[Rocco Del Sesto]

Here's two guys we won't actually see till a little later in the replay, but I'd rated them while I was working on my Florentino Fernandez ratings and Charlie Hall, so I figured I'd go ahead and post them.

Lou Howard - Rating 1 USA
LIght Heavyweight 1963-74
8 wins / 31 losses / 1 draw / 5 KO

Hometown: Miami, FL

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Howard was stopped 25 times in his 31 losses, 23 by knockout! HOw or why for that matter did this guy stay in the ring so long. He had no wins against any one with any kind of significant record to them. Best looking opponent would probably have to be a middleweight, Ray Lavarro who was 12-12-3,2KO in his career. Howard fought and defeated Lavarro in a 6 round decision in his 2nd career fight. Lavarro was 7-2-1 at the time. Howard then KO'd a Ken Jones in the 2nd round in his 3rd fight to put his record at 2-1-0. Downhill after that as he then lost his next 8 fights. He did fight twice against Florentino Fernandez when Fernandez late in his career was trying to make a go at it in the Light Heavy ranks. Howard lost the first fight by TKO in the 4th and then after fighting a 6 round draw with LHW Eddie Bailey(10-9-4,5), Howard was KO'd in the 4th in the 2nd fight against Florentino. His very last career fight he was Ko'd in the 5th by Mike Koranicki(27-9-2,15).

Some other opponents with respectable looking at least careers, a KO loss to Herman Dixon(26-35-6,13), a 1st round KO to Jimmy Ralston(19-1-1,13), a 2nd round KO to Eddie Talhami(24-12-1,17), 2nd round KO loss to John Hudgins(15-22-5,12), Two losses to Randy Clark(13-1-0,7) and a KO loss to Veronon McIntosh(15-22-1,13).



Tony (Kid) Longoria - USA Rating 1
Heavyweight 1966-69
20 wins / 1 loss / 3 draws / 18 KO


Longoria fought a lot of glass chins compiling those 18 knockouts. He KO'd Roberto Davila in 1st round in 1966 and Floyd Joiner in 7th round in 1967 on his way to building a 20-0-3 record against otherwise nobodies. Some of the others were Charlie Hall(6-37-3,3), Tony Anchondo(3-15-0,0), Alonzo Harris(7-20-6,3), Sam Wyatt(7-7-2,1), Marty Franklin(11-14-2,2), Roy Rogers(8-5-1,4), Joe Murphy Goodwin(0-13-0,0), Clarence Boon(4-19-0,3), Max Martinez(7-9-0,2), Willis Earls(12-14-3,7), and Sonny King(5-5-0,3) to name any of the opponents with any kind of record. Then in March 1969 he goes up against Memphis Al Jones who is sporting a 3-16-2 record at the time. Jones KO's Longoria in the 2nd round ending Tony's career.

A nice looking record over a 3 year period, until you look at what he fought.