Career
Montana was known for his quick punches, although he was a scrappy and not very tall fighter. He had not the KO punch but was speedy and clever. Montana scored just 13 knockouts in 83 professional wins.
Benjamin Gan was born in Negros Occidental, Philippines, on February 24, 1913, a son of the local chief of police.
He was of Chinese descent. Gan grew up with the passion for boxing and was inspired by the fights of the legendary Francisco Guilledo.
He carried a photo of Guilledo in his wallet at all times. At a young age, Gan changed his name to Small Montana ("little mountain") and ran away from home to become a professional boxer in 1931.
He also tried to fight for a world championship but fell short in all his world title matches.
During his career he fought Little Dado and Little Pancho (half-brother of Francisco Guilledo) but lost to both of them on points.