Lucien Pierre Brouillard, better known as Lou Brouillard, (May 23, 1911 – September 14, 1984), was a

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professional boxer who held the World Welterweight Title and a version of the World Middleweight Title.Lou Brouillard's Professional Boxing Record
BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18. Statistical boxing website

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ranks Brouillard as the 14th best middleweight of all-time and the 3rd best Canadian boxer ever. During his career he faced the likes of Mickey Walker, Young Corbett III,

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, Marcel Thil, and

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. Brouillard was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2000 and the

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in 2006.

Boxing career

World welterweight champion

According to an "Oddities of the Sports World" newspaper column of Sept. 23, 1931, Brouillard started as a right-handed boxer. Early on, however, he broke some rib bones on his right side, hampering his ability to hit with his right hand. He therefore converted to a southpaw. Brouillard turned pro in 1928 and racked up an impressive 61-7 record before his was given a title shot by

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for the World Welterweight title. On October 23, 1931, after knocking down Thompson four times during the course of the bout, Brouillard was awarded the unanimous decision and emerged as the new titleholder.International Boxing Hall of Fame - Lou Brouillard
IBHOF.com Retrieved on 2014-04-05 However, he would lose the title during his first defense just a few months later on January 28, 1932 to

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NYSAC middleweight champion

On August 4, 1932, Brouillard bested future Hall of Famer

via split decision in a non-title bout. In 1933 he beat another all-time great in Mickey Walker via unanimous decision over 10 rounds. On August 9, 1933, he won the NYSAC World Middleweight Title by defeating Ben Jeby by KO at the

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. After being jointly recognized as champion by the National Boxing Association, he lost the title in his first defense against Vince Dundee via unanimous decision later that year.

Later career

After beating yet another Hall of Famer in Young Corbett III, Brouillard travelled to

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to square of against Marcel Thil on November 25, 1935. Although he lost a 12-round unanimous decision, Brouillard put up a stiff challenge and was given the opportunity to rematch Thil; this time with his IBU Middleweight title on the line. Brouillard faced Thil twice more, each time being disqualified after the reigning champion fell to the ground clutching his groin. Brouillard fought well past the age of optimal retirement, losing 10 of his last 27 fights.Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia - Lou Brouillard
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, and Lloyd Marshall. Brouillard retired after a 10-round majority decision loss to Henry Chmielewski on January 12, 1940. He died on 14 September 1984 and is buried in Halifax Town Cemetery in

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Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from

, unless otherwise stated.

Official Record

All

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s are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted to the win/loss/draw column.

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of

s to the win/loss/draw column.

References

External links

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