Ruben Olivares
"Rockabye"
"El Puas"
"Mr. Knockout"
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- Birth Name: Rubén Olivares Avila
- Birth Place: Contribute
- Born: January 14, 1947
- Died: Contribute
- Age: 77
- Height: 5′ 5½″
- Weight: Contribute
- Reach: 67″
- Stance: Orthodox
- Pro Debut: January 04, 1965
- Nationality: Mexico
- Status: Inactive
- Manager: Contribute
- Promoter: Contribute
- Total Bouts: 105
- Total Rounds: 596
Rubén Olivares was one of the most celebrated boxers in the history of the sport. With a record of 89-13-3, he established himself as one of the most feared fighters of his generation. Over the course of his 23-year career, Olivares competed in a total of 105 fights, 79 of which ended in knockout victories.
Olivares made his professional boxing debut at the young age of 17. He knocked out his opponent, Isidro Sotelo, in the first round, and went on to win 26 consecutive fights, including 25 via stoppage, before suffering his first loss to Chucho Castillo via 14th round TKO on October 16, 1970. This loss ended his 61-fight win streak, but Olivares rebounded by winning 63 of his next 70 fights.
Olivares' first world title fight came at the age of 22, after 53 professional fights, against Lionel Rose for the bantamweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles. He defeated Rose via 5th round knockout to become the bantamweight champion of the world. Olivares won eight world titles at two weight classes throughout his career and was a two-time undisputed bantamweight world champion. Some of his most memorable victories were against Hall-of-Famer Bobby Chacon, Lionel Rose, Alan Rudkin, Jesús Pimentel, Efren Torres, Angel Hernandez, and Romy Guelas.
Olivares' career came to a close on March 12, 1988, in a non-title bout against Ignacio Madrid, which he lost via 4th round knockout. However, his accomplishments cannot be overlooked. In 1991, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in recognition of his impressive career.
Throughout his career, Olivares was known for his remarkable punching power, a skill that resulted in 79 of his victories being by knockout. Additionally, he was renowned for his ability to battle through adversity and keep a level head during high-pressure situations. These traits were evident in his most memorable fights and helped him establish his dominance in the ring.
Olivares is perhaps best remembered for his four career highlights, which exemplify his exceptional boxing abilities. On August 22, 1969, Olivares became the undisputed bantamweight world champion in his first world-title fight by beating Lionel Rose via 5th round knockout, thus acquiring the WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight world-champion belts.
During the December 12, 1969 fight, Olivares defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles against Alan Rudkin, winning the fight via 2nd round TKO.
In April 2, 1971, Olivares became the undisputed bantamweight world champion by defeating Chucho Castillo via 15 round unanimous decision, adding to the WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight world-champion belts he already possessed.
Finally, on June 20, 1975, Olivares won the WBC featherweight title from Bobby Chacon, whom he beat via 2nd round TKO. These highly competitive fights were some of the most significant milestones in Olivares' career, and cemented his status as one of the greatest boxers of all time.
Olivares had a few shortcomings during his boxing career, notwithstanding his impressive record. He experienced 13 losses in his professional boxing career, with five of them occurring in title bouts, and eight in non-title matches. As previously noted, he suffered his first loss against Chucho Castillo via 14th round TKO on October 16, 1970, thereby ending his 61-fight win streak. Olivares lost four bouts via decision and was defeated by utilizing the knockout in nine of his matches.
In conclusion, Rubén Olivares is one of the all-time greats of the boxing world, and his tenacity, skill, and unwavering determination are some of the attributes that made him a legend. His record includes a total of 105 fights,89 wins, and eight title wins. Olivares was a boxing superstar, and he will always be remembered as such for years to come.
Rubén Olivares Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | Mar 12, 1988 | 41 | Ignacio Madrid | Loss | KO4 |
| 104 | Feb 25, 1986 | 39 | Roman Almaguer | Draw | MD |
| 103 | Nov 24, 1981 | 34 | Margarito Marquez | Loss | SD |
| 102 | Aug 24, 1980 | 33 | Rafael Gandarilla | Loss | TKO9 |
| 101 | Apr 25, 1980 | 33 | Sergio Reyes | Win | TKO7 |
| 100 | Mar 7, 1980 | 33 | Carlos Serrano | Win | TKO5 |
| 99 | Jul 21, 1979 | 32 | Eusebio Pedroza | Loss | TKO12 |
| 98 | Jun 30, 1979 | 32 | Adrian Zapanta | Win | TKO2 |
| 97 | Apr 22, 1979 | 32 | Guillermo Morales | Draw | MD |
| 96 | Nov 20, 1978 | 31 | Isaac Vega | Win | TKO3 |
| 95 | Oct 18, 1978 | 31 | Shig Fukuyama | Win | KO2 |
| 94 | Apr 28, 1978 | 31 | José Luis Ramírez | Win | TKO2 |
| 93 | Dec 6, 1977 | 30 | Ricky Gutierrez | Win | UD |
| 92 | Aug 20, 1977 | 30 | Bobby Chacon | Loss | UD |
| 91 | Nov 19, 1976 | 29 | Jose Cervantes | Loss | KO6 |
| 90 | Jul 30, 1976 | 29 | Fernando Cabanela | Win | UD |
| 89 | Jun 2, 1976 | 29 | Pajet Lupikanet | Win | TKO1 |
| 88 | Dec 4, 1975 | 28 | Danny Lopez | Loss | KO7 |
| 87 | Sep 20, 1975 | 28 | David Kotey | Loss | SD |
| 86 | Jun 20, 1975 | 28 | Bobby Chacon | Win | TKO2 |
| 85 | Apr 7, 1975 | 28 | Benjamin Ortiz | Win | TKO6 |
| 84 | Nov 23, 1974 | 27 | Alexis Arguello | Loss | KO13 |
| 83 | Oct 5, 1974 | 27 | Carlos Mendoza | Win | TKO6 |
| 82 | Aug 31, 1974 | 27 | Enrique Garcia | Win | TKO5 |
| 81 | Jul 9, 1974 | 27 | Zensuke Utagawa | Win | KO7 |
| 80 | May 14, 1974 | 27 | Adrian Zapanta | Win | KO2 |
| 79 | Mar 4, 1974 | 27 | Art Hafey | Win | SD |
| 78 | Dec 2, 1973 | 26 | Francisco Durango | Win | UD |
| 77 | Sep 15, 1973 | 26 | Art Hafey | Loss | TKO5 |
| 76 | Jun 23, 1973 | 26 | Bobby Chacon | Win | RTD9 |
| 75 | Apr 28, 1973 | 26 | Walter Seeley | Win | TKO2 |
| 74 | Nov 14, 1972 | 25 | Rafael Herrera | Loss | MD |
| 73 | Aug 19, 1972 | 25 | Godfrey Stevens | Win | UD |
| 72 | Mar 19, 1972 | 25 | Rafael Herrera | Loss | KO8 |
| 71 | Dec 14, 1971 | 24 | Jesús Pimentel | Win | TKO11 |
| 70 | Oct 25, 1971 | 24 | Kazuyoshi Kanazawa | Win | TKO14 |
| 69 | Aug 23, 1971 | 24 | Kid Pascualito | Win | TKO9 |
| 68 | Jul 10, 1971 | 24 | Efren Torres | Win | TKO4 |
| 67 | Jun 7, 1971 | 24 | Vicente Blanco | Win | KO5 |
| 66 | May 19, 1971 | 24 | Tsuguo Mineyama | Win | TKO3 |
| 65 | Apr 2, 1971 | 24 | Chucho Castillo | Win ⭐️ | UD |
| 64 | Mar 3, 1971 | 24 | Chung Park | Win | KO6 |
| 63 | Oct 16, 1970 | 23 | Chucho Castillo | Loss | TKO14 |
| 62 | Sep 11, 1970 | 23 | Memo Rodriguez | Win | KO5 |
| 61 | Aug 14, 1970 | 23 | Jose Arranz | Win | TKO3 |
| 60 | Jul 22, 1970 | 23 | Shuji Chiyoda | Win | UD |
| 59 | Apr 18, 1970 | 23 | Chucho Castillo | Win | UD |
| 58 | Mar 18, 1970 | 23 | Romy Guelas | Win | TKO6 |
| 57 | Feb 22, 1970 | 23 | Angel Hernandez | Win | KO3 |
| 56 | Dec 12, 1969 | 22 | Alan Rudkin | Win | TKO2 |
| 55 | Oct 27, 1969 | 22 | Shigeyoshi Oki | Win | KO3 |
| 54 | Aug 22, 1969 | 22 | Lionel Rose | Win ⭐️ | KO5 |
| 53 | Jun 29, 1969 | 22 | Nene Jun | Win | TKO1 |
| 52 | May 23, 1969 | 22 | Takao Sakurai | Win | TKO6 |
| 51 | May 6, 1969 | 22 | Frank Adame | Win | KO2 |
| 50 | Mar 17, 1969 | 22 | Ernie Cruz | Win | TKO9 |
| 49 | Mar 9, 1969 | 22 | Carlos Zayas | Win | TKO7 |
| 48 | Feb 23, 1969 | 22 | Jose Bisbal | Win | KO3 |
| 47 | Jan 26, 1969 | 22 | Kazuyoshi Kanazawa | Win | TKO2 |
| 46 | Nov 24, 1968 | 21 | José Medel | Win | KO8 |
| 45 | Oct 11, 1968 | 21 | Wally Brooks | Win | KO1 |
| 44 | Sep 15, 1968 | 21 | Antoine Porcel | Win | KO1 |
| 43 | Aug 28, 1968 | 21 | Bernabe Fernandez | Win | TKO3 |
| 42 | Aug 10, 1968 | 21 | Tiny Palacio | Win | TKO6 |
| 41 | Jul 11, 1968 | 21 | Gary Garber | Win | TKO5 |
| 40 | Jun 25, 1968 | 21 | Enrique Yepes | Win | KO5 |
| 39 | Jun 8, 1968 | 21 | Octavio Gomez | Win | KO5 |
| 38 | May 20, 1968 | 21 | King Gavilan | Win | KO4 |
| 37 | Apr 27, 1968 | 21 | Manuel Arnal | Win | DQ |
| 36 | Mar 31, 1968 | 21 | Salvatore Burruni | Win | TKO3 |
| 35 | Mar 3, 1968 | 21 | Pornchai Poprai-ngam | Win | TKO9 |
| 34 | Jan 28, 1968 | 21 | German Bastidas | Win | TKO5 |
| 33 | Nov 19, 1967 | 20 | Felipe Gonzalez | Win | TKO6 |
| 32 | Nov 3, 1967 | 20 | Chamaco Castillo | Win | KO5 |
| 31 | Oct 14, 1967 | 20 | Ushiwakamaru Harada | Win | TKO2 |
| 30 | Sep 20, 1967 | 20 | Gustavo Sosa | Win | TKO3 |
| 29 | Sep 6, 1967 | 20 | Grillito Aguilar | Win | KO5 |
| 28 | Jul 29, 1967 | 20 | German Bastidas | Draw | MD |
| 27 | Jul 14, 1967 | 20 | Angel Hernandez | Win | KO5 |
| 26 | Jun 17, 1967 | 20 | Julio Guerrero | Win | KO4 |
| 25 | Feb 26, 1967 | 20 | Felipe Gonzalez | Win | UD |
| 24 | Feb 5, 1967 | 20 | Antonio Leal | Win | KO1 |
| 23 | Dec 17, 1966 | 19 | Daniel Gutierrez | Win | TKO10 |
| 22 | Nov 9, 1966 | 19 | Rafael Martinez | Win | TKO5 |
| 21 | Oct 18, 1966 | 19 | Rafael Macias | Win | TKO5 |
| 20 | Oct 7, 1966 | 19 | Ernesto Aguilar | Win | TKO3 |
| 19 | Sep 17, 1966 | 19 | Ramiro Garcia | Win | KO9 |
| 18 | Aug 7, 1966 | 19 | Oscar Rivas | Win | TKO3 |
| 17 | Jul 10, 1966 | 19 | Gerardo Lujano | Win | TKO5 |
| 16 | Jun 24, 1966 | 19 | German Guzman | Win | KO4 |
| 15 | Jun 11, 1966 | 19 | Alfonso Jose Cazares | Win | TKO2 |
| 14 | May 20, 1966 | 19 | Emeterio Campos | Win | TKO4 |
| 13 | Apr 23, 1966 | 19 | Juan Molina | Win | TKO2 |
| 12 | Mar 12, 1966 | 19 | Gallito Camacho | Win | TKO1 |
| 11 | Feb 16, 1966 | 19 | Eduardo Alvarado | Win | KO2 |
| 10 | Jan 28, 1966 | 19 | Reynaldo De La Cerda | Win | TKO3 |
| 9 | Nov 24, 1965 | 18 | Pablo Martinez | Win | TKO2 |
| 8 | Oct 20, 1965 | 18 | Mateo Jaimes | Win | TKO5 |
| 7 | Sep 9, 1965 | 18 | Jorge Gomez | Win | TKO8 |
| 6 | Aug 14, 1965 | 18 | Nemesio Zenil | Win | TKO2 |
| 5 | Apr 1, 1965 | 18 | Antonio Gallegos | Win | TKO4 |
| 4 | Feb 18, 1965 | 18 | Torito Silva | Win | KO6 |
| 3 | Feb 1, 1965 | 18 | Geronimo Cisneros | Win | TKO3 |
| 2 | Jan 18, 1965 | 18 | Freddie Garcia | Win | KO1 |
| 1 | Jan 4, 1965 | 17 | Isidro Sotelo | Win | KO1 |
