José Legrá (Pocket Cassius Clay) is a 81-year-old retired Cuban professional boxer. He is a former featherweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 13 years, 4 months, and 8 days, Legrá amassed a record of 129-11-4, which includes 49 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
José Legrá was born in Baracoa, Cuba on April 19, 1943. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on July 16, 1960 against Pedro Pinera. Legrá defeated Pinera via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Legrá became a world champion at the age of 25 after 111 professional fights. He challenged Howard Winstone for the WBC featherweight title and stopped the champion in the 5th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.
Legrá's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Alexis Argüello at age 30, on November 24, 1973.
Some of José Legrá's best fights have been against Howard Winstone, Clemente Sánchez, Ernesto Miranda, Giovanni Girgenti, and Yves Desmarets. For a complete list of Legrá's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of José Legrá".
Legrá has 11 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "José Legrá Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
144 | Nov 24, 1973 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TKO 1 |
143 | Aug 01, 1973 | 30 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
142 | May 05, 1973 | 30 | ![]() | loss | MD 15 |
141 | Dec 16, 1972 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
140 | Oct 06, 1972 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
139 | Jun 21, 1972 | 29 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
138 | May 17, 1972 | 29 | ![]() | win | SD 15 |
137 | Feb 15, 1972 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
136 | Jan 15, 1972 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
135 | Aug 26, 1971 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
134 | Aug 14, 1971 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
133 | May 21, 1971 | 28 | ![]() | loss | KO 4 |
132 | May 08, 1971 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
131 | Apr 15, 1971 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
130 | Jan 25, 1971 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
129 | Dec 26, 1970 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
128 | Dec 12, 1970 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
127 | Nov 14, 1970 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
126 | Oct 24, 1970 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
125 | Jun 26, 1970 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 15 |
124 | May 22, 1970 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
123 | Apr 11, 1970 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
122 | Mar 05, 1970 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
121 | Feb 05, 1970 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
120 | Dec 11, 1969 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
119 | Oct 24, 1969 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
118 | Jul 18, 1969 | 26 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
117 | Jun 13, 1969 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
116 | May 30, 1969 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
115 | Jan 21, 1969 | 25 | ![]() | loss | PTS 15 |
114 | Oct 28, 1968 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
113 | Oct 05, 1968 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
112 | Jul 24, 1968 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
111 | Jun 10, 1968 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
110 | May 10, 1968 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
109 | Apr 25, 1968 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
108 | Mar 14, 1968 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
107 | Feb 02, 1968 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
106 | Dec 22, 1967 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
105 | Nov 09, 1967 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
104 | Sep 30, 1967 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
103 | Sep 02, 1967 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
102 | Jun 30, 1967 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
101 | Jun 24, 1967 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
100 | Jun 10, 1967 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
99 | Jun 02, 1967 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
98 | Apr 27, 1967 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
97 | Mar 18, 1967 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
96 | Mar 10, 1967 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
95 | Feb 12, 1967 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
94 | Jan 21, 1967 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
93 | Jan 14, 1967 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
92 | Jan 08, 1967 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
91 | Dec 23, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
90 | Dec 02, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
89 | Nov 24, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
88 | Nov 12, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
87 | Oct 27, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
86 | Oct 15, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
85 | Oct 01, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
84 | Sep 02, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
83 | Aug 20, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
82 | Aug 12, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
81 | Jul 29, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
80 | Jul 02, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
79 | Jun 04, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
78 | May 21, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
77 | May 07, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
76 | Apr 30, 1966 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
75 | Apr 15, 1966 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
74 | Apr 03, 1966 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
73 | Mar 17, 1966 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
72 | Mar 03, 1966 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
71 | Feb 13, 1966 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
70 | Jan 06, 1966 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
69 | Dec 18, 1965 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
68 | Nov 26, 1965 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
67 | Nov 12, 1965 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
66 | Oct 30, 1965 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
65 | Sep 25, 1965 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
64 | Sep 19, 1965 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
63 | Sep 05, 1965 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
62 | Aug 31, 1965 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
61 | Jun 22, 1965 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
60 | Jun 02, 1965 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
59 | Apr 02, 1965 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
58 | Mar 13, 1965 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
57 | Mar 06, 1965 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
56 | Feb 26, 1965 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
55 | Jan 30, 1965 | 21 | ![]() | draw | PTS 8 |
54 | Jan 22, 1965 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
53 | Nov 26, 1964 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
52 | Nov 14, 1964 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
51 | Oct 31, 1964 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
50 | Oct 10, 1964 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
49 | Sep 18, 1964 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
48 | Sep 05, 1964 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
47 | Aug 08, 1964 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
46 | Jul 18, 1964 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
45 | Jul 02, 1964 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
44 | Jun 04, 1964 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
43 | May 23, 1964 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
42 | May 07, 1964 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
41 | Mar 31, 1964 | 20 | ![]() | draw | PTS 8 |
40 | Mar 14, 1964 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
39 | Feb 15, 1964 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
38 | Feb 05, 1964 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
37 | Jan 11, 1964 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
36 | Dec 04, 1963 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
35 | Nov 02, 1963 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
34 | Oct 26, 1963 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
33 | Oct 01, 1963 | 20 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
32 | Jul 01, 1963 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
31 | Jun 01, 1963 | 20 | ![]() | draw | PTS 8 |
30 | May 01, 1963 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
29 | Apr 01, 1963 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
28 | Mar 01, 1963 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
27 | Oct 01, 1962 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
26 | Aug 01, 1962 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
25 | Jul 01, 1962 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
24 | Jun 01, 1962 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
23 | May 01, 1962 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
22 | Apr 01, 1962 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
21 | Mar 01, 1962 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
20 | Feb 01, 1962 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
19 | Jan 01, 1962 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
18 | Oct 06, 1961 | 18 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
17 | Oct 01, 1961 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
16 | Sep 01, 1961 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
15 | Jul 01, 1961 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
14 | Jun 01, 1961 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
13 | May 22, 1961 | 18 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
12 | Apr 15, 1961 | 17 | ![]() | loss | KO 6 |
11 | Mar 01, 1961 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
10 | Jan 12, 1961 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
9 | Jan 07, 1961 | 17 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
8 | Dec 17, 1960 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
7 | Nov 26, 1960 | 17 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Oct 22, 1960 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
5 | Sep 24, 1960 | 17 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Sep 01, 1960 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
3 | Aug 20, 1960 | 17 | ![]() | draw | PTS 4 |
2 | Aug 01, 1960 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
1 | Jul 16, 1960 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |