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Joseph Salas

Featherweight

Male, Amateur
(aka Joe Salas)
USA, Los Angeles, California
Born: December 28, 1905, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: June 11, 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
Weight: 57,200 kg
Stance: Orthodox

Salas was of Mexican American descent

1924 United States National Championships featherweight winner
1924 Paris, France, Olympic Games featherweight silver medal

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen
36 contests: won 34, lost 2

Amateur Results


1921
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Oct. 4	Al Brodie	Los Angeles, California	WKO
+ Oct. 20	Lloyd Crossman	Los Angeles, California	WPTS 3

1922
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 19	George Ammann	Los Angeles, California	WTKO 2
+ Mar. 9	Sam Siegel	Los Angeles, California	WTKO 2
+ Apr. 13	August Gotto	Los Angeles, California	WTKO 2
+ Apr. 27	Joe Pimental	Los Angeles, California	WPTS 3
+ May 25	Manuel Martinez	Los Angeles, California	WPTS 3
+ June 22	Manuel Martinez	Los Angeles, California	WPTS 3
+ July 4	Joe Pimental	Santa Barbara, California	WPTS 3
Los Angeles, California, Southern California Championships winner, 57.200 kg
+ July 20	Ed Gleason	Los Angeles, California	WPTS 3
+ Sept. 28	Manuel Martinez	Los Angeles, California	WTKO 2

1923
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ June 21	Dan Conley	Los Angeles, California	WTKO 1
+ Sept. 20	Sailor Steudlein	Los Angeles, California	WPTS 3
+ Oct. 25	Sailor Bryant	Los Angeles, California	WKO 1
+ Nov. 8	Sailor Manalito	Los Angeles, California	WKO 1
+ Dec. 6	Sailor Rice	Los Angeles, California	WTKO 3
+ Dec. 20	Tony Rosetti	Los Angeles, California	WTKO 1

1924
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 10	Marcelino Lomelli	Los Angeles, California	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 7	Joe St. George	Los Angeles, California	WTKO 2
+ Mar. 6	Marcelino Lomelli	Los Angeles, California	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 3	Clark Williams	Los Angeles, California	WPTS 3
Los Angeles, California, Olympic tryouts winner, 57.200 kg
+ May 7	Walter Hall	Vernon, California	WTKO 2
+ May 7	Bob Franklin	Vernon, California	WKO 2
+ May 8	Sailor Levy	Vernon, California	WTKO 2
Boston, Massachusetts, United States National Championships winner, 57.200 kg
+ May 19	Erwin Berndt	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
+ May 20	Joe Novak	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
+ May 20	Patsy Ruffalo	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
+ May 21	George Sanders	Boston, Massachusetts	WKO 2
+ May 21	Harry Wallach	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
Paris, France, Olympic Games silver medal, 57.200 kg
+ July 15	Agnew Burlie (CAN)	Paris, France	WTKO 3
+ July 16	Heinz Levi (NED)	Paris, France	WPTS 3
+ July 18	Bruno Petrarca (ITA)	Paris, France	WDQ 2
+ July 19	Jean Devergnies (BEL)	Paris, France	WPTS 3
- July 20	Jackie Fields (USA)	Paris, France	LPTS 3
- Sept. 18	Jackie Fields (USA)	Vernon, California	LPTS 4
+ Oct. 16	Sailor Barrett	Los Angeles, California	WTKO 3

Professional record


1924
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Dec. 10	Billy Young	Wilmington, California	W 4

1925
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 10	Billy Hogan	Los Angeles, California	W 10
+ Apr. 17	Joe Pimentel	Hollywood, California	KO 4
- May 8	Jackie Fields	Hollywood, California	L 10
+ June 2	Young Farrell	Vernon, California	TKO 3
+ Dec. 4	Joe Gorman	Hollywood, California	W 6

1926
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Jan. 13	Sailor Paddy Mullen	Wilmington, California	Draw 6
+ Jan. 22	Joe Burns	Hollywood, California	W 6
+ Jan. 27	Packy McMullen	Wilmington, California	W 6
+ Feb. 16	Santiago Zorrilla	Culver City, California	W 10
+ Feb. 24	Eddie Macy	Wilmington, California	W 10
+ Mar. 5	Pico Ramies	Hollywood, California	W 6
= Mar. 16	Pedro Amador	Culver City, California	Draw 10
+ Apr. 13	Santiago Zorrilla	Culver City, California	W 10
+ Apr. 23	Andre Dupre	Hollywood, California	W 6
+ May 13	Toby Montoya	Whittier, California	W 6
+ May 26	Pedro Amador	Los Angeles, California	W 6
+ June 11	Don Levy	Hollywood, California	W 6
- June 18	Earl Force	El Centro, California	L 10
- July 21	Pico Ramies	Wilmington, California	L 8
- Oct. 5	Bobby LaSalle	Vernon, California	L 6
+ Oct. 14	Battling Siki	Pasadena, California	W 10
+ Oct. 23	Bobby LaSalle	Los Angeles, California	W 10
+ Nov. 18	Jimmy Fox	Culver City, California	TKO 5

1927
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 14	Joe Dwyer	Boston, Massachusetts	W 6
+ Feb. 25	Lew Hurley	New York City, New York	W 10
+ Apr. 1	Andre Routis	New York City, New York	WDQ 2
+ May 31	Young Benny Chavez	Chicago, Illinois	W 6
+ Sept. 24	Jack Dombrowski	Detroit, Michigan	WDQ 3
= Nov. 8	Dario Barron	Los Angeles, California	Draw 6
+ Dec. 20	Dario Barron	Los Angeles, California	W 10

1928
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 18	Jackie Dugan	Wilmington, California	L 10
+ June 20	Battling Siki	Santa Monica, California	W 8
+ Sept. 11	Victor Kid Ponce	Los Angeles, California	W 6
- Nov. 6	Leo Lomelli	Hollywood, California	L 6

1929
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 6	Mickey Cohen	Denver, Colorado	L 10
+ Mar. 27	Jimmy Black	Wilmington, California	W 6
+ Aug. 23	Joe Mancillas	Ventura, California	W 3
+ Sept. 11	Sailor Joe Noto	Santa Monica, California	W 8
+ Sept. 18	Bobby Nelson	Ontario, California	W 8
* Oct. 16	Frankie Aragon	Ontario, California	NC 10


1930 Inactive

1931
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Apr. 6	Young Papke	Hollywood, California	Draw 4

Summary

Total bouts: 42, Won: 30 (3 inside the limit), Lost: 7 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 4, NC: 1, ND: 0

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Featherweight

Amateur Results

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