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Mexican Joe Rivers (March 19, 1892 – June 26, 1957) was a lightweight boxer whose ring career lasted from 1910 to 1923. ==Biography== He was born Jose Ybarra, in Los Angeles, California on March 19, 1892 to Andrew Ybarra. He was a fourth generation Californian. He was of Spanish-Indian descent.〔 On January 1, 1912 he knocked out fellow boxer Frankie Conley. On July 4, 1912, he fought Ad Wolgast for the lightweight title. At the beginning of the thirteenth round, he and Wolgast both landed punches that sent the other down.〔 Wolgast fell on top of Rivers, and referee Jack Welch helped Wolgast to his feet and began the count on Rivers. Welch declared Wolgast the winner by a technical knockout, in one of the most controversial decisions in the history of boxing. His father, Andrew Ybarra, died at aged 58 years on January 23, 1913 of tuberculosis. On March 1, 1913 he married Pauline Slert of Santa Monica, California. By 1955 he was living alone, in a windowless room on West Second Street in Los Angeles, California. His only possession of value was his father's 200-year-old violin, which he played daily. He died on June 26, 1957 in Inglewood, California. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mexican Joe Rivers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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