Pancho Villa
(Francisco Guilledo)
BORN August 1 1901; Iloilo, Phillipines DIED July 14 1925; San Francisco, California (blood poisoning) HEIGHT 5-1 WEIGHT 109 1/2-115 lbs MANAGER Frank Churchill RECORD 79-5-4 (25 KO, 20 ND) Villa was an explosive and relentless fighter who hit hard with both fists, fighting in the fashion of a "miniature" Jack Dempsey; Many consider him to be the greatest Asian fighter ever
Among those he defeated were Johnny Buff, Abe Goldstein, Terry Martin, Jimmy Wilde, Benny Schwartz, Georgie Marks, Bud Taylor, and Clever Sencio; Villa died of blood poisoning from an infected tooth 10 days after his last fight
Nat Fleischer ranked Villa as the #2 All-Time Flyweight; Charley Rose ranked him as the #2 All-Time Flyweight; Herb Goldman ranked him as the #5 All-Time Flyweight; He was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1961 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994
Villa-Buff 1922 Fight Video Clip
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1919 Kid Castro Manila, Philippines W 4 -Some sources report "W 5" Terio Pandong Manila, Philippines W 4 Kid Cortez Manila, Philippines W 4 Pedro Alberto Manila, Philippines W 4 Young Edwards Manila, Philippines W 4 Alberto Castro Manila, Philippines KO 3 Cesareo Siguion Manila, Philippines KO 2 Young Duarte Manila, Philippines W 4 Jamie Desiderio Manila, Philippines KO 2 Kid Elino Manila, Philippines W 4 Kid Moro Manila, Philippines KO 2 Jose de la Cruz Manila, Philippines W 4 Pedro Olongapo Manila, Philippines W 4 Jose Mendoza Manila, Philippines KO 2 Baguio Bearcat Manila, Philippines W 4 Baguio Bearcat Manila, Philippines W 4 1920 Pedro Capitan Manila, Philippines KO 4 Frisco Concepcion Manila, Philippines L 4 Kid Castro Manila, Philippines W 6 Salvador Santo Tomas Manila, Philippines KO 2 Big Cortez Manila, Philippines ND 6 Jose de la Cruz Manila, Philippines W 6 Mike Ballerino Manila, Philippines W 6 Mike Ballerino Manila, Philippines W 6 Juan Candelaria Manila, Philippines W 6 Kid Cortez Manila, Philippines W 6 Mike Ballerino Manila, Philippines ND 6 Mike Ballerino Manila, Philippines ND 6 Stiff Irineo Manila, Philippines W 61921 Jan 10 Mike Ballerino Manila, Philippines D 15 Jan 23 Juan Candelaria Manila, Philippines KO 4 Feb 7 Kid Moro Manila, Philippines KO 3 Feb 21 Terio Pandong Manila, Philippines W 8 Mar 5 Mike Ballerino Manila, Philippines W 10 Mar 26 Young Santos Manila, Philippines KO 7 Apr 10 Kid Garcia Manila, Philippines W 8 Apr 24 Stiff Irineo Manila, Philippines KO 2 May 8 Mike Ballerino Manila, Philippines W 15 -Some sources report 5/06/21 May 22 Knockout Lewis Manila, Philippines KO 4 Jun 6 Pedro Alberto Manila, Philippines W 8 Jun 20 Leoncio Bernabe Manila, Philippines D 6 Jul 11 Young Modejar Manila, Philippines W 6 Jul 25 Mike Ballerino Manila, Philippines D 15 Aug 9 Eddie Moore Manila, Philippines LF 10 Aug 23 Mike Ballerino Manila, Philippines W 20 Sep 7 Syd Keenan Manila, Philippines W 8 Sep 21 Leoncio Bernabe Manila, Philippines W 8 Oct 5 Mike Ballerino Manila, Philippines W 20 Oct 19 Andres "Kid" Aguilar Manila, Philippines W 8 Nov 3 Cowboy Reyes Manila, Philippines W 15 Nov 10 Andres "Kid" Aguilar Manila, Philippines W 8 Nov 17 Kid Garcia Manila, Philippines W 8 Dec 8 George Mendies Manila, Philippines KO 3 Dec 15 Jimmy Taylor Manila, Philippines W 8 Dec 29 Battling Ongay Manila, Philippines KO 1 1922 Jan 12 Kid Abayan Manila, Philippines W 8 Feb 12 Georgie Lee Manila, Philippines W 15 Mar 19 Max Mason Iloilo, Philippines KO 4 Apr 1 Pete Sarmiento Manila, Philippines W 15 Jun 7 Abe Goldstein Jersey City, NJ ND 12 Jul 6 Frankie Genaro Jersey City, NJ ND 12 Jul 19 Frankie Murray Averne, NY W 6 Jul 29 Terry Miller Asbury Park, NJ ND 12 Aug 2 Johnny Hepburn Brooklyn, NY KO 6 Aug 15 Sammy Cohen Brooklyn, NY KO 8 Aug 22 Frankie Genaro Brooklyn, NY L 10 Sep 14 Johnny Buff Brooklyn, NY TK 11 -Flyweight Championship of America Sep 21 Terry Smacka Newark, NJ EX 4 Oct 23 Danny Edwards Boston, Ma W 10 Oct 30 Patsy Wallace Philadelphia, Pa ND 8 Nov 16 Abe Goldstein New York, NY W 15 -Flyweight Championship of America; Some sources report 11/17/22 Nov 27 Young Montreal Boston, Ma W 10 Dec 29 Terry Martin New York, NY W 15 -Flyweight Championship of America 1923 Jan 1 "Battling" Al Murray Philadelphia, Pa ND 8 Feb 13 Frankie Mason Boston, Ma KO 5 Feb 20 Henry "Kid" Wolfe Philadelphia, Pa KO 3 Mar 1 Frankie Genaro New York, NY L 15 -Flyweight Championship of America Mar 19 Young Montreal Philadelphia, Pa ND 8 Mar 24 Willie Darcy Waterbury, Ct W 12 Apr 23 Clarence Rosen Detroit, Mi ND 10 May 11 "Battling" Al Murray Chicago, Il ND 10 May 24 Bobby Wolgast Philadelphia, Pa ND 8 Jun 18 Jimmy Wilde New York, NY KO 7 -Flyweight Championship of the World Jul 20 Abe Friedman Boston, Ma W 10 Jul 31 Kid Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND 8 Aug 22 Jackie Feldman New York, NY KO 3 Sep 8 Charles "Bud" Taylor Chicago, Il ND 10 Sep 24 Tony Thomas Boston, Ma W 10 Oct 12 Benny Schwartz Baltimore, Md W 15 -Flyweight Championship of the World; Some sources report 10/13/23 Oct 22 Jabez White Philadelphia, Pa ND 8 Nov 19 Joey Schwartz Detroit, Mi ND 10 Dec 5 Donnie Mack Toronto, Ont, Can KO 4 Dec 10 Patsy Wallace Philadelphia, Pa ND 8 1924 Jan 1 Tony Norman Pittsburgh, Pa W 10 Jan 21 Mike Moran Pittsburgh, Pa W 10 Feb 8 Georgie Marks New York, NY W 15 -Flyweight Championship of the World Mar 6 Charles "Bud" Taylor Milwaukee, Wi ND 10 Mar 21 Georgie Lee Sacramento, Ca D 4 Mar 22 Billy Bonillas Modesto, Ca W 4 Apr 23 Eddie McKenna Cleveland, Oh ND 10 May 30 Frankie Ash Brooklyn, NY W 15 -Flyweight Championship of the World Jun 10 Charles "Bud" Taylor Brooklyn, NY W 12 Jul 2 Henny Catena West New York, NJ KO 5 Jul 21 Willie Woods Boston, Ma W 10 Jul 28 Frankie Murray Atlantic City, NJ ND 8 Aug 18 Amos "Kid" Carlin New Orleans, La W 15 1925 Mar 9 Francisco Pilapel Iloilo, Philippines KO 8 May 1 Clever Sencio Manila, Philippines W 15 -Flyweight Championship of the World Jul 4 Jimmy McLarnin Emeryville, Ca L 10
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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