- Arturo Godoy
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Arturo Godoy Statistics Real name Arturo Godoy Rated at Heavyweight Nationality Chilean
Born 10 October 1912
Iquique,
ChileDied 27 August 1986 (aged 73)
Iquique,
ChileStance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 124 Wins 87 Wins by KO 49 Losses 23 Draws 12 No contests 2 Arturo Godoy was a Chilean boxer
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Biography
He was born in Iquique, Chile, in 1910.
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 the World 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 it to Louis, to 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 of cancer in Chile in 1987.
Legacy
His life was used as the base for the novel "Muriendo por la dulce patria mía" (Planeta, 1998) by Roberto Castillo Sandoval.
Professional career
Date Opponent Venue Result Result By Round W-L-D-NC 11/3/1951 Alfredo Lagay Santiago de Chile, Chile
D PTS 10 87-23-12-2 8/11/1951 Abel Cestac Santiago de Chile, Chile
W PTS 10 87-23-11-2 6/16/1951 Mario Abarca Santiago de Chile, Chile
W KO 4 86-23-11-2 6/1/1950 Roberto Balbontin Santiago de Chile, Chile
W KO 5 85-23-11-2 3/6/1950 Karel Sys Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
D PTS 10 84-23-11-2 1/13/1950 Emilio Espinosa Santiago de Chile, Chile
W KO 5 84-23-10-2 8/16/1949 Leonard Morrow Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States
L TKO 10 83-23-10-2 8/9/1949 Maynard Jones Wilmington Park, Wilmington, Delaware, United States
D PTS 10 83-22-10-2 6/27/1949 Elkins Brothers Washington, District of Columbia, United States
W PTS 10 83-22-9-2 6/1/1949 Johnny Haynes Zivic Arena, Millvale, Pennsylvania, United States
W PTS 10 82-22-9-2 2/23/1949 Harold Johnson Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
L UD 10 81-22-9-2 8/17/1948 Alabama Kid Columbus, Ohio, United States
L UD 10 81-21-9-2 6/14/1948 Pat Richards Columbus, Ohio, United States
W TKO 4 81-20-9-2 2/24/1948 Pat Richards Columbus, Ohio, United States
W PTS 8 80-20-9-2 1/20/1948 Jimmy Bell Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, United States
W PTS 8 79-20-9-2 12/1/1947 Phil Muscato St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
W SD 10 78-20-9-2 10/22/1947 Jack Marshall El Paso, Texas, United States
W PTS 10 77-20-9-2 10/7/1947 Turkey Thompson Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
L UD 10 76-20-9-2 9/9/1947 Cyclone Williams Troy Arena, Troy, New York, United States
W KO 5 76-19-9-2 12/5/1946 Buddy Knox Denver, Colorado, United States
W KO 1 75-19-9-2 11/25/1946 Tex Boddie Omaha, Nebraska, United States
W PTS 10 74-19-9-2 10/15/1946 Joe Muscato Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States
L UD 10 73-19-9-2 8/21/1946 Cyclone Williams Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States
W PTS 10 73-18-9-2 8/16/1946 Tony Musto MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse, New York, United States
W TKO 6 72-18-9-2 6/14/1946 Larry Bouchard Jacksonville, Florida, United States
W KO 2 71-18-9-2 3/1/1946 Lee Savold Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
NC NC 8 70-18-9-2 11/20/1945 Johnny Haynes Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
W PTS 10 70-18-9-1 11/5/1945 Louis Long Baltimore, Maryland, United States
W TKO 7 69-18-9-1 9/28/1945 Jimmy Carollo Norfolk, Virginia, United States
W KO 1 68-18-9-1 9/12/1945 Dan Merritt Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
W TKO 2 67-18-9-1 5/14/1945 Buddy Walker Turner\'s Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
W KO 5 66-18-9-1 4/4/1945 Herb Jones Memphis, Tennessee, United States
W KO 2 65-18-9-1 3/27/1945 Johnny Denson Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States
W KO 5 64-18-9-1 3/1/1945 Larry Bouchard Norfolk, Virginia, United States
W PTS 10 63-18-9-1 12/20/1944 Juan Urlich Santiago de Chile, Chile
W KO 2 62-18-9-1 4/15/1944 Alberto Santiago Lovell Lima, Peru
NC NC 11 61-18-9-1 11/21/1943 Fernando Menichelli Caracas, Venezuela
W KO 7 61-18-9 8/29/1943 Roscoe Toles Santiago de Chile, Chile
W PTS 12 60-18-9 7/18/1943 Isidoro Gastanaga Bolivia
W KO 5 59-18-9 4/20/1943 Fernando Menichelli Santiago de Chile, Chile
W TKO 1 58-18-9 2/28/1943 Alberto Santiago Lovell Santiago de Chile, Chile
W PTS 12 57-18-9 11/14/1942 Roscoe Toles São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
L PTS 12 56-18-9 10/21/1942 Roscoe Toles Río de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
L PTS 10 56-17-9 7/11/1942 Roscoe Toles Santiago de Chile, Chile
D PTS 12 56-16-9 6/7/1942 Hans Havlicek Salta, Salta, Argentina
W KO 3 56-16-8 3/7/1942 Roscoe Toles Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
L PTS 12 55-16-8 2/10/1942 Roscoe Toles Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
L PTS 12 55-15-8 1/17/1942 Alberto Santiago Lovell Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
L PTS 12 55-14-8 11/1/1941 Roscoe Toles Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
D PTS 12 55-13-8 9/28/1941 Ernesto Carnesse Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
W PTS 10 55-13-7 5/17/1941 Alberto Santiago Lovell Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
L PTS 12 54-13-7 12/2/1940 Tony Musto Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
W PTS 10 54-12-7 10/7/1940 Gus Dorazio Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
W UD 10 53-12-7 6/20/1940 Joe Louis Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States
L TKO 8 52-12-7 2/9/1940 Joe Louis Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
L SD 15 52-11-7 8/19/1939 Eduardo Primo Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
L DQ 8 52-10-7 7/22/1939 Valentin Campolo Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
W PTS 12 52-9-7 4/8/1939 Alberto Santiago Lovell Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
W PTS 12 51-9-7 3/4/1939 Valentin Campolo Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
L PTS 10 50-9-7 2/7/1939 Eusebio Ramirez Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
W KO 3 50-8-7 12/18/1938 Hans Birkie Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
W PTS 10 49-8-7 11/26/1938 Hans Havlicek Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
W TKO 2 48-8-7 7/3/1938 Alberto Santiago Lovell Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
L PTS 12 47-8-7 6/18/1938 Valentin Campolo Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
W PTS 10 47-7-7 11/9/1937 Eddie Mader Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
W TKO 5 46-7-7 10/8/1937 Nathan Mann Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States
L PTS 10 45-7-7 8/4/1937 Roscoe Toles University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
D PTS 10 45-6-7 6/22/1937 Tony Galento Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States
W PTS 6 45-6-6 5/21/1937 Roscoe Toles Naval Armory, Detroit, Michigan, United States
L PTS 10 44-6-6 4/28/1937 Tony Galento Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States
W PTS 10 44-5-6 3/10/1937 Maurice Strickland Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States
D PTS 10 43-5-6 2/25/1937 Art Sykes Star Casino, New York, New York, United States
W KO 3 43-5-5 2/3/1937 Otis Thomas Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States
W TKO 3 42-5-5 1/14/1937 Jack Roper Star Casino, New York, New York, United States
W KO 7 41-5-5 11/11/1936 Al Ettore Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States
D PTS 10 40-5-5 10/21/1936 Leroy Haynes Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States
D PTS 10 40-5-4 7/11/1936 Luis Angel Firpo Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
W TKO 4 40-5-3 12/21/1935 Vincenz Hower Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
W KO 10 39-5-3 9/7/1935 Oscar Davidson Río de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
W KO 1 38-5-3 7/12/1935 Eduardo Primo Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
D PTS 12 37-5-3 5/18/1935 Antonio Sebastiao Río de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
W KO 3 37-5-2 3/17/1935 Tommy Loughran Santiago de Chile, Chile
W PTS 12 36-5-2 1/5/1935 Tommy Loughran Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
L UD 12 35-5-2 11/24/1934 Jose Carattoli Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
W PTS 12 35-4-2 10/20/1934 Tommy Loughran Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
D PTS 12 34-4-2 9/29/1934 Eduardo Primo Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
W PTS 12 34-4-1 8/12/1934 Billy Jones Santiago de Chile, Chile
L PTS 12 33-4-1 6/24/1934 Erwin Klausner Estadio Nacional, Av Santa María, Santiago de Chile, Chile
W PTS 10 33-3-1 4/22/1934 Erwin Klausner Santiago de Chile, Chile
W PTS 10 32-3-1 3/1/1934 Victorio Campolo Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
L PTS 12 31-3-1 1/20/1934 Esteban Senestraro Club Atletico River Plate, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
W TKO 6 31-2-1 1/4/1934 Mario Lenzi Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
W KO 2 30-2-1 12/6/1933 Salvatore Zaetta Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
W KO 3 29-2-1 8/23/1933 Vicente Parrile Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
W PTS 10 28-2-1 7/26/1933 Mateo Osa Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
W TKO 7 27-2-1 7/1/1933 Raul Bianchi Plaza Monumental, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
W KO 2 26-2-1 6/14/1933 Rafaele Siciliano Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
W KO 2 25-2-1 5/31/1933 Santiago Sola Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
W PTS 10 24-2-1 5/9/1933 La Pantera de Arosa Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
W KO 2 23-2-1 5/2/1933 Al Roman Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
W KO 1 22-2-1 4/1/1933 Young John Herrera Arena Cristal, Havana, Cuba
W PTS 10 21-2-1 2/27/1933 Frank Cawley Miami, Florida, United States
W PTS 10 20-2-1 2/25/1933 Pantaleon Cuesta Musolino Havana, Cuba
W KO 5 19-2-1 2/4/1933 Rufino Alvarez Havana, Cuba
W KO 5 18-2-1 1/24/1933 Dewey Kimrey American Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
W TKO 5 17-2-1 1/10/1933 Frankie Edgren American Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
L PTS 10 16-2-1 12/6/1932 Chick Raines West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
W KO 6 16-1-1 11/21/1932 Johnny Mack (boxer) Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, United States
W TKO 5 15-1-1 11/11/1932 Frankie Palmo West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
W KO 10 14-1-1 10/31/1932 Tony Ferrante Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, United States
W KO 1 13-1-1 10/27/1932 Joe King[disambiguation needed ]
Tampa, Florida, United States
W KO 5 12-1-1 10/2/1932 Irving Ashkenazy Tampa, Florida, United States
W KO 5 11-1-1 9/26/1932 Walker Cyclone Smith Miami, Florida, United States
W PTS 10 10-1-1 9/12/1932 Ben Logan Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, United States
W KO 2 9-1-1 8/27/1932 Gordon Fortenberry Miami, Florida, United States
W PTS 10 8-1-1 8/1/1932 Ray Swanson Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, United States
W KO 7 7-1-1 7/16/1932 Pedro Proenza Havana, Cuba
D PTS 10 6-1-1 7/2/1932 Antonio Hevia Havana, Cuba
W PTS 10 6-1-0 6/25/1932 Pantaleon Cuesta Musolino Havana, Cuba
W DQ 2 5-1-0 12/6/1931 Luis Aravena Campos Sports, Santiago de Chile, Chile
W PTS 8 4-1-0 6/14/1931 Peter Johnson Estadio Nacional, Av Santa María, Santiago de Chile, Chile
W PTS 10 3-1-0 5/30/1931 Oscar Ramirez Estadio Nacional, Av Santa María, Santiago de Chile, Chile
W TKO 2 2-1-0 12/21/1930 Peter Johnson Estadio Nacional, Av Santa María, Santiago de Chile, Chile
W PTS 6 1-1-0 1/9/1930 Luis Aravena Cuba
L PTS 6 0-1-0 External links
- Professional boxing record for Arturo Godoy from BoxRec
Categories:- 1912 births
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- Chilean people
- Chilean boxers
- Heavyweight boxers
- People from Iquique
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