On May 16, 1967, a 31-year-old José Torres (39-2-1, 27 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed light-heavyweight championship held by 37-year-old Dick Tiger (55-17-3, 26 KOs).
Torres came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months. Tiger was on a 2-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 11 days.
Dick Tiger defeated José Torres via split decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles. Tiger improves his record to 56-17-3, while Torres adds a loss to his record at 39-3-1.
On December 16, 1966, the 30-year-old undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, José Torres (39-1-1, 27 KOs), faced a 37-year-old Nigerian boxer Dick Tiger (53-17-3, 25 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Torres came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 1 day. Tiger was on a -1-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 21 days.
Dick Tiger defeated José Torres via unanimous decision and wins the WBA, WBC, and The Ring light-heavyweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed light-heavyweight world champion. Tiger improves his record to 54-17-3, while Torres adds a loss to his record at 39-2-1.
On May 25, 1963, a 27-year-old José Torres (26-0-1, 21 KOs) and Florentino Fernández met in the ring.
Torres came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 11 days.
José Torres lost to Florentino Fernández via TKO in the 5th round, and adds an loss to his record at 26-1-1.