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Lou Nova

3723 KOs

43 KOs

4Draws

Last six: W-L-W-W-W-L

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

45

rounds

301

KO %

62.2%

KO wins

23

KO losses

3

career

1936–1945

debut

1936-03-06

last fight

1945-06-25

Profile

birth name

Jay L. Nova

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

6′ 3″ / 191cm

nationality

United States

origin

Los Angeles, CA, USA

city / state / zip

Oakland, California

dob

1913-03-16

age

113

death

1991-09-29

Latest news

1945: Boxing and Champions

2016-12-22 · The Sweet Science

If you were a boxing fan during the carefree and happy days that followed 1945, names like Joe Louis, Lee Oma, Lou Nova, Sal Bartolo, Joe Baksi, Charlie Burley, Tami Mauriello, Manuel Ortiz, Gus Lesnevich, Willie Pep, Rocky Graziano, Tony Zale, Jersey …

Lou Nova vs. Max Baer 1939-1941

2012-08-23 · Boxing.com

Nova, unlike Baer, was an excellent boxer and followed Braddock's advice to the letter. It paid off. Nova opened up a bad cut on the inside of Baer's bottom lip midway through the fight. Max was covered in his own blood by the end of the 10th round…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

30 4 1

L-KO

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

1 of 10 · 203 / 197 lbs · 2:47

7 0 1

W-KO

Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States

9 of 10 · 201 / 179 lbs

20 12 4

W-PTS

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

10 of 10 · 207 / 225 lbs

26 17 5

W-PTS

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

10 of 10 · 206 / 181 lbs

37 1 2

L-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 201 / 211 lbs

5 7 0

W-PTS

Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 207 / 209 lbs

2 0 1

W-PTS

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 204 / 198 lbs

23 10 5

W-PTS

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

12 of 12

38 11 3

W-RTD

City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, USA

7 of 10 · 204 / 190 lbs

Referee: Bonneau Murray

23 9 5

W-PTS

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

10 of 10 · 193 lbs

2 4 1

W-KO

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

3 of 10 · 208 / 185 lbs

10 3 4

W-KO

Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

5 of 10 · 208 / 178 lbs

2 4 1

W-TKO

Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa, United States

7 of 8 · 205 / 196 lbs

27 13 4

W-TKO

City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, United States

6 of 10 · 207 / 188 lbs

Referee: Alex Fidler

26 20 3

W-KO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States

4 of 10 · 206 / 207 lbs · 2:21

20 11 1

W-TKO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

7 of 10 · 209 / 289 lbs · 2:48

Referee: Reggie Gilmore

19 8 3

W-KO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States

3 of 10 · 204 / 190 lbs · 1:33

30 14 3

W-PTS

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States

10 of 10 · 205 / 238 lbs

Referee: Tommy McCarthy

20 3 1

L-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

6 of 10 · 204 / 184 lbs

4 7 0

W-KO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States

4 of 10 · 206 / 194 lbs

37 1 0

L-TKO

Polo Grounds, New York, New York, United States

World Heavyweight Title

6 of 15 · 203 / 202 lbs · 2:59

Referee: Arthur Donovan

25 7 1

W-KO

Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

3 of 10 · 211 / 207 lbs

4 0 0

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 201 / 205 lbs

36 15 6

W-TKO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States

5 of 10 · 207 / 190 lbs

Referee: Billy Burke

40 10 4

W-PTS

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

15 of 15 · 199 / 203 lbs

Referee: Eddie Joseph

15 3 3

W-TKO

Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, California, United States

4 of 10 · 198 / 188 lbs · 2:12

Referee: Jack Kennedy

21 4 3

W-KO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States

1 of 10 · 202 / 199 lbs · 1:45

Referee: Fred Bottaro

17 9 3

W-TKO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States

7 of 10

16 1 0

D-PTS

Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States

10 of 10

25 9 5

W-MD

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

USA California State heavyweight title

10 of 10

Referee: Abe Roth

25 9 4

D-PTS

Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States

USA California State heavyweight title

10 of 10 · 198 / 193 lbs

11 1 0

W-KO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

8 of 10 · 194 / 193 lbs · 2:12

34 10 5

W-PTS

Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States

10 of 10 · 186 / 187 lbs

Referee: Joe Gorman

6 2 2

W-PTS

Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States

10 of 10 · 199 / 203 lbs

George Theodoratus

5 1 1

W-TKO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States

8 of 10

17 12 2

W-TKO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States

6 of 10 · 197 / 192 lbs

29 5 2

D-PTS

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

6 of 6 · 185 / 183 lbs

12 10 3

W-PTS

Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States

6 of 6 · 195 / 185 lbs

0 0 0

W-PTS

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States

4 of 4 · 194 / 193 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

3 of 6 · 193 / 179 lbs

8 17 3

W-KO

New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, United States

5 of 6

1 0 0

D-PTS

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

4 of 4 · 199 / 192 lbs

2 0 0

W-KO

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States

1 of 6 · 200 / 188 lbs · 2:07

1 2 0

W-KO

Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, USA

2 of 4 · 199 / 180 lbs

28 3 0

W-TKO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

3 of 4 · 197 / 194 lbs