Lauro Salas Explained

Lauro Salas (28 August 1928 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico  - 18 January 1987)^[1] was a Mexican professional boxing world champion in the lightweight division.

Professional career

Salas was known as a tireless puncher, who often would wear his opponents out in the late rounds with a volume of punches. Boxing as a Featherweight for much of his early career, he was given a title shot against Lightweight champion Jimmy Carter on April 1, 1952, at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Appearing to be well behind for the first ten rounds, Salas staged a late rally in the championship rounds, which he capped off with a two-count knockdown of the champion in the 15th round. Carter would win the unanimous decision, even as Salas won a lot of respect for his valiant effort.

Six weeks later as a 4-to-1 underdog he faced Carter again for the title at the Olympic in a rematch. This time around, he got off to a much better start, cut the champion, and once again overwhelmed Carter with his pressure in the late rounds. This time around, he was awarded a split decision over Carter, to win the World Lightweight Title.

On October 15, 1952, Salas fought a rubber match with Carter at Chicago Stadium. In the rematch Carter established control inside, dictating the pace, and cutting Salas over both of the eyes. With his vision hampered by cuts, along with the punishment he had taken from Carter, he was unable to sustain a late rally. Carter was awarded a wide unanimous decision, to regain the Lightweight title for the 2nd time.

Professional boxing record

	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
163	Loss	91–58–13	Bunny Grant	TKO	8 (10)	Mar 4, 1961
162	Loss	91–57–13	Sebastiao Nascimento	TKO	2 (10)	Dec 2, 1960
161	Loss	91–56–13	Antonio Gutierrez	PTS	10	Aug 27, 1960
160	Win	91–55–13	Chuck Flores	SD	10	Aug 23, 1960
159	Loss	90–55–13	Harlow Irwin	UD	10	Jul 28, 1960
158	Win	90–54–13	Harlow Irwin	TKO	3 (10)	Jun 7, 1960
157	Draw	89–54–13	Osamu Watanabe	PTS	10	Apr 8, 1960
156	Loss	89–54–12	Alfredo Urbina	KO	6 (10)	Feb 20, 1960
155	Draw	89–53–12	Claudio Adame	PTS	10	Nov 24, 1959
154	Draw	89–53–11	Frank Valdez	PTS	10	Sep 8, 1959
153	Loss	89–53–10	Damaso Collazo	PTS	10	Aug 1, 1959
152		89–52–10	Joey Lopes	NC	9 (10)	Jun 16, 1959
151	Win	89–52–10	Johnny Shaw	SD	10	Apr 30, 1959
150	Win	88–52–10	Tano Serna	SD	10	Apr 21, 1959
149	Loss	87–52–10	Eddie Pace	PTS	10	Mar 31, 1959
148	Win	87–51–10	Collier Cox	MD	10	Mar 3, 1959
147	Win	86–51–10	Henry Gutierrez	UD	10	Feb 17, 1959
146	Win	85–51–10	Hector Ceballos	KO	6 (10)	Jan 28, 1959
145	Win	84–51–10	Joe Arias	KO	7 (10)	Jan 24, 1959
144	Win	83–51–10	Collier Cox	SD	10	Jan 15, 1959
143	Loss	82–51–10	Cisco Andrade	TKO	8 (10)	Sep 13, 1958
142	Win	82–50–10	Angel Guerrero	KO	9 (10)	Jul 12, 1958
141	Loss	81–50–10	Davey Moore	UD	10	Jun 19, 1958
140	Loss	81–49–10	Pete Kawula	UD	10	Mar 1, 1958
139	Win	81–48–10	Noel Humphreys	UD	10	Feb 8, 1958
138	Loss	80–48–10	Ernesto Parra	SD	10	Jan 16, 1958
137	Loss	80–47–10	Bobby Scanlon	UD	10	Dec 19, 1957
136	Win	80–46–10	Lulu Perez	UD	10	Oct 19, 1957
135	Win	79–46–10	Julian Velasquez	KO	8 (10)	Oct 5, 1957
134	Loss	78–46–10	Paul Armstead	UD	12	Aug 3, 1957
133	Loss	78–45–10	Pete Kawula	MD	10	Jun 29, 1957
132	Win	78–44–10	Noel Humphreys	PTS	10	May 20, 1957
131	Loss	77–44–10	Ike Chestnut	MD	10	Apr 25, 1957
130	Win	77–43–10	Armand Savoie	UD	10	Feb 23, 1957
129	Draw	76–43–10	Tommy Tibbs	PTS	10	Feb 2, 1957
128	Loss	76–43–9	Tommy Tibbs	UD	10	Jan 12, 1957
127	Win	76–42–9	Tommy Tibbs	SD	10	Nov 17, 1956
126	Draw	75–42–9	Bobby Bell	SD	10	Oct 13, 1956
125	Win	75–42–8	Lou Filippo	TKO	9 (10)	Sep 22, 1956
124	Loss	74–42–8	Jimmy Carter	UD	10	Jun 21, 1956
123	Win	74–41–8	Billy Evans	PTS	10	May 14, 1956
122	Win	73–41–8	Sonny Mendia	TKO	5 (10)	May 3, 1956
121	Win	72–41–8	Ralph Capone	TKO	3 (10)	Mar 22, 1956
120	Loss	71–41–8	Ruben Salazar	SD	10	Feb 9, 1956
119	Loss	71–40–8	Paul Jorgensen	MD	10	Jan 17, 1956
118	Loss	71–39–8	Martin Guije Rodriguez	PTS	10	Dec 17, 1955
117	Win	71–38–8	Billy Evans	KO	7 (10)	Dec 8, 1955
116	Win	70–38–8	Pete Aguirre	TKO	10 (10)	Nov 1, 1955
115	Win	69–38–8	Dom Sacco	TKO	4 (10)	Oct 20, 1955
114	Win	68–38–8	Gaby Macias	KO	9 (10)	Sep 24, 1955
113	Loss	67–38–8	Ciro Morasen	PTS	10	Sep 7, 1955
112	Win	67–37–8	Epifanio Garcia	KO	9 (10)	Sep 1, 1955
111	Win	66–37–8	Pupi Garcia	KO	9 (10)	Jun 29, 1955
110	Win	65–37–8	Gil Velarde	UD	10	Jun 9, 1955
109	Win	64–37–8	Pete Aguirre	TKO	10 (10)	Jun 2, 1955
108	Loss	63–37–8	Cisco Andrade	UD	10	Apr 28, 1955
107	Loss	63–36–8	Don Jordan	SD	12	Mar 31, 1955
106	Win	63–35–8	Cisco Andrade	SD	10	Feb 17, 1955
105	Loss	62–35–8	Don Jordan	UD	12	Jan 13, 1955
104	Win	62–34–8	Mickey Zielke	TKO	6 (8)	Dec 30, 1954
103	Win	61–34–8	Sonny Strauss	KO	4 (10)	Dec 20, 1954
102	Loss	60–34–8	Sonny Strauss	DQ	8 (10)	Nov 24, 1954
101	Loss	60–33–8	Art Ramponi	KO	4 (10)	Oct 19, 1954
100	Win	60–32–8	Gil Velarde	TKO	9 (10)	Oct 5, 1954
99	Win	59–32–8	Alex Fimbres	TKO	2 (10)	Sep 13, 1954
98	Loss	58–32–8	Pete Aguirre	MD	10	Aug 31, 1954
97	Loss	58–31–8	Jose Gonzalez	TKO	8 (10)	Jun 16, 1954
96	Loss	58–30–8	Juan Padilla	TKO	8 (10)	Feb 6, 1954
95	Win	58–29–8	Juan Navarro	PTS	10	Oct 10, 1953
94	Win	57–29–8	Ernesto Aguilar	PTS	10	Aug 15, 1953
93	Loss	56–29–8	Humberto Carrillo	PTS	10	Jun 22, 1953
92	Win	56–28–8	Pepe Alvarez	TKO	7 (10)	Jun 10, 1953
91	Loss	55–28–8	Pat Marcune	MD	10	Feb 27, 1953
90	Loss	55–27–8	Bobby Why	SD	10	Jan 29, 1953
89	Win	55–26–8	Del Cockayne	KO	4 (10)	Jan 20, 1953
88	Loss	54–26–8	Tommy Collins	UD	10	Dec 8, 1952
87	Loss	54–25–8	Jimmy Carter	UD	15	Oct 15, 1952
86	Win	54–24–8	Ramon Yung	KO	5 (10)	Sep 23, 1952
85	Win	53–24–8	Harold Dade	KO	4 (10)	Jun 22, 1952
84	Win	52–24–8	Jimmy Carter	SD	15	May 14, 1952
83	Loss	51–24–8	Jimmy Carter	UD	15	Apr 1, 1952
82	Loss	51–23–8	Art Aragon	MD	10	Mar 4, 1952
81	Win	51–22–8	Tony Espinosa	TKO	10 (10)	Feb 22, 1952
80	Win	50–22–8	Javier Gutierrez	UD	12	Feb 12, 1952
79	Win	49–22–8	Alfredo Escobar	KO	3 (10)	Feb 1, 1952
78	Win	48–22–8	Chucho Mendoza	KO	4 (10)	Jan 30, 1952
77	Draw	47–22–8	Bobby Why	PTS	10	Jan 4, 1952
76	Loss	47–22–7	Memo Valero	PTS	10	Nov 3, 1951
75	Win	47–21–7	Jackie Blair	UD	10	Oct 19, 1951
74	Win	46–21–7	Fabela Chavez	TKO	12 (12)	Sep 28, 1951
73	Win	45–21–7	Gabriel Diaz	PTS	10	Aug 11, 1951
72	Loss	44–21–7	Fabela Chavez	MD	12	Jul 27, 1951
71	Draw	44–20–7	Fabela Chavez	PTS	12	Jun 29, 1951
70	Win	44–20–6	Carlos Chávez	UD	10	Jun 8, 1951
69	Loss	43–20–6	Jackie Blair	SD	10	May 22, 1951
68	Loss	43–19–6	Sandy Saddler	TKO	6 (10)	Mar 27, 1951
67	Win	43–18–6	Luis Adame	KO	5 (10)	Feb 16, 1951
66	Win	42–18–6	Manuel Ortiz	MD	10	Jan 26, 1951
65	Loss	41–18–6	Rudy Garcia	PTS	10	Jan 5, 1951
64	Win	41–17–6	Rudy Garcia	UD	12	Dec 8, 1950
63	Win	40–17–6	Dave Gallardo	SD	10	Nov 24, 1950
62	Win	39–17–6	Jesus Alonso	TKO	5 (10)	Sep 30, 1950
61	Loss	38–17–6	Archie Whitewater	PTS	10	Jun 3, 1950
60	Loss	38–16–6	Sandy Saddler	TKO	9 (15)	Apr 18, 1950
59	Win	38–15–6	Jock Leslie	KO	5 (10)	Mar 28, 1950
58	Win	37–15–6	Chico Rosa	UD	10	Mar 21, 1950
57	Win	36–15–6	Rudy Vasquez	UD	10	Mar 13, 1950
56	Win	35–15–6	Rocky Lucero	TKO	5 (10)	Mar 6, 1950
55	Win	34–15–6	Jock Leslie	TKO	3 (10)	Feb 7, 1950
54	Win	33–15–6	Baby LeRoy	SD	10	Jan 31, 1950
53	Loss	32–15–6	Glen Flanagan	PTS	10	Dec 29, 1949
52	Win	32–14–6	Mel Hammond	SD	10	Dec 8, 1949
51	Win	31–14–6	Johnny Efhan	PTS	10	Nov 30, 1949
50	Draw	30–14–6	Baby LeRoy	PTS	10	Oct 20, 1949
49	Draw	30–14–5	Felix Ramirez	PTS	10	Oct 10, 1949
48	Loss	30–14–4	Felix Ramirez	UD	10	Sep 20, 1949
47	Win	30–13–4	Rocky Lucero	PTS	10	Sep 7, 1949
46	Win	29–13–4	Pinky Peralta	KO	6 (10)	Jul 2, 1949
45	Win	28–13–4	Chuck Wilkerson	PTS	10	Jun 16, 1949
44	Win	27–13–4	Bobby Why	KO	4 (10)	Jun 6, 1949
43	Loss	26–13–4	Manuel Ortiz	UD	10	Apr 26, 1949
42	Loss	26–12–4	Carlos Chávez	UD	10	Mar 15, 1949
41	Win	26–11–4	Alfredo Escobar	UD	10	Feb 22, 1949
40	Win	25–11–4	Baby Mickey	TKO	12	Feb 9, 1949
39	Loss	24–11–4	Harold Dade	UD	12	Dec 7, 1948
38	Loss	24–10–4	Manuel Rivera	PTS	10	Nov 17, 1948
37	Loss	24–9–4	Carlos Chávez	UD	10	Oct 26, 1948
36	Win	24–8–4	Manuel Ortiz	UD	10	Sep 28, 1948
35	Win	23–8–4	Manny Ortega	KO	3 (10)	Aug 27, 1948
34	Win	22–8–4	Buddy Jacklich	UD	10	Aug 16, 1948
33	Win	21–8–4	Lawton DiSoso	PTS	10	Aug 10, 1948
32	Win	20–8–4	Bobby Jackson	TKO	7 (10)	Jun 25, 1948
31	Win	19–8–4	Ralph Lara	TKO	4 (10)	May 4, 1948
30	Loss	18–8–4	Mario Trigo	UD	10	Apr 23, 1948
29	Win	18–7–4	Pee Wee Swingler	MD	10	Apr 5, 1948
28	Draw	17–7–4	Alfredo Escobar	PTS	10	Mar 12, 1948
27	Loss	17–7–3	Harold Dade	PTS	10	Mar 3, 1948
26	Loss	17–6–3	Raul Esqueda	SD	10	Jan 19, 1948
25	Win	17–5–3	Jackie Romero	PTS	10	Jan 13, 1948
24	Win	16–5–3	Felix Bueno	PTS	10	Dec 9, 1947
23	Win	15–5–3	Felix Ramirez	KO	4 (10)	Nov 25, 1947
22	Win	14–5–3	Ron Cannon	KO	8 (10)	Nov 18, 1947
21	Draw	13–5–3	Trinidad Perez	PTS	6	Oct 29, 1947
20	Win	13–5–2	Felix Ramirez	UD	10	Sep 30, 1947
19	Win	12–5–2	Curtis James	KO	2 (6)	Sep 26, 1947
18	Win	11–5–2	Ron Cannon	PTS	4	Sep 22, 1947
17	Win	10–5–2	Julio Muriel	UD	6	Sep 11, 1947
16	Win	9–5–2	Sammy Anders	UD	6	Sep 2, 1947
15	Win	8–5–2	Al Sandoval	TKO	2 (6)	Aug 12, 1947
14	Draw	7–5–2	Ray Sandoval	PTS	6	Jul 22, 1947
13	Win	7–5–1	Bee Jimenez	PTS	4	Jul 7, 1947
12	Loss	6–5–1	Pee Wee Swingler	PTS	6	Jun 17, 1947
11	Loss	6–4–1	Francisco Gaytan	PTS	10	Apr 5, 1947
10	Loss	6–3–1	Francisco Gaytan	PTS	10	Mar 22, 1947
9	Draw	6–2–1	Baby Tampico	PTS	10	Nov 5, 1946
8	Loss	6–2	Baby Tampico	PTS	10	Oct 22, 1946
7	Win	6–1	Gonzalo Buenrostro	TKO	8 (10)	Aug 24, 1946
6	Win	5–1	Richard Garcia	PTS	4	Aug 23, 1946
5	Win	4–1	Bobby Dykes	PTS	4	Jul 19, 1946
4	Loss	3–1	Chino Puente	PTS	6	Jun 28, 1946
3	Win	3–0	Carlos Martinez Mercado	KO	1 (6)	Jun 21, 1946
2	Win	2–0	Reymundo Ramirez	KO	1 (4)	May 31, 1946
1	Win	1–0	Chino Puente	PTS	6	Apr 26, 1946

See also

• Lineal championship
• List of lightweight boxing champions
• List of Mexican boxing world champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-11-03. La hazaña del Tigrillo es inmortal. openvision.mx.