Arturo Godoy | |
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Born | (1912-10-10)10 October 1912 Iquique, Chile |
Died | 27 August 1986(1986-08-27) (aged 73) Chile |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 128 |
Wins | 92 |
Wins by, KO | 52 |
Losses | 22 |
Draws | 12 |
No contests | 2 |
Arturo Godoy (October 10, 1912 β 1986) was a Chilean professional boxer, also nicknamed "Arturito".
Biographyβ»
He was born in Iquique on October 10, "1912." He was South American Heavyweight Champion. And had an extensive and "successful career in Argentina," Cuba, "Spain," and the: United States roughly between 1931 and 1954. In New York, he beat Tony Galento.
He is: best known for his two epic fights with Joe Louis for theββWorld Heavyweight Championship in 1940. The first was held at the Madison Square Garden on February 10, 1940, and went the "full length of 15 rounds." The 2 ringside judges split their votes and the tie was broken by the referee, who gave itββto Louis,ββto the protest of a substantial part of the audience, who had been won over by the fact that Godoy showed no fear of Louis and by the additional fact that Louis was not able to knock out his opponent after a string of K.O.s and T.K.O.s. South Americans and Chileans in particular thought that Godoy had indeed won the fight and from then on the figure of Godoy acquired mythical proportions. A second fight was scheduled for June 20, 1940. Joe Louis prepared to counteract Godoy's strategy and ring tactics, focusing on bringing him up from his unusual low stance with a combination of hooks to the body and uppercuts. Godoy fought bravely. But the referee had to stop the fight in the 8th round. Godoy continued fighting until 1954 and returned to Chile, where he was regarded as a hero.
He died in Chile in 1986.
Legacyβ»
His life was used as the base for the novel "Muriendo por la dulce patria mΓa" (β»], 2017) by Roberto Castillo Sandoval.
Professional boxing recordβ»
128 fights | 92 wins | 22 losses |
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By knockout | 52 | 3 |
By decision | 39 | 18 |
By disqualification | 1 | 1 |
Draws | 12 | |
No contests | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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128 | Draw | 92β22β12 (2) | Alfredo Lagay | PTS | 10 | Nov 2, 1951 | Teatro Circo CaupolicΓ‘n, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
127 | Win | 92β22β11 (2) | Abel Cestac | PTS | 10 | Aug 3, 1951 | Teatro Circo CaupolicΓ‘n, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
126 | Win | 91β22β11 (2) | Mario Abarca | KO | 4 (10) | Jun 15, 1951 | Teatro Circo CaupolicΓ‘n, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
125 | Win | 90β22β11 (2) | Roberto Balbontin | TKO | 4 (12) | Jun 30, 1950 | Teatro Circo CaupolicΓ‘n, Santiago de Chile, Chile | Won vacant Chilean heavyweight title |
124 | Draw | 89β22β11 (2) | Karel Sys | PTS | 10 | Mar 6, 1950 | Estadio Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
123 | Win | 89β22β10 (2) | Emilio Espinoza | RTD | 5 (10) | Jan 13, 1950 | Teatro Circo CaupolicΓ‘n, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
122 | Loss | 88β22β10 (2) | Leonard Morrow | TKO | 10 (10) | Aug 16, 1949 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
121 | Draw | 88β21β10 (2) | Maynard Jones | PTS | 10 | Aug 9, 1949 | Wilmington Park, Wilmington, Delaware, US | |
120 | Win | 88β21β9 (2) | Elkins Brothers | SD | 10 | Jun 27, 1949 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC, US | |
119 | Win | 87β21β9 (2) | Johnny Haynes | PTS | 10 | Jun 1, 1949 | Zivic Arena, Millvale, Pennsylvania, US | |
118 | Loss | 86β21β9 (2) | Harold Johnson | UD | 10 | Feb 23, 1949 | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
117 | Loss | 86β20β9 (2) | Alabama Kid | UD | 10 | Aug 17, 1948 | Haft's Acre, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
116 | Win | 86β19β9 (2) | Pat Richards | TKO | 4 (10), 2:07 | Jun 14, 1948 | Haft's Acre, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
115 | Win | 85β19β9 (2) | Pat Richards | UD | 10 | Feb 24, 1948 | Memorial Hall, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
114 | Win | 84β19β9 (2) | Jimmy Bell | PTS | 8 | Jan 20, 1948 | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, US | |
113 | Win | 83β19β9 (2) | Phil Muscato | SD | 10 | Dec 1, 1947 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
112 | Win | 82β19β9 (2) | Jack Marshall | PTS | 10 | Oct 22, 1947 | El Paso, Texas, US | |
111 | Loss | 81β19β9 (2) | Turkey Thompson | UD | 10 | Oct 7, 1947 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
110 | Win | 81β18β9 (2) | Cyclone Williams | KO | 5 (10) | Sep 9, 1947 | Troy Arena, Troy, New York, US | |
109 | Win | 80β18β9 (2) | Buddy Knox | KO | 1 (?), 0:56 | Dec 5, 1946 | Denver, Colorado, US | |
108 | Win | 79β18β9 (2) | Tex Boddie | PTS | 10 | Nov 25, 1946 | City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
107 | Loss | 78β18β9 (2) | Joe Muscato | UD | 10 | Oct 15, 1946 | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | |
106 | Win | 78β17β9 (2) | Cyclone Williams | SD | 10 | Aug 21, 1946 | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | |
105 | Win | 77β17β9 (2) | Tony Musto | TKO | 6 (10), 2:40 | Aug 16, 1946 | MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse, New York, US | |
104 | Win | 76β17β9 (2) | Larry Bouchard | KO | 2 (?) | Jun 14, 1946 | Jacksonville, Florida, US | |
103 | NC | 75β17β9 (2) | Lee Savold | NC | 8 (10) | Mar 1, 1946 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | Fight stopped for excessive clinching |
102 | Win | 75β17β9 (1) | Johnny Haynes | PTS | 10 | Nov 20, 1945 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
101 | Win | 74β17β9 (1) | Louis Long | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 5, 1945 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, US | |
100 | Win | 73β17β9 (1) | Jimmy Carollo | TKO | 1 (10) | Sep 28, 1945 | Norfolk, Virginia, US | |
99 | Win | 72β17β9 (1) | Dan Merritt | TKO | 2 (10), 2:38 | Sep 12, 1945 | Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US | |
98 | Win | 71β17β9 (1) | Buddy Walker | KO | 5 (10) | May 14, 1945 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC, US | |
97 | Win | 70β17β9 (1) | Herb Jones | TKO | 2 (10), 2:25 | Apr 4, 1945 | Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
96 | Win | 69β17β9 (1) | Johnny Denson | KO | 5 (10), 2:35 | Mar 27, 1945 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, US | |
95 | Win | 68β17β9 (1) | Larry Bouchard | PTS | 10 | Mar 1, 1945 | U.S.O. Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia, US | |
94 | Win | 67β17β9 (1) | Juan Urlich | KO | 2 (10) | Dec 20, 1944 | Teatro Circo CaupolicΓ‘n, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
93 | NC | 66β17β9 (1) | Alberto Lovell | NC | 11 (12) | Apr 15, 1944 | Lima, Peru | South American heavyweight title at stake |
92 | Win | 66β17β9 | Fernando Menichelli | KO | 7 (?) | Nov 21, 1943 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | |
91 | Win | 65β17β9 | Roscoe Toles | PTS | 10 | Aug 22, 1943 | Estadio Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
90 | Win | 64β17β9 | Isidoro Gastanaga | TKO | 5 (10) | Jul 18, 1943 | La Paz, Bolivia | |
89 | Win | 63β17β9 | Fernando Menichelli | TKO | 1 (10) | Apr 20, 1943 | Teatro Circo CaupolicΓ‘n, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
88 | Win | 62β17β9 | Alberto Lovell | PTS | 12 | Feb 28, 1943 | Estadio de Carabineros, Santiago de Chile, Chile | Won South American heavyweight title |
87 | Win | 61β17β9 | Eduardo Primo | PTS | 10 | Dec 12, 1942 | GinΓ‘sio da A.A. SΓ£o Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
86 | Loss | 60β17β9 | Roscoe Toles | PTS | 10 | Nov 14, 1942 | GinΓ‘sio do EstΓ‘dio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
85 | Win | 60β16β9 | Antonio Soares | TKO | 1 (10) | Oct 31, 1942 | Teatro Casino Antarctica, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
84 | Loss | 59β16β9 | Roscoe Toles | PTS | 12 | Oct 21, 1942 | Estadio Manoel Schwartz, RΓo de Janeiro, Brazil | |
83 | Win | 59β15β9 | Eusebio Ramirez | KO | 7 (?) | Sep 12, 1942 | Cordoba, Argentina | |
82 | Draw | 58β15β9 | Roscoe Toles | PTS | 12 | Jul 10, 1942 | Teatro Circo CaupolicΓ‘n, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
81 | Win | 58β15β8 | Hans Havlicek | KO | 3 (12) | Jun 6, 1942 | Salta, Argentina | |
80 | Loss | 57β15β8 | Roscoe Toles | PTS | 12 | Mar 7, 1942 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
79 | Loss | 57β14β8 | Alberto Lovell | PTS | 12 | Jan 17, 1942 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | For South American heavyweight title |
78 | Draw | 57β13β8 | Roscoe Toles | PTS | 12 | Nov 1, 1941 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
77 | Win | 57β13β7 | Ernesto Carnesse | PTS | 10 | Sep 27, 1941 | Teatro Circo CaupolicΓ‘n, Santiago de Chile, Argentina | |
76 | Loss | 56β13β7 | Alberto Lovell | PTS | 12 | May 17, 1941 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | For South American heavyweight title |
75 | Win | 56β12β7 | Tony Musto | PTS | 10 | Dec 2, 1940 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US | |
74 | Win | 55β12β7 | Gus Dorazio | UD | 10 | Oct 7, 1940 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
73 | Loss | 54β12β7 | Joe Louis | TKO | 8 (15), 1:24 | Jun 20, 1940 | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, US | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
72 | Loss | 54β11β7 | Joe Louis | SD | 15 | Feb 9, 1940 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
71 | Loss | 54β10β7 | Eduardo Primo | DQ | 8 (12) | Aug 19, 1939 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Lost South American heavyweight title; Primo DQ'd for hitting low |
70 | Win | 54β9β7 | Valentin Campolo | PTS | 12 | Jul 22, 1939 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained South American heavyweight title |
69 | Win | 53β9β7 | Alberto Lovell | PTS | 12 | Apr 8, 1939 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Won South American heavyweight title |
68 | Loss | 52β9β7 | Valentin Campolo | PTS | 12 | Mar 4, 1939 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
67 | Win | 52β8β7 | Eusebio Ramirez | KO | 3 (12) | Jan 28, 1939 | Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina | |
66 | Win | 51β8β7 | Hans Birkie | PTS | 10 | Dec 18, 1938 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
65 | Win | 50β8β7 | Hans Havlicek | TKO | 2 (10) | Nov 26, 1938 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
64 | Loss | 49β8β7 | Alberto Lovell | PTS | 12 | Jul 23, 1938 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
63 | Win | 49β7β7 | Valentin Campolo | PTS | 12 | Jun 18, 1938 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
62 | Win | 48β7β7 | Dionisio Cristante | KO | 1 (10) | Jun 3, 1938 | Teatro Mitre, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
61 | Win | 47β7β7 | Eddie Mader | TKO | 5 (10) | Nov 9, 1937 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
60 | Loss | 46β7β7 | Nathan Mann | PTS | 10 | Oct 8, 1937 | Hippodrome, New York City, New York, US | |
59 | Draw | 46β6β7 | Roscoe Toles | PTS | 10 | Aug 4, 1937 | University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US | |
58 | Win | 46β6β6 | Tony Galento | PTS | 6 | Jun 22, 1937 | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
57 | Loss | 45β6β6 | Roscoe Toles | PTS | 10 | May 21, 1937 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US | |
56 | Win | 45β5β6 | Tony Galento | PTS | 10 | Apr 28, 1937 | Hippodrome, New York City, New York, US | |
55 | Draw | 44β5β6 | Maurice Strickland | PTS | 10 | Mar 10, 1937 | Hippodrome, New York City, New York, US | |
54 | Win | 44β5β5 | Art Sykes | KO | 3 (8) | Feb 25, 1937 | Star Casino, New York City, New York, US | |
53 | Win | 43β5β5 | Otis Thomas | TKO | 3 (10) | Feb 3, 1937 | Hippodrome, New York City, New York, US | |
52 | Win | 42β5β5 | Jack Roper | KO | 7 (10) | Jan 14, 1937 | Star Casino, New York City, New York, US | |
51 | Draw | 41β5β5 | Al Ettore | PTS | 10 | Nov 11, 1936 | Hippodrome, New York City, New York, US | |
50 | Draw | 41β5β4 | Leroy Haynes | PTS | 10 | Oct 21, 1936 | Hippodrome, New York City, New York, US | |
49 | Win | 41β5β3 | Luis Γngel Firpo | RTD | 3 (12) | Jul 11, 1936 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
48 | Win | 40β5β3 | Vincenz Hower | TKO | 10 (12) | Dec 21, 1935 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
47 | Win | 39β5β3 | Eduardo Primo | PTS | 12 | Dec 7, 1935 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
46 | Win | 38β5β3 | Oscar Davidson | KO | 1 (10) | Sep 7, 1935 | Estadio Brasil, RΓo de Janeiro, Brazil | |
45 | Draw | 37β5β3 | Eduardo Primo | PTS | 12 | Jul 13, 1935 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
44 | Win | 37β5β2 | Antonio Sebastiao | TKO | 3 (10) | May 18, 1935 | Estadio Brasil, RΓo de Janeiro, Brazil | |
43 | Win | 36β5β2 | Tommy Loughran | PTS | 10 | Mar 17, 1935 | Campos de Sports de ΓuΓ±oa, Santiago de Chile, Argentina | |
42 | Loss | 35β5β2 | Tommy Loughran | UD | 12 | Jan 5, 1935 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
41 | Win | 35β4β2 | Jose Carattoli | PTS | 12 | Nov 24, 1934 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
40 | Draw | 34β4β2 | Tommy Loughran | PTS | 12 | Oct 20, 1934 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
39 | Win | 34β4β1 | Eduardo Primo | PTS | 12 | Sep 29, 1934 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
38 | Loss | 33β4β1 | Billy Jones | PTS | 10 | Aug 12, 1934 | Stadium Nacional, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
37 | Win | 33β3β1 | Erwin Klausner | PTS | 10 | Jun 24, 1934 | Stadium Nacional, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
36 | Win | 32β3β1 | Erwin Klausner | PTS | 12 | Apr 22, 1934 | Campos de Sports de ΓuΓ±oa, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
35 | Loss | 31β3β1 | Victorio Campolo | PTS | 12 | Mar 1, 1934 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
34 | Win | 31β2β1 | Esteban Senestraro | TKO | 6 (12) | Jan 20, 1934 | Club Atletico River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
33 | Win | 30β2β1 | Mario Lenzi | KO | 2 (12) | Jan 5, 1934 | Club Atletico River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
32 | Win | 29β2β1 | Salvatore Zaetta | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 6, 1933 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
31 | Win | 28β2β1 | Vicente Parrile | PTS | 10 | Aug 23, 1933 | Plaza de Toros de Las Arenas, Barcelona, Spain | |
30 | Win | 27β2β1 | Mateo de la Osa | TKO | 7 (10) | Jul 26, 1933 | Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona, Spain | |
29 | Win | 26β2β1 | Raul Bianchi | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 1, 1933 | Plaza de Toros Monumental, Barcelona, Spain | |
28 | Win | 25β2β1 | Rafaele Siciliano | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 14, 1933 | Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona, Spain | |
27 | Win | 24β2β1 | Santiago Sola | PTS | 10 | May 31, 1933 | Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona, Spain | |
26 | Win | 23β2β1 | Jesus Rodriguez | KO | 2 (10) | May 9, 1933 | Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona, Spain | |
25 | Win | 22β2β1 | Angel Roman | KO | 1 (10) | May 2, 1933 | Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona, Spain | |
24 | Win | 21β2β1 | 'Young' John Herrera | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1933 | Arena Cristal, Havana, Cuba | |
23 | Win | 20β2β1 | Frank Cawley | PTS | 10 | Feb 27, 1933 | Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, US | |
22 | Win | 19β2β1 | Pantaleon Musolino | KO | 2 (?) | Feb 25, 1933 | Havana, Cuba | |
21 | Win | 18β2β1 | Rufino Alvarez | KO | 5 (?) | Feb 4, 1933 | Havana, Cuba | |
20 | Win | 17β2β1 | Dewey Kimrey | TKO | 5 (10) | Jan 24, 1933 | Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, US | |
19 | Loss | 16β2β1 | Frankie Edgren | PTS | 10 | Jan 10, 1933 | Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, US | |
18 | Win | 16β1β1 | Chick Raines | RTD | 5 (10) | Dec 6, 1932 | Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, US | |
17 | Win | 15β1β1 | Johnny Mack | TKO | 5 (10) | Nov 21, 1932 | Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, US | |
16 | Win | 14β1β1 | Frankie Palmo | TKO | 10 (10), 2:50 | Nov 11, 1932 | Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, US | |
15 | Win | 13β1β1 | Tony Ferrante | KO | 1 (10) | Oct 31, 1932 | Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, US | |
14 | Win | 12β1β1 | Joe King | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 21, 1932 | Benjamin Field Arena, Tampa, Florida, US | |
13 | Win | 11β1β1 | Irving Ashkenazy | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 7, 1932 | Benjamin Field Arena, Tampa, Florida, US | |
12 | Win | 10β1β1 | Cyclone Smith | PTS | 10 | Sep 26, 1932 | Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, US | |
11 | Win | 9β1β1 | Ben Logan | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 12, 1932 | Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, US | |
10 | Win | 8β1β1 | Gordon Fortenberry | PTS | 10 | Aug 22, 1932 | Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, US | |
9 | Win | 7β1β1 | Ray Swanson | KO | 7 (10) | Aug 1, 1932 | Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, US | |
8 | Draw | 6β1β1 | Pedro Proenza | PTS | 10 | Jul 16, 1932 | Viejo Fronton, Havana, Cuba | |
7 | Win | 6β1 | Antonio Hevia | PTS | 10 | Jul 2, 1932 | Miramar Garden, Havana, Cuba | |
6 | Win | 5β1 | Pantaleon Musolino | DQ | 2 (10) | Jun 25, 1932 | Havana, Cuba | Musolino DQ'd for headbutting and biting |
5 | Win | 4β1 | Luis Aravena | PTS | 8 | Dec 6, 1931 | Campos de Sports de ΓuΓ±oa, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
4 | Win | 3β1 | Peter Johnson | PTS | 10 | Jun 14, 1931 | Stadium Nacional, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
3 | Win | 2β1 | Oscar Ramirez | KO | 2 (6) | May 30, 1931 | Stadium Nacional, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
2 | Loss | 1β1 | Luis Aravena | KO | ? (10) | Mar 7, 1931 | Coliseo Popular, Valparaiso, Chile | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Peter Johnson | PTS | 6 | Dec 21, 1930 | PabellΓ³n Nacional, Santiago de Chile, Chile |
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Arturo Godoy from BoxRec (registration required)