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Lou Nova

4931 KOs

96 KOs

5Draws

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

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

63

rounds

436

KO %

63.3%

KO wins

31

KO losses

6

career

1936–1945

debut

1936-01-24

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

59 7 1

L-KO

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

1 of 10 · 203 / 197 lbs · 2:47

8 0 1

W-KO

Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States

9 of 10 · 201 / 179 lbs

36 30 6

W-PTS

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

10 of 10 · 207 / 225 lbs

37 21 4

W-KO

Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

6 of 10 · 205 / 198 lbs

51 22 0

W-UD

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

10 of 10 · 203 / 206 lbs

29 20 6

W-PTS

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

10 of 10 · 206 / 181 lbs

42 4 3

L-UD

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

10 of 10 · 201 / 211 lbs

99 28 6

W-PTS

Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, United States

10 of 10 · 205 / 212 lbs

19 19 2

W-PTS

Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 207 / 209 lbs

32 15 1

L-SD

Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States

10 of 10 · 207 / 185 lbs

25 8 3

W-PTS

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 204 / 198 lbs

27 26 5

W-PTS

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

12 of 12

76 17 5

D-PTS

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

10 of 10 · 204 / 180 lbs

46 14 4

W-RTD

City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, USA

7 of 10 · 204 / 190 lbs

Referee: Bonneau Murray

36 13 3

W-TKO

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

7 of 10 · 205 / 195 lbs

27 25 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

8 4 2

W-TKO

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

4 of 10 · 207 / 185 lbs

0 0 0

W-TKO

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

5 of 10 · 210 / 229 lbs

12 3 4

W-KO

Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

5 of 10 · 208 / 178 lbs

3 5 1

W-TKO

Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa, United States

7 of 8 · 205 / 196 lbs

34 15 6

W-TKO

City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, United States

6 of 10 · 207 / 188 lbs

Referee: Alex Fidler

37 25 4

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

81 30 3

L-KO

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA

2 of 10 · 201 / 192 lbs

26 9 5

W-KO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States

3 of 10 · 204 / 190 lbs · 1:33

37 20 4

W-PTS

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States

10 of 10 · 205 / 238 lbs

Referee: Tommy McCarthy

43 4 1

L-KO

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

6 of 10 · 204 / 184 lbs

4 9 0

W-KO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States

4 of 10 · 206 / 194 lbs

72 27 3

L-TKO

Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

8 of 10 · 201 / 189 lbs

50 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

28 11 1

W-KO

Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

3 of 10 · 211 / 207 lbs

68 12 0

W-TKO

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

8 of 10 · 203 / 221 lbs · 2:18

Referee: Arthur Donovan

33 2 1

W-UD

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

10 of 10 · 201 / 205 lbs

38 24 8

W-TKO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States

5 of 10 · 207 / 190 lbs

Referee: Billy Burke

76 24 5

L-TKO

Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

14 of 15 · 208 / 225 lbs

Referee: George Blake

64 11 0

W-TKO

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States

11 of 12 · 202 / 211 lbs · 1:21

Referee: Frank Fullam

66 23 13

W-PTS

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

15 of 15 · 199 / 203 lbs

Referee: Eddie Joseph

24 4 0

W-TKO

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

7 of 10 · 197 / 204 lbs

21 3 3

W-TKO

Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, California, United States

4 of 10 · 198 / 188 lbs · 2:12

Referee: Jack Kennedy

26 6 3

W-KO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States

1 of 10 · 202 / 199 lbs · 1:45

Referee: Fred Bottaro

21 12 3

W-TKO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States

7 of 10

Maxie Rosenbloom

220 42 30

L-PTS

Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, California, United States

USA California State heavyweight title

10 of 10 · 202 / 190 lbs

26 3 2

D-PTS

Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States

10 of 10

39 12 7

W-MD

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

USA California State heavyweight title

10 of 10

Referee: Abe Roth

39 12 6

D-PTS

Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States

USA California State heavyweight title

10 of 10 · 198 / 193 lbs

12 2 0

W-KO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

8 of 10 · 194 / 193 lbs · 2:12

36 12 7

W-PTS

Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States

10 of 10 · 186 / 187 lbs

Referee: Joe Gorman

Salvatore Ruggirello

29 52 0

W-KO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States

3 of 12 · 197 / 203 lbs

Referee: Billy Burke

8 2 3

W-PTS

Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States

10 of 10 · 199 / 203 lbs