Rubén Olivares

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Rubén Olivares

Statistics
Real name	Rubén Olivares
Nickname(s)	El Púas
Rated at	Super Featherweight Featherweight Super Bantamweight Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 5 in (168 cm)
Reach	68 in (172 cm)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1947-01-14) 14 January 1947 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	105
Wins	89
Wins by KO	79
Losses	13
Draws	3
No contests	0

Rubén Olivares (born January 14, 1947) is a former Mexican boxer and current member of the Boxing Hall of Fame.^[1] A native of Mexico City, 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.^[2] Olivares also had cameo appearances on Mexican movies, and he participated in more than 100 professional bouts.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

World Bantamweight Championship

After accumulating a record of 51-0-1, Olivares received his first world title bout when he faced 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 world Bantamweight champion by knocking Rose out in round five on that day, August 22 of 1969.^[6]

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.^[7] Then, he had six more knockouts in a row, including one in a non-title bout in Nicaragua, one in Tokyo while defending the crown against Kazuyoshi Kanazawa (in round 11), one 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.^[8] He was winning this fight before he gassed and was eventually stopped.^[9]

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" Kotei, 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.^[10]

Olivares won three fights in 1976 without losing one, including victories over world title challengers Fernando Cabanela and José Cervantes, both of them 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.^[11]

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 record

88 Wins (78 knockouts, 10 decisions), 13 Losses, 3 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	88-13-3	Ignacio Madrid	KO	4 (10)	1988-03-12	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Draw	88-12-3	Roman Almaguer	MD	4	1986-02-25	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	88-12-2	Margarito Marquez	SD	10	1981-11-24	Houston, Texas, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	88-11-2	Rafael Gandarilla	TKO	9 (10)	1980-08-24	McAllen, Texas, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	88-10-2	Sergio Reyes	TKO	7 (10)	1980-04-25	Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	87-10-2	Carlos Serrano	TKO	5 (10)	1980-03-07	Uptown Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	86-10-2	Eusebio Pedroza	TKO	12 (15)	1979-07-21	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States	For WBA World featherweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	86-9-2	Adrian Zapanta	TKO	2 (10)	1979-06-30	Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Draw	85-9-2	Guillermo Morales	MD	10	1979-04-22	Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	85-9-1	Isaac Vega	TKO	3 (10)	1978-11-20	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	84-9-1	Shig Fukuyama	KO	2 (10)	1978-10-18	Houston, Texas, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	83-9-1	Jose Luis Ramirez	TKO	2 (10)	1978-04-28	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	82-9-1	Ricky Gutierrez	UD	10	1977-12-06	Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	81-9-1	Bobby Chacon	UD	10	1977-08-20	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	81-8-1	Jose Cervantes	KO	6 (12)	1976-11-19	Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	81-7-1	Fernando Cabanela	UD	10	1976-07-30	Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	80-7-1	Pajet Lupikanet	TKO	1 (10)	1976-06-02	Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	79-7-1	Danny Lopez	KO	7 (10)	1975-12-04	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	79-6-1	David Kotey	SD	15	1975-09-20	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	Lost WBC World featherweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	79-5-1	Bobby Chacon	TKO	2 (15)	1975-06-20	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	Won WBC World featherweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	78-5-1	Benjamin Ortiz	TKO	6 (10)	1975-04-07	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	77-5-1	Alexis Arguello	KO	13 (15)	1974-11-23	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	Lost WBA World featherweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	77-4-1	Carlos Mendoza	TKO	6 (10)	1974-10-05	Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	76-4-1	Enrique Garcia	TKO	5 (10)	1974-08-31	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	75-4-1	Zensuke Utagawa	KO	7 (15)	1974-07-09	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	Won Vacant WBA World featherweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	74-4-1	Adrian Zapanta	KO	2 (10)	1974-05-14	Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	73-4-1	Art Hafey	SD	12	1974-03-04	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	72-4-1	Francisco Durango	UD	10	1973-12-02	Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	71-4-1	Art Hafey	TKO	5 (10)	1973-09-15	Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	71-3-1	Bobby Chacon	RTD	9 (12)	1973-06-23	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	Won NABF featherweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	70-3-1	Walter Seeley	TKO	2 (10)	1973-04-28	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	69-3-1	Rafael Herrera	MD	10	1972-11-14	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	69-2-1	Godfrey Stevens	UD	10	1972-08-19	Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	68-2-1	Rafael Herrera	KO	8 (15)	1972-03-19	Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	Lost WBC & WBA World bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	68-1-1	Jesus Pimentel	TKO	11 (15)	1971-12-14	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	Retained WBC & WBA World bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	67-1-1	Kazuyoshi Kanazawa	TKO	14 (15)	1971-10-25	Aichi Prefectural Gym, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan	Retained WBC & WBA World bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	66-1-1	Kid Pascualito	TKO	9 (10)	1971-08-23	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	65-1-1	Efren Torres	TKO	4 (10)	1971-07-10	Auditorio del Estado, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	64-1-1	Vicente Blanco	KO	5 (10)	1971-06-07	Managua, Nicaragua
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	63-1-1	Tsuguo Mineyama	TKO	3 (10)	1971-05-19	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	62-1-1	Chucho Castillo	UD	15	1971-04-02	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	Won WBC & WBA World bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	62-1-1	Chung Park	KO	6 (10)	1971-03-03	Auditorio del Estado, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	61-1-1	Chucho Castillo	TKO	14 (15)	1970-10-16	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	Lost WBC & WBA World bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	61-0-1	Memo Rodriguez	KO	5 (10)	1970-09-11	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	60-0-1	Jose Arranz	TKO	3 (10)	1970-08-14	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	59-0-1	Shuji Chiyoda	UD	10	1970-07-22	International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	58-0-1	Chucho Castillo	UD	15	1970-04-18	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	Retained WBC & WBA World bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	57-0-1	Romy Guelas	TKO	6 (10)	1970-03-18	Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, Texas, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	56-0-1	Angel Hernandez	KO	3 (10)	1970-02-22	Acambaro, Guanajuato, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	55-0-1	Alan Rudkin	TKO	2 (15)	1969-12-12	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	Retained WBC & WBA World bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	54-0-1	Shigeyoshi Oki	KO	3 (10)	1969-10-27	Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	53-0-1	Lionel Rose	KO	5 (15)	1969-08-22	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	Won WBC & WBA World bantamweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	52-0-1	Nene Jun	TKO	1 (10)	1969-06-29	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	51-0-1	Takao Sakurai	TKO	6 (12)	1969-05-23	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	World Bantamweight Title Elimination bout
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	50-0-1	Frank Adame	KO	2 (10)	1969-05-06	Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	49-0-1	Ernie Cruz	TKO	9 (10)	1969-03-17	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	48-0-1	Carlos Zayas	TKO	7 (10)	1969-03-09	Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	47-0-1	Jose Bisbal	KO	3 (10)	1969-02-23	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	46-0-1	Kazuyoshi Kanazawa	TKO	2 (10)	1969-01-26	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	45-0-1	Joe Medel	KO	8 (10)	1968-11-24	Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	44-0-1	Wally Brooks	KO	1 (10)	1968-10-11	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	43-0-1	Antoine Porcel	KO	1 (10)	1968-09-15	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	42-0-1	Bernabe Fernandez	TKO	3 (10)	1968-08-28	Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	41-0-1	Tiny Palacio	TKO	6 (10)	1968-08-10	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	40-0-1	Gary Garber	TKO	5 (10)	1968-07-11	Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	39-0-1	Enrique Yepes	KO	5 (10)	1968-06-25	Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	38-0-1	Octavio Gomez	KO	5 (10)	1968-06-08	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	37-0-1	King Gavilan	KO	4 (10)	1968-05-20	Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	36-0-1	Manuel Arnal	DQ	6 (10)	1968-04-27	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	35-0-1	Salvatore Burruni	TKO	3 (10)	1968-03-31	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	34-0-1	Pornchai Poprai-ngam	TKO	9 (10)	1968-03-03	La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	33-0-1	German Bastidas	TKO	5 (10)	1968-01-28	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	32-0-1	Felipe Gonzalez	TKO	6 (10)	1967-11-19	La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	31-0-1	Chamaco Castillo	KO	5 (10)	1967-11-03	Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	30-0-1	Ushiwakamaru Harada	TKO	2 (10)	1967-10-14	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	29-0-1	Gustavo Sosa	TKO	3 (10)	1967-09-20	Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	28-0-1	Grillito Aguilar	KO	5 (10)	1967-09-06	Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico
Draw	27-0-1	German Bastidas	MD	10	1967-07-29	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	27-0	Angel Hernandez	KO	5 (10)	1967-07-14	Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	26-0	Julio Guerrero	KO	4 (10)	1967-06-17	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	25-0	Felipe Gonzalez	UD	10	1967-02-26	Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	24-0	Antonio Leal	KO	1 (10)	1967-02-05	Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	23-0	Daniel Gutierrez	TKO	10 (10)	1966-12-17	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	22-0	Rafael Martinez	TKO	5 (8)	1966-11-09	Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	21-0	Rafael Macias	TKO	5 (10)	1966-10-18	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	20-0	Ernesto Aguilar	TKO	3 (10)	1966-10-07	Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	19-0	Ramiro Garcia	KO	9 (10)	1966-09-17	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	18-0	Oscar Rivas	TKO	3 (10)	1966-08-07	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	17-0	Gerardo Lujano	TKO	5 (10)	1966-07-10	Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	16-0	German Guzman	KO	4 (10)	1966-06-24	Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	15-0	Alfonso Jose Cazares	TKO	2 (10)	1966-06-11	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	14-0	Emeterio Campos	TKO	4 (10)	1966-05-20	Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	13-0	Juan Molina	TKO	2 (10)	1966-04-23	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	12-0	Gallito Camacho	TKO	1 (10)	1966-03-12	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	11-0	Eduardo Alvarado	KO	2 (10)	1966-02-16	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	10-0	Reynaldo De La Cerda	TKO	3 (10)	1966-01-28	Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	9-0	Pablo Martinez	TKO	2 (10)	1965-11-24	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	8-0	Mateo Jaimes	TKO	5 (10)	1965-10-20	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	7-0	Jorge Gomez	TKO	8 (10)	1965-09-09	Plaza de Toros, Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	6-0	Nemesio Zenil	TKO	2 (8)	1965-08-14	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	5-0	Antonio Gallegos	TKO	4 (10)	1965-04-01	Arena Olímpico Laguna, Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	4-0	Torito Silva	KO	6 (10)	1965-02-18	Arena Olímpico Laguna, Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	3-0	Geronimo Cisneros	TKO	3 (6)	1965-02-01	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	2-0	Freddie Garcia	KO	1 (6)	1965-01-18	Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	1-0	Isidro Sotelo	KO	1 (6)	1965-01-04	Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico	professional debut.

Legacy

Until Julio César Chávez came onto the scene, Olivares was the boxer most fans recognized as Mexico's greatest boxer ever. He became a mainstream star there, and he reportedly had friends in the Mexican entertainment world. In addition, he could be seen fairly often doing cameos in Mexican comedy movies. He is still considered a national hero there.^[12]

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.^[13]

Olivares is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.^[14]

Olivares was voted as the #1 bantamweight (along with Carlos Zarate) of the 20th century by the Associated Press in 1999 ^[15]

Preceded by Lionel Rose	World Bantamweight Champion 22 Aug 1969– 16 Oct 1970	Succeeded by Chucho Castillo
Preceded by Chucho Castillo	World Bantamweight Champion 2 Apr 1971 – 19 Mar 1972	Succeeded by Rafael Herrera
Preceded by Ernesto Marcel	WBA Featherweight Champion 9 Jul 1974 – 23 Nov 1974	Succeeded by Alexis Argüello
Preceded by Bobby Chacon	WBC Featherweight Champion 20 Jun 1975 – 20 Sep 1975	Succeeded by David Kotei

References

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↑ "Ruben Olivares - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia". Boxrec.com. 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
↑ "Critica Rubén "Púas" Olivares lo que pasa en el boxeo actual". Oem.com.mx. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
↑ "Orizaba Noticias No. 6594 Mal se vio el "púas" Rubén Olivares de americanista". Orizabaenred.com.mx. 2003-01-20. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
↑ "Talkin Sports : Ruben Olivares vs Lionel Rose". Talkinsport.com.au. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
↑ "Chucho Castillo vs. Ruben Olivares (3rd meeting) - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
↑ "Ruben Olivares vs. Alexis Arguello - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
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↑ Tony Miller says:. "Dream Fight: Ruben Olivares vs. Carlos Zarate". The Boxing Magazine.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
↑ "Ruben Olivares vs. Carlos Zarate: What If?". Eastsideboxing.com. 2005-10-22. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
↑ "Mexico's five best fighters - boxing - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
↑ 11:18 AM (2010-03-14). "Ring Magazine's 80 Greatest Fighters Of The Last 80 Years Give Me Your Opinion - Boxing Forum". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
↑ "News". Ibhof.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
↑ "ESPN.com: BOXING - AP Fighters of the Century list". Static.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

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Name	Olivares, Ruben
Alternative names
Short description	Mexican boxer
Date of birth	January 14, 1947
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death
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