[Rocco Del Sesto]

Well, I got me curiosity up quick about this Jumbo Gauvin. A guy out of Vermont. I've started researching him and I'm finding quite a bit of a boxing record for him in the newspapers. So I want to complete through a rating for this guy which I'll base on what I find in the newspapers, not what BoxRec has. Don't have rating file yet for him, but here is what I've unearthed so far along with a photo I did fight of him.

If you pull my fighter photos you'll see I reference the paper source I found it. If it don't have any and just their name its from BoxRec.

Here is some info thus far on our Jumbo Gauvin
Career Record: W0(KO 0) / L2(KO 2) / D0 (BoxRec)

TITLES:
Heavyweight Champion of Vermont

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Real Name appears to be Ernest Gauvin.

The only two fights listed in BoxRec for Gauvin is Oct 1936 2nd round KO loss to an Oliver Shanks and then In January 1941a 2nd round RTD to a Bat Mazzolla. Per BoxRec this was for the Vermont State Heavyweight title.

Doing searches through Newspapers.com for Jumbo Gauving turned up the following fights he participated in.

Thu, Oct 04, 1934, The Hardwick Gazette, Harwick, Vt. - In a fight card staged that Tuesday night, Oct 2nd, at a Gym in assuming Hardwick from this paper, Pete Gandara, 177 pounds from Barre, "reputed to be a real slugger for his wieght,", was no match for Jumbo Ernest Gauvin of Waterbury CCC (and Orleans and earlier dated article announcing this fight), who came in officially at 190 lbs but looked heavier then that. Gauvin Knockedout Gandara "in the first of the third"? Not sure it means the 1st round of a scheduled 3?

Fri, Nov 08, 1935, The Burlington Free Press, Vermont - Jumbo Gauvin, 185, noted with the 7th Field Artillery (Army?), will fight against a Butch Barham, 180 Plattsburg Barracks, N.Y. in a 6 rounder this evening. Article notes Gauvin made is debut (amateur?) the last Friday knocking out a Montreal heavyweight, Leo Paul.

Tue, Nov 12, 1935, The Burlington Free Press, Vermont - Jumbo Gauvin, Battery "D", Sevent Field Artillery, 185 lbs knocked out Butch Barkan, 16th Infantry of Plattsburg Barracks in the 2nd round of their scheduled 6 round heavyweight bout at Riding Hall, Fort Ethan Allen the previous night.

Wed, Dec 18, 1935, The Burlington Free Press, Vermont - This article mentions Jumbo Gauvin, "21-year-old giant of Battery D, Seventh Field Artillery, 190 pounds" is to fight against Dynamite Lucier, 185 pounds of Charlotte. The piece says Gauvin, "still new to the professional ring, has won both of his local bouts by clean knockouts. This refers to his knockout of Butch Barkam in November

So Gauvin fighting professionally by age 21 here in 1935? None of this in BoxRec. Estimate his Date of Birth then as 1914.

Sat, Dec 21, 1935, The Burlington Free Press, Vermont - Jumbo Gauvin defeated Jimmie Willoboy of Montreal in one round as Willboy received a bad cut on his nose and went down twice in the first round. The Burlington Free Press on Dec 23rd reported, Gauvin fought Willoboy(seen this spelled Willoboy and Willoby), with an injured left hand. X-Ray later disclosed a fractured thumb. Because of this injury, Gauvin was scrubbed from the planned fight with Dynamite Lucier.