# Rubén Olivares

Rubén Olivares Avila (born January 14, 1947) is a Mexican former professional boxer and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Olivares was a world champion multiple times, and considered by many as the greatest bantamweight champion of all time. He was very popular among Mexicans, many of whom considered him to be Mexico's greatest fighter for a long period. He held the record for the most wins in unified title bouts in bantamweight history, at 6, a feat later surpassed by Naoya Inoue at 7. Olivares has also had both starring and cameo appearances in Mexican movies, and he participated in more than 100 professional bouts.

## Professional career

Olivares made his pro debut at the age of 17 by knocking out Freddy García in round one at Cuernavaca. With that knockout win, a streak of 22 knockout wins in a row had been set off. During that streak, he beat Tony Gallegos, Monito Aguilar and Antonio Leal, among others. It was on March 8, 1967, that Felipe González became the first one to go the distance with Olivares, when Olivares defeated him by a decision in 10 at Mexicali. Then, on July 29 of that same year, Olivares had the first spot on his record, Germán Bastidas holding him to a ten-round draw.
He had back to back rematches with González and Bastidas, knocking González out in round six on November 19, and Bastidas in round four on January 28, 1968. Then came a step up in opponent quality, when he met former world champion Salvatore Burruni in Mexico City. Olivares knocked Burruni out in three rounds. After defeating Manuel Arnal by a disqualification in six, he set off on another knockout win streak, this one reaching 21 in a row. One of the fights in that streak was against Bernabé Fernández, in Los Angeles. Olivares won his first fight abroad that day, beating Fernández in round three. On May 23, 1969, he defeated Olympic gold medalist Takao Sakurai.

### World Bantamweight Championship

After accumulating a record of 51-0-1, Olivares received his first world title bout when he faced world bantamweight champion Lionel Rose, who was defending his world title that day, at the Inglewood Forum. According to boxing book The Ring: Boxing In The 20th Century, the forum's director, fearing a riot like the one that happened after Rose had beaten Chucho Castillo there might happen again, went to Olivares' locker room to express his worries, and Olivares guaranteed he wouldn't let that happen again. Olivares became the world bantamweight champion by knocking Rose out in round five on that day, August 22 of 1969.
After beating Alan Rudkin in a title defense and a couple other fighters in non-title bouts, Olivares started his trilogy of bouts with arch-enemy and countryman Castillo. Olivares' knockout streak ended in that fight, but he won the first installment of the Olivares-Castillo rivalry after rising off the canvas to score a 15-round decision. After three more non-title wins, Olivares and Castillo met again, on October 16 of 1970. This time, Olivares suffered a cut in round one, and the fight was stopped in round 14, Castillo the winner and new world Bantamweight champion by a technical knockout. This was Olivares' first loss in his 62 fight career.
After one more win, Olivares and Castillo had their rubber match, on April 3 of 1971. Olivares was knocked down once, but he rose to regain the world Featherweight title in the last fight between him and Castillo with another 15-round decision. Then, he had six more knockouts in a row, including one in a non-title bout in Nicaragua, one in Nagoya, Japan while defending the crown in the rematch for a fight which took place in 1969, won by Olivares by TKO in the 2nd round. The rematch against Kazuyoshi Kanazawa was a brutal affair and in the 13th round Kanazawa seemed to be on the verge of stopping Olivares, having him pinned to the ropes and a corner. It appears Kanazawa emptied his "tank" with this last attack and before the round ended Kanazawa could hardly keep his feet, and fell clumsily after missing with an uppercut. Olivares floored Kanazawa three times in the 14th round, prompting the stoppage victory. This fight was voted as the best Japanese match of 1971. Another victory came against former champion Efren Torres, and one against Jesus Pimentel, also in round 11.
On March 19, 1972, Olivares lost the world's Bantamweight title to another countryman, Rafael Herrera, by a knockout in round eight. After defeating Godfrey Stevens in Monterrey, he and Herrera met again, with Herrera the winner by a 10-round decision.

#### Move to Featherweight

Next for Olivares was a move up in division, and he started to campaign in the Featherweight division by defeating Walter Seeley. On June 23 of 1973, he met future champion Bobby Chacón in the first installment of another trilogy of fights. What was contested for the NABF featherweight title, ended in round nine when Olivares knocked Chacón out. In his next fight, the 78th of his career, he suffered an upset, when unknown Art Hafey knocked him out in five rounds, but then he set off on a string of three more wins in a row, including a decision over Hafey in a rematch, before fighting for the WBA's vacant world Featherweight championship.

### WBA Featherweight Championship

On July 9, 1974, Olivares became world Featherweight champion by beating Zenzuke Utagawa by a knockout in round seven. After two non-title wins, he met Alexis Argüello on November 23 of that year, losing the world title by a knockout in round 13. He was winning this fight before he gassed and was eventually stopped.

### WBC Featherweight Championship

One more win, and Olivares met Chacón in the second installment of their trilogy, this time with Chacón as the WBC's world Featherweight champion. Olivares won the fight by a knockout in round two, to become world champion for the fourth time. This time, however, he also lost the title in his first defense, beaten by Ghana's David "Poison" Kotey, who became that nation's first world boxing champion ever by winning a 15-round decision against Olivares. A seven-round knockout defeat at the hands of future world champion Danny "Little Red" López followed.
Olivares won two fights in 1976 and lost one, including a victory over world title challenger Fernando Cabanela of the Philippines and a loss to another world title challenger, José Cervantes, from Colombia. In 1977, Olivares and Chacón boxed the final bout of their trilogy, and this time Chacón came out the winner, by a 10-round decision. But in 1978, Olivares found what would be the beginning of his last hurrah in his 93rd bout, as he knocked out the future 2 time world Lightweight champion José Luis Ramírez in two rounds at Ciudad Obregón, and he followed that win with wins over Shig Fukuyama and Isaac Vega.
After drawing in ten rounds with Guillermo Morales on April 22, 1979, he received what would turn out to be his last world title try: On July 21 of that year, he was knocked out in 12 rounds by WBA world Featherweight champion Eusebio Pedroza in Houston, for the WBA Featherweight title.
For the next eight years, he fought sporadically and with mixed success, until he was able to walk away from professional boxing in 1988.

## Professional boxing record

| 105 fights | 89 wins | 13 losses |
| By knockout | 79 | 9 |
| By decision | 9 | 4 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 105 | Loss | 89–13–3 | Ignacio Madrid | KO | 4 (10) | 1988-03-12 | Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 104 | Draw | 89–12–3 | Roman Almaguer | MD | 4 | 1986-02-25 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 103 | Loss | 89–12–2 | Margarito Marquez | SD | 10 | 1981-11-24 | La Villa Real Convention Center, McAllen, Texas, U.S. | |
| 102 | Loss | 89–11–2 | Rafael Gandarilla | TKO | 8 (10) | 1980-08-24 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 101 | Win | 89–10–2 | Sergio Reyes | TKO | 7 (10) | 1980-04-25 | Ciudad Deportiva, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 100 | Win | 88–10–2 | Carlos Serrano | TKO | 5 (10) | 1980-03-07 | Uptown Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 99 | Loss | 87–10–2 | Eusebio Pedroza | TKO | 12 (15) | 1979-07-21 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. | For WBA featherweight title |
| 98 | Win | 87–9–2 | Adrian Zapanta | TKO | 2 (10) | 1979-06-30 | Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | |
| 97 | Draw | 86–9–2 | Guillermo Morales | PTS | 10 | 1979-04-22 | Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 96 | Win | 86–9–1 | Isaac Vega | RTD | 2 (10) | 1978-11-20 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 95 | Win | 85–9–1 | Shig Fukuyama | KO | 2 (10) | 1978-10-17 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 94 | Win | 84–9–1 | José Luis Ramírez | TKO | 2 (10) | 1978-04-28 | Arena, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 93 | Win | 83–9–1 | Ricky Gutierrez | UD | 10 | 1977-12-06 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 92 | Loss | 82–9–1 | Bobby Chacon | UD | 10 | 1977-08-20 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 91 | Loss | 82–8–1 | Jose Cervantes | KO | 6 (12) | 1976-11-19 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 90 | Win | 82–7–1 | Fernando Cabanela | UD | 10 | 1976-07-30 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 89 | Win | 81–7–1 | Pajet Lupikanet | TKO | 1 (10) | 1976-06-02 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 88 | Loss | 80–7–1 | Danny Lopez | KO | 7 (10) | 1975-12-04 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 87 | Loss | 80–6–1 | David Kotey | SD | 15 | 1975-09-20 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Lost WBC featherweight title |
| 86 | Win | 80–5–1 | Bobby Chacon | TKO | 2 (15) | 1975-06-20 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Won WBC featherweight title |
| 85 | Win | 79–5–1 | Benjamin Ortiz | KO | 6 (10) | 1975-04-07 | Arena Tijuana 72, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 84 | Loss | 78–5–1 | Alexis Arguello | KO | 13 (15) | 1974-11-23 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Lost WBA featherweight title |
| 83 | Win | 78–4–1 | Carlos Mendoza | TKO | 6 (10) | 1974-10-05 | Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 82 | Win | 77–4–1 | Enrique Garcia | TKO | 5 (10) | 1974-08-31 | Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 81 | Win | 76–4–1 | Zensuke Utagawa | KO | 7 (15) | 1974-07-09 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Won vacant WBA featherweight title |
| 80 | Win | 75–4–1 | Adrian Zapanta | KO | 2 (10) | 1974-05-14 | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 79 | Win | 74–4–1 | Art Hafey | SD | 12 | 1974-03-04 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 78 | Win | 73–4–1 | Francisco Durango | UD | 10 | 1973-12-02 | Plaza de Toros Monumental, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 77 | Loss | 72–4–1 | Art Hafey | KO | 5 (10) | 1973-09-15 | Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 76 | Win | 72–3–1 | Bobby Chacon | RTD | 9 (12) | 1973-06-23 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Won NABF featherweight title |
| 75 | Win | 71–3–1 | Walter Seeley | TKO | 2 (10) | 1973-04-28 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 74 | Loss | 70–3–1 | Rafael Herrera | MD | 10 | 1972-11-14 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 73 | Win | 70–2–1 | Godfrey Stevens | PTS | 10 | 1972-08-19 | Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 72 | Loss | 69–2–1 | Rafael Herrera | KO | 8 (15) | 1972-03-19 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico | Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 71 | Win | 69–1–1 | Jesús Pimentel | RTD | 11 (15) | 1971-12-14 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 70 | Win | 68–1–1 | Kazuyoshi Kanazawa | KO | 14 (15) | 1971-10-25 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 69 | Win | 67–1–1 | Kid Pascualito | TKO | 9 (10) | 1971-08-23 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 68 | Win | 66–1–1 | Efren Torres | TKO | 4 (10) | 1971-07-10 | Auditorio del Estado, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 67 | Win | 65–1–1 | Vicente Blanco | KO | 5 (10) | 1971-06-07 | Estadio Somoza, Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 66 | Win | 64–1–1 | Tsuguo Mineyama | TKO | 3 (10) | 1971-05-19 | Plaza de Toros El Toreo, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 65 | Win | 63–1–1 | Chucho Castillo | UD | 15 | 1971-04-02 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 64 | Win | 62–1–1 | Chung Park | KO | 6 (10) | 1971-03-03 | Auditorio del Estado, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 63 | Loss | 61–1–1 | Chucho Castillo | TKO | 14 (15) | 1970-10-16 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 62 | Win | 61–0–1 | Memo Rodriguez | KO | 5 (10) | 1970-09-11 | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| 61 | Win | 60–0–1 | Jose Arranz | TKO | 3 (10) | 1970-08-14 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 60 | Win | 59–0–1 | Shuji Chiyoda | UD | 10 | 1970-07-22 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 59 | Win | 58–0–1 | Chucho Castillo | UD | 15 | 1970-04-18 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 58 | Win | 57–0–1 | Romy Guelas | RTD | 5 (10) | 1970-03-18 | Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 57 | Win | 56–0–1 | Angel Hernandez | KO | 3 (10) | 1970-02-22 | Acámbaro, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 56 | Win | 55–0–1 | Alan Rudkin | TKO | 2 (15) | 1969-12-12 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 55 | Win | 54–0–1 | Shigeyoshi Oki | KO | 3 (10) | 1969-10-27 | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 54 | Win | 53–0–1 | Lionel Rose | KO | 5 (15) | 1969-08-22 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 53 | Win | 52–0–1 | Nene Jun | TKO | 1 (10) | 1969-06-29 | Plaza de Toros México, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 52 | Win | 51–0–1 | Takao Sakurai | TKO | 6 (12) | 1969-05-23 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 50–0–1 | Frank Adame | KO | 2 (10) | 1969-05-06 | Heroica Nogales, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 50 | Win | 49–0–1 | Ernie Cruz | TKO | 9 (10) | 1969-03-17 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 49 | Win | 48–0–1 | Carlos Zayas | TKO | 7 (10) | 1969-03-09 | Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 48 | Win | 47–0–1 | Jose Bisbal | KO | 3 (10) | 1969-02-23 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 47 | Win | 46–0–1 | Kazuyoshi Kanazawa | TKO | 2 (10) | 1969-01-26 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 46 | Win | 45–0–1 | José Medel | KO | 8 (10) | 1968-11-24 | Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 45 | Win | 44–0–1 | Wally Brooks | KO | 1 (10) | 1968-10-11 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 44 | Win | 43–0–1 | Antoine Porcel | KO | 1 (10) | 1968-09-15 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 43 | Win | 42–0–1 | Bernabe Fernandez | TKO | 3 (10) | 1968-08-28 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 41–0–1 | Tiny Palacio | TKO | 6 (10) | 1968-08-10 | Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 41 | Win | 40–0–1 | Gary Garber | TKO | 5 (10) | 1968-07-11 | Plaza de Toros, Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 40 | Win | 39–0–1 | Enrique Yepes | KO | 5 (10) | 1968-06-25 | Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 39 | Win | 38–0–1 | Octavio Gomez | KO | 5 (10) | 1968-06-08 | Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 38 | Win | 37–0–1 | King Gavilan | KO | 4 (10) | 1968-05-20 | Puebla, Puebla, Mexico | |
| 37 | Win | 36–0–1 | Manuel Arnal | DQ | 5 (10) | 1968-04-27 | Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 36 | Win | 35–0–1 | Salvatore Burruni | TKO | 3 (10) | 1968-03-31 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 35 | Win | 34–0–1 | Pornchai Poprai-ngam | TKO | 9 (10) | 1968-03-03 | Arena, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 34 | Win | 33–0–1 | German Bastidas | TKO | 5 (10) | 1968-01-28 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 33 | Win | 32–0–1 | Felipe Gonzalez | RTD | 6 (10) | 1967-11-19 | Estadio Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 32 | Win | 31–0–1 | Chamaco Castillo | KO | 4 (10) | 1967-11-03 | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 31 | Win | 30–0–1 | Ushiwakamaru Harada | TKO | 2 (10) | 1967-10-14 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 30 | Win | 29–0–1 | Gustavo Sosa | TKO | 3 (10) | 1967-09-20 | Puebla, Puebla, Mexico | |
| 29 | Win | 28–0–1 | Grillito Aguilar | KO | 5 (10) | 1967-09-06 | Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 28 | Draw | 27–0–1 | German Bastidas | PTS | 10 | 1967-07-29 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Angel Hernandez | KO | 5 (10) | 1967-07-14 | León, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Julio Guerrero | KO | 4 (10) | 1967-06-17 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Felipe Gonzalez | PTS | 10 | 1967-02-26 | Gimnasio de Mexicali, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Antonio Leal | KO | 1 (10) | 1967-02-05 | Gimnasio de Mexicali, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Daniel Gutierrez | TKO | 10 (10) | 1966-12-17 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Rafael Martinez | TKO | 5 (?) | 1966-11-09 | León, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Rafael Macias | TKO | 5 (10) | 1966-10-18 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Ernesto Aguilar | TKO | 3 (10) | 1966-10-07 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Ramiro Garcia | KO | 9 (10) | 1966-09-17 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Oscar Rivas | TKO | 3 (10) | 1966-08-07 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Gerardo Lujano | TKO | 5 (10) | 1966-07-10 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | German Guzman | KO | 4 (10) | 1966-06-24 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Alfonso Jose Cazares | TKO | 2 (10) | 1966-06-11 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Emeterio Campos | TKO | 4 (10) | 1966-05-20 | Auditorio Municipal, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Juan Molina | TKO | 2 (10) | 1966-04-23 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Gallito Camacho | TKO | 1 (10) | 1966-03-12 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Eduardo Alvarado | KO | 2 (10) | 1966-02-16 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Reynaldo De La Cerda | TKO | 3 (10) | 1966-01-28 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Pablo Martinez | TKO | 2 (10) | 1965-11-24 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Mateo Jaimes | TKO | 5 (10) | 1965-10-20 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jorge Gomez | TKO | 8 (10) | 1965-09-09 | Plaza de Toros, Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Nemesio Zenil | TKO | 2 (8) | 1965-08-14 | Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Antonio Gallegos | TKO | 4 (10) | 1965-04-01 | Arena Olímpico Laguna, Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Torito Silva | KO | 6 (10) | 1965-02-18 | Arena Olímpico Laguna, Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jeronimo Cisneros | TKO | 3 (6) | 1965-02-01 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Freddie Garcia | KO | 1 (6) | 1965-01-18 | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Isidro Sotelo | KO | 1 (6) | 1965-01-04 | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |

## Titles in boxing
### Major world titles

* WBA bantamweight champion (118 lbs) (2×)
* WBC bantamweight champion (118 lbs) (2×)
* WBA featherweight champion (126 lbs)
* WBC featherweight champions (126 lbs)

### The Ring magazine titles

* The Ring bantamweight champion (118 lbs) (2×)

### Regional/International titles

* NABF featherweight champion (126 lbs)

### Undisputed titles

* Undisputed bantamweight champion (2×)

## Legacy

Until Julio César Chávez came onto the scene, Olivares was considered Mexico's best boxer. He became a mainstream star, and had friends in the Mexican entertainment world. He frequently performed cameos in comic Mexican films. He remains a Mexican national hero.
Olivares' acting career prolonged for 12 films, including Las Glorias del Gran Puas, a 1984 film based on Olivares' life that also starred an all star Mexican cast including Sasha Montenegro, Carmen Salinas, Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez, Roberto Guzman, Raul Padilla, Sergio Bustamante and Rafael Inclan among others.
He had a record of 89 wins, 13 losses and 3 draws, with 79 wins by knockout. His knockout winning streaks of 22 and 21 in a row qualify as two of the longest knockout winning streaks in the history of boxing. Similarly, his 78 knockout wins make him a member of an exclusive group of boxers to have won 50 or more fights by knockout. In 2003, The Ring placed him at number twelve in their list of the greatest punchers of all time.
Olivares is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Olivares was voted as the #1 bantamweight (along with Carlos Zárate) of the 20th century by the Associated Press in 1999.