VINCE MARTINEZ
Born:  May 5, 1929 Mt. Kisco NY
Died: January 29, 2003 Hollywood FL
Ht/Wt:   5'9"/ 147 Pounds
Managed by: Tex Pelte and Bill Daly
Trained by:  Nick Fiorita and Whitey Bimstein
1952 Boxing Writers Association Rookie of the Year


First Rated:           September 1954
Last Rated:           June 1959
Months Rated:      58
Best rating:            2

TB  KO  WD  WF  D  LD  LF  LK  ND  NC
77    36    33      0    0    6     0      2      0     0

Martinez was a sharp shooting boxer with a devastating left hook, a hard right hand and one of the best counter punchers in the ring. He was fleet of foot, a cautious boxer, but would go all out to finish an opponent once he hurt him.

Biography

 

 
1949
Mar  9 Joe Lucarelli 			Jersey City                      W  4
Mar 30 Sonny Johnson 			Jersey City                     KO  2
May  2 Otis Edwards 			Newark                           W  4
May  9 Herbie Brown 			Newark                         TKO  3
Jun  9 Jimmy Burgos 			New York                         W  4
Jun 13 Ralph Giordano 			Newark                           W  4
Jul  7 Frankie Nevado 			New York                         W  4
Sep  1 Frank Randolph 			Brooklyn                        KO  1 
Sep 15 Artie Diamond 			Brooklyn                         W  4
Sep 24 James Suber 			Brooklyn                         W  4
Oct  5 Sammy LaRotta 			New York                       TKO  4
Oct 25 Frank Fisher 			New York                         W  4
Nov 11 Sammy LaRotta 			New York                         W  4
1950
Feb 24 Lou Felice 			New York                        KO  3
Feb 28 Joe Mullins New York                                              L  6
Apr  1 (Active Duty - Army National Guard)
Oct 10 Jack Randolph 			New York                        KO  5
1951
Mar 9 Larry Gassa 			New York                        KO  4
Mar 24 Eddie Holtz 			Brooklyn                        KO  1
Apr 4 Red DeFazio 			Elizabeth                      TKO  6
May 2 Larry Gassa 			Elizabeth                        W  6
Oct 16 Dick Cannady 			White Plains                    KO  3
Nov 27 Carey Mace 			White Plains                    KO  2
1952
Jan 28 Mario Moreno 			New York                       TKO  6
Mar 10 Sal DiMartino 			New York                        KO  6
May  2 Tony Pellone 			New York                       TKO  1
Jun 20 Sammy Giuliani 			New York                         W 10
Dec 26 Don Williams 			New York                       TKO  9
1953
Jan 30 Carmine Fiore 			New York                         W 10
Mar 13 Chico Vejar 			New York                         L 10
May 22 Danny Giovanelli 		New York                         L 10
Aug 20 Billy Andy 			Newark                          KO  6
Sep  4 Joey Bishop 			Asbury Park                      W 10
Oct  2 Vinnie D'Andrea 			New York                       TKO  5
Nov 20 Chico Vejar 			New York                         W 10
Dec 21 Jimmy Bethea 			Holyoke                         KO  2
1954
Jan 22 Rocky Casillo 			New York                       TKO  3
Feb 18 Joey Bishop 			Akron                            W 10
Mar 15 Ronnie Harper 			Boston                          KO  2
May  6 Harold Jones 			Youngstown                       W 10
May 26 Chuck Davey 			Chicago                        TKO  7
Jul  1 Art Aragon 			Los Angeles                      W 10
Oct 29 Carmine Fiore 			New York                       TKO  7
Dec 10 Al Andrews 			New York                         W 10
1955
Jun 24 Chico Varona 			Syracuse                         W 10
Sep 10 Bob Provizzi 			Paterson                         W 10
Oct 17 Lester Felton 			Providence                       W 10
Oct 29 Mario Terry 			Boston                          KO  3
Nov 23 Chris Christensen 		St Louis                         W 10
Dec  1 Ernie Greer 			Spokane                         KO  3
Dec 29 Peter Muller 			Milwaukee                       KO  2
1956
Feb 27 Paolo Melis 			Bangor                           W 10
Apr  4 Miguel Diaz 			Miami Beach                      W 10
May  8 Dick Goldstein 			Phoenix                          W 10
Jun 16 Tony DeMarco 			Boston                           L 10
Oct 15 Rinzi Nocero 			Providence                     TKO  7
Oct 20 Jimmy Ford 			Miami Beach                      W 10
Nov 20 Don Williams 			Bangor                         TKO  2
1957
Jan 14 Pedro Antonio Jimenez 		Toronto                         KO  6
Feb 26 Kid Gavilan 			Newark                           W 10
Apr  8 Ralph Dupas 			New Orleans                      L 10
Jun 17 Kid Gavilan 			Jersey City                      W 10
Sep 11 Larry Baker 			Chicago                        TKO  9
Nov 16 Ramon Tiscareno 			Hollywood                       KO  6
1958
Jan 15 Gil Turner 			Philadelphia                     W 12
       (Welterweight Elimination Tournament)
May  6 Armand Savoie 			Boston                         TKO  7
Jun  6 Virgil Akins 			St Louis                    TKO by  4
       (For Vacant World Welterweight Title)
Dec  6 Stefan Redl 			Newark                           W 10
1959
Feb 17 Denny Moyer 			Portland                         L 10
Dec  3 Chico Vejar 			Miami                            W 10
1960
Apr  1 Clem Florio 			Tampa                          TKO  6
Jun 11 Stefan Redl 			Paterson                       TKO  5
Aug  2 Frankie Belma 			Miami Beach                    TKO  5
Aug 26 Bobby Shaw 			Nassau                         TKO  4
Oct  5 Basil Campbell 			Miami Beach                      W 10
Oct 15 Enrique Esqueda 			Monterrey MEXICO                KO  9
Dec 13 Cecil Shorts 			Cleveland                   TKO by  4
1961
May  8 Miguel Angel Aguero 		New York                         W 10



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