweight; resident of Sacramento, California; won 3 (KO
1); lost 5 (KO 2); drawn 2
Manuel “Bolo”Montes (1946-1954) lightweight; resident of San Jose, California;
won 30 (KO 11); lost 21 (KO 6); drawn 13
Frankie Moore (1939-1948) born 6/19/1921 Philippines; lightweight; resident of Oakland,
California; won 26 (KO 15); lost 24 (KO 2); drawn 7
Napoleon “Tiger” Cruz Policite (1925-1929) Seattle, Washington & Hollywood,
California featherweight won 2 (KO 2); lost 22 (KO 5) drawn 5
Billy Spencer (1932) bantamweight from Washington; won 1 (KO 0); lost 1 (KO 0) drawn
2
The bout that got things started again was part of the New Year’s
celebration at the Iolani Palace, and it featured a Chinese ("Happy-Go-Lucky", originally from Macao) against a Filipino (Raphael
Carpenterio, "the Manila Demon"). Although no admission was charged, the Advertiser still called it "the first real
stage affair of its kind held in Honolulu since ‘Old Rose’ Jeff McCarn assassinated the sport in Hawaii." On August 21, 1919, there were also boxing matches between soldiers and sailors
at Moili’ili Park. Non-military participants included Carpenterio, Young Johnson, Akana, and En You Kau
For Filipinos living on Oahu, Honolulu’s
Rizal Athletic Club was an important fight club. Rizal held its first smoker on July 8, 1922, and in the main event, Kid Parco
defeated Alky Dawson in six. The preliminaries were supposed to feature Jackie Wright versus Cabayon, Hayward Wright versus
Pedro Suerta, Tommy Dawson versus Moniz, and Tommy Short versus Kid Oba. Unfortunately, Kid Oba was a no-show, as he died
of lockjaw on June 28, 1922. He was aged 17. Other boxers associated with Rizal Athletic Club smokers include Patsy Fernandez,
Battling Bolo, Young Malicio, Clever Feder, Pedro Suerta, Moniz Santiago, and Cabayon.
The main event was
to have been a six rounder between Kohala Lion [Modesto Cabuag] and Big Bolo or Battling Bolo (Elias Cantere), a Filipino
with a murderous right. The Kohala Lion failed to show up, so J. Donovan Flint, present chairman of the Territorial Boxing
Commission, agreed to box three fast rounds with Bolo as an exhibition, in order that the cash customers would feel that they
had not been cheated … they were not cheated as things turned out.
Flint, a good
boxer, one-time Pacific Coast collegiate champion [at Stanford], was to have refereed the main scrap. He put on the gloves
with Bolo. The first round was fast and interesting. In the second round, Mr. Flint forgot to pull his punches and tapped
Bolo a stiff jab on the nose. Bolo uncorked a right from the ring floor, the blow landed flush on the jaw, and the lights
went out for J. Donovan. He says he was only dazed, but I saw the fight and helped Brother Flint come back to earth.
Geronimo Carpenterio
FILipino????
September 22, 1892-May 11, 1964
Weight: Lightweight
Manager: F. Ocampo
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21-Aug-19 |
Kid
Ave |
Moili’ili
Park |
KO3 |
|
1919 |
Young
Pangelina |
Honolulu |
KO3 |
|
1919 |
Kid
Carbalho |
Honolulu |
KO1 |
|
1919 |
Battling
Campton, USS New York |
Honolulu |
D6 |
|
1919 |
Macdonal |
Honolulu |
D6 |
|
1919 |
Young
Poloc |
Honolulu |
W4 |
|
1920 |
Big
Bebing |
Honolulu |
L8 |
|
1920 |
Francisco
Valdes |
Honolulu |
WF2 |
|
1920 |
Iron
Jaw Fontana |
Honolulu |
D4 |
|
1920 |
Iron
Jaw Fontana |
Honolulu |
W6 |
|
1920 |
Iron
Jaw Fontana |
Honolulu |
LF2 |
|
1920 |
Iron
Jaw Fontana |
Honolulu |
W6 |
|
1921 |
Vense
More |
Honolulu |
TKO3 |
|
17-Mar-21 |
Young Joe River (Burpee) |
HNG
Armory |
D6 |
|
7-May-21 |
Iron
Jaw Fontana |
HNG
Armory |
? |
|
1922 |
Sailor
Moffett |
Honolulu |
KO2 |
|
1922 |
Red
Boyce |
Honolulu |
KO3 |
|
1922 |
Alky
Dawson |
Honolulu |
TKO7 |
|
1922 |
Alky
Dawson |
Honolulu |
W6 |
|
16-May-22 |
Kid
Korea |
Pan
Pacific AC |
? |
|
8-Jul-22 |
Pedro
"Kid" Ray |
Kewalo
AC |
L6 |
|
1922 |
Alky
Dawson |
|
KO5 |
|
1923 |
Alky
Dawson |
|
LF3 |
|
1923 |
Sgt.
Sammy Baker |
Schofield
Barracks |
LF3 |
|
25-Jan-23 |
Sgt.
Sammy Baker |
Schofield
Barracks |
L6 |
|
1924 |
Patsy
Fernandez |
|
D6 |
|
1924 |
Patsy
Fernandez |
|
D6 |
|
1925 |
Patsy
Fernandez |
|
KO1 |
|
1925 |
Sharkey
Wright |
|
Exh4 |
|
1925 |
Battling
Pontes |
|
KO1 |
|
1925 |
Valinten
Galit |
|
TKO4 |
|
1925 |
Kid
Burpee |
|
D6 |
|
8-Apr-25 |
Patsy
Fernandez |
Maui Fairgrounds |
D6 |
|
10-Nov-25 |
Patsy
Fernandez |
Honolulu Native
Sons |
? |
|
6-Dec-25 |
Young
Denny |
Kewalo
AC |
KO1 |
|
30-Dec-25 |
Johnny
Priston |
Kewalo
AC |
W6 |
|
1-Apr-26 |
Frankie
Marshall |
Stockton, CA |
W4 |
|
15-Apr-26 |
Billy
Reyes (a.k.a. Billy Raye?) |
Stockton, CA |
D6 |
|
29-Apr-26 |
Red
Robinson |
Stockton, CA |
W6 |
|
5-Oct-26 |
Young
Corbett III (Raffaele Capabianca Giordano) |
Fresno, CA |
KO
by 6 |
|
22-Oct-26 |
King
Tut (Henry Tuttle) |
Sacramento, CA |
L
by TKO4 |
A BOXER'S PRAYER
I ask you not for victory, for somehow that’s seems wrong, but only
for protection, and the courage to be strong, strength not to conquer, but just that I will fight well, and prove myself a
sportsman, at the final bell. I ask you Christ of suffering, that if I should suffer pain, I will offer it for all my sins,
so it won’t be in vain. And if perhaps he cuts me, and the bright red blood I see, I ask that I will remember the blood
you shed for me. I need you in my corner, but likewise in the other, so that I will remember, my opponent is also my brother.
And I pray that you'll protect us, from injuries severe, that will give the fans their value, and cause everyone to cheer,
and make each single act, of either one be fair no matter who the victor, in the glory both can share, and if by chance he
floors me, and the canvas I should meet, like Simon of Cyrene, please help
me at my feet, then should a little glory, somehow fall on me, please help me to remember, that I owe it all to thee, please
help me go the distance, through rounds of danger rife, not only in the boxing ring,
but in the larger ring of life, so I ask you not for victory, for somehow that seems wrong, but only for protection, and the
courage to be strong, strength of mind and body, so I will fight well, and the referee will raise my hand, at judgment’s
final bell. AMEN
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