SPORT & NOTE
Curtis Cokes

Male

Welterweight, USA, Dallas, Texas
Born: June 15, 1937, Dallas, Texas, USA
Died: May 29, 2020, Dallas, Texas, USA
Height: 5ft 9in, mt 1,74

Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003


No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1958
+ Mar. 24 Manuel GonzalezMidland, United States W 6
+ Apr. 7Gil TapiaDallas, United States W 4
+ Apr. 28Jimmy LeachDallas, United States W 6
+ May 12Babe VanceDallas, United States W 6
+ May 26Cecil CourtneyDallas, United States W 6
+ June 30Sammy WilliamsDallas, United States TKO 6
+ Oct. 27Elmo Tex HendersonDallas, United States W 6
+ Nov. 22 Manuel GonzalezOdessa, United States W 8
+ Dec. 1Ruben FloresDallas, United States W 6
1959
+ Jan. 20Babe E. McCarronLubbock, United States TKO 3
+ Apr. 1Henry WatsonDallas, United States W 4
- Apr. 27 Manuel GonzalezDallas, United States L 10
= May 18Garland RandallDallas, United States TDraw 2
+ July 27Garland RandallDallas, United States KO 1
+ Aug. 27Reggie WilliamsBaton Rouge, United States KO 5
+ Sept. 14Mel FergusonDallas, United States W 8
- Dec. 2Frankie DavisHouston, United States L 6
+ Dec. 14Aman PeckDallas, United States TKO 5
1960
+ Mar. 1Lovell JenkinsAmarillo, United States W 8
+ July 29Pete RuizEl Paso, United States TKO 3
+ Sept. 13Joe Louis HargroveDallas, United States TKO 2
+ Oct. 24Stefan RedlDallas, United States TKO 8
1961
+ Jan. 16Joe MiceliDallas, United States W 10
+ Feb. 13 Charley SmithDallas, United States W 10
- Apr. 4Hilario MoralesCiudad Juarez, Mexico L 10
= June 8Kenny LaneDallas, United States Draw 10
+ Aug. 3Luis Manuel RodriguezDallas, United States W 10
+ Sept. 14 Manuel GonzalezDallas, United States W 10
Texas State Welterweight Title
- Dec. 2Luis Manuel RodriguezMiami Beach, United States L 10
1962
+ Jan. 23Carlos MaciasHouston, United States TKO 4
+ Feb. 13Kid RayoSan Antonio, United States W 10
+ Apr. 6Hilario MoralesDallas, United States TKO 5
+ May 11Rudolph BentDallas, United States KO 8
+ Aug. 22Joey LimasAlbuquerque, United States W 10
- Sept. 8Manuel AlvarezMonterrey, Mexico L 10
+ Nov. 15Hubert JacksonDallas, United States KO 1
+ Dec. 10Gregorio CenicerosDallas, United States KO 2
1963
+ Feb. 11Johnny NewmanHollywood, United States KO 2
+ Feb. 25Joey ParksWichita Falls, United States KO 5
- Apr. 20Jose StableSunnyside, United StatesL 10
+ May 21Stan HarringtonHonolulu, United States W 10
+ May 30Flory OlguinAlbuquerque, United States TKO 5
1964
- May 1Stanley HaywardPhiladelphia, United States TKO by 4
+ May 12Tony MontanoAlbuquerque, United States W 10
+ June 9Al AndrewsLas Vegas, United States W 10
+ Aug. 10Al AndrewsFresno, United States W 10
- Aug. 27Eddie PaceLos Angeles, United States L 10
1965
+ Mar. 15Marshall WellsDallas, United States TKO 12
vacant Texas State Welterweight Title
+ Apr. 23Fortunato MancaRoma, Italy W 10
+ Dec. 13Billy CollinsNew Orleans, United States W 12
1966
+ July 6Luis Manuel RodriguezNew Orleans, United States TKO 15
WBA Welterweight Elimination Tournament
+ Aug. 24 Manuel GonzalezNew Orleans, United States W 15
vacant WBA Welterweight Title
+ Sept. 27Enrique CruzCorpus Christi, United States KO 7
+ Nov. 28Jean JosselinDallas, United States W 15
Retained WBA and won vacant WBC Welterweight Titles
1967
= Jan. 23Francois PavillaParis, France Draw 10
+ Feb. 20Ted WhitfieldDallas, United States KO 3
- Mar. 31Gypsy Joe HarrisNew York, United States L 10
+ May 19Francois PavillaDallas, United States TKO 10
Retained WBA and WBC Welterweight Titles
+ Oct. 2Charlie ShipesOakland, United States TKO 8
Retained WBA and WBC Welterweight Titles
1968
+ Feb. 5Jean JosselinParis, France W 10
+ Mar. 15Jimmy LesterOakland, United States W 10
+ Apr. 16Willie LudickDallas, United States TKO 5
Retained WBA and WBC Welterweight Titles
+ June 15Joe N'GidiJohannesburg, South Africa TKO 4
+ June 29 Willie LudickLourenco Marques, MozambiqueTKO 3
+ July 5Joseph SishiDurban, South Africa KO 5
+ Oct. 21Ramon La CRUZNew Orleans, United States W 15
Retained WBA and WBC Welterweight Titles
1969
+ Feb. 10Don CobbsSaint Louis, United States KO 1
- Apr. 18 Jose NapolesInglewood, United States TKO by 13
Lost WBA and WBC Welterweight Titles
- June 29 Jose NapolesMexico City, Mexico TKO by 10
For WBA and WBC Welterweight Titles
1970
+ Jan. 27Roberto PenaFort Worth, United States KO 5
+ Aug. 10 Danny PerezDallas, United States TKO 7
+ Sept. 11Fate DavisFort Worth, United States W 10
+ Sept. 29Harold RichardsonDallas, United States W 10
+ Nov. 3Billy BraggsMilwaukee, United States TKO 6
1971
= Mar. 17Fate DavisAkron, United States Draw 10
- May 24Rafael GutierrezSan Francisco, United States L 10
- Dec. 2Carlos Alberto SalinasSacramento, United States L 10
1972
- Sept. 9Elijah MakathiniDurban, South Africa L 10
+ Sept. 23Joseph HaliNew Brighton, South Africa W 10
+ Oct. 5Ezra MzinyaneCape Town, South Africa W 10

 

Summary

Total bouts: 80, Won: 62 (30 inside the limit), Lost: 14 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 4, NC: 0