Eduardo Jorge Lausse (November 27, 1927 – May 8, 1995) was an Argentinian middleweight contender, known for his knockout punch, who boxed from 1947 to 1960. He was a southpaw who fought mainly in South America. His career record was 75 wins (63 by KO), 10 losses and 2 draws. He fought former

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champion

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on September 13, 1952, dropping a ten round decision, but defeated Gavilan in a rematch on September 3, 1955. Lausse,

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d ''El Zurdo'', also fought and outpointed future middleweight champion

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, but never fought for the crown. In 2003 Lausse made the

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's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.

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* 1927 births 1995 deaths Middleweight boxers Place of birth missing Argentine male boxers {{Argentina-boxing-bio-stub