Lucien Pierre Brouillard, better known as Lou Brouillard (May 23, 1911 – September 14, 1984), was a Canadian professional boxer who held the Undisputed World Welterweight and Undisputed World Middleweight Titles.Lou Brouillard's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18. Statistical boxing website BoxRec 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, Jimmy McLarnin, Marcel Thil, and Fred Apostoli. Brouillard was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2000 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame 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 Jack Thompson 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 Jackie Fields.

NYSAC middleweight champion

On August 4, 1932, Brouillard bested future Hall of Famer Jimmy McLarnin 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 Polo Grounds in New York. 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 France 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 CyberBoxingZone.com Retrieved on 2014-04-05 Despite his lack of success, he continued facing world-class opposition; including Teddy Yarosz, Gus Lesnevich, 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 Halifax, Massachusetts.Resting Places: The Burial Places of 14,000 Famous Persons, by Scott Wilson

Professional boxing record All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.

Official Record

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted to the win/loss/draw column. ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound(s)DateLocationNote135Loss100–31–2 Henry ChmielewskiMD10Jan 12, 1940 134Loss100–30–2 Lloyd MarshallUD10Dec 6, 1939 133Loss100–29–2 Frankie BrittSD12Nov 9, 1939 132Loss100–28–2 Howell KingPTS10Sep 29, 1939 131Win100–27–2 Al SinibaldiNWS10Aug 17, 1939 130Draw100–27–2 Jackie ElverrilloNWS10Jul 13, 1939 129Loss100–27–2 Georgie AbramsPTS10Jun 20, 1939 128Win100–26–2 Henry ChmielewskiUD10Jun 2, 1939 127Loss99–26–2 Anton ChristoforidisPTS10Apr 5, 1939 126Draw99–25–2 Edouard TenetPTS10Mar 17, 1939 125Win99–25–1 Johnny RossiTKO10 (12)Dec 30, 1938 124Loss98–25–1 Ray MillerPTS10Nov 7, 1938 123Win98–24–1 Joe GlasgowKO6 (10)Sep 23, 1938 122Loss97–24–1 Gus LesnevichPTS10Mar 23, 1938 121Loss97–23–1 Tiger Jack FoxTKO7 (10)Feb 18, 1938 120Win97–22–1 Dick MaloneyPTS12Dec 10, 1937 119Win96–22–1 Roy KelleyUD12Oct 22, 1937 118Win95–22–1 Tiger Roy WilliamsKO2 (10)Sep 9, 1937 117Loss94–22–1 Teddy YaroszPTS10Feb 15, 1937 116Loss94–21–1 Marcel ThilDQ6 (15)Feb 15, 1937 115Win94–20–1 Carl KnowlesPTS10Dec 4, 1936 114Loss93–20–1 Fred ApostoliPTS10Oct 9, 1936 113Win93–19–1 Jack EnnisKO8 (15)Jun 26, 1936 112Loss92–19–1 Marcel ThilDQ4 (15)Jan 20, 1936 111Win92–18–1 Gustave RothSD15Dec 20, 1935 110Loss91–18–1 Marcel ThilUD12Nov 25, 1935 109Loss91–17–1 Al McCoyUD10Sep 20, 1935 108Win91–16–1 Young Corbett IIIPTS10Jul 4, 1935 107Win90–16–1 Marty SimmonsUD10Apr 17, 1935 106Win89–16–1 Swede BerglundPTS10Mar 22, 1935 105Win88–16–1 Babe MarinoTKO7 (10)Mar 15, 1935 104Win87–16–1 Indian Jimmy RiversTKO4 (10)Feb 5, 1935 103Win86–16–1 Oscar RankinsTKO4 (10)Jan 29, 1935 102Win85–16–1 Sammy SlaughterTKO4 (10)Dec 25, 1934 101Win84–16–1 Al GainerMD10Nov 23, 1934 100Loss83–16–1 Tait LittmanPTS10Oct 8, 1934 99Win83–15–1 Solly DukelskyTKO7 (10)Sep 7, 1934 98Win82–15–1 Anson GreenTKO8 (10)Aug 20, 1934 97Loss81–15–1 Al GainerPTS10Jul 12, 1934 96Win81–14–1 Henry FirpoKO6 (10)Jun 11, 1934 95Win80–14–1 Norman ConradPTS10May 11, 1934 94Win79–14–1 Bob OlinPTS10Apr 5, 1934 93Win78–14–1 Al GainerPTS10Mar 5, 1934 92Win77–14–1 Tommy RiosKO5 (10)Feb 16, 1934 91Win76–14–1 Bob OlinSD10Jan 19, 1934 90Loss75–14–1 Tony ShuccoMD10Nov 24, 1933 89Loss75–13–1 Vince DundeeUD15Oct 30, 1933 88Win75–12–1 Adolf HueserTKO8 (10)Sep 22, 1933 87Win74–12–1 Ben JebyKO7 (15)Aug 9, 1933 86Win73–12–1 Mickey WalkerPTS10Jul 6, 1933 85Win72–12–1 Sammy SlaughterUD10May 16, 1933 84Loss71–12–1 Johnny IndrisanoMD10Feb 24, 1933 83Win71–11–1 Horacio VelhaUD10Jan 9, 1933 82Loss70–11–1 Jimmy SmithPTS10Dec 19, 1932 81Loss70–10–1 Andy CallahanUD10Oct 7, 1932 80Win70–9–1 Ad ZachowPTS10Sep 9, 1932 79Win69–9–1 Jimmy McLarninSD10Aug 4, 1932 78Win68–9–1 Henry WallaceKO2 (10)Jun 15, 1932 77Loss67–9–1 Johnny IndrisanoUD10Apr 29, 1932 76Win67–8–1 Johnny IndrisanoSD10Apr 8, 1932 75Win66–8–1 George ManolianPTS10May 31, 1932 74Loss65–8–1 Jackie FieldsUD10Jan 28, 1932 73Draw65–7–1 Baby Joe GansPTS10Dec 15, 1931 72Win65–7 Paul PirroneDQ7 (10)Dec 10, 1931 71Win64–7 Bucky LawlessKO3 (10)Dec 2, 1931 70Win63–7 Young Jack ThompsonUD15Oct 23, 1931 69Win62–7 Jackie BradyPTS10Aug 25, 1931 68Win61–7 Young Jack ThompsonUD10Jul 23, 1931 67Win60–7 Paul PirroneKO8 (10)Jun 9, 1931 66Win59–7 Al MelloTKO8 (10)May 15, 1931 65Win58–7 Eddie MooreKO2 (10)May 1, 1931 64Win57–7 Frankie BelangerKO1 (10)Apr 27, 1931 63Win56–7 Al KoziolTKO5 (8)Apr 17, 1931 62Win55–7 Canada LeePTS10Mar 27, 1931 61Win54–7 Baby Joe GansPTS10Mar 6, 1931 60Win53–7 Canada LeeKO10 (10)Feb 13, 1931 59Win52–7 Alf RossTKO6 (8)Feb 6, 1931 58Win51–7 Al PalladinoTKO7 (10)Jan 30, 1931 57Win50–7 Gaby BagdadPTS8Jan 1, 1931 56Win49–7 Larry BrignoliaTKO3 (6)Dec 15, 1930 55Win48–7 Frank BaldiTKO4 (8)Oct 17, 1930 54Win47–7 Billy EskowtizKO2 (8)Sep 26, 1930 53Loss46–7 Jimmy McGonnigleDQ5 (10)Sep 25, 1930 52Win46–6 Nick MadonnaPTS10Aug 28, 1930 51Win45–6 Tony TraversTKO4 (10)Aug 21, 1930 50Win44–6 Bobby SuberPTS10Jul 3, 1930 49Win43–6 Rudy MarshallPTS8Jul 2, 1930 48Win42–6 Joe EmmonsKO4 (8)Jun 11, 1930 47Win41–6 Clyde HullPTS10May 9, 1930 46Win40–6 Tony MagnaKO3 (8)Mar 23, 1930 45Win39–6 Owen TraversTKO6 (8)Mar 4, 1930 44Win38–6 Mule BrownPTS8Mar 28, 1930 43Win37–6 Joe GarveyTKO5 (8)Mar 21, 1930 42Win36–6 Art HurdPTS8Mar 14, 1930 41Win35–6 Eddie ReedPTS8Feb 28, 1930 40Win34–6 Billy CarneyTKO6 (8)Feb 21, 1930 39Win33–6 Joe RossiKO2 (8)Feb 14, 1930 38Win32–6 Charlie PhippenTKO4 (8)Feb 7, 1930 37Win31–6 Stanley ReidTKO7 (8)Jan 31, 1930 36Win30–6 Artie LeePTS8Jan 24, 1930 35Win29–6 Joe RussoKO3 (8)Jan 17, 1930 34Win28–6 Stanley ReidTKO6 (8)Jan 1, 1930 33Win27–6 Joe RussoKO5 (8)Dec 6, 1929 32Win26–6 Jimmy HoagTKO6 (8)Nov 22, 1929 31Loss25–6 Eddie MoorePTS8Oct 17, 1929 30Win25–5 Len SmithTKO5 (6)Oct 9, 1929 29Loss24–5 Jack ManleyPTS10Oct 3, 1929 28Win24–4 Bob AllisonKO2 (6)Sep 25, 1929 27Win23–4 Rudy MarshallTKO5 (8)Sep 19, 1929 26Win22–4 Bert HeathfieldKO2 (6)Sep 11, 1929 25Win21–4 Jack DugeyPTS8Sep 5, 1929 24Win20–4 Tom QuigleyTKO5 (8)Aug 23, 1929 23Win19–4 Eddie MoorePTS8Aug 15, 1929 22Win18–4 Harry LagessPTS8Jun 25, 1929 21Win17–4 Bill LozeauTKO3 (6)Jun 13, 1929 20Win16–4 Eddie DesautelsPTS10Jun 13, 1929 19Win15–4 Al BergeronKO7 (8)Jun 7, 1929 18Win14–4 Eddie DaleyTKO4 (8)May 31, 1929 17Win13–4 Dick PangrazeTKO3 (?)May 24, 1929 16Win12–4 Bill LozeauTKO5 (10)May 7, 1929 15Win11–4 Young Johnny BuffKO2 (8)Apr 23, 1929 14Loss10–4 Scoops WhitePTS8Apr 19, 1929 13Loss10–3 Sam LucciPTS8Mar 15, 1929 12Win10–2 Vic MorleyPTS6Mar 7, 1929 11Win9–2 Al SaccoKO2 (6)Feb 28, 1929 10Loss8–2 Young AngeloPTS6Feb 21, 1929 9Win8–1 Young GabouryKO 2 (6)Feb 15, 1929 8Win7–1 Billy RhodesKO 3 (6)Jan 18, 1929 7Loss6–1 George LawsonPTS6Oct 4, 1928 6Win6–0 Sammy KraftPTS4Sep 21, 1928 5Win5–0 Benny EdwardsKO4 (6)Aug 30, 1928 4Win4–0 Zeke MazerPTS4Aug 27, 1928 3Win3–0 Mickey MullinsTKO5 (6)Aug 16, 1928 2Win2–0 Mickey MullinsKO3 (4)Jul 12, 1928 1Win1–0 Billy KrakeKO1 (4)Jun 28, 1928

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions to the win/loss/draw column.