Sugar Ramos
Ultiminio Ramos Zaqueira (December 2, 1941 – September 3, 2017) was a Cuban-born Mexican boxer who was better known as Sugar Ramos. Ramos fought out of Mexico where he was adopted as a national hero. He was a World Featherweight champion and member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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Real name | Ultiminio Ramos Zaqueira |
Nickname(s) | Sugar |
Weight(s) | Featherweight |
Height | 5 ft 4 1⁄2 in (164 cm) |
Reach | 64 1⁄2 in (164 cm) |
Nationality | Mexican |
Born | Matanzas, Cuba | 2 December 1941
Died | 3 September 2017 75) Mexico City, Mexico | (aged
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 66 |
Wins | 55 |
Wins by KO | 40 |
Losses | 7 |
Draws | 4 |
No contests | 0 |
Exile
Ramos won the Cuban Featherweight championship belt in 1960 and then fled to Mexico City when Fidel Castro came into power.
Famous bouts
In Mexico, Ultiminio "Sugar" Ramos built his historical career. On March 21, 1963, Ramos had a bout scheduled at Dodger Stadium. On that day, Ramos severely beat Davey Moore. In the 10th round, Moore was knocked down. Four days later, Moore died from injuries sustained to his brain stem.
This was similar to Ramos' twelfth professional fight in which Jose Blanco died from injuries sustained in the fight.
Retirement and death
Ramos lost his titles in 1964 to Vicente Saldivar after the fight was stopped in the twelfth round due to cuts. Ramos then moved up to lightweight, eventually earning a shot at then champion Carlos Ortiz in 1966. Ramos would lose the fight via fifth-round TKO, and then an immediate rematch by TKO in the fourth round.[1] He continued boxing until 1972. Sugar Ramos died at the age of 75 on September 3, 2017 in his adopted home of Mexico City due to complications from cancer. He was survived by his 4 children.[2][3]
Records
His record was 55 wins (40 KO's) 7 losses, and 4 Draws.
- He was elected into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992 as both "Ultiminio Ramos" and "Sugar Ramos"—apparently as two different boxers.
See also
Cultural references
Bob Dylan wrote a song about the event where Davey Moore succumbed to death while posing the question of public responsibility. It is titled "Who Killed Davey Moore?" and was also sung by Pete Seeger.
Phil Ochs wrote a song titled "Davey Moore" which told the story of Davey Moore's death and placed the guilt on the managers and the boxing "money men" as well as boxing fans.
A tribute to Davey Moore is also made by the New Zealander and French writer and singer Graeme Allwright Wikipedia via his song Qui a tué Davy Moore (see Graeme_Allwright site)
Professional boxing record
66 fights | 55 wins | 7 losses |
By knockout | 40 | 4 |
By decision | 14 | 2 |
By disqualification | 1 | 1 |
Draws | 4 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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66 | Loss | 55–7–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (10) | Apr 24, 1972 | Forum, Inglewood, U.S | |
65 | Win | 55–6–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 24, 1971 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, U.S | |
64 | Draw | 54–6–4 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Oct 14, 1971 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, U.S | |
63 | Loss | 54–6–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jan 01, 1971 | Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Mexico | |
62 | Loss | 54–5–3 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Aug 06, 1970 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, U.S | |
61 | Win | 54–4–3 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | Mar 26, 1970 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, U.S | |
60 | Win | 53–4–3 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10) | Dec 14, 1969 | Veracruz, Mexico | |
59 | Win | 52–4–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10) | Sep 29, 1969 | Plaza de Toros El Toreo, Tijuana, Mexico | |
58 | Win | 51–4–3 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10) | Jun 29, 1969 | Monumental Plaza de Toros México, Mexico City, Mexico | |
57 | Loss | 50–4–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (15) | Jul 01, 1967 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | For WBA, The Ring, and lineal lightweight titles For vacant WBC lightweight title |
56 | Loss | 50–3–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (15) | Oct 22, 1966 | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico | For WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal lightweight titles |
55 | Win | 50–2–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Feb 12, 1966 | Monumental Plaza de Toros México, Mexico City, Mexico | |
54 | Win | 49–2–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10) | Dec 11, 1965 | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico | |
53 | Win | 48–2–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) | Aug 23, 1965 | Plaza de Toros El Toreo, Tijuana, Mexico | |
52 | Win | 47–2–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (10) | Jun 15, 1965 | Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico | |
51 | Win | 46–2–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Apr 17, 1965 | Arena Coliseo, Acapulco, Mexico | |
50 | Loss | 45–2–3 | ![]() |
RTD | 12 (15) | Sep 26, 1964 | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico | Lost WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal featherweight titles |
49 | Win | 45–1–3 | ![]() |
SD | 15 | May 9, 1964 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Retained WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal featherweight titles |
48 | Win | 44–1–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (15) | Mar 01, 1964 | Kokugikan, Japan | Retained WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal featherweight titles |
47 | Win | 43–1–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jan 01, 1964 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, U.S | |
46 | Win | 42–1–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10) | Nov 09, 1963 | Los Mochis, Mexico | |
45 | Win | 41–1–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10) | Oct 22, 1963 | Empire Pool, Wembley, U.K | |
44 | Win | 40–1–3 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Jul 13, 1963 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico | Retained WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal featherweight titles |
43 | Win | 39–1–3 | ![]() |
RTD | 10 (15) | Mar 21, 1963 | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, U.S | Won WBA, The Ring, and lineal featherweight titles Won inaugural WBC featherweight title Moore dies two days later of a whiplash to his brain stem after his neck struck the bottom rope of a three-rope ring during this bout. |
42 | Win | 38–1–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10) | Dec 29, 1962 | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico | |
41 | Win | 37–1–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10) | Oct 20, 1962 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
40 | Win | 36–1–3 | ![]() |
KO | 10 (10) | Sep 03, 1962 | Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Mexico | |
39 | Win | 35–1–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jul 14, 1962 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico | |
38 | Win | 34–1–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10) | May 11, 1962 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, U.S | |
37 | Win | 33–1–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 26, 1962 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
36 | Win | 32–1–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10) | Jan 12, 1962 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, Mexico | |
35 | Loss | 31–1–3 | ![]() |
DQ | 4 (10) | Dec 13, 1961 | Puebla, Mexico | |
34 | Win | 31–0–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Sep 30, 1961 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
33 | Draw | 30–0–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Sep 02, 1961 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
32 | Win | 30–0–2 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | Jun 17, 1961 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
31 | Win | 29–0–2 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) | May 27, 1961 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
30 | Win | 28–0–2 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (10) | May 8, 1961 | Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Mexico | |
29 | Draw | 27–0–2 | ![]() |
TD | 7 (10) | Apr 22, 1961 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
28 | Win | 27–0–1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) | Feb 05, 1961 | Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama | |
27 | Win | 26–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) | Jan 23, 1961 | Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama | |
26 | Win | 25–0–1 | ![]() |
KO | 9 (10) | Dec 30, 1960 | Havana, Cuba | |
25 | Win | 24–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 28, 1960 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
24 | Win | 23–0–1 | ![]() |
KO | 8 (10) | Aug 18, 1960 | Coliseo Nacional, Havana, Cuba | |
23 | Win | 22–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10) | May 28, 1960 | Havana, Cuba | |
22 | Win | 21–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10) | Apr 01, 1960 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
21 | Win | 20–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Feb 27, 1960 | Havana, Cuba | Won vacant Cuban featherweight title |
20 | Win | 19–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Nov 20, 1959 | Matanzas, Cuba | |
19 | Draw | 18–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Oct 31, 1959 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | |
18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (10) | Aug 01, 1959 | Havana, Cuba | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jul 29, 1959 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) | May 9, 1959 | Coliseo de la Ciudad, Havana, Cuba | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (10) | Apr 28, 1959 | Havana, Cuba | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
KO | 10 (10) | Feb 14, 1959 | Havana, Cuba | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (?) | Dec 13, 1958 | Havana, Cuba | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
KO | 8 (8) | Nov 08, 1958 | Havana, Cuba | Blanco dies of injuries sustained in this fight |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
DQ | 6 (?) | Oct 11, 1958 | Havana, Cuba | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (?) | Sep 20, 1958 | Coliseo de la Ciudad, Havana, Cuba | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Aug 09, 1958 | Cienfuegos, Cuba | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Jul 19, 1958 | Havana, Cuba | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (?) | Jul 05, 1958 | Havana, Cuba | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (?) | May 24, 1958 | Havana, Cuba | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Apr 12, 1958 | Havana, Cuba | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (?) | Feb 07, 1958 | Ranchuelo, Cuba | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (4) | Jan 11, 1958 | Arena Trejo, Havana, Cuba | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4) | Nov 30, 1957 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4) | Oct 05, 1957 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
Achievements | ||
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Preceded by Davey Moore |
WBA Featherweight Champion March 21, 1963 – September 26, 1964 |
Succeeded by Vicente Saldivar |
Inaugural Champion | WBC Featherweight Champion March 21, 1963 – September 26, 1964 |
Succeeded by Vicente Saldivar |
References
- "Boxrec".
- "Cuban-Mexican Legend Sugar Ramos passes away aged 75 - The Boxing Hype". theboxinghype.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- Fallece leyenda del box, Ultiminio Ramos, a los 75 años Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)
External links
- Boxing record for Sugar Ramos from BoxRec
- https://www.wbaboxing.com/wba-history/world-boxing-association-history
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1963