On October 15, 1966, the 30-year-old undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, José Torres (38-1-1, 26 KOs), faced a undefined Chic Calderwood undefined in an undisputed title defense fight.
Torres came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months.
José Torres made very easy work of Chic Calderwood, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Torres improves his record to 39-1-1 (27 KOs)
On March 30, 1965, a 28-year-old José Torres (34-1-1, 25 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed light-heavyweight championship held by Willie Pastrano.
Torres came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 3 days.
José Torres stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round, winning the first world titles of his career, and is crowned the new WBA, WBC, and The Ring light-heavyweight champion. Torres improves his record to 35-1-1 (26 KOs)
On August 15, 1966, the 30-year-old undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, José Torres (37-1-1, 26 KOs), faced a undefined Eddie Cotton undefined in an undisputed title defense fight.
Torres came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 25 days.
José Torres defeated Eddie Cotton via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles. Torres improves his record to 38-1-1
On May 21, 1966, the 30-year-old undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, José Torres (36-1-1, 26 KOs), faced a undefined Wayne Thornton undefined in an undisputed title defense fight.
Torres came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 21 days.
José Torres defeated Wayne Thornton via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles. Torres improves his record to 37-1-1
On November 27, 1964, a 28-year-old José Torres (33-1-1, 24 KOs) and Carl Olson met in the ring.
Torres came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
José Torres stopped Carl Olson via KO in the 1st round. Torres improves his record to 34-1-1 (25 KOs)
On April 1, 1968, a 31-year-old José Torres (39-3-1, 27 KOs) and Bob Dunlop met in the ring.
Torres came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 16 days.
José Torres stopped Bob Dunlop via TKO in the 6th round. Torres improves his record to 40-3-1 (28 KOs)
On July 27, 1962, a 26-year-old José Torres (24-0-1, 19 KOs) and Obdulio Nuñez met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Torres came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 17 days.
José Torres stopped Obdulio Nuñez via KO in the 7th round. Torres improves his record to 25-0-1 (20 KOs)
On August 18, 1958, a 22-year-old José Torres (4-0, 2 KOs) and Benny Doyle met in the ring.
Torres came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 13 days.
José Torres stopped Benny Doyle via KO in the 1st round. Torres improves his record to 5-0 (3 KOs)
On July 14, 1969, a 33-year-old José Torres (40-3-1, 28 KOs) and Charley Green met in the ring.
Torres came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 3 months, and 13 days.
José Torres stopped Charley Green via KO in the 2nd round. Torres improves his record to 41-3-1 (29 KOs)
On October 31, 1961, a 25-year-old José Torres (21-0-1, 16 KOs) and George Price met in the ring.
Torres came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days.
José Torres stopped George Price via KO in the 2nd round. Torres improves his record to 22-0-1 (17 KOs)