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Lou Ambers

9128 KOs
82 KOs
7Draws
Last six: W-W-W-L-W-L
Career
division
Lightweight
status
inactive
bouts
106
rounds
854
KO %
30.8%
KO wins
28
KO losses
2
career
1932–1941
debut
1932-06-09
last fight
1941-02-28
Profile
birth name
Luigi Guiseppe D'Ambrosio
alias
Herkimer Hurricane
trainer
Al Silvani
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
5′ 5″ / 165cm
nationality
United States
origin
United States
city / state / zip
Herkimer, New York
dob
1913-11-08
age
112
death
1995-04-25

Latest news

Lou Ambers: The Herkimer Hurricane
2012-10-05 · Boxing.com
Eager to learn and improve his boxing technique, Ambers valued the education he received from the multitude of little fight clubs frequented by scores of young hopefuls. The going was tough, because most of the young men possessed only a rudimentary…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Feb 28
Lew Jenkins
48 17 5
L-TKO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
7 of 10 · 141 / 134 lbs · 2:26
Referee: Arthur Donovan
Event →
Feb 14
Norment Quarles
67 38 5
W-PTS
Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
10 of 10 · 141 / 141 lbs
Event →
May 10
Lew Jenkins
45 16 4
L-TKO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
World Lightweight Title
3 of 15 · 135 / 133 lbs · 1:29
Referee: Billy Cavanaugh
Event →
Apr 25
Norment Quarles
64 29 4
W-UD
Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, West Virginia, United States
10 of 10 · 140 / 140 lbs
Judges: Gregory Krebs | Johnny Norris
Referee: Benny Leonard
Event →
Apr 17
Wally Hally
25 27 4
W-PTS
Denver, Colorado, United States
10 of 10 · 139 / 140 lbs
Event →
Feb 23
Al (Bummy) Davis
35 0 2
W-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 139 / 147 lbs
Referee: Billy Cavanaugh
Event →
Jan 29
Wally Hally
25 26 4
W-UD
Marieville Gardens, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
10 of 10 · 141 / 140 lbs
Event →
Nov 16
Jimmy Vaughn
52 45 10
W-PTS
Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
10 of 10 · 139 / 136 lbs
Event →
Aug 22
Henry Armstrong
96 11 7
W-UD
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States
World Lightweight Title
15 of 15 · 135 / 135 lbs
Event →
May 26
Paul Junior
133 17 12
W-TKO
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
8 of 10 · 138 / 137 lbs
Referee: Johnny Martin
Event →
May 8
Jimmy Vaughn
50 40 10
W-PTS
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 139 / 139 lbs
Event →
Apr 25
Honey Mellody
40 12 4
W-TKO
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
4 of 10 · 138 / 133 lbs · 1:20
Event →
Feb 24
Baby Arizmendi
68 18 13
W-TKO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
11 of 12 · 136 / 136 lbs
Event →
Jan 27
Paul Junior
127 16 12
W-UD
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
10 of 10 · 137 / 137 lbs
Event →
Jan 16
Joey Silva
6 5 3
W-PTS
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 136 / 131 lbs
Event →
Dec 5
Frankie Wallace
38 35 9
W-TKO
Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
7 of 10 · 137 / 140 lbs
Event →
Nov 28
Tommy Cross
30 4 5
W-UD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 138 / 137 lbs
Event →
Oct 28
Steve Halaiko
77 29 10
W-TKO
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
3 of 10 · 137 / 142 lbs · 2:35
Referee: Jack Michaels
Event →
Aug 17
Henry Armstrong
88 11 7
L-SD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
World Lightweight Title
15 of 15 · 135 / 134 lbs
Event →
Jun 21
Jimmy Vaughn
48 34 8
W-PTS
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10 · 137 / 137 lbs
Referee: Abe Roth
Event →
Jun 7
Baby Arizmendi
64 17 12
D-PTS
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10 · 136 / 137 lbs
Referee: Jack Kennedy
Event →
May 11
Jimmy Garrison
20 5 4
W-PTS
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
10 of 10 · 136 / 137 lbs
Event →
May 6
Jimmy Vaughn
48 32 8
W-PTS
Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
10 of 10 · 137 / 137 lbs
Event →
Feb 21
Lou Jallos
19 35 4
W-KO
City Auditorium, Richmond, Virginia, United States
4 of 10 · 137 / 137 lbs
Event →
Dec 6
Frankie Wallace
37 27 9
W-PTS
Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
10 of 10 · 138 / 138 lbs
Event →
Nov 16
Charley Burns
34 14 6
W-MD
Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
10 of 10 · 137 / 140 lbs
Event →
Sep 23
Pedro Montanez
67 5 3
W-MD
Polo Grounds, New York, New York, USA
World Lightweight Title
15 of 15 · 135 / 135 lbs
Referee: Johnny Marto (6-6)
Event →
Sep 1
Howard Scott
44 20 6
W-PTS
Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
10 of 10 · 136 / 138 lbs
Event →
Aug 16
Howard Scott
44 19 6
W-PTS
South Park Arena, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
10 of 10 · 134 / 139 lbs
Event →
May 7
Tony Canzoneri
125 18 8
W-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
World Lightweight Title
15 of 15 · 135 / 135 lbs
Event →
Apr 19
Phil Baker
41 23 4
W-PTS
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
10 of 10 · 137 / 138 lbs
Event →
Apr 5
Pedro Montanez
60 5 3
L-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
10 of 10 · 137 / 139 lbs
Judges: Charley Lynch | Marty Monroe
Referee: Arthur Donovan
Event →
Mar 23
Roger Bernard
69 33 9
W-PTS
Flint, Michigan, United States
10 of 10 · 136 / 136 lbs
Event →
Feb 22
Al Roth
33 17 10
W-PTS
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 137 / 138 lbs
Event →
Feb 10
Davey Day
42 4 4
W-SD
Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 135 / 136 lbs
Event →
Jan 8
Enrico Venturi
53 8 10
D-PTS
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 136 / 138 lbs
Event →
Dec 29
Stumpy Jacobs
46 33 17
W-TKO
Rochester, New York, United States
7 · 137 / 139 lbs
Event →
Nov 20
Jimmy McLarnin
53 11 3
L-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 137 / 145 lbs
Event →
Oct 28
Eddie Cool
82 24 11
L-SD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 137 / 139 lbs
Judges: Al Voice | Eddie Loughran
Referee: Matt Adgie
Event →
Sep 3
Tony Canzoneri
122 16 8
W-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
World Lightweight Title
15 of 15 · 134 / 135 lbs
Event →
Jul 6
Joey Greb
40 34 10
W-PTS
Meadowbrook Field, Newark, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10 · 138 / 139 lbs
Event →
May 5
Jackie Sharkey
47 37 12
W-TKO
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
6 of 10 · 136 / 135 lbs
Event →
Apr 22
Orville Drouillard
20 18 8
W-PTS
Detroit, Michigan, United States
10 of 10 · 135 / 133 lbs
Event →
Apr 15
Buster Brown
68 41 11
W-KO
Marieville Gardens, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
1 of 10 · 137 / 140 lbs
Event →
Apr 7
Pete Mascia
27 27 12
W-PTS
Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
6 of 6 · 135 / 140 lbs
Event →
Mar 17
Tony Scarpati
24 16 7
W-TKO
Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
8 of 10 · 137 / 146 lbs
Event →
Feb 14
Eddie Marks
4 25 3
W-TKO
Utica, New York, United States
3 · 135 / 142 lbs
Event →
Feb 7
Baby Arizmendi
57 12 8
W-PTS
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 133 / 132 lbs
Judges: Marty Monroe | George LeCron
Referee: Arthur Donovan
Event →
Jan 21
Tony Herrera
79 21 3
W-TKO
Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
9 of 10 · 136 / 137 lbs
Event →
Jan 3
Frankie Klick
81 15 12
W-PTS
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 135 / 134 lbs
Judges: George LeCron | Billy Joh
Referee: Arthur Donovan
Event →