HEAVYWEIGHT division
LOU NOVA
RetiredBorn JAY L. NOVA
Born 1913-03-16, LOS ANGELES, CA. (died aged 78)· Died 1991-09-29, SACRAMENTO, CA.· USA
Residence: OAKLAND, CA.· Stance: orthodox· aka THE COSMIC PUNCHER
Debut: 1936-10-21· Career: 1936–1945 (10 years)
Peak
2421
Current
2110
Wins
33
Losses
9
Draws
4
NC
0
Rated Fights
46
Lou Nova (March 16, 1913 – September 29, 1991) also called the Cosmic Puncher was an American boxer and actor. Born in Los Angeles, California, the 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m) Nova was the U.S. and World Amateur Boxing Champion in 1935.
After leaving the fight ring, he became an actor. His motion picture debut was as Kid Mandell in MGM's Swing Fever (1943) starring Kay Kyser and Marilyn Maxwell. Other movie roles include that as Hubert in the 20th Century Fox film noir crime drama Somewhere in the Night (1946) starring John Hodiak, and a cameo in Joe Palooka, Champ the same year.
Nova acted in over 20 movies, including What a Way to Go! (1964) and Blackbeard's Ghost (1968). He appeared in two stage roles, Big Jule in Guys and Dolls (1955), which ran for 16 performances, and O'Malley in the Broadway play The Happiest Millionaire (1956) starring Walter Pidgeon, which ran for 271 performances, in which Nova performed the popular baseball poem Casey at the Bat. Nova's guest spots on TV include Space Patrol, Hopalong Cassidy, ‘’Groucho Marx You Bet Your Life’’, General Electric Theater, 77 Sunset Strip, Shotgun Slade and Get Smart.
Lou Nova died from cancer at age 78 in Sacramento, California.
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Complete Record — 47 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 25 JUN 1945 | LOSS | TAMI MAURIELLO | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 JUN 1945 | DEC | JD TURNER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 MAY 1945 | KO | JOHNNY DENSON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 MAY 1945 | UD | GUNNAR BARLUND | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 MAY 1945 | DEC | CHARLIE EAGLE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 MAR 1945 | LOSS | JOE BAKSI | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 NOV 1944 | DEC | BUDDY KNOX | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 AUG 1944 | DEC | JOHNNY FLYNN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 JUL 1944 | LOSS | LEE OMA | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 JUN 1944 | DEC | BILL PETERSEN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 JUN 1944 | DEC | JACK MARSHALL | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 JUN 1944 | DEC | BUDDY SCOTT | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 MAY 1944 | KO | JIMMY WEBB | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 MAY 1944 | KO | JOHNNY DENSON | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 MAY 1944 | DEC | JACK MARSHALL | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 APR 1944 | KO | PAUL HARTNEK | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 MAR 1944 | DEC | JACK MARSHALL | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 MAR 1944 | KO | NASH GARRISON | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 FEB 1944 | KO | BEN MOROZ | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 AUG 1943 | LOSS | LEE SAVOLD | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 AUG 1943 | LOSS | LEE SAVOLD | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JUN 1943 | KO | PAUL HARTNEK | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 MAY 1943 | DEC | CHUCK CROWELL | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 DEC 1942 | LOSS | TAMI MAURIELLO | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 MAY 1942 | LOSS | LEE SAVOLD | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 SEP 1941 | LOSS | JOE LOUIS | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 06 JUN 1941 | KO | JIM ROBINSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 APR 1941 | KO | MAX BAER | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 JAN 1941 | DEC | PAT COMISKEY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 SEP 1939 | LOSS | TONY GALENTO | 14 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUN 1939 | KO | MAX BAER | 11 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 DEC 1938 | SD | TOMMY FARR | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 OCT 1938 | KO | GUNNAR BARLUND | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 SEP 1938 | KO | FRANK ANDROFF | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 SEP 1938 | KO | PHIL BRUBAKER | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JUN 1938 | KO | DOMINGO VALIN | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1938 | LOSS | MAXIE ROSENBLOOM | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 APR 1938 | DRAW | BOB PASTOR | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 MAR 1938 | DEC | LEE RAMAGE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 JAN 1938 | DRAW | LEE RAMAGE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 NOV 1937 | KO | BOB NESTELL | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 SEP 1937 | DEC | JOHNNY ERJAVEC | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 AUG 1937 | KO | SALVATORE RUGGIRELLO | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 JUL 1937 | DRAW | SONNY BOY WALKER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 MAR 1937 | KO | NASH GARRISON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 DEC 1936 | DRAW | DAN HASSETT | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 OCT 1936 | DEC | ABE SIMON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — |
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