# Rodolfo González (boxer)

Rodolfo González (born 16 December 1945) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1959 to 1974. He held the WBC lightweight title from 1972 to 1974.

## Professional career

González started his career very young at the age of 14, and won his first 37 bouts. On November 10, 1972, he took on Chango Carmona for the WBC Lightweight Title and won via a Corner retirement in the 13th round. González defended the title two times before losing the belt to Guts Ishimatsu on April 11, 1974, via KO in the 8 round. Later in the year he rematched Ishimatsu, but lost via TKO and retired from boxing. González was a devastating puncher and was named to Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers, and had a career record of 80-8-1 with 66 ko's.
González actually missed making it into the World Boxing Hall of Fame by one vote in 2003, of the 140 voting members. A private vote was then taken by the 10-member Executive Committee, and González was accepted by an 8-2 vote. Two members resigned in protest, and later that year many more Executive Committee members had dropped out.

## Professional boxing record

| 89 fights | 80 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 66 | 5 |
| By decision | 14 | 3 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 89 | Loss | 80–8–1 | Guts Ishimatsu | KO | 12 (15) | 1974-11-28 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan | For WBC lightweight title |
| 88 | Win | 80–7–1 | Clemente Mucino | TD | 2 (10) | 1974-08-26 | Arena Tijuana 72, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 87 | Loss | 79–7–1 | Guts Ishimatsu | KO | 8 (15) | 1974-04-11 | Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan | Lost WBC lightweight title |
| 86 | Win | 79–6–1 | Antonio Puddu | TKO | 10 (15) | 1973-10-27 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained WBC lightweight title |
| 85 | Win | 78–6–1 | Don Sennett | TKO | 3 (10) | 1973-08-30 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 84 | Win | 77–6–1 | Ruben Navarro | TKO | 9 (15) | 1973-03-17 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained WBC lightweight title |
| 83 | Win | 76–6–1 | José Acosta | KO | 1 (10) | 1972-12-16 | Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Mexico | |
| 82 | Win | 75–6–1 | Chango Carmona | RTD | 12 (15) | 1972-11-10 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Won WBC lightweight title |
| 81 | Win | 74–6–1 | Ruben Navarro | MD | 10 (10) | 1972-07-31 | Convention Center, Anaheim, California, U.S. | |
| 80 | Win | 73–6–1 | Jimmy Robertson | UD | 10 (10) | 1972-04-27 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 79 | Win | 72–6–1 | Chun Kyo Shin | TKO | 7 (10) | 1972-03-16 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 78 | Win | 71–6–1 | Manuel Leal | TKO | 7 (10) | 1972-02-24 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 77 | Win | 70–6–1 | Nick Aghai | UD | 10 (10) | 1971-12-11 | Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, U.S. | |
| 76 | Win | 69–6–1 | Juan Collado | MD | 10 (10) | 1971-10-02 | Devonshire Downs, Northridge, California, U.S. | |
| 75 | Win | 68–6–1 | Beto Gonzalez | UD | 10 (10) | 1971-06-02 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 74 | Win | 67–6–1 | Ernesto Villaflor | KO | 2 (10) | 1971-04-26 | Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |
| 73 | Loss | 66–6–1 | Antonio Cervantes | TKO | 8 (10) | 1970-12-17 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 72 | Win | 66–5–1 | Fermin Soto | RTD | 7 (10) | 1970-05-07 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 71 | Win | 65–5–1 | Javier Jimenez | TKO | 6 (10) | 1969-11-11 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 70 | Win | 64–5–1 | Steve Freeman | TKO | 5 (10) | 1969-08-28 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 69 | Win | 63–5–1 | Julio Viera | KO | 2 (10) | 1969-07-03 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 68 | Win | 62–5–1 | Juan Collado | TKO | 9 (10) | 1969-05-15 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 67 | Win | 61–5–1 | Pete Gonzalez | TKO | 4 (10) | 1969-04-17 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 66 | Win | 60–5–1 | Rene Macias | TKO | 9 (10) | 1968-12-19 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 65 | Win | 59–5–1 | Ray Adigun | TKO | 10 (10) | 1968-10-03 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 64 | Win | 58–5–1 | Claudio Adame | KO | 7 (10) | 1967-07-19 | Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, U.S. | |
| 63 | Win | 57–5–1 | Ramon Sarmiento | KO | 1 (10) | 1967-05-10 | Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, U.S. | |
| 62 | Win | 56–5–1 | Marcello Cid | KO | 4 (10) | 1967-02-09 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 61 | Win | 55–5–1 | Daniel Valdez | UD | 10 (10) | 1966-11-10 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 60 | Loss | 54–5–1 | Alton Colter | UD | 10 (10) | 1966-10-13 | Fremont Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 59 | Win | 54–4–1 | Ray Coleman | TKO | 4 (8) | 1966-09-01 | Fremont Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 58 | Win | 53–4–1 | Raul Carreon | UD | 8 (8) | 1966-08-11 | Fremont Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 57 | Win | 52–4–1 | Ray Coleman | UD | 6 (6) | 1966-07-07 | Fremont Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 56 | Loss | 51–4–1 | Bobby Valdez | KO | 9 (10) | 1966-05-20 | Arena, San Bernardino, California, U.S. | |
| 55 | Draw | 51–3–1 | Bobby Valdez | TD | 1 (6) | 1965-12-02 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 54 | Loss | 51–3 | Bobby Valdez | PTS | 5 (5) | 1965-11-18 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 53 | Loss | 51–2 | Licho Guerrero | TKO | 10 (10) | 1963-02-15 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 52 | Win | 51–1 | Babe Lopez | KO | 3 (10) | 1962-09-01 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 51 | Win | 50–1 | Javier Garcia | KO | 1 (?) | 1962-07-27 | Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico | |
| 50 | Win | 49–1 | Alfredo Sanchez | PTS | 8 (8) | 1962-07-14 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 49 | Win | 48–1 | Evaristo Perez | KO | 3 (8) | 1962-06-23 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 48 | Win | 47–1 | Ramon Gutierrez | KO | 1 (?) | 1962-06-19 | Mazatlan, Mexico | |
| 47 | Win | 46–1 | Antonio Luna | PTS | 8 (8) | 1962-06-02 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 46 | Win | 45–1 | Babe Lopez | PTS | 8 (8) | 1962-05-12 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 45 | Win | 44–1 | Agustin Campos | TKO | 9 (?) | 1962-05-09 | Mazatlan, Mexico | |
| 44 | Win | 43–1 | Evaristo Perez | PTS | 8 (8) | 1962-03-17 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 43 | Win | 42–1 | Generalito Nunez | KO | 4 (?) | 1962-02-19 | Ixtlán de los Hervores, Mexico | |
| 42 | Win | 41–1 | Jose Perez | KO | 1 (?) | 1962-01-20 | Jiquilpan, Mexico | |
| 41 | Win | 40–1 | Ruben Ramirez | KO | 3 (8) | 1961-12-30 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 40 | Win | 39–1 | Jose Luis Lopez | KO | 2 (?) | 1961-11-14 | Jiquilpan, Mexico | |
| 39 | Win | 38–1 | Ramon Caviedes | KO | 9 (?) | 1961-10-18 | Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico | |
| 38 | Loss | 37–1 | Jose Luis Castillo | PTS | 8 (8) | 1961-10-03 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 37 | Win | 37–0 | Paco Gomez | TKO | 10 (?) | 1961-09-17 | Mazatlan, Mexico | |
| 36 | Win | 36–0 | Maximo Rivera | TKO | 4 (6) | 1961-09-09 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 35 | Win | 35–0 | Jose Estrada | KO | 1 (?) | 1961-08-28 | Tepic, Mexico | |
| 34 | Win | 34–0 | Salvador Banuelos | PTS | 6 (6) | 1961-08-19 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 33 | Win | 33–0 | El Chapo Lopez | KO | 4 (?) | 1961-08-14 | Tepic, Mexico | |
| 32 | Win | 32–0 | Vaquero Montoya | TKO | 6 (6) | 1961-07-22 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 31 | Win | 31–0 | El Pecas Garcia | KO | 2 (?) | 1961-06-07 | Atemajac, Mexico | |
| 30 | Win | 30–0 | Jose Rojas | KO | 1 (?) | 1961-04-03 | Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico | |
| 29 | Win | 29–0 | Felipe Sanchez | KO | 2 (?) | 1961-03-02 | San Miguel, Mexico | |
| 28 | Win | 28–0 | Guadalupe Vargas | KO | 3 (?) | 1961-02-14 | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Jesus Sanchez | KO | 3 (?) | 1961-01-29 | Ixtlán de los Hervores, Mexico | |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Rosendo Fernandez | KO | 1 (?) | 1961-01-12 | Yurécuaro, Mexico | |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Topo Garcia | KO | 1 (?) | 1960-11-16 | Tequila, Mexico | |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Gregorio Lopez | KO | 2 (?) | 1960-10-30 | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Jose Rodriguez | KO | 3 (?) | 1960-10-06 | Tequila, Mexico | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Kid Irapuato | KO | 6 (10) | 1960-09-14 | Yurécuaro, Mexico | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Serafin Garcia | KO | 4 (4) | 1960-08-28 | Jiquilpan, Mexico | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Torito Lopez | KO | 4 (?) | 1960-08-10 | Jiquilpan, Mexico | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Jose Vargas | KO | 1 (?) | 1960-07-17 | Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Roberto Nuno | KO | 3 (?) | 1960-06-24 | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Gregorio Garcia | KO | 1 (?) | 1960-05-30 | Tepic, Mexico | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Tony Rodriguez | KO | 4 (?) | 1960-05-19 | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Saul Pacheco | KO | 2 (?) | 1960-05-05 | Ixtlán de los Hervores, Mexico | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Vicente Ruiz | KO | 3 (?) | 1960-04-28 | Jiquilpan, Mexico | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Roberto Nuno | KO | 2 (?) | 1960-04-17 | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Jose Munos | KO | 2 (?) | 1960-03-27 | Atemajac, Mexico | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | David Rodriguez | KO | 3 (?) | 1960-03-14 | Jiquilpan, Mexico | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Javier Garcia | KO | 1 (?) | 1960-03-06 | Jiquilpan, Mexico | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Antonio Luna | KO | 6 (?) | 1960-02-28 | Atemajac, Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Juan Arias | KO | 1 (?) | 1960-02-18 | Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jose Garcia | KO | 1 (?) | 1960-02-04 | Jiquilpan, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Roberto Aguilar | KO | 2 (?) | 1960-01-18 | Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Miguel Lopez | KO | 3 (?) | 1960-01-03 | Jiquilpan, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Raul Acevez | KO | 3 (?) | 1959-12-14 | Yurécuaro, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Delfino Garcia | KO | 2 (?) | 1959-11-28 | Atemajac, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Albino Sanchez | KO | 1 (?) | 1959-11-17 | Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Javier Garcia | KO | 1 (?) | 1959-11-02 | Atotonilco el Alto, Mexico | |