Luis Firpo

Oyuncu · 65 yaşında vefat etti · Junin, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Luis Angel Firpo was billed as "The Wild Bull of the Pampas." A giant of a man, with enormous fists, Firpo became the South American Heavyweight Champion with a first-round knockout over David Mills in Santiago, Chile, in South America on April 30, 1920. Living his native Argentina in 1922, Firpo embarked on a barnstorming career in the United Sates. He won 13 straight fights in 17 months to earn a crack at the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship.

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1. Nace un campeón (1952)
2. La vuelta del toro salvaje (1924)
3. Will He Conquer Dempsey? (1923)