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Rocco Del Sesto · 01-01-2026, 01:36 PM

Jumbo Gauvin - HW, Vermont (Record Research Continued)

Mon, Jul 06, 1936, The Gazette, Montreal - In the Fight card with Main Event Al McCoy facing off against veteran Philadelphia heavyweight Tommy Loughran, a 6 rounder is scheduled between Jumbo Gauvin and Jim Ostedel, a local Lewiston, Maine heavyweight. The Jul 07, 1936 The Gazette with reports on the results of the McCoy/Loughran fight says that in a preliminary bout, Jim Ostedel scored a 2nd round knockout of Joe Asselin of Quebec. BoxRec notes in the McCoy/ Loughran fight card details that Asselin was a late replacement for Jumbo Gauvin. Gauvin intended to fight Willie Luhr on July 4th and then on Monday the 6th fight Ostedel?

Mon, Jul 06, 1936, Burlington Daily News, Vt - In a fight in at the Bayside Pavilion, on Saturday July 4th, Jumbo Gauvin, 190, recognized as the heavyweight champion of Vermont was floored by Willie Luhr, 174 of Montreal. Luhr took a beating from Gauvin in the first round, but in the second round, the native German Luhr came back with a "vicious overhand right to the jaw" followed by a left to Gauvin's mid section, sending Gauvin down for a knockout. Report says its the first time Gauvin's been knocked out in his career.

01-01-2026, 01:36 PM	#14
Rocco Del Sesto Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Watkinsville, Georgia Posts: 2,057	Not Sure What To Call This Thread Jumbo Gauvin - HW, Vermont (Record Research Continued) Mon, Jul 06, 1936, The Gazette, Montreal - In the Fight card with Main Event Al McCoy facing off against veteran Philadelphia heavyweight Tommy Loughran, a 6 rounder is scheduled between Jumbo Gauvin and Jim Ostedel, a local Lewiston, Maine heavyweight. The Jul 07, 1936 The Gazette with reports on the results of the McCoy/Loughran fight says that in a preliminary bout, Jim Ostedel scored a 2nd round knockout of Joe Asselin of Quebec. BoxRec notes in the McCoy/ Loughran fight card details that Asselin was a late replacement for Jumbo Gauvin. Gauvin intended to fight Willie Luhr on July 4th and then on Monday the 6th fight Ostedel? Mon, Jul 06, 1936, Burlington Daily News, Vt - In a fight in at the Bayside Pavilion, on Saturday July 4th, Jumbo Gauvin, 190, recognized as the heavyweight champion of Vermont was floored by Willie Luhr, 174 of Montreal. Luhr took a beating from Gauvin in the first round, but in the second round, the native German Luhr came back with a "vicious overhand right to the jaw" followed by a left to Gauvin's mid section, sending Gauvin down for a knockout. Report says its the first time Gauvin's been knocked out in his career.