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Jos Luis RamrezJos Luis Ramrez (born circa 1960) is a Mexican national who was a boxer and a two time world Lightweight champion. A native of Tamaulipas and a resident of Culiacn, Ramrez climbed slowly but steadily on boxing's rankings. In 1978, as a Featherweight, a young Ramrez lost by knockout in two to legendary three time former world champion Rubn Olivares. After his move in weight to the Lightweights, Ramrez met another boxing legend inside a ring, when he fought Alexis Argello. Ramrez dropped Argello in round six, but lost a ten round split decision in Miami. He then faced Ray Mancini for the North American Lightweght belt, and lost a 12 round decision in Ohio. By then, Ramrez and Julio Csar Chvez were gymmates and friends. On May 1 of 1983, Ramrez was given the chance at becoming world Lightweight champion for the first time, when he fought Puerto Rican Edwin "El Chapo" Rosario at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for the World Boxing Council's championship. Ramrez lost a close 12 round unanimous decision, but on November 4, of 1984, he and Rosario had a rematch, also in San Juan. With Rosario pinned against a corner and Ramrez attacking, referee Steve Crosson stopped the bout in round four, after Ramrez had landed 17 straight punches, making Ramrez a world Lightweight champion for the first time, by a technical knockout. Ramrez then went into training for a defense against Hctor Camacho, another boxer from Puerto Rico. The fight was postponed when Camacho suffered a broken ankle during a pick up basketball game, but it finally came off on August 10, 1985. On his first fight telecast on HBO Boxing, Ramrez was dropped in round three and lost a 12 round unanimous decision. Ramrez, a culturally intellectual person, moved to Paris soon after. There, he re-grouped, and was able to regain the WBC's world championship when Camacho left it vacant, by edging out Terrence Alli with another close but unanimous 12 round decision. He defended the title various times, and then moved back to Mexico. Among the challengers he beat to defend the title was Pernell Whitaker, future multiple time world champion. Back in Mexico, he and Chvez were neighbors. Chvez had lifted the World Boxing Association's world Lightweight championship by beating Rosario, and a unification bout between the two friends and neighbors was planned. Ramrez, who is a godfather to one of Chvez's sons, lost an 11 round technical decision to Chvez on October 27 of 1988, which marked the last day he would be a world champion. In 1989, he tried to win the International Boxing Federation's belt from Whitaker, in Virginia, but he lost a 12 round decision. Then, in 1990, he went to Argentina, where he lost to Juan Martin Coggi by a decision in 12 for the WBA's world Jr. Welterweight title. After that bout, he retired. Ramrez is a member of the less recognized World Boxing Hall of Fame in California, not to be confused with the more widely recognized International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota. His exact record is unknown, as many of his fights were not recorded. It is believed, however, that he fought around 90 times, winning around 80 of them, with about 65 knockout wins. External links Ramirez, Jose Luis Ramirez, Jose Luis Ramirez, Jose Luis
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