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Guadalupe Pintor (born April 13, 1955), better
known as Lupe Pintor in the boxing world, is a
former boxing|boxer from Cuajimalpa, Mexico.

Pintor, nicknamed El Indio De Cuajimalpa (The
Indian From Cuajimalpa) started his professional
boxing career in 1974, when he beat Manuel Vazquez
by a knockout in two rounds. He was fighting in
ten rounders as soon as his second bout, when he
beat Francisco Nunez by a decision in 10. By his
fifth bout, he suffered his first loss, beaten on
a disqualification against Magarito Lozano. He
then won his next eight bouts, seven by knockout,
including wins over Juan Diaz, Rocky Mijares and
Willie Jespen. 

Pintor first boxed the future world Bantamweight
champion Alberto Davila on February 25 of 1976,
and he lost to Davila by  decision in 10. Then, he
won 22 more fights in a row. Included among the
fighters he beat during that span were Nacho
Beltran, Evaristo Perez, Eduardo Limon (who is the
brother of two time world champion Rafael Bazooka
Limon), Gerald Hayes, a man who later beat Juan
Laporte, and Antonio Becerra, a Mexican regional
Bantamweight champion who beat Salvador Sanchez. 

Then, he travelled to Puerto Rico, and lost a 10
round decision to Dominican Republic|Dominican Leo
Cruz, a future world Jr. Bantamweight champion
himself. Back in Mexico for a comeback fight,
Pintor lost for the second time in a row, this
time to future Wilfredo Gomez rival Jose Luis
Soto, by a decision in 10. He then embarked on
another winning streak, winning five fights in a
row by knockout. After beating Nivio Nolasco in
six, he was the World Boxing Council|WBC's number
one Bantamweight challenger. After beating Rodrigo
Gonzalez by a knockout in three, Pintor was signed
for his first world championship try. 

This championship try brought a conflict of
interest because the world champion, Carlos
Zarate, was his gymmate. In any case, Pintor won
by a split 15 round decision, after going to the
canvas in round four. Pintor became world
champion, but his relationship with Zarate,
already strained, took another hit, and he and
Zarate have publicly debated the result of that
fight for the last two decades after their
confrontation.

Pintor was a busy champion, and he began by doing
three non title bouts, beating Ausencio Melendez
by a knockout in the first, avenging his loss to
Lopez, with a ten round decision win, and losing
to Manuel Vazquez by a knockout in six, in a
rematch fight. Then, his title defenses began, and
he retained the title with a knockout in twelve
over Alberto Sandoval in Los Angeles,
California|Los Angeles, and a draw in fifteen with
Eljiro Murata in Nagoya, Japan|Nagoya.

His next bout brought a touch of tragedy to his
career. He defended against Johnny Owen of Wales
in Los Angeles. Many of the fans present and the
book Ring: Boxing in The 20th Century, have agreed
that the fight should have been stopped during
round 10. But the fight lasted until round twelve,
when Pintor was awarded a knockout win. Owens
subsequently collapsed, and he died a few days
later.

Pintor re-took his career and was able to avenge
his loss to Davila in his next fight, retaining
the title with a decision in fifteen, and then he
retained the belt against Jose Uziga, again by
decision, and Jovito Rengifo, by a knockout in
eight. He knocked out Hurricane Teru in the 15th
and final round to close 1981, and began 1982,
retaining the belt against Seung-Hoon Lee by a
knockout in eleven. After the defense with Lee,
Pintor was already looking at the Jr.
Featherweight division where Gomez was world
champion. He went up in weight and beat former
Bantamweight world champion Jorge Lujan, already a
Jr. Featherweight also, and then, on December 3 of
that year, he and Gomez met as part of the
Carnival of Champions in New Orleans. In what was
the only HBO Boxing appearance ever for both Gomez
and Pintor, they battled in what Ring: Boxing in
The 20th Century called one of the most brutal
fights of 1982, and Ring Magazine called the Fight
of The Decade at the Jr. Featherweight division.
But Gomez retained his title by a knockout in the
14th, and Pintor was left to make a decision: He
had to decide whether he wanted to fight at a
heavier weight, or go back to the Bantamweights
and keep as world champion there.

Pintor had a life threatening accident in 1983,
and he broke his chin, requiring hospitalization.
Because of that, he had to vacate the bantamweight
title anyways, so he decided to campaign as a Jr.
Featherweight. He had to take one year and a half
off, and then he came back on February 16 of 1984,
beating Ruben Solorio by a decision in 10. Two
more wins, including one over former world title
challenger Cleo Garcia by a knockout in the first,
and Pintor was faced with Adrian Arreola, losing
by a knockout in seven.

However, after beating Eugenio Morgan by a
knockout in two, the WBC gave Pintor another try
at the world's Jr. Featherweight title, pitting
him and world champion Juan Kid Meza inside a ring
at Aguascalientes, Mexico|Aguascalientes. Pintor
floored the defending champion three times, and
went on to become a two division world champion
with a 12 round unanimous decision win.

For his first defense of his second title, Pintor
travelled to Bangkok, Thailand, where he met
Samart Payakaroon, losing by a knockout in five in
what would turn out to be his last world title
fight.

He announced his retirement then, but, like many
other boxers, he came back,  and from 1994 to
1995, he won 2 fights and lost five, finally
convincing himself it was time to retire.

Pintor managed his money well, and he recently
opened a boxing school in Mexico City. He stirred
up some controversy recently by describing former
gymmate and rival Zarate as a person who acted
unfriendly and as a Divo|divo during the time
Zarate was champion.

In 2005, inivited by Johnny Owen's family, Lupe
Pintor and his wife visited the Owens in Great
Britain, and Pintor, along with Owen's father,
helped unveil a statue dedicated to the British
boxer. Pintor expressed his marvel at Wales' views
and his desire of living there in the future.

Pintor retired with 56 wins, 14 losses and 2
draws, with 42 wins by knockout.