Rafael 'Bazooka' Limon 'The Mexican Bomber'

Rafael ' Bazooka' Limon

Before December 7, 1975 - Rafael Limon was a little known
Mexican 130 lb. Super-Featherweight, with a 'spotty record'.

'Bazooka' a 5' 7" 'wicked body punching' southpaw, with a
tough as nails style, and a below the belt-line target for
his whipping left hands.

In a 'Bull Ring' (Plaza de Toros Califia) in Baja California -
The Mexican Bomber scored a 10-Round 'upset' over the
#1 WBC Feathwerweight and former Champion 'Schoolboy'
Bobby Chacon.

That 'loss' by Bobby, knocked him out of a title fight with
WBC Featherweight Champion - David 'Poison' Kotey.

The win, established Rafael 'Bazooka' Limon was a Top 10
130 lb. Super-Featherweight from that point on.

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Monday Night - April 9, 1979

Sports Arena - Los Angeles, California

It took 3+ years to get these 'two' back in the ring to fight each other.

Rafael 'Bazooka' Limon vs. 'Schoolboy' Bobby Chacon II

NABF Super-Featherweight Championship

The 25 1/2 year-old Bazooka was the NABF Champion, and had a a record
of 43-8-1 (32 KO's).

The 27 1/2 year-old 'Schoolboy' was the #1 NABF ranked Super-Featherweight,
and brought in a record of 41-4-0 (36 KO's).

The 'winner' was to get Alexis Arguello in July 1979 - for a shot at the WBC
Super-Featherweight Championship.

The bout was called a 'Technical Draw 7' - after Rafael Limon sustained a cut-eye,
as a result of an 'accidental' head butt by Bobby Chacon.

Bobby was ahead on the scorecards at the end of the 6th Round, at the time of the
'Technical Stoppage', { 60-56 / 59-56 / 59-56 }.

Some say, 'Bazooka' Limon was coming on real strong in Round 6, that 'Bazooka' would
have went on to win the bout. Others state, that Bobby looked real good through the
first 5-Rounds, and he would have went on for the victory.

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Thanks orriray59 -

Quite possibly, the best Rafael Limon vs Bobby Chacon bout, was the 'first bout'.

Sunday, December 7, 1975 - Plaza de Toros Califia (Bull Ring) in Mexicali

'Unknown' Mexican - 21 1/2 year-old - Rafael 'Bazooka' Limon, a 5' 7" hard winging
southpaw with a 'spotty record' of 19-7-0 (16 KO's). The word was, he could punch,
but could easily be out-boxed.

The 'Schoolboy' came in at 129 1/2 lbs. The former Champion at 24 years-old -
brought in a 27-2-0 (25 KO's) record, and a #1 WBC Featherweight ranking.

It was supposed to be a tough 'tune-up' bout for the 'Schoolboy', but not one that
they expected him to lose.

In the wings for early-1976, was a possible shot at WBC Featherweight Champion
David 'Poison' Kotey, or WBA Super-Featherweight Champion - Ben Villaflor.

 

Rafael Limon

'I may not be the most stylist guy out there, but I know what is effective. I can
guarantee you one thing, I'm going to bust your ribs with my left hook underneath,
and there isn't a damn thing you can do about it.'

 

Very True,,,,,,

Bazooka Limon was no 'choir boy'

Sunday Night - February 1, 1976

'Bull Ring' Plaza de Toroso Calafia, Mexicali

Fresh off his 'upset' win over Bobby Chacon in December 1975 - Rafael Limon
was listed as the #9 World-Ranked Featherweight.

On February 1, 1976 - Rafael Limon 'unmercifully' pounded an out-gunned
former Top 10 Featherweight - Nicaraguan - Vicente 'Yambito' Blanco over
10-Rounds, to win a one-sided Decision.

After the bout was over, Rafael Limon walked over to Vicente Blanco's corner, and
punched Vicente's Manager in the mouth with a left hook.

Before the bout, Vicente's Manager had stated that Bazooka's win over Bobby Chacon
was not worth anything, because Chacon was 'a shot fighter'.

Rafael then screamed, 'Now your fighter is shot'.

 

Good Job, Scartissue

I found the LA Times report of the bout - and it stated that Bobby was
in control of the bout, and was the recepient of 'bad luck', as he could
not win the fight after he caused the eye-cut as a result of 'his' accidental
head-butt on Rafael Limon.

The LA Times had Bobby ahead......4-1-1 in Rounds.