Felipe 'The Flash' Torres ~ 'A Good West-Coast Kid'

[Bill Paxtom]

Felipe 'The Flash' Torres

Retired from the Ring in July 1972, at the ripe old age of {23 years, 1 month}.

Felipe campaigned tor 5-Years {June 1967 thru June 1972}.

During that time, he comprised a record of 25-14-1 {11 KO's}.

His Manger claimed that Felipe had a record of 35-11-1 {20 KO's}, along
with a few other fabricated wins and a few less losses.

During his 5-Year career of '40-Bouts', Felipe was never stopped, and only
visited the canvas 'twice' in his entire career.

Felipe's major highlight was, winning the California State Lightweight Championship
on March 13, 1971 by defeating {W Dec 12} Raul 'Lobito' Montoya.

He successfully defended his Title once, by stopping {KO 6} Lovelle Franklin
on April 17, 1971.

After retiring in July 1972, Felipe spent time helping train other boxers at the
Main Street Gym in Los Angeles, and at the YMCA in Pasadena.

Felipe was a respected boxer, who was always in great physical shape and
came to fight. He was a local hero, who was a fan favorite with his exciting style.

Mainly a swift-boxer in style, Felipe was both elusive and quick, and had lightning fast
hands along with excellent footwork. He could also take a great punch and keep
on coming. To say he was 'durable', would be an understatement.

His best punches were a left-hook to the body, and a quick straight right-hand
to the chin that he called 'El Crujido' {The Crunch}.

Standing only 5' 5 1/2", the stockily-built boxer was rugged, and the Fight Promoters
called him a 'tough little fighter'.

He loved to fight, and was always ready to take a bout on a moments notice.