Lou Brouillard by Rob Snell


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Name: Lou Brouillard

Birth Name: Lucien Pierre Brouillard

Born: 1911-05-23

Birthplace: Saint Eugene, Quebec, Canada

Died: 1984-09-14 (Age:73)

Nationality: Canadian

Hometown: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Boxing Record: click

Stance: Southpaw

Height: 5′ 7″ / 170cm

Reach: 72″ / 183cm

Division: Middleweight

Manager: Maurice Lemione

Morning News, Florence

26 Aug 1932

Jimmy “ Shamus†McLarnin whom sports writers refer to as "the mightiest fighter of his weight and inches in ring history" and as the "Baby Faced Kid from Vancouver," is in New York begging for a fight. Sounds a bit incredible, but it's true. Jimmy , you know, or perhaps you missed the news recently, receipted for a fine pasting at the capable fists of Lou Brouillard, erstwhile champ of the welterweights, in a fifteen round match in New York.

It was "Shamus's" second defeat and it changed his plans considerably. McLarnin figured to return home after the Brouillard win and come back to New York later in the summer for a title bout with Champion Jackie Fields or with his perennial opponent Billy Petrolle. After that Jimmy planned to retire from the ring wars. But now, soundly trounced by Brouillard, Jimmy is yelling for a return match and it can't take place too soon for him. He feels that the year's layoff before the Brouillard meeting didn't do him much good and he is certain that he can defeat the former welter champion in a return match.

This young man Brouillard, billed as the "Walloper from Worcester." is quite a fighter in his own right. He won the welterweight title from Jack Thompson, but held it only for a few months, losing to Jackie Fields in Chicago by a decision which, to many, had an odor reminiscent of the stockyards. It is hardly probable that Fields will give another crack at

the crown in Chicago, privately remarked that if he never faced Lou in the ring again he would be happy.

Brouillard is a converted portsider. Contrary to the general opinion he is not a natural southpaw, but turned around to the awkward stance following a bout in which several ribs on his left side were fractured. To protect the weakened members Lou boxed with right hand extended instead of the left. He is a husky youngster with the torso of a heavyweight and the legs and hips of a feather. While not a one-punch knockout artist he can

peg punches heavy enough to hurt and make opponents respect him.

Proof that he can take it was brought out in the McLarnin bout when he stood up under Jimmy's heavy smashes and crowded in for more.

Lou doesn't fight in the accepted southpaw style, using more of a square stance when facing an opponent. His only concession to the style made famous by Lou Tendler, former lightweight star of Philadelphia, is a slight turn of the right side, as shown in the above cartoon, and a slight advance of the right foot as he shuffles into action. He throws a powerful left hand blow to the body, which, incidentally. was a deciding factor in his win over McLarnin.

He's a tough hombre. this French-Canadlan youngster, and he is Going somewhere in his chosen profession.


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