BoxRec: Lou Nova
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Lou Nova

49 9 5
31 KOs 6 KOs
Lou Nova profile picture
unregistered
2 followers
division heavy
status inactive
bouts 63
rounds 435
KOs 63.27%
career 1936-1945
debut 1936-01-24

ID# 012132
birth name Jay Louis Nova
sex male
alias Alameda Assassin
nationality USA
stance orthodox
height 6′ 2″   /   188cm
reach 75″   /   191cm
residence Oakland, California, USA
birth place Los Angeles, California, USA
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Box-pro 63 bouts

datew-l-dlast 6result
1945-06-25 Tami Mauriello 59 7 1
Fenway Park, Boston
L-KO
2:20    ref: Johnny Martin
1945-06-15 Howard Fenske 10 0 1
Olympia Stadium, Detroit
W-KO
1945-06-08 Jay D Turner 36 32 7
U.S.O. Auditorium, Norfolk
W-UD
1945-05-26 Johnny Denson 53 26 6
Mechanics Building, Boston
W-KO
0:30    
Nova down once in the 1st round.
1945-05-11 Gunnar Barlund 51 22 0
St. Nicholas Arena, New York
W-UD
ref: Frank Fullam 6-4   Bill Cohen 6-4   Frank Forbes 9-1
1945-05-03 Charley Eagle 29 20 6
Mechanics Building, Boston
W-PTS
1945-03-30 Joe Baksi 43 4 3
Madison Square Garden, New York
L-UD
ref: Ruby Goldstein 3-5   Bill Cohen 3-6   Frank Forbes 2-7
1944-11-06 Buddy Knox 114 28 10
Laurel Garden, Newark
W-PTS
ref: 10-0
1944-08-01 Johnny Flynn 17 20 2
Civic Stadium, Buffalo
W-UD
ref: Eddie Seres 6-3   Anse Carroll 4-3   Fred Hegnauer 8-2
Nova was down for a nine count in the first round. (New York Times).
1944-07-14 Lee Oma 43 23 2
Olympia Stadium, Detroit
L-SD
1944-06-16 Bill Petersen 23 7 3
Baseball Park, Jacksonville
W-UD
1944-06-07 Jack Marshall 35 25 6
Coliseum, Tulsa
W-UD
ref: Sid Young   Bill Edwards 9-1   Jack Flanagan 6-1
1944-06-02 Buddy Scott 82 16 5
Municipal Auditorium, Oklahoma City
D-PTS
ref: Red Andrews 3-3   Gilbert Harrison 3-3   George Mishovsky 6-2
"The verdict announced at ringside was a decision in Nova's favor. The cards showed a draw as the correct decision." (The Ring, September 1944, page 59) Accordingly, the decision was changed to a draw.
1944-05-30 Jimmy Webb 48 14 4
City Auditorium, Galveston
W-RTD
1944-05-22 Johnny Denson 52 17 5
City Auditorium, Omaha
W-TKO
3:00    ref: Alex Fidler
1944-05-17 Jack Marshall 35 24 6
Coliseum, Tulsa
W-SD
1944-05-11 Don Brouillard 11 6 2
Municipal Auditorium, Oklahoma City
W-KO
2:21    ref: Dude McCook
1944-05-08 Colion Chaney 8 4 2
Vocational School Auditorium, La Crosse
W-TKO
1944-05-01 George Dixon debut
Fairgrounds Arena, Lincoln
W-TKO
1944-04-28 Hank Postaway 13 3 4
Auditorium, Minneapolis
W-KO
2:22    ref: Johnny Sokol
Attendance: 7, 000. Gate: $7, 620.60
1944-04-21 Pug Wilson 4 5 1
Coliseum, Des Moines
W-TKO
1:40    ref: Alex Fidler
1944-04-17 Paul Hartnek 35 15 6
City Auditorium, Omaha
W-TKO
0:49    ref: Alex Fidler
1944-03-10 Nash Garrison 62 32 5
Auditorium, Portland
W-KO
1944-02-22 Ben Moroz 20 11 1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
W-TKO
2:48    ref: Reggie Gilmore
1943-08-09 Lee Savold 85 34 2
Wrigley Field, Chicago
L-KO
Nova won the first round, but Savold landed a one-two in the second that put Lou down for the full count. Previously this fight was shown here as ending in the seventh round on cuts, but it was the previous meeting between Nova and Savold that ended in that fashion.
1943-06-11 Paul Hartnek 27 9 5
Auditorium, Portland
W-KO
1943-05-21 Chuck Crowell 38 21 4
Auditorium, Portland
W-PTS
1942-12-11 Tami Mauriello 43 4 1
Madison Square Garden, New York
L-KO
2:43    ref: Billy Cavanaugh
Mauriello was knocked down for a nine count in the 1st. Nova suffered a broken rib and torn cartilage in the bout.
1942-11-06 Ernie Nordman 4 9 0
Auditorium, Portland
W-KO
1942-05-25 Lee Savold 76 31 2
Griffith Stadium, Washington
L-TKO
Nova's manager called a halt before round nine started because of a severe cut over the left eye. (Associated Press)

1941-09-29 Joe Louis 50 1 0
Polo Grounds, New York
L-TKO
2:59    ref: Arthur Donovan   Charles Draycott   Bill Healy
World Heavyweight Title
1941-06-06 Jim Robinson 28 11 1
Auditorium, Minneapolis
W-KO
1:17    ref: Britt Gorman   Johnny DeOtis   Johnny Sokol
1941-04-04 Max Baer 68 12 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-TKO
2:18    ref: Arthur Donovan
Max Baer's final career bout.
1941-01-10 Pat Comiskey 33 2 1
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-UD
1940-10-30 Johnny Erjavec 44 25 9
Auditorium, Oakland
W-TKO
1939-09-15 Tony Galento 74 24 6
Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia
L-TKO
2:44    ref: George Blake   Eddie Loughran   Frank Nasborough
"..One of the most disgraceful fights staged since the days of the barroom brawls. Referee George Blake..would have retained his reputation as a great referee had he disqualified Galento." (The Ring, December 1939, page 16) Galento was permitted to thumb Nova's right eye until it reached a terrible condition. Finally Lou went down in the 14th round after being fouled for the last time.
1939-06-01 Max Baer 64 11 0
Yankee Stadium, The Bronx
W-TKO
1:21    ref: Frank Fullam   Bill Healy   Joe Lynch
Attendance: 16, 778; Gate: $82, 364
(Poster)
Baer, "the left side of his face battered out of shape after ten rounds of the most excruciating fighting he had ever undergone, was bleeding so severely from a severe laceration of the lower lip he could hardly breathe" when the referee stopped the bout. New York Times
1938-12-16 Tommy Farr 73 27 19
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-PTS
This was a sizzling battle. Nova had Farr near a knockout in the 14th round when Referee Eddie Josephs started counting as he lay in the rope. However, Farr resumed the fight after the count reach two. Both men were in a state of exhaustion in the last round.
1938-10-03 Gunnar Barlund 24 4 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-TKO
1:42    ref: Arthur Donovan
Barlund's left eye was so badly cut Referee Arthur Donovan refused to allow him to continue.
1938-09-19 Frank Androff 25 4 3
Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles
W-TKO
2:12    ref: Jack Kennedy
1938-09-07 Phil Brubaker 26 6 3
Auditorium, Oakland
W-KO
1:45    ref: Fred Bottaro
Brubaker was knocked down twice.
1938-06-29 Domingo Valin 22 12 5
Auditorium, Oakland
W-TKO
Valin's corner threw in the towel
1938-06-03 Maxie Rosenbloom 222 44 27
Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles
L-PTS

1938-04-22 Bob Pastor 26 3 2
Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco
D-PTS
San Francisco Examiner scored it 5-4-1 for Nova. Oakland Tribune agreed with the draw.
1938-03-01 Lee Ramage 48 12 8
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
W-MD
ref: Abe Roth

1938-01-14 Lee Ramage 48 12 7
Legion Stadium, Hollywood
D-PTS
ref: Abe Roth

1937-11-23 Bob Nestell 12 2 0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
W-KO
2:12    ref: Abe Roth
1937-09-22 Johnny Erjavec 42 12 8
Auditorium, Oakland
W-PTS
Erjavec was knocked down four times.
1937-08-25 Salvatore
Ruggirello		 29 54 0
Auditorium, Oakland
W-KO
Scheduled as a No-Decision bout, Ruggirello was knocked down three times in the 3rd round.
1937-07-09 Sonny Boy Walker 27 5 3
Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco
W-PTS
1937-05-05 George Theodoratus 6 1 1
Auditorium, Oakland
W-TKO
1937-03-24 Nash Garrison 46 19 4
Auditorium, Oakland
W-TKO
Garrison was knocked down eight times.
1936-12-18 Danny Hassett 35 8 3
Madison Square Garden, New York
D-PTS
Also incorrectly reported as December 16, 1936.
1936-12-02 Izzy Singer 24 19 8
Hippodrome, New York
W-PTS
Also incorrectly reported as Nov.12, 1936
1936-10-21 Abe Simon 13 0 0
Hippodrome, New York
W-PTS
1936-08-18 Tommy Ponte debut
Yankee Stadium, The Bronx
W-PTS
1936-08-03 Valenti Brown debut
Griffith Stadium, Washington
W-KO
From Washington newspapers.
1936-07-07 Hughie Turner 11 25 4
Braddock Bowl, Jersey City
W-TKO
1936-05-29 Joe O'Gatty 1 1 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
D-PTS
1936-04-20 Henry Cooper 8 2 0
St. Nicholas Arena, New York
W-KO
1936-04-04 George Higgs 1 2 0
Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
W-KO
1936-03-06 Jerry Johnsen 29 3 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-TKO
1936-01-24 Ralph Barbara 9 14 4
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-PTS
Nova's Pro Debut
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