Hector Thompson 'The Brisbane Bomber'

Hector Thompson

June 1973

'I flew into Panama, and only had 1-week to prepare. But that is not an excuse,
as he caught me good in the 3rd-Round, and then again late in the 8th Round,
with that hard right hand and left hook. I wanted to continue, but the Referee
stopped it with me on the ropes. I was hurt, but my mind was clear.'

'I thought I could take him, first by working steady over the first 5 or 6 Rounds,
and making Roberto fight at a faster pace than he normally fights. I figured I
would open up in the 7th-Round, and I did by landing some good right hands that
knocked him off-balance.'

'At the end of the 7th-Round, I thought I had him, as he looked tired. But in the
8th, he just came out and started throwing punches from all angles.'

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July 16, 1973

Festival Hall - Brisban, Australia

Just 6-weeks after his 'grueling' bout for the WBA Lightweight Championship
with Roberto Duran in Panama.

Hector Thompson (39-3-2) is back in the ring, and goes 15-rounds and defeats
'grizzled veteran' Ghanan - Joseph Tetteh (45-22-5), enroute to defending his
British-Commonwealth Light-Welterweight Championship.

Hector wins a 'solid' 15-Round Decision and improves his record to 40-3-2, and will
now campaign as a 140 lb. Light-Welterweight.

 

August 1973

24 year-old - Hector Thompson at 40-3-2 (10 KO's).

September 10, 1973....(TKO 4)..... ..Pat McCormack 22-11-1 (18 KO's)
* Pat McCormack would go on to win the British-Commonwealth Light-Welterweight Champion in November 1974)

November 15, 1973.....(W Dec 10)....Josue Marquez 26-8-1 (6 KO's)
* Josue Marquez had just come of a (February 1973) 15-Round Split-Decision loss to WBA Light-Welteweright Champion - Antonio Cervantes.

December 7, 1973......(W Dec 10).....Raul 'Lobito' Montoya 44-23-2 (22 KO's)
* Hector scores a (9-1-0 in Rounds) Decison over the 'durable' veteran Mexican brawler..
* Hector batters the durable Mexican, and wins every round except the '3rd'. Montoya who has never been floored, still holds that claim, as he held on despite taking a bad beating.
* Hector Thompson is now ranked as the #6 WBC Light-Welterweight.

March 29, 1974...........(TKO 4).........Gerrardo 'El Guero' Ferrat 28-10-2 (21 KO's)
* Hector stops the Mexican 'upset bomber'.

April 26, 1974.............(W Dec 10)....Johnny Gant 29-6-2 (18 KO's)
* Hector scores a 4-point win (7-3-0 in Rounds) over the #10 World-ranked - 6' 0" tall - American Light-Welterweight
The bout was 'closely-fought', as Johnny Gant was able to score with his long left, to keep Hector at bay,
preventing him from landing his hard right uppercuts. Hector had to change his fight plan, and boxed with left jabs
over the second-half of the bout. The Unanimous Decision was 'disputed', as the fans in the Festival Hall boo'd the
judges decision.

Hector Thompson improves to 45-3-2 (12 KO's). and moves to the #5 Light-Welterweight.

 

June 1974

Hector Thompson at 45-3-2 (12 KO's), and now ranked as the #3 WBA Light-Welterweight

June 14, 1974.......(W Dec 10)......Carlos Maria Giminez 78-3-3 (42 KO's)
* Hector scores a 'solid' and 'hard-fought' 10-Round Decision (6-2-2 in Rounds) over the #4 WBA Light-Welterweight
from Argentina. Many of the rounds were close, and it was a very difficult fight to score. Hector was more accurate,
but Giminez landed the harder blows.
*The 25 year-old Giminez had fought WBA Light-Welterweight Champion - Antonio Cervantes in September 1973.

July 1974......WBA Light-Welterweight Champion - Antonio Cervantes said he would fight Hector Thompson if he came
to Columbia.

August 2, 1974.......(TKO 9)........Carlos Maria Giminez 78-4-3 (42 KO's)
* Hector takes on the 'tough' Argentinian in a rematch.
* Hector Thompson takes control of the 'hard fought' bout in Round 8, by landing hard right uppercuts that stun the Argentinian.
Thompson batters a 'helpless' Giminez in Round 9, and the bout is stopped mid-way through the round.

Hector Thompson improves to 47-3-2 (13 KO's), and is now ranked as the #4 Light-Welterweight.

 

Friday Night - August 30, 1974

Festival Hall - Brisbane, Australia

WBA Lightweight Elimination bout.

Hector Thompson 47-3-2 (13 KO's)
vs.
Jimmy Heair 36-1-0 (18 KO's)

25 year-old Hector Thompson, the #2 WBA / #4 WBC Light-Weltereight and Britsh-Commonwealth Light-Welterweight
Champion, will come down in weight, and fight at 135 lbs. This will 'The Brisbane Bomber' 9th straight fight
at the Festival Hall since his WBA Lightweight Championship losing effort versus Roberto Duran in June 1973.

Jimmy Heair, the 24 year-old American, and #3 WBA Lightweight, has a guarantee to get a 'title fight' with
WBA Lightweight Champion - Roberto Duran in November 1974, if he can defeat the 'tough and physical'
Australian.

The 135 lb. Thompson took control from the out-set, and pounded the 135 lb. American all over the ring. Hector
scored with hard left jabs, and whipping right hooks which bounced Jimmy Heair like a 'top'. The American
showed tremendous courage in absorbing the punches, and was completely beaten at the 'final bell'.
(Scorecard; 8-2-0 in Rounds)

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October 25, 1974

Hector Thompson 48-3-2 (13 KO's)
vs
Alfonso 'Peppermint' Fraser 35-9-1 (26 KO's)

Hector Thompson stops (TKO 7) former WBA Light-Welterweight Champion - Alfonso 'Peppermint' Fraser.

The 25 year-old 'The Brisbane Bomber' pummeled and battered the 26 year-old Panamanian in Round 7,
sending him reeling in a 'dazed stuppor', forcing Referee - Des Crabbe to call a halt to the bout.

The 5' 7" 'muscular' Australian took over in Round 5, by landing thunderous right uppercuts to chin of
the 5' 8" rangy Fraser. Thompson continued with is assault in Round 6 with hard left hooks, straight
rights and right hooks, and finished the former Champion in Round 7.

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December 6, 1974

Festival Hall - Brisbane, Australia

'Australian Shocker'

Hector Thompson, the 'highly-rated' Light-Welterweight suffered an injured knee in
the 3rd-Round, and could not continue in his bout with 'hard-punching Californian -
Javier Ayala (by way of Tijuana, Mexico).

It goes down as a (TKO 3) victory for the 24 year-year Ayala, who now goes to
51-13-1 (44 KO's). Hector will drop to 49-4-2.

Things started well for the 'sharp-punching' Thompson (139 lbs.), as he landed his
sharp left hands in both the 1st and 2nd Rounds.

In the 3rd-Round, the 5' 8" 138 lb. Mexican-puncher started to counter with his hard
right-hand as Thompson moved in. In an exchange, Thomspson missed with a right-hand
and spun off-balance, tearing the cartlidge in his right knee and fell to the canvas.

Referee - Des Crabbe called a halt to the bout, when Thomspon informed him that his
knee was too badly damaged to continue.

This will put a delay into the 25 year-old Hector Thompson's quest for a challenge at
WBC Champion - Antonio Cervantes title.

 

April 4, 1975

Festival Hall - Brisbane, Australia

Hector Thompson won an impressive 'one-sided' 10-Round Decision over
#5 WBA Light-Welterweight - Lion Furuyama of Japan.

The 25 1/2 year-old Australian landed his powerful left hands to the southpaw Furuyama's
face time and again over the first 3-Rounds. And by Round 4, the Japanese fighter was
already carrying a swollen right eye.

Hector opened up with heavy combinations in Rounds 5 and 7, and had the #5
WBA Light-Welterweight reeling backwards, unable to cope with the hard punches.

Hector continually landed his hard right hands in the last 3-Rounds, and smartly avoided
any of Furuyama's dangerous body punches.

Scorecard - Referee - Des Crabbe 49-43 (7-1-2 in Rounds)

Hector Thompson improves to 50-4-2.
Lion Furuyama drops to 31-9-3.

This was The Brisbane Bomber's first bout since December 1974, when he suffered
an injury to his right knee is a bout with Javier Ayala.

27 year-old - Lion Furuyama is also the Japanese Light-Welterweight Champion.

 

May 1975

Hector 'The Brisbane Bomber' Thompson - 50-4-2 (13 KO's)
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May 15, 1975 (Festival Hall - Brisbane, Australia)

Hector Thomspon (139 lbs.) retained his British-Commonwealth Light-Welterweight Championship by
scoring a (TKO 10) over New Zealand's - Alipapa 'Ali' Afakasi (137 1/2 lbs.) 25-3-1 (13 KO's)

Hector took control of the bout over his hard-punching opponent in Round 7, by landing several
hard left hooks, that drove Afakasi into the ropes. Hector backed up Afakasi in Rounds 8 and 9
with sharp punches, driving him into a neutral corner where he pounded away with an unrelentless
attack. Thomspon continued to 'slam' Afakasi with hard right hands in Round 10, forcing the
Referee - Terry Reilly to stop the bout at 1:47 of Round 10.

Hector now 51-4-2 (14 KO's) is the #3 World-ranked Light-Welterweight

The 27 year-old - Alipapa 'Ali' Afakasi of New Zealand, is the Australasian Weltwerweight Champion,
and had recently scored a (TKO 12) win over World-ranked Rocky Mattioli.
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July 7, 1975

Festival Hall - Brisbane, Australia

The #3 WBA Light-Welterweight - Hector Thompson stopped (KO 6) 'Filipino'
'upset artist' Rudy Barro.

After a spirited '1st-Round', where the 'Filipino' attacked with wild punches, Hector
settled Rudy Barro in Round 2, and dropped him with a hard left hook to the chin.

Hector continued to batter the 'wild-swinging' Filipino for the next 3-Rounds, hitting
him with hard punches to both the head and body.

But Barro did hold his own in some exchanges, but was 'over-matched' in the power department.

In Round 6, Hector shook Barro with a hard left hook, and then followed-up with '2' right hands
to the jaw, dropping Barro to his knee's, where he was counted out by Referee - Des Crabbe.

Hector Thompson now 52-4-2 (15 KO's) waits for his 'call' from Antonio 'Kid Pambele' Cervantes, the
WBA Light-Welterweight Champion.

Rudy Barro, who has many 'upset wins', drops to 25-13-0 with (10 KO's).

 

Thursday Night - July 17, 1975

Sir Hubert Murray Stadium - Papua New Guinea

Attendance; 15,000

#2 WBA Light-Welteweright - Australian Hector Thompson won a 'one-sided'
10-Round Decison over former WBC Light-Welterweight Champion - Philippine
Pedro Adigue Jr.

The 143 lb. 'powerful' Thompson marched through the 144 lb. Adigue's light-punches,
and ripped away with hard left hands, and sharp right hooks. Thompson pounded the
31 year-old former Champion with a relentless attack, and prevented Adigue from
throwing his quick counter-punches.

Referee -- Alan Andrews - Scorecard; 50-40 {10-0-0 in Rounds}

Hector Thompson improves to 53-4-2.
Pedro Adigue Jr. drops to 36-18-5.

 

The only 'two' to give Hector Thompson a 'good go', was Johnny Gant
who fought many close rounds with the Australian, and the 'first' bout
with Argentinian -Carlos Maria Giminez.

Hector Thompson was a 'special fighter' at the Festival Hall in Brisbane, Australia.

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Friday Night - April 26, 1974

Festival Hall - Brsibane, Australia

Attendance; 3800

Hector Thompson, at 5' 7" had his hands full with the 6' 0" 139 3/4 lb. 'string-bean'
'American' Johnny Gant. Gant was the #10 ranked Light-Welterweight, and came to
Australia with a record 29-6-2 (18 KO's) - and brought along a reputation as being
one 'difficult' guy to hit flush.

Johnny had fought Esteban DeJesus in Puerto Rico in April 1973, and fought a very
good bout, only to get 'jobbed' in a 10-Round Decision, that many thought he had won.

Des Crabbe scored the bout (47 1/2) to (46 1/2) - for Hector.

The decision was 'not' well received by the Festival Hall crowd.

 

August 4, 1975

Festival Hall - Brisbane, Australia

Hector Thomspon scored another victory over a 'World Ranked' fighter by scoring
a crushing knockout (KO 5) over Japan's - Shinichi Kadota.

The Australian paced himself against the tough southpaw during the first '3-Rounds' as
Hector boxed with steady left jabs to the body of the 26 year-old hard-punching Kadota.

But in Round 4, Hector attacked with hard right hands, and floored Shinichi with a
right hook to the jaw.

In Round 5, Hector threw a volley of punches, and battered his opponent to the
canvas '3-times' with hard punches to the head, forcing Referee - Des Crabbe to call
a halt to the bout at 1:44 of Round 5.

Both fighters weighed in at 141 lbs.

Hector Thompson, now the #1 WBA Light-Welterweight ups his record to 55-4-2 (16 KO's)

Shinichi Kadota falls to 37-9-0 (24 KO's). Shinichi had fought WBA Light-Welterweight
Champion in October 1974, and was stopped in 8-Rounds.