Víctor Galíndez
Born
Víctor Emilio Galíndez

(1948-11-02)2 November 1948
Died25 October 1980(1980-10-25) (aged 31)
NationalityArgentina Argentina
Other namesEl Leopardo de Morón
Statistics
Weight(s)Light heavyweight
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Boxing record
Total fights70
Wins55
Wins by KO34
Losses9
Draws4
No contests2
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1967 Winnipeg Light Middleweight

Víctor Emilio Galíndez (2 November 1948 in Vedia 25 October 1980 in Veinticinco de Mayo, Buenos Aires) was an Argentine boxer who was the third Latin American to win the world Light Heavyweight championship, after Puerto Rico's José Torres and Venezuela's Vicente Rondon.

Galíndez was born in Vedia in the Leandro N. Alem Partido of the Buenos Aires Province in Argentina in 1948. He aspired to become both a boxer and a stock car pilot since an early age, but he was more interested in boxing. As an amateur, he compiled a winning record and participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he lost in a preliminary round bout to Aldo Bentini of Italy. A year earlier he claimed the silver medal at the 1967 Pan American Games.

Galíndez then turned professional, and on 10 May 1969, he debuted as a paid fighter with a win over Ramon Ruiz by a knockout in four at Buenos Aires. After one more win, he faced Adolfo Cejas in Azul, Argentina, in a fight which resulted in a ten-round draw.

In 1970, Galíndez had 10 fights, a span during which he went 5-3-1, with one no contest. He suffered his first loss, at the hands of Juan Aguilar, by a decision in ten, and had a second and third fight with Aguilar, of which the second ended in a first round no contest, and the second in another Aguilar decision win. He began his five fight rivalry with Jorge Ahumada knocking Ahumada out in five rounds, and lost the Argentine Light Heavyweight title with a twelve-round decision defeat against Avenamar Peralta.

He and Peralta had an immediate, non-title rematch in 1971, and Galíndez won by a ten-round decision. 1971 was a year of rematches for Galíndez, the only new boxer he met that year being Pedro Rimovsky, and he too, had a rematch with Galíndez before that year was over. He lost to Ahumada in the second of the five fights between them, by a decision in Mendoza, Argentina, then beat him in fight three by a knockout in nine, and in fight four by a knockout in six, both the third and fourth fight being held in Buenos Aires. He and Rimovsky had a first round no contest in their first bout, and drew over the ten round distance in the rematch, and then Galíndez had two more fights with Peralta, losing by a knockout in nine and a decision in 10.

In 1973, Galíndez had eight fights, winning seven and drawing one. He was finally able to obtain Argentina's Light Heavyweight title, by beating Aguilar by a decision in twelve. He beat Aguilar once again, by a knockout in six, and he also beat Eddie Owens, Eddie Duncan and Raul Loyola, the latter being beaten twice, one time defending his Argentine title.

He began 1974 with a step up in class, meeting former world title challenger Ray Anderson, beating him by a knockout in two. After six more consecutive wins, he was given his first shot at a world title, facing Len Hutchins for the WBA's vacant world Light Heavyweight championship. Galíndez then joined Torres and Rondon as the only Hispanic Light Heavyweight world champions in history, and Carlos Monzón as the only Argentine world champions of that era, with a TKO of Hutchins in the thirteenth round to become the WBA's world Light Heavyweight champion.

Galíndez, who never fought outside Argentina before becoming a world champion, became a traveling fighter after that. After he beat Johnny Griffin in Buenos Aires by knockout in six in a non-title bout, it was off to South Africa, for his first international fight, which was, at the same time, his first world title defense. He beat Pierre Fourie there by a decision. Next was Las Vegas, for his first fight in the United States, another non title affair. He knocked out Ray Elson in eight there. Next stop was the Madison Square Garden in New York, where he and arch-rival Ahumada met for a fifth time, this time with the world title on the line. After beating Ahumada by a decision in 15, Galíndez returned to South Africa, where he once again beat Fourie by decision in 15.

1976 saw a trip to Norway, where he beat Harald Skog by a knockout in three to retain the title, and to Denmark, where he beat Jesse Burnett by a decision in ten in a non tite affair. Then came a third trip to South Africa, where he knocked out challenger Richie Kates in the 15th and last round, and, after a fight with Billy Douglas in Buenos Aires, (a win by decision in ten) he found himself in South Africa once again, where he beat Kosie Smith by a decision in fifteen to once again, retain the title.

After beginning 1977 by beating Guillermo Aquirrezabala by a knockout in four in Mendoza, he and Kates had a rematch in Rome, Italy, where Galíndez once again beat Kates by decision over 15. Next, the Argentine champion and challenger Yaqui López faced-off in a 15-round title bout, once again in Italy, and Galíndez retained the title by a decision in Rome. Galíndez' last fight of '77 took him to Italy for a third time, and he beat future world champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (then Eddie Gregory) by a decision in fifteen.

In 1978, Galíndez went to Italy again, retaining the title with a fifteen-round decision in a rematch with Lopez, and then he made a series of non-title bouts in Argentina before he went on the road again, this time losing his title to Mike Rossman by a knockout in 13, in the same undercard where Muhammad Ali recovered the world Heavyweight title for the third time by beating Leon Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.

After his first fight in 1979, beating Roberto Aguilar by a knockout in six back home, he and Rossman were supposed to have a rematch in February of that year, but Galíndez refused to fight, arguing that the judges selected for the rematch would probably favor Rossman. However, the rematch did come off later that year, and Galíndez recovered the world championship, once again in New Orleans, knocking Rossman out in 10 rounds. This time, however, he wouldn't last long as king of the Light Heavyweights, and he lost the title in his first defense, by a knockout in 11 to Marvin Johnson, a boxer who would later join Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson and Carlos De León among others as one of the few boxers to be world champions three times in the same category. The fight with Johnson also took place in New Orleans.

He had a boxing record of 52 wins, 9 losses and 4 draws with 2 no contests, and 34 wins by knockout. He successfully defended the WBA world light heavyweight title ten times against seven boxers.

In 2002, Galíndez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Death

After losing a rematch with Burnett in 1980 by a decision in twelve in Anaheim, California, Galíndez was forced to retire because of two operations to repair his detached retinas, and then he tried to pursue his other dream of becoming a stock-car race driver. On 25 October of that year, he participated in what would be his first and last Turismo Carretera race, as a co-driver. After a mechanical failure shortly after the start of the race, Galíndez and his driver Antonio Lizeviche headed towards the pits, walking alongside the road. A car of another competitor lost control and hit Galíndez and Lizeviche, killing them on the spot.[1]

Professional boxing record

68 fights 55 wins 9 losses
By knockout 34 3
By decision 21 6
Draws 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
70 Loss 55–9–4 (2) Jesse Burnett UD 12 Jun 14, 1980 Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, California, US
69 Loss 55–8–4 (2) Marvin Johnson KO 11 (15), 0:20 Nov 30, 1979 Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Lost WBA light heavyweight title
68 Win 55–7–4 (2) Mike Rossman RTD 9 (15), 3:00 Apr 14, 1979 Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Won WBA light heavyweight title
67 Win 54–7–4 (2) Roberto Aguilar RTD 8 (10) Mar 9, 1979 San Miguel, Argentina
66 Loss 53–7–4 (2) Mike Rossman TKO 13 (15), 0:55 Sep 15, 1978 Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Lost WBA light heavyweight title
65 Win 53–6–4 (2) Marcos Antonio Tosto KO 6 (10) Aug 19, 1978 General Pico, Argentina
64 Win 52–6–4 (2) Waldemar de Oliveira KO 9 (10) Jul 8, 1978 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
63 Win 51–6–4 (2) Juan Antonio Musladino KO 9 (10) Jun 16, 1978 Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
62 Win 50–6–4 (2) Yaqui López UD 15 May 6, 1978 Lido di Camaiore, Italy
61 Win 49–6–4 (2) Ramon Reinaldo Cerrezuela PTS 10 Apr 8, 1978 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
60 Win 48–6–4 (2) Eddie Mustafa Muhammad UD 15 Nov 19, 1977 PalaRuffini, Torino, Italy Retained WBA light heavyweight title
59 Win 47–6–4 (2) Yaqui López UD 15 Sep 17, 1977 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy Retained WBA light heavyweight title
58 Win 46–6–4 (2) Ritchie Kates UD 15 Jun 18, 1977 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy Retained WBA light heavyweight title
57 Win 45–6–4 (2) Guillermo Aguirrezabala KO 4 (10) Apr 6, 1977 Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
56 Win 44–6–4 (2) Kosie Smith UD 15 Oct 5, 1976 Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Retained WBA light heavyweight title
55 Win 43–6–4 (2) Billy Douglas UD 10 Aug 21, 1976 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
54 Win 42–6–4 (2) Richie Kates KO 15 (15), 2:59 May 22, 1976 Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Retained WBA light heavyweight title
53 Win 41–6–4 (2) Jesse Burnett MD 10 Apr 8, 1976 Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
52 Win 40–6–4 (2) Harald Skog KO 3 (15), 1:45 Mar 28, 1976 Ekeberg Hall, Oslo, Norway Retained WBA light heavyweight title
51 Win 39–6–4 (2) Pierre Fourie SD 15 Sep 13, 1975 Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Retained WBA light heavyweight title
50 Win 38–6–4 (2) Jorge Ahumada UD 15 Jun 30, 1975 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US Retained WBA light heavyweight title
49 Win 37–6–4 (2) Ray Elson TKO 8 (10), 1:34 May 16, 1975 Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
48 Win 36–6–4 (2) Pierre Fourie UD 15 Apr 7, 1975 Ellis Park Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Retained WBA light heavyweight title
47 Win 35–6–4 (2) Johnny Griffin KO 6 (10) Feb 15, 1975 Balcarce, Argentina
46 Win 34–6–4 (2) Len Hutchins RTD 12 (15), 3:00 Dec 7, 1974 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won vacant WBA light heavyweight title
45 Win 33–6–4 (2) Domingo Silveira KO 4 (10) Oct 5, 1974 Parana, Argentina
44 Win 32–6–4 (2) Angel Oquendo PTS 10 Sep 14, 1974 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
43 Win 31–6–4 (2) Domingo Silveira KO 5 (10) Sep 1, 1974 San Juan, Argentina
42 Win 30–6–4 (2) Domingo Silveira KO 4 (10) Jul 12, 1974 San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
41 Win 29–6–4 (2) Jose Gonzalez UD 10 Jun 8, 1974 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
40 Win 28–6–4 (2) Ruben Macario Gonzalez KO 3 (10) Apr 5, 1974 Rio Cuarto, Argentina
39 Win 27–6–4 (2) Ray Anderson KO 2 (10), 1:23 Feb 16, 1974 Balcarce, Argentina
38 Win 26–6–4 (2) Eddie Duncan KO 2 (10) Dec 8, 1973 San Miguel, Argentina
37 Win 25–6–4 (2) Raul Arturo Loyola TKO 8 (10) Nov 10, 1973 San Miguel, Argentina
36 Win 24–6–4 (2) Raul Arturo Loyola PTS 12 Sep 7, 1973 San Miguel, Argentina Retained Argentine light heavyweight title
35 Win 23–6–4 (2) Juan Aguilar KO 6 (10) Aug 10, 1973 San Miguel, Argentina
34 Win 22–6–4 (2) Karl Zurheide KO 2 (10) Jul 14, 1973 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
33 Win 21–6–4 (2) Eddie Owens KO 3 (10) May 12, 1973 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
32 Win 20–6–4 (2) Juan Aguilar PTS 12 Apr 14, 1973 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained Argentine light heavyweight title
31 Win 19–6–4 (2) Ruben Macario Gonzalez KO 3 (10) Jan 29, 1973 Salta, Argentina
30 Draw 18–6–4 (2) Juan Aguilar PTS 10 Dec 15, 1972 Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
29 Win 18–6–3 (2) Oscar Wondryk KO 7 (10) Nov 10, 1972 Venado Tuerto, Argentina
28 Win 17–6–3 (2) Avenamar Peralta PTS 12 Oct 7, 1972 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won vacant South American light heavyweight title
27 Win 16–6–3 (2) Avenamar Peralta PTS 12 Sep 2, 1972 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won Argentine light heavyweight title
26 Win 15–6–3 (2) Adolfo Jorge Cardozo RTD 4 (10) Aug 19, 1972 Teatro Real, Rosario, Argentina
25 Win 14–6–3 (2) Juan Aguilar PTS 12 Jul 22, 1972 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won Argentine light heavyweight title
24 Win 13–6–3 (2) Eddie Jones PTS 10 May 6, 1972 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
23 Win 12–6–3 (2) Carlos A. Santagada RTD 8 (10) Jan 22, 1972 Nueve de Julio, Argentina
22 Loss 11–6–3 (2) Avenamar Peralta PTS 10 Dec 18, 1971 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
21 Win 11–5–3 (2) Juan Aguilar PTS 10 Nov 20, 1971 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
20 Win 10–5–3 (2) Jorge Ahumada KO 6 (10) Oct 30, 1971 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
19 Loss 9–5–3 (2) Avenamar Peralta TKO 9 (10) Sep 11, 1971 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
18 Win 9–4–3 (2) Jorge Ahumada KO 9 (10) Jul 31, 1971 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
17 Draw 8–4–3 (2) Pedro Rimovsky PTS 10 Jun 12, 1971 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
16 Loss 8–4–2 (2) Jorge Ahumada PTS 10 May 24, 1971 Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
15 NC 8–3–2 (2) Pedro Rimovsky NC 1 (10) Apr 7, 1971 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
14 Win 8–3–2 (1) Avenamar Peralta PTS 10 Jan 9, 1971 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
13 Loss 7–3–2 (1) Avenamar Peralta PTS 12 Nov 28, 1970 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina For Argentine light heavyweight title
12 Loss 7–2–2 (1) Juan Aguilar PTS 10 Sep 18, 1970 Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
11 NC 7–1–2 (1) Juan Aguilar NC 1 (10) Aug 14, 1970 Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
10 Win 7–1–2 Jorge Ahumada KO 5 (10) Jul 22, 1970 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 Draw 6–1–2 Juan Aguilar PTS 10 Jun 24, 1970 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
8 Win 6–1–1 Alfredo Segura KO 3 (10) May 20, 1970 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
7 Win 5–1–1 Ramon Reinaldo Cerrezuela TKO 9 (10) May 9, 1970 Lujan, Argentina
6 Loss 4–1–1 Juan Aguilar PTS 10 Apr 8, 1970 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
5 Win 4–0–1 Ramon Rocha KO 9 (10) Mar 13, 1970 Rosario, Argentina
4 Win 3–0–1 Adolfo Jorge Cardozo KO 5 (6) Jan 17, 1970 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
3 Draw 2–0–1 Adolfo Cejas PTS 10 Aug 16, 1969 Azul, Argentina
2 Win 2–0 Ruperto Robledo KO 3 (6) Jun 28, 1969 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1 Win 1–0 Ramon Ruiz KO 4 (6) May 10, 1969 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina

References

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