Robert Pacho was an Mexican-American professional boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Yuma, Arizona

Yuma, Arizona

Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the state, and the population of the city was 77,515 at the 2000 census, with a 2008 Census Bureau estimated population of 90,041....

. After Bert Colima

Bert Colima

Ephram Romero was a Mexican-American professional boxer from Whittier, California. From 1919 to 1920.-Professional career:Bert fought Frank Barrieau to a draw in California....

's career was over, Pacho was Mexican fans most popular boxer.

Early life

Bobby broke into the professional boxing ranks while working as a farm mechanic in El Centro, California.

Professional career

He fought many well known fighters during his career, including Barney Ross

Barney Ross

Barney Ross , born Beryl David Rosofsky, was a world champion boxer in three weight divisions and decorated veteran of World War II.-Early life:...

, and Henry Armstrong

Henry Armstrong

Henry Jackson Jr. was a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong. He is universally regarded as one of the greatest fighters of all time by many boxing critics and fellow professionals.Henry Jr...

. His career lasted from 1929–1941 and his professional record was 78-67-15 with 37 Knockouts.

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