Arturo Godoy

Arturo Godoy
Statistics
Real name	Arturo Godoy
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Nationality	Chilean
Born	(1912-10-10)10 October 1912 Iquique, Chile
Died	27 August 1986(1986-08-27) (aged 73) Iquique, Chile
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	127
Wins	91
Wins by KO	51
Losses	22
Draws	12
No contests	2

Arturo Godoy (October 10, 1912 – 1986) was a Chilean boxer, also nicknamed "Arturito".

Biography[]

He was born in Iquique, Chile, on October 10, 1912.

He was South American Heavyweight Champion and had an extensive and successful career in Argentina, Cuba, Spain, and the United States roughly between 1931 and 1954.

In New York he beat Tony Galento.

He is best known for his two epic fights with Joe Louis for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1940. The first was held at the Madison Square Garden on February 10, 1940, and went the full length of 15 rounds. The 2 ringside judges split their votes and the tie was broken by the referee, who gave it to Louis, to the protest of a substantial part of the audience, who had been won over by the fact that Godoy showed no fear of Louis and by the additional fact that Louis was not able to knock out his opponent after a string of K.O.s and T.K.O.s. South Americans and Chileans in particular thought that Godoy had indeed won the fight and from then on the figure of Godoy acquired mythical proportions. A second fight was scheduled for June 20, 1940. Joe Louis prepared to counteract Godoy's strategy and ring tactics, focusing on bringing him up from his unusual low stance with a combination of hooks to the body and uppercuts. Godoy fought bravely but the referee had to stop the fight in the 8th round. Godoy continued fighting until 1954 and returned to Chile, where he was regarded as a hero.

He died in Chile in 1986.

Legacy[]

His life was used as the base for the novel "Muriendo por la dulce patria mía" (Planeta, 1998) by Roberto Castillo Sandoval.

Professional career[]

91 Wins (51 knockouts, 39 decisions, 1 disqualification), 22 Losses (3 knockouts, 18 decisions, 1 disqualification), 12 Draws, 2 No Contest
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	56–12–7	Tony Musto	PTS	10	1940-12-02	Cleveland Arena, Cleveland
Win	55–12–7	Gus Dorazio	UD	10	1940-10-07	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia
Loss	54–12–7	Joe Louis	TKO	8 (15)	1940-06-20	Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York City	For The Ring & Lineal Heavyweight titles.
Loss	54–11–7	Joe Louis	SD	15	1940-02-09	Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City	For The Ring & Lineal Heavyweight titles.
Loss	54–10–7	Eduardo Primo	DQ	8 (12)	1939-08-19	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Lost South American Heavyweight title.
Win	54–9–7	Valentin Campolo	PTS	12	1939-07-22	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Retained South American Heavyweight title.
Win	53–9–7	Alberto Santiago Lovell	PTS	12	1939-04-08	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Won South American Heavyweight title.
Loss	52–9–7	Valentin Campolo	PTS	12	1939-03-04	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	52–8–7	Eusebio Ramirez	KO	3 (12)	1939-01-28	Mendoza
Win	51–8–7	Hans Birkie	PTS	10	1938-12-18	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	50–8–7	Hans Havlicek	TKO	2 (10)	1938-11-26	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Loss	49–8–7	Alberto Santiago Lovell	PTS	12	1938-07-23	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	49–7–7	Valentin Campolo	PTS	12	1938-06-18	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	48–7–7	Dionisio Cristante	KO	1 (10)	1938-06-03	Teatro Mitre, Montevideo
Win	47–7–7	Eddie Mader	TKO	5 (10)	1937-11-09	Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City
Loss	46–7–7	Nathan Mann	PTS	10	1937-10-08	Hippodrome, Manhattan, New York City
Draw	46–6–7	Roscoe Toles	PTS	10	1937-08-04	University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit
Win	46–6–6	Tony Galento	PTS	8	1937-06-22	Comiskey Park, Chicago
Loss	45–6–6	Roscoe Toles	PTS	10	1937-05-21	Olympia Stadium, Detroit
Win	45–5–6	Tony Galento	PTS	10	1937-04-28	Hippodrome, Manhattan, New York City
Draw	44–5–6	Maurice Strickland	PTS	10	1937-03-10	Hippodrome, Manhattan, New York City
Win	44–5–5	Art Sykes	KO	3 (8)	1937-02-25	Star Casino, Manhattan, New York City
Win	43–5–5	Otis Thomas	TKO	3 (10)	1937-02-03	Hippodrome, Manhattan, New York City
Win	42–5–5	Jack Roper	KO	7 (10)	1937-01-14	Star Casino, Manhattan, New York City
Draw	41–5–5	Al Ettore	PTS	10	1936-11-11	Hippodrome, Manhattan, New York City
Draw	41–5–4	Leroy Haynes	PTS	10	1936-10-21	Hippodrome, Manhattan, New York City
Win	41–5–3	Luis Angel Firpo	RTD	3 (12)	1936-07-11	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	40–5–3	Vincenz Hower	TKO	10 (12)	1935-12-21	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	39–5–3	Eduardo Primo	PTS	12	1935-12-07	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	38–5–3	Oscar Davidson	KO	1 (10)	1935-09-07	Estadio Brasil, Río de Janeiro
Draw	37–5–3	Eduardo Primo	PTS	12	1935-07-13	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	37–5–2	Antonio Sebastiao	TKO	3 (10)	1935-05-18	Estadio Brasil, Río de Janeiro
Win	36–5–2	Tommy Loughran	PTS	10	1935-03-17	Campos de Sports de Ñuñoa, Santiago de Chile
Loss	35–5–2	Tommy Loughran	UD	12	1935-01-05	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	35–4–2	Jose Carattoli	PTS	12	1934-11-24	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Draw	34–4–2	Tommy Loughran	PTS	12	1934-10-20	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	34–4–1	Eduardo Primo	PTS	12	1934-09-29	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Loss	33–4–1	Billy Jones	PTS	10	1934-08-12	Stadium Nacional, Santiago de Chile
Win	33–3–1	Erwin Klausner	PTS	10	1934-06-24	Stadium Nacional, Santiago de Chile
Win	32–3–1	Erwin Klausner	PTS	12	1934-04-22	Campos de Sports de Ñuñoa, Santiago de Chile
Loss	31–3–1	Victorio Campolo	PTS	12	1934-03-01	River Plate, Buenos Aires
Win	31–2–1	Esteban Senestraro	TKO	6 (12)	1934-01-20	River Plate, Buenos Aires
Win	30–2–1	Mario Lenzi	KO	2 (12)	1934-01-05	River Plate, Buenos Aires
Win	29–2–1	Salvatore Zaetta	KO	3 (10)	1933-12-06	Buenos Aires
Win	28–2–1	Vicente Parrile	PTS	10	1933-08-23	Plaza de Toros de Las Arenas, Barcelona
Win	27–2–1	Mateo de la Osa	TKO	7 (10)	1933-07-26	Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona
Win	26–2–1	Raul Bianchi	KO	2 (10)	1933-07-01	Plaza de Toros Monumental, Barcelona
Win	25–2–1	Rafaele Siciliano	KO	2 (10)	1933-06-14	Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona
Win	24–2–1	Santiago Sola	PTS	10	1933-05-31	Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona
Win	23–2–1	Jesus Rodriguez	KO	2 (10)	1933-05-09	Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona
Win	22–2–1	Angel Roman	KO	1 (10)	1933-05-02	Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona
Win	21–2–1	Young John Herrera	PTS	10	1933-04-01	Arena Cristal, Havana
Win	20–2–1	Frank Cawley	PTS	10	1933-02-27	Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida
Win	19–2–1	Pantaleon Cuesta Musolino	KO	2 (10)	1933-02-25	Havana
Win	18–2–1	Rufino Alvarez	KO	5 (10)	1933-02-04	Havana
Win	17–2–1	Dewey Kimrey	TKO	5 (10)	1933-01-24	Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida
Loss	16–2–1	Frankie Edgren	PTS	10	1933-01-10	Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida
Win	16–1–1	Chick Raines	RTD	5 (10)	1932-12-06	Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida
Win	15–1–1	Johnny Mack	TKO	5 (10)	1932-11-21	Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida
Win	14–1–1	Frankie Palmo	TKO	10 (10)	1932-11-11	Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida
Win	13–1–1	Tony Ferrante	KO	1 (10)	1932-10-31	Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida
Win	12–1–1	Joe King	TKO	5 (10)	1932-10-21	Benjamin Field Arena, Tampa, Florida
Win	11–1–1	Irving Ashkenazy	TKO	5 (10)	1932-10-07	Benjamin Field Arena, Tampa, Florida
Win	10–1–1	Cyclone Smith	PTS	10	1932-09-26	Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida
Win	9–1–1	Ben Logan	KO	2 (10)	1932-09-12	Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida
Win	8–1–1	Gordon Fortenberry	PTS	10	1932-08-22	Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida
Win	7–1–1	Ray Swanson	KO	7 (10)	1932-08-01	Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida
Draw	6–1–1	Pedro Proenza	PTS	10	1932-07-02	Viejo Fronton, Havana
Win	6–1	Antonio Hevia	PTS	10	1932-07-02	Miramar Garden, Havana
Win	5–1	Pantaleon Cuesta Musolino	DQ	2 (10)	1932-06-25	Havana
Win	4–1	Luis Aravena	PTS	8	1931-12-06	Campos de Sports de Ñuñoa, Santiago de Chile
Win	3–1	Peter Johnson	PTS	10	1931-06-14	Stadium Nacional, Santiago de Chile
Win	2–1	Oscar Ramirez	KO	2 (6)	1931-05-30	Stadium Nacional, Santiago de Chile
Loss	1–1	Luis Aravena	KO	5 (10)	1931-03-07	Coliseo Popular, Valparaiso
Win	1–0	Peter Johnson	PTS	6	1930-12-21	Pabellón Nacional, Santiago de Chile	Pro debut for Godoy.

External links[]

• Boxing record for Arturo Godoy from BoxRec