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Luis Angel Firpo
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"El Toro Salvaje de las Pampas"
Heavyweight
Male
(Luis Ángel Firpo)
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Born: October 11, 1894, Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: August 7, 1960, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height: 6ft 2 1/2in, mt 1,89
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No amateur results
Professional record| | | 1917 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | * Dec. 10 | Frank Hagney | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ND 6 | | | | 1918 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | - Jan. 12 | Angel Rodriguez | Montevideo, Uruguay | KO by 1 | | + Sept. 28 | William Daly | Chillan, Chile | KO 7 | | + Nov. 9 | Ignacio Sepulveda | Santiago de Chile, Chile | KO 2 | | + Dec. 14 | Calvin Respress | Santiago de Chile, Chile | WDQ 2 | | | | 1919 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Feb. 7 | Calvin Respress | Santiago de Chile, Chile | W 15 | | + Apr. 12 | Fernando Priano | Montevideo, Uruguay | KO 4 | | + Apr. 26 | Arthur Manning | Montevideo, Uruguay | KO 3 | | - Nov. 1 | Dave Mills | Santiago de Chile, Chile | L 15 | | South American Heavyweight Title | | | | 1920 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Feb. 28 | Andres Balsa | Valparaiso, Chile | KO 6 | | + Apr. 30 | Dave Mills | Santiago de Chile, Chile | KO 1 | | South American Heavyweight Title | | + July 7 | Antonio Jirsa | Buenos Aires, Argentina | KO 1 | | * Sept. 11 | Alberto Coleman | Mendoza, Argentina | NC 10 | | + Dec. 11 | Dave Mills | Buenos Aires, Argentina | KO 1 | | South American Heavyweight Title | | | | 1921 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Mar. 12 |  Gunboat Smith | Valparaiso, Chile | W 12 | | + Apr. 23 | Gunboat Smith | Buenos Aires, Argentina | KO 12 | | ^ July 4 | Alberto Coleman | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Exh 6 | | + Sept. 27 | Fernando Priano | San Miguel, Argentina | KO 2 | | | | 1922 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Mar. 20 | Tom Maxted | Newark, United States | KO 7 | | + Apr. 4 | Joe McCann | Newark, United States | KO 5 | | + May 13 | Italian Jack Herman | Brooklyn, United States | TKO 5 | | ^ Aug. 5 | Joe Boykin | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Exh 4 | | + Oct. 8 | Jim Tracey | Buenos Aires, Argentina | KO 4 | | ^ Dec. 21 | Joe Boykin | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Exh 4 | | | | 1923 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Mar. 12 | Bill Brennan | New York, United States | KO 12 | | + Mar. 23 | Jim Hibbard | New York, United States | KO 4 | | + May 12 | Jack McAuliffe II | Bronx, United States | KO 3 | | + June 10 | Italian Jack Herman | Havana, Cuba | KO 2 | | + June 17 | Jim Hibbard | Mexico City, Mexico | KO 2 | | + July 12 | Jess Willard | Jersey City, United States | KO 8 | | ^ July 17 | Natalio Pera | Ogdensburg, United States | Exh 6 | | ^ July 19 | Natalio Pera | Boston, United States | Exh 5 | | ^ July 20 | Natalio Pera | Boston, United States | Exh 5 | | ^ July 21 | Pat McCarthy | Boston, United States | Exh 5 | | + July 27 | Joe Burke | Battle Creek, United States | KO 2 | | + Aug. 3 | Homer Smith | Omaha, United States | W 10 | | + Aug. 13 | Charley Weinert | Philadelphia, United States | TKO 2 | | ^ Aug. 17 | Joe Downey | Indianapolis, United States | Exh 4 | | - Sept. 14 | Jack Dempsey | New York, United States | KO by 2 | | World Heavyweight Title | | ^ Sept. 26 | Natalio Pera | Montreal, Canada | Exh 2 | | ^ Sept. 26 | Elzear Rioux | Montreal, Canada | Exh 2 | | ^ Nov. 4 | Natalio Pera | Lima, Peru | Exh 4 | | ^ Nov. 4 | Calvin Repress | Lima, Peru | Exh 4 | | ^ Dec. 8 | Joe Boykin | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Exh 4 | | | | 1924 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Feb. 24 | Farmer Lodge | Buenos Aires, Argentina | KO 5 | | + Mar. 7 |  Erminio Spalla | Buenos Aires, Argentina | TKO 14 | | + Apr. 5 | Al Reich | Buenos Aires, Argentina | KO 1 | | ^ Apr. 24 | Miguel Ferrara | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Exh 4 | | * Sept. 11 | Harry Wills | Jersey City, United States | ND 12 | | * Nov. 12 | Charley Weinert | Newark, United States | ND 12 | | | | | 1925
Inactive | | | | 1926 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Apr. 3 | Erminio Spalla | Buenos Aires, Argentina | W 12 | | | | | 1927-1935
Inactive | | | | 1936 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + May 9 | Saverio Grizzo | Buenos Aires, Argentina | KO 1 | | + May 25 | Siska Habarta | Buenos Aires, Argentina | KO 3 | | - July 11 |  Arturo Godoy | Buenos Aires, Argentina | TKO by 4 |
Summary
Total bouts: 40, Won: 32 (27 inside the limit), Lost: 4 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 1, ND: 3
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