Luis Ángel Firpo

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Luis Ángel Firpo (October 11, 1894 – August 7, 1960) was an Argentine boxer. Born in Junín, Argentina, he was nicknamed The Wild Bull of the Pampas.[1] He was the first Latin American in history to challenge for the world heavyweight title. His bout against Jess Willard set a world record for boxing attendance at the time.[2] His 1923 heavyweight title fight against Jack Dempsey was named Ring Magazine Fight of the Year for 1923.

Firpo was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the Old Timer category as part of the class of 2024.[3]

Boxing career

In 1922 he arrived in the United States.[4] He rose quickly in the Heavyweight rankings by winning all four of his fights that year by knockout. The first three in the United States made him a national hero in Argentina.[5] He returned to his home town Buenos Aires to fight Jim Tracey in front of 20,000 spectators. Firpo won by knockout in the 4th round.[6]

File:Luis Firpo, G. Widmer, A. Mayer, J. DeForest (cropped).jpg
Firpo and his handlers

Firpo began 1923 at Madison Square Garden knocking out former title challenger Bill Brennan in the 12th round with a right. Brennan had to be taken to the hospital afterwards for a concussion. "Dempsey never hit me any harder than this fellow," said Brennan. Adding that he couldn't wear his old hat because his head was too swollen.[7]

He followed that with seven more wins in a row, including a win over former world champion Jess Willard. Willard was 41 at the time, and his age forced the bout to be moved from New York to New Jersey.[8] The event drew enormous interest, as 100,000 fight fans crowded the event with an estimated 25,000 more turned away, an attendance which set a world record for boxing at the time.[9] After a win against Charley Weinert, Luis Firpo was scheduled for a heavyweight title shot against Jack Dempsey.

Firpo was the first Latin American in history to challenge for the world heavyweight title. In anticipation for the Dempsey-Firpo bout, a Firpo sparring session drew a crowd of 12,000.[10] The match was at the Polo Grounds, normal capacity 55,000, but an additional 20,000 seats were constructed bringing the total to 75,000 for the fight,[11] later expanded to 83,000. The police estimated that 150,000 people showed up, including a mass extending a quarter mile in every direction around the arena.[12]

File:Bellows George Dempsey and Firpo 1924.jpg
Firpo sending Dempsey outside the ring; Dempsey and Firpo, 1923 painting by George Bellows

Firpo was floored seven times in the first round of the bout, before he trapped Dempsey against the ropes and launched a combination that sent the champion out of the ring. Dempsey was helped into the ring at the count of nine (in spite of having been seventeen seconds outside the ring; fighters are given a twenty-second count when they are knocked through the ropes). After getting back in the ring Dempsey took 13 consecutive shots from Firpo.[13] In the second round Dempsey rallied and knocked out Firpo. It was named Ring Magazine Fight of the Year for 1923.

He returned to Argentina for a period, fighting only 3 official bouts while he planned another return to the United States. Originally planned as a 10 match tour.[14] 80,000 attended his fight against Harry Wills,[15] however he was defeated. He followed that with a loss against Charley Weinert, who Firpo had previously beaten. Both were by newspaper decision.

Retirement

Afterwards, Firpo became a car-dealer for Stutz and a rancher. By 1940 he was ranching on a large scale in Carlos Casares with 8,000 cattle, 4,000 sheep and 400 horses. He discovered the boxer Abel Cestac in July 1940.[16] Firpo and Jack Dempsey agreed to jointly manage Cestac, who went on to become the South American heavyweight champion.[17][18] On his passing in 1960, Luis Firpo was buried in La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires. His mausoleum has a statue of him at the front.[19]

Legacy

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Luis Angel Firpo vault in the Cemetery of Recoleta, Buenos Aires, where his remains were interred

Firpo's popularity around Latin America was immeasurable. Years later, C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo, a professional football team in El Salvador was named after him. In addition, various schools, streets, and avenues across Latin America have been named after him.[20]

The painting Dempsey and Firpo by George Bellows has appeared in many films including Goodfellas, and television including The Simpsons with Homer Simpson in the place of Firpo.[21] With some calling it "the most influential sports painting ever."[22]

The 1960 New Zealand play, The End of the Golden Weather by Bruce Mason has a main character, a would-be Olympic runner, who calls himself Firpo out of admiration for the boxer.

In 2003, he was named by The Ring as one of the 100 greatest punchers of all time.

Professional boxing record

31 Wins (26 Knockouts), 4 Defeats, 2 No Contests[23]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss 31-4
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Win 31-3
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 2 NDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Siska Habarta KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1936-05-25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Buenos AiresScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 30-3
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 2 NDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Saverio Grizzo KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1936-05-09Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Luna Park, Buenos AiresScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 29-3
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 2 NDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Erminio Spalla PTSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1926-04-03Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Parque Romano, Buenos AiresScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ND 28-3
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 2 NDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Charley Weinert NDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1924-11-12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 113th Regiment Armory,
Newark, New JerseyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ND 28-3
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 1 NDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Harry Wills NDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1924-09-11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Boyle's Thirty Acres,
Jersey City, New JerseyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 28-3
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Al Reich KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1924-04-05Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Club Sportivo Barracas, Buenos AiresScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 27-3
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Erminio Spalla TKOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 14 (15)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1924-03-27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Buenos AiresScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 26-3
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Farmer Lodge KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 5 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1924-02-24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Club Atlético River Plate, Buenos AiresScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Loss 25-3
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Jack Dempsey KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2 (15)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1923-09-14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Polo Grounds, New York City, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For NYSAC World Heavyweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 25-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Charley Weinert TKOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2 (8)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1923-08-13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Shibe Park, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 24-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Homer Smith PTSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1923-08-03Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Omaha, NebraskaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 23-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Joe Burke KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1923-07-27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Battle Creek, MichiganScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 22-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Jess Willard KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 8 (12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1923-07-12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Boyle's Thirty Acres,
Jersey City, New JerseyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 21-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Jim Hibbard KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2 (20)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1923-06-17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". El Toreo, Mexico CityScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 20-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Jack Herman KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1923-06-10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". CubaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". HavanaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 19-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Jack McAuliffe II KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3 (15)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1923-05-12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 18-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Bill Brennan KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12 (15)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1923-03-12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Madison Square Garden,
New York City, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 17-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Jim Tracey KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 4 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1922-10-08Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Club Sportivo Barracas, Buenos AiresScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 16-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Jack Herman TKOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 5 (12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1922-05-13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New YorkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 15-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Joe McCann KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 5 (12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1922-04-04Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Newark, New JerseyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 14-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Tom Maxted KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 7 (12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1922-03-20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Newark, New JerseyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 13-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Fernando Priano KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1921-09-27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". San Miguel de Tucumán, TucumánScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 12-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Gunboat Smith KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12 (15)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1921-04-23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Club Universitario, Buenos AiresScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 11-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Gunboat Smith PTSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1921-03-12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ChileScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Valparaíso, ValparaísoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 10-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Dave Mills KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 (15)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1920-12-11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Club Universitario, Buenos AiresScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Defended South American
Heavyweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NC 9-2
2 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Alberto Coleman NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1920-09-11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Teatro Municipal, Mendoza, MendozaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 9-2
1 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Antonio Jirsa KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1920-07-07Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Club Universitario, Buenos AiresScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 8-2
1 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Dave Mills KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 (15)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1920-04-30Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ChileScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Estadio Hippodrome, Santiago, SantiagoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won South American Heavyweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 7-2
1 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Andrés Balsa KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 6 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1920-02-28Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ChileScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Valparaíso, ValparaísoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Loss 6-2
1 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Dave Mills PTSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1919-11-01Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ChileScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Santiago, SantiagoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For South American Heavyweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 6-1
1 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Arthur Manning KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1919-04-26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". UruguayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Montevideo, MontevideoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 5-1
1 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Fernando Priano KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 4 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1919-04-12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". UruguayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Montevideo, MontevideoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 4-1
1 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Calvin Respress PTSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1919-02-07Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ChileScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Santiago, SantiagoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 3-1
1 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Calvin Respress DQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1918-12-14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ChileScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Santiago, SantiagoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 2-1
1 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Ignacio Sepulveda KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1918-11-09Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ChileScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Santiago, SantiagoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 1-1
1 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon William Daly KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 7 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1918-09-28Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ChileScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Chillán, BiobíoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Loss 0-1
1 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Flagicon Angel Rodriguez KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1918-01-12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". UruguayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Teatro Casino, Montevideo, MontevideoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NC 1 NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Frank Hagney NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 6 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1917-12-10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Internacional Boxing Club, Buenos AiresScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

See also

References

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  23. ↑ Luis Ángel Firpo's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2012-03-18.

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