Arturo Godoy
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Biography

He was born in Iquique, Chile, in 1910.

He was South American Heavyweight Champion and had an extensive and successful career in Argentina
Argentina
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, Cuba
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, Spain
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, and the United States
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 roughly between 1931 and 1954.

In New York he beat Tony Galento
Tony Galento
Domenico Antonio Galento was an American heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "Two Ton" for his reasoning to his manager for being nearly late to one of his fights: "I had two tons of ice to deliver on my way here". Galento was one of the most colorful fighters in the history of the sport...

.

He is best known for his two epic fights with Joe Louis
Joe Louis
Joseph Louis Barrow , better known as Joe Louis, was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949. He is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time...

 for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1940. The first was held at the Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
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 on February 10, 1940 and went the full length of 15 rounds. The 2 ringside judges split their votes and the tie was broken by the referee, who gave it to Louis, to the protest of a substantial part of the audience, who had been won over by the fact that Godoy showed no fear of Louis and by the additional fact that Louis was not able to knock out his opponent after a string of K.O.s and T.K.O.s. South Americans and Chileans in particular thought that Godoy had indeed won the fight and from then on the figure of Godoy acquired mythical proportions. A second fight was scheduled for June 20, 1940. Joe Louis prepared to counteract Godoy's strategy and ring tactics, focusing on bringing him up from his unusual low stance with a combination of hooks to the body and uppercuts. Godoy fought bravely but the referee had to stop the fight in the 8th round. Godoy continued fighting until 1954 and returned to Chile, where he was regarded as a hero.

He died of cancer
Cancer
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 in Chile in 1987.

Legacy

His life was used as the base for the novel "Muriendo por la dulce patria mía" (Planeta
Planeta
Planeta Corporación, S.R.L., doing business as Grupo Planeta, is a Spanish media group based in Barcelona. The company operates in Spain, Portugal, France and Latin America. Editorial Planeta, its flagship, was founded in 1949. Planeta owns over 70 publishing houses worldwide. It publishes the...

, 1998) by Roberto Castillo Sandoval.

Professional career

Date Opponent Venue Result Result By Round W-L-D-NC
11/3/1951 Alfredo Lagay   Santiago de Chile, Chile D PTS 10 87-23-12-2
8/11/1951 Abel Cestac   Santiago de Chile, Chile W PTS 10 87-23-11-2
6/16/1951 Mario Abarca   Santiago de Chile, Chile W KO 4 86-23-11-2
6/1/1950 Roberto Balbontin   Santiago de Chile, Chile W KO 5 85-23-11-2
3/6/1950 Karel Sys   Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina D PTS 10 84-23-11-2
1/13/1950 Emilio Espinosa   Santiago de Chile, Chile W KO 5 84-23-10-2
8/16/1949 Leonard Morrow   Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States L TKO 10 83-23-10-2
8/9/1949 Maynard Jones   Wilmington Park, Wilmington, Delaware, United States D PTS 10 83-22-10-2
6/27/1949 Elkins Brothers   Washington, District of Columbia, United States W PTS 10 83-22-9-2
6/1/1949 Johnny Haynes
Johnny Haynes
John Norman "Johnny" Haynes was an English footballer, best known for his 18 years at Fulham. He played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for the club between 1952 and 1970...

  Zivic Arena, Millvale, Pennsylvania, United States W PTS 10 82-22-9-2
2/23/1949 Harold Johnson
Harold Johnson (boxer)
Harold Johnson , is a former professional boxer.Johnson was born in Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He won his first twenty-four fights before losing a ten round decision to Archie Moore, who would be Johnson's biggest career rival...

  Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States L UD 10 81-22-9-2
8/17/1948 Alabama Kid   Columbus, Ohio, United States L UD 10 81-21-9-2
6/14/1948 Pat Richards
Pat Richards
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  Columbus, Ohio, United States W TKO 4 81-20-9-2
2/24/1948 Pat Richards
Pat Richards
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  Columbus, Ohio, United States W PTS 8 80-20-9-2
1/20/1948 Jimmy Bell   Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, United States W PTS 8 79-20-9-2
12/1/1947 Phil Muscato   St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States W SD 10 78-20-9-2
10/22/1947 Jack Marshall
Jack Marshall
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  El Paso, Texas, United States W PTS 10 77-20-9-2
10/7/1947 Turkey Thompson   Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 10 76-20-9-2
9/9/1947 Cyclone Williams   Troy Arena, Troy, New York, United States W KO 5 76-19-9-2
12/5/1946 Buddy Knox
Buddy Knox
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  Denver, Colorado, United States W KO 1 75-19-9-2
11/25/1946 Tex Boddie   Omaha, Nebraska, United States W PTS 10 74-19-9-2
10/15/1946 Joe Muscato   Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States L UD 10 73-19-9-2
8/21/1946 Cyclone Williams   Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States W PTS 10 73-18-9-2
8/16/1946 Tony Musto   MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse, New York, United States W TKO 6 72-18-9-2
6/14/1946 Larry Bouchard   Jacksonville, Florida, United States W KO 2 71-18-9-2
3/1/1946 Lee Savold
Lee Savold
Lee Savold was a heavyweight boxer who held the British and European version of the World Heavyweight championship between 1950 and 1951 and was a leading contender in the forties and early fifties....

  Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States NC NC 8 70-18-9-2
11/20/1945 Johnny Haynes
Johnny Haynes
John Norman "Johnny" Haynes was an English footballer, best known for his 18 years at Fulham. He played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for the club between 1952 and 1970...

  Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 10 70-18-9-1
11/5/1945 Louis Long   Baltimore, Maryland, United States W TKO 7 69-18-9-1
9/28/1945 Jimmy Carollo   Norfolk, Virginia, United States W KO 1 68-18-9-1
9/12/1945 Dan Merritt   Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States W TKO 2 67-18-9-1
5/14/1945 Buddy Walker   Turner\'s Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, United States W KO 5 66-18-9-1
4/4/1945 Herb Jones   Memphis, Tennessee, United States W KO 2 65-18-9-1
3/27/1945 Johnny Denson   Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States W KO 5 64-18-9-1
3/1/1945 Larry Bouchard   Norfolk, Virginia, United States W PTS 10 63-18-9-1
12/20/1944 Juan Urlich   Santiago de Chile, Chile W KO 2 62-18-9-1
4/15/1944 Alberto Santiago Lovell   Lima, Peru NC NC 11 61-18-9-1
11/21/1943 Fernando Menichelli   Caracas, Venezuela W KO 7 61-18-9
8/29/1943 Roscoe Toles   Santiago de Chile, Chile W PTS 12 60-18-9
7/18/1943 Isidoro Gastanaga   Bolivia W KO 5 59-18-9
4/20/1943 Fernando Menichelli   Santiago de Chile, Chile W TKO 1 58-18-9
2/28/1943 Alberto Santiago Lovell   Santiago de Chile, Chile W PTS 12 57-18-9
11/14/1942 Roscoe Toles   São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil L PTS 12 56-18-9
10/21/1942 Roscoe Toles   Río de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil L PTS 10 56-17-9
7/11/1942 Roscoe Toles   Santiago de Chile, Chile D PTS 12 56-16-9
6/7/1942 Hans Havlicek   Salta, Salta, Argentina W KO 3 56-16-8
3/7/1942 Roscoe Toles   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina L PTS 12 55-16-8
2/10/1942 Roscoe Toles   Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina L PTS 12 55-15-8
1/17/1942 Alberto Santiago Lovell   Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina L PTS 12 55-14-8
11/1/1941 Roscoe Toles   Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina D PTS 12 55-13-8
9/28/1941 Ernesto Carnesse   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W PTS 10 55-13-7
5/17/1941 Alberto Santiago Lovell   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina L PTS 12 54-13-7
12/2/1940 Tony Musto   Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States W PTS 10 54-12-7
10/7/1940 Gus Dorazio   Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States W UD 10 53-12-7
6/20/1940 Joe Louis
Joe Louis
Joseph Louis Barrow , better known as Joe Louis, was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949. He is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time...

  Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States L TKO 8 52-12-7
2/9/1940 Joe Louis
Joe Louis
Joseph Louis Barrow , better known as Joe Louis, was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949. He is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time...

  Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States L SD 15 52-11-7
8/19/1939 Eduardo Primo   Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina L DQ 8 52-10-7
7/22/1939 Valentin Campolo   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W PTS 12 52-9-7
4/8/1939 Alberto Santiago Lovell   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W PTS 12 51-9-7
3/4/1939 Valentin Campolo   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina L PTS 10 50-9-7
2/7/1939 Eusebio Ramirez   Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W KO 3 50-8-7
12/18/1938 Hans Birkie   Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W PTS 10 49-8-7
11/26/1938 Hans Havlicek   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W TKO 2 48-8-7
7/3/1938 Alberto Santiago Lovell   Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina L PTS 12 47-8-7
6/18/1938 Valentin Campolo   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W PTS 10 47-7-7
11/9/1937 Eddie Mader   Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States W TKO 5 46-7-7
10/8/1937 Nathan Mann   Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States L PTS 10 45-7-7
8/4/1937 Roscoe Toles   University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States D PTS 10 45-6-7
6/22/1937 Tony Galento
Tony Galento
Domenico Antonio Galento was an American heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "Two Ton" for his reasoning to his manager for being nearly late to one of his fights: "I had two tons of ice to deliver on my way here". Galento was one of the most colorful fighters in the history of the sport...

  Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States W PTS 6 45-6-6
5/21/1937 Roscoe Toles   Naval Armory, Detroit, Michigan, United States L PTS 10 44-6-6
4/28/1937 Tony Galento
Tony Galento
Domenico Antonio Galento was an American heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "Two Ton" for his reasoning to his manager for being nearly late to one of his fights: "I had two tons of ice to deliver on my way here". Galento was one of the most colorful fighters in the history of the sport...

  Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States W PTS 10 44-5-6
3/10/1937 Maurice Strickland   Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States D PTS 10 43-5-6
2/25/1937 Art Sykes
Art Sykes
Arthur S. Sykes, , known as Artie, was an American boxer from Elmira, New York. Sykes made his professional debut in 1933. In 1934, he was defeated by a young Joe Louis. Later in his career, he lost to Hall of Famer Jersey Joe Walcott. Sykes retired in 1941. He won 14 career fights, lost 23, and...

  Star Casino, New York, New York, United States W KO 3 43-5-5
2/3/1937 Otis Thomas   Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States W TKO 3 42-5-5
1/14/1937 Jack Roper   Star Casino, New York, New York, United States W KO 7 41-5-5
11/11/1936 Al Ettore   Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States D PTS 10 40-5-5
10/21/1936 Leroy Haynes   Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States D PTS 10 40-5-4
7/11/1936 Luis Angel Firpo   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W TKO 4 40-5-3
12/21/1935 Vincenz Hower   Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W KO 10 39-5-3
9/7/1935 Oscar Davidson   Río de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil W KO 1 38-5-3
7/12/1935 Eduardo Primo   Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina D PTS 12 37-5-3
5/18/1935 Antonio Sebastiao   Río de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil W KO 3 37-5-2
3/17/1935 Tommy Loughran
Tommy Loughran
Thomas Patrick Loughran was the light heavyweight boxing champion of the world.Loughran's effective use of coordinated foot work, sound defense and swift, accurate counter punching is now regarded as a precursor to the techniques practiced in modern boxing...

  Santiago de Chile, Chile W PTS 12 36-5-2
1/5/1935 Tommy Loughran
Tommy Loughran
Thomas Patrick Loughran was the light heavyweight boxing champion of the world.Loughran's effective use of coordinated foot work, sound defense and swift, accurate counter punching is now regarded as a precursor to the techniques practiced in modern boxing...

  Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina L UD 12 35-5-2
11/24/1934 Jose Carattoli   Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W PTS 12 35-4-2
10/20/1934 Tommy Loughran
Tommy Loughran
Thomas Patrick Loughran was the light heavyweight boxing champion of the world.Loughran's effective use of coordinated foot work, sound defense and swift, accurate counter punching is now regarded as a precursor to the techniques practiced in modern boxing...

  Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina D PTS 12 34-4-2
9/29/1934 Eduardo Primo   Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W PTS 12 34-4-1
8/12/1934 Billy Jones
Billy Jones
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  Santiago de Chile, Chile L PTS 12 33-4-1
6/24/1934 Erwin Klausner   Estadio Nacional, Av Santa María, Santiago de Chile, Chile W PTS 10 33-3-1
4/22/1934 Erwin Klausner   Santiago de Chile, Chile W PTS 10 32-3-1
3/1/1934 Victorio Campolo   Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina L PTS 12 31-3-1
1/20/1934 Esteban Senestraro   Club Atletico River Plate, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W TKO 6 31-2-1
1/4/1934 Mario Lenzi   Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W KO 2 30-2-1
12/6/1933 Salvatore Zaetta   Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W KO 3 29-2-1
8/23/1933 Vicente Parrile   Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain W PTS 10 28-2-1
7/26/1933 Mateo Osa   Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain W TKO 7 27-2-1
7/1/1933 Raul Bianchi   Plaza Monumental, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain W KO 2 26-2-1
6/14/1933 Rafaele Siciliano   Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain W KO 2 25-2-1
5/31/1933 Santiago Sola   Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain W PTS 10 24-2-1
5/9/1933 La Pantera de Arosa   Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain W KO 2 23-2-1
5/2/1933 Al Roman   Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain W KO 1 22-2-1
4/1/1933 Young John Herrera   Arena Cristal, Havana, Cuba W PTS 10 21-2-1
2/27/1933 Frank Cawley   Miami, Florida, United States W PTS 10 20-2-1
2/25/1933 Pantaleon Cuesta Musolino   Havana, Cuba W KO 5 19-2-1
2/4/1933 Rufino Alvarez   Havana, Cuba W KO 5 18-2-1
1/24/1933 Dewey Kimrey   American Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States W TKO 5 17-2-1
1/10/1933 Frankie Edgren   American Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States L PTS 10 16-2-1
12/6/1932 Chick Raines   West Palm Beach, Florida, United States W KO 6 16-1-1
11/21/1932 Johnny Mack (boxer)   Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, United States W TKO 5 15-1-1
11/11/1932 Frankie Palmo   West Palm Beach, Florida, United States W KO 10 14-1-1
10/31/1932 Tony Ferrante   Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, United States W KO 1 13-1-1
10/27/1932 Joe King
Joe King
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  Tampa, Florida, United States W KO 5 12-1-1
10/2/1932 Irving Ashkenazy   Tampa, Florida, United States W KO 5 11-1-1
9/26/1932 Walker Cyclone Smith   Miami, Florida, United States W PTS 10 10-1-1
9/12/1932 Ben Logan   Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, United States W KO 2 9-1-1
8/27/1932 Gordon Fortenberry   Miami, Florida, United States W PTS 10 8-1-1
8/1/1932 Ray Swanson   Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, United States W KO 7 7-1-1
7/16/1932 Pedro Proenza   Havana, Cuba D PTS 10 6-1-1
7/2/1932 Antonio Hevia   Havana, Cuba W PTS 10 6-1-0
6/25/1932 Pantaleon Cuesta Musolino   Havana, Cuba W DQ 2 5-1-0
12/6/1931 Luis Aravena   Campos Sports, Santiago de Chile, Chile W PTS 8 4-1-0
6/14/1931 Peter Johnson
Peter Johnson
Peter Robert Johnson , is a Birkenhead based business man and football investor.The son of a butcher, Johnson helped build the family business into Park Foods, the leading supplier of Christmas hampers in the early 1990s. From this base, Johnson took Tranmere Rovers from the foot of the Football...

  Estadio Nacional, Av Santa María, Santiago de Chile, Chile W PTS 10 3-1-0
5/30/1931 Oscar Ramirez
Oscar Ramírez
Óscar Ramírez Hernández , nicknamed "El Machillo" , was a Costa Rican international footballer, whose great career is often considered as legendary in his native country. He played for the two most important teams in his country, LD Alajuelense and Deportivo Saprissa, becoming a star and an idol...

  Estadio Nacional, Av Santa María, Santiago de Chile, Chile W TKO 2 2-1-0
12/21/1930 Peter Johnson
Peter Johnson
Peter Robert Johnson , is a Birkenhead based business man and football investor.The son of a butcher, Johnson helped build the family business into Park Foods, the leading supplier of Christmas hampers in the early 1990s. From this base, Johnson took Tranmere Rovers from the foot of the Football...

  Estadio Nacional, Av Santa María, Santiago de Chile, Chile W PTS 6 1-1-0
1/9/1930 Luis Aravena   Cuba L PTS 6 0-1-0

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