North American Title 1957 1958 1960 1965 1968 _
Southwest States
Title Tournament 1955		 Southwest States
Title Tournament 1957		 Southwest States
Jr. Title Tournament 1947
Western States
Title Tournament 1975 		Western States
Title Tournament 1981 		_
Bull of the Panhandle
Title Tournament 1957		 Rocky Mountain
Title Tournament 1965		 International
Title Tournament 1976





Southwest States Junior Heavyweight
Title Tournament 1947


 May 15 - August 21, 1947 in Amarillo, TX

Al Getz_________
                |Getz_____
Rex Mobley______|         |
                          |Getz____
Frankie Hill____          |        |
                |Freeman__|        |
Ace Freeman_____|                  |
                                   |Getz____
Andy Tremaine___                   |        |
                |Tremaine_         |        |
George Lopez____|         |        |        |
                          |Martin__|        |
Jack Pappenheim_          |                 |
                |Martin___|                 |
Wayne Martin____|                           |
                                            |Getz___
Billy Weidner___                            |
                |Weidner__                  |
Gorilla Pogi____|         |                 |
                          |Weidner_         |
Salvador Flores_          |        |        |
                |Stratton_|        |        |
Walter Stratton_|                  |        |
                                   |Watkins_|
Art Brady_______                   |
                |Brady____         |
George Bruckman_|         |        |
                          |Watkins_|
Pat O'Dowdy_____          |
                |Watkins__|
Tex Watkins_____|

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Southwest States Title Tournament 1955


 October 27, 1955 in Amarillo, TX

Roy Heffernan____
                 |Heffernan_
Kit Fox__________|          |
                            |Heffernan_
Tommy Martindale_           |          |
                 |O'Reilly__|          |
Jack O'Reilly____|                     |
                                       |Heffernan_
Bob Geigel_______                      |          |
                 |NC________           |          |
Rip Rogers_______|          |          |          |
                            |Davis_____|          |
Luis Martinez____           |                     |
                 |Davis_____|                     |Heffernan__
Dizzy Davis______|                                |
                                                  |
Gori Guerrero____                                 |
                 |Guerrero__                      |
Maurice Vachon___|          |                     |
                            |Nelson_______________|
George Overhuls__           |	
                 |Nelson____|
Art Nelson_______|

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North American Title Tournament 1957


 October 24, 1957 in Amarillo, TX

Leo Garibaldi_______
                    |Garibaldi_
John Tolos__________|          |
                               |Garibaldi_
Country Boy Calhoun_           |          |
                    |Terry_____|          |
Jack Terry__________|                     |Garibaldi_
                                          |          |
                          The Great Bolo__|          |
                                                     |
Sonny Myers_________                                 |
                    |Myers_____                      |Garibaldi_
Dick Raines_________|          |                     |          |
                               |Draw______           |          |
Roberto Pico________           |          |          |          |
                    |Savich____|          |          |          |
Danny Savich________|                     |          |          |
                                          |Joe_______|          |
Roger Mackay________                      |                     |
                    |Mackay____           |                     |Funk___
Hans Schnabel_______|          |          |                     |
                               |Joe_______|                     |
Art Nelson__________           |                                |
                    |Joe_______|                                |
Tokyo Joe___________|                                           |
                                                                |
Mike DiBiase________                                            |
                    |Funk_______________________________________|
Dory Funk___________|

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Southwest States Title Tournament 1957


 November 5, 1957 in Abilene, TX

Art Nelson_____
               |Nelson____
Hans Schnabel__|          |
                          |Nelson____
Danny Savich___           |          |
               |Guerrero__|          |
Gory Guerrero__|                     |
                                     |Nelson___
Bob Geigel_____                      |         |
               |Draw______           |         |
Tokyo Joe______|          |          |         |
                          |Garibaldi_|         |
The Great Bolo_           |                    |
               |Garibaldi_|                    |Nelson__
Leo Garibaldi__|                               |
                                               |
Mike DiBiase___                                |
               |DiBiase___                     |
Abe Coleman____|          |                    |
                          |Lopez_______________|
Dick Raines____           |	
               |Lopez_____|
Vincent Lopez__|

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Bull of the Panhandle Title Tournament 1957


 November 7, 1957 in Amarillo, TX

Mike DiBiase___
               |DiBiase__
Danny Savich___|         |
                         |DiBiase_______
Leo Garibaldi__          |              |
               |Geigel___|              |
Bob Geigel_____|                        |
                                        |DiBiase__
Hans Schnabel__                         |
               |Schnabel_               |
Art Nelson_____|         |              |
                         |Joe/Garibaldi_|
Abe Coleman____          |
               |Joe______|
Tokyo Joe______|

Note: Tokyo Joe was injured in his second round match.
The fans chose Garibaldi as his replacement.

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North American Title Tournament 1958


 June 19, 1958 in Amarillo, TX

Mighty Zorro____
                |Zorro___
Joe Blanchard___|        |
                         |Zorro__
The Great Bolo__         |       |
                |Elliot__|       |
Bob Elliot______|                |Zorro__
                                 |       |
Suni War Cloud__                 |       |
                |Geigel__________|       |
Bob Geigel______|                        |
                                         |Zorro__
Mike DiBiase____                         |
                |DiBiase_                |
Tokyo Joe_______|        |               |
                         |Draw___        |
Enrique Romero__         |       |       |
                |Nelson__|       |       |
Art Nelson______|                |       |
                                 |Curtis_|
Cyclone Anaya___                 |
                |Anaya___        |
Doug Donovan____|        |       |
                         |Curtis_|
Danno McDonald__         |
                |Curtis__|
Don Curtis______|

Note: Mighty Zorro had been unmasked as Joe Blanchard in April in
San Angelo. It's unknown if he was still under the mask in Amarillo.

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North American Title Tournament 1960


 January 7 - 14, 1960 in Amarillo, TX

Rock Hunter_______
                  |Hunter__
Alex Perez________|        |
                           |Hunter__
Silento Rodriguez_         |        |
                  |Donovan_|        |
Doug Donovan______|                 |
                                    |Hunter__
Danny Plechas_____                  |        |
                  |Plechas_         |        |
Yaqui Bravo_______|        |        |        |
                           |Myers___|        |
Strangler Stan____         |                 |
                  |Myers___|                 |
Sonny Myers_______|                          |
                                             |Hunter__
The Mighty Ortega_                           |
                  |Ortega__                  |
Art Nelson________|        |                 |
                           |Ortega__         |
Kurt Von Brauner__         |        |        |
                  |Gordon__|        |        |
Ray Gordon________|                 |        |
                                    |Hutton__|
Ed Sharpe_________                  |
                  |Sharpe__         |
Luis Hernandez____|        |        |
                           |Hutton__|
Gory Guerrero_____         |
                  |Hutton__|
Dick Hutton_______|

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Rocky Mountain Title Tournament 1965


 April 5 - 19, 1965 in Albuquerque, NM

Jose Lothario__
               |Lothario_
Mr. Sato_______|         |
                         |Lothario_
Don Curtis_____          |         |
               |Lucas____|         |
Ken Lucas______|                   |Lothario__
                                   |
                                   |
                     Rocky Monroe__|

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North American Title Tournament 1965


 October 7, 1965 in Amarillo, TX

Don McClarity__
               |McClarity_
Rene Goulet____|          |
                          |McClarity_
Jose Lothario__           |          |
               |Romero____|          |
Ricky Romero___|                     |
                                     |McClarity__
Ivan Firpo_____                      |
               |Firpo_____           |
Klondike Bill__|          |          |
                          |Gilbert___|
Alex Perez_____           |
               |Gilbert___|
Doug Gilbert___|

Mike DiBiase___
               |Draw______	
Dory Funk, Jr._|

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North American Title Tournament 1968


 October 24, 1968 in Amarillo, TX

Pat Patterson___
                |Patterson__
Ricky Romero____|           |
                            |Patterson___
Dory Funk, Jr.__            |
                |O'Conner___|
Pat O'Conner____|

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Western States Title Tournament 1975


 June 11, 1975 in Lubbock, TX

Bobby Jaggers__
               |Jaggers__
Rocky Romero___|         |
                         |Jaggers__
The Alaskan____          |
               |Kozak____|
Nick Kozak_____|

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International Title Tournament 1976


 July 22, 1976 in Amarillo, TX

Larry Lane________	
                  |Lane_____	
Reggie Parks______|         |
                            |Lane___	
Rick Davidson_____          |       |
                  |Lothario_|       |
Jose Lothario_____|                 |
                                    |Lane___
Dory Funk, Jr.____                  |
                  |Funk_____        |
Seigfried Steinke_|         |       |
                            |Stamp__|
Ricky Romero______          |
                  |Stamp____|
Dennis Stamp______|

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Western States Title Tournament 1981


 August 20, 1981 in Amarillo, TX

Final: Ricky Romero beat Doug Sommers

Doug Sommers vs. Ricky Youngblood
Don Fargo vs. Frank Hill
Tom Jones vs. Porkchop Cash
Terry Daniels vs. Billy Starr
Ted Heath vs. Mark Romero
Ricky Romero vs. Danny Sanchez

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