Sport & Note

Joe Legon

Male

(Rafael Legon)
Welterweight, Cuba, Camaguey, Cuba
Born: in 1917, Camaguey, Cuba
Died: August 26, 1947
Height: 5ft 9n, mt 1,75

(Legon was killed over a dice gambling argument,
dying ten days after the incident)

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1934
+ June 2	Lazaro Fernandez	Havana, Cuba	KO 1
+ June 10	Jesus Lopez	Havana, Cuba	TKO 1
= July 7	Kid Sabates	Havana, Cuba	Draw 6
+ July 21	Kid Sabates	Havana, Cuba	W 6
+ Aug. 4	Celedonio Vazquez	Havana, Cuba	W 6
+ Aug. 11	Kid Charolito	Havana, Cuba	TKO 3
= Sept. 6	Kid Sabates	Havana, Cuba	Draw 6
+ Sept. 29	Santiago Alvarez	Havana, Cuba	W 6
+ Oct. 21	Celedonio Vazquez	Havana, Cuba	KO 1
+ Oct. 28	Joaquin Jorge	Havana, Cuba	W 10
1935
+ Jan. 12	Kid Bururu	Havana, Cuba	W 6
= Feb. 2	Ramon Rebollar	Havana, Cuba	Draw 6
+ Feb. 16	Reynaldo Buides Mora	Havana, Cuba	W 6
+ Mar. 2	Johnny Govantes	Havana, Cuba	KO 4
+ Apr. 6	Panama Kid Brown	Havana, Cuba	TKO 3
+ Apr. 27	Ricardo Ayala	Havana, Cuba	KO 2
+ Aug. 3	Sixto Morales	Havana, Cuba	W 10
+ Oct. 19	Kid Sila	Havana, Cuba	W 10
+ Nov. 30	Rene Sanchez	Havana, Cuba	W 10
1936
+ Feb. 1	Ramon Molina	Havana, Cuba	W 10
+ Apr. 15	Rene Sanchez	Havana, Cuba	W 12
Cuban Welterweight Title
- July 4	Pete Martin	San Juan, Puerto Rico	L 10
- July 25	Mickey Serrian	San Juan, Puerto Rico	TKO by 8
+ Aug. 22	Francisco Campos	Caracas, Venezuela	KO 1
- Sept. 12	Pete Martin	Caracas, Venezuela	L 10
- Dec. 12	Baby La Paz	Camaguey, Cuba	KO by 5
Cuban Welterweight Title
1937
+ June 18	George 'Kid' Bradad	Guantanamo, Cuba	W 12
Cuban Welterweight Title
+ Aug. 7	Ventura Arana	Havana, Cuba	W 10
+ Oct. 16	George 'Kid' Bradad	Havana, Cuba	W 10
+ Nov. 20	Abe Schneider	Havana, Cuba	KO 1
1938
= Feb. 23	Baby La Paz	Camaguey, Cuba	Draw 12
+ May 14	Ramon Molina	Havana, Cuba	W 10
= Sept. 24	Rene Sanchez	Camaguey, Cuba	Draw 15
+ Oct. 8	Ramon Rebollar	Havana, Cuba	TKO 10
Cuban Welterweight Title
= Nov. 5	Rene Sanchez	Havana, Cuba	Draw 12
Cuban Welterweight Title
1939
- Apr. 29	George 'Kid' Bradad	Havana, Cuba	TKO by 9
+ Sept. 9	George 'Kid' Bradad	Havana, Cuba	KO 9
Cuban Welterweight Title
+ Sept. 16	Cecilio Lozada	Havana, Cuba	W 10
+ Oct. 14	Cecilio Lozada	Havana, Cuba	W 10
+ Dec. 16	Joe Coego	Havana, Cuba	TKO 10
Cuban Welterweight Title
1940
+ Apr. 5	Buster Carroll	Tampa, United States	TKO 7
+ Apr. 19	Billy Cooper	Tampa, United States	TKO 7
+ May 28	Ernest Robinson	Long Island City, United States	W 6
- June 20	Holman Williams	Bronx, United States	L 6
+ Oct. 12	Raul Carabantes	Havana, Cuba	KO 1
+ Dec. 14	Raul Carabantes	Havana, Cuba	W 10
1941
+ Mar. 15	Larry Anzalone	Havana, Cuba	W 10
+ July 3	Eddie Carroll	Tampa, United States	KO 1
+ Aug. 22	Yucatan Kid	Tampa, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 13	Yucatan Kid	Havana, Cuba	W 10
+ Sept. 29	Tom Sharkey	Miami Beach, United States	KO 1
+ Oct. 18	Gene Molnar	Havana, Cuba	KO 1
+ Oct. 25	Tony Mar	Havana, Cuba	W 10
+ Nov. 15	Antonio Fernandez	Havana, Cuba	TKO 9
- Dec. 20	Antonio Fernandez	Havana, Cuba	L 10
1942
+ Feb. 14	Andres Gomez	Havana, Cuba	KO 5
+ Apr. 1	Mel Serratto	Havana, Cuba	KO 1
+ Apr. 15	Bull Terry	Pinar del Rio, Cuba	KO 3
- May 2	Cocoa Kid	Havana, Cuba	L 10
+ June 20	Eddie Guerra	Havana, Cuba	TKO 4
= Aug. 1	Willie Neyland	Havana, Cuba	Draw 10
+ Sept. 26	Kid Azteca	Havana, Cuba	W 10
- Nov. 22	Antonio Fernandez	Panama City, Panama	L 10
+ Dec. 13	Antonio Fernandez	Panama City, Panama	W 10
1943
- Jan. 17	Antonio Fernandez	Panama City, Panama	L 10
- Apr. 9	Hankin Barrows	Panama City, Panama	L 10
= May 28	Hankin Barrows	Colon City, Panama	Draw 10
+ July 4	Hankin Barrows	Panama City, Panama	KO 5
+ Aug. 1	Dan Calcagno	Panama City, Panama	KO 5
* Oct. 2	Kid Tunero	Havana, Cuba	NC 9
1944
+ Dec. 9	Julio Pedroso	Havana, Cuba	KO 6
Cuban Welterweight Title
1945
+ Feb. 3	Dan Calcagno	Havana, Cuba	TKO 2
+ Feb. 28	Evangelio Valiente	Bauta, Cuba	KO 5
- Apr. 7	Kid Tunero	Havana, Cuba	L 10
- May 12	Hankin Barrows	Havana, Cuba	TKO by 6
+ Sept. 8	Baby Coullimber	Havana, Cuba	W 12
Cuban Welterweight Title
+ Nov. 10	Hankin Barrows	Havana, Cuba	KO 10
1946
+ Feb. 6	Charley Padalino	Tampa, United States	KO 2
+ Feb. 16	Izzy Jannazzo	Havana, Cuba	W 10
- Mar. 23	Kid Azteca	Mexico City, Mexico	KO by 3
+ May 11	Kid Azteca	Havana, Cuba	W 10
+ Dec. 1	Jose Garcia Alvarez	Havana, Cuba	W 10
1947
- Apr. 22	Lee Sala	Tampa, United States	L 10

Summary

Total bouts: 83, Won: 59 (30 inside the limit), Lost: 15 (5 inside the limit), Draw: 8, NC: 1