Larry Gains pugile
- combattimenti
- 145
- vinto
- 117
- perduto
- 22
- pareggiare
- 5
- Stato
- inactive
- Divisione
- heavyweight
- Debutto
- 1923-06-23
- Altezza
- 6′ 2½″/189cm
- Arrivare a
- 79″/201cm
- Età
- 81
- Nato
- 1901-12-12
- Morte
- 1983-07-26
- Nazionalità
- Canada
Lawrence Samuel "Larry" Gains (12 December 1900 – 26 July 1983) was a Black Canadian heavyweight boxer who was champion of Canada and the British Empire. One of the top heavyweights of his era, he was denied the opportunity to become World Champion due to the bar on black boxers competing for the title.Gains was born on Sumach Street in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 12 December 1900. He took up boxing at around the age of twenty, after being asked to act as a sparring partner by Charlie Clay, and boxed out of Toronto's Praestamus Club, an organisation for Black boxers.After a successful amateur career, Gains made the decision to go professional, travelling to Britain on a cattle ship and making his professional début in London as "The Toronto Terror" in June 1923. Many of his early fights were in France (where he befriended Morley Callahan and Ernest Hemingway who at the time were working as newspaper reporters) and Germany, where he beat Max Schmeling in 1925. On Feb.28, 1927 he became Canadian Heavyweight Champion when he stopped Horace "Soldier" Jones in 5 rounds at Toronto. He later defended it against two of the biggest names in Canadian boxing at the time, Jack Renault and Charlie Belanger. He settled in Leicester, England in 1930, where many of his fights over the next few years were held. Noted primarily as a slick boxer he KO'd Phil Scott in front of 30,000 spectators at Leicester Tigers' Welford Road ground in 1931, taking the British Empire title, although the colour bar was still in place. The colour bar was lifted in 1932, and he cemented his hold on the title with a victory over white South African Donald McCorkindale at the Royal Albert Hall, the fight ending in an unpopular points decision for Gains, with Gains' trainer Jack Goodwin collapsing and dying during the fight. Gains was the second black fighter to fight at the Royal Albert Hall, as Len Johnson was the first black fighter due to his contest with Adolf Pott being first. He went on to beat Primo Carnera in front of 70,000 people at White City, London in May that year (a British record attendance for a boxing match), despite Carnera having an advantage of 60 pounds in weight and a four inches in height. He lost the British Empire title in 1934 to Len Harvey, and failed to regain it later that year, defeated by Jack Petersen in front of a crowd of 64,000 at White City.Gains was considered one of the top heavyweights of his era, but was denied the opportunity to fight for the British Championship and the World Championship due to the rules against black boxers competing for the titles, instead competing for the 'Coloured Heavyweight Championship of the World', a title that he won in 1928 and 1935. His income from boxing dwindled after 1934 and in 1937 he was declared bankrupt. In December 1938 he defeated Welsh champion George James on points. In 1939, with the advent of World War II, Gains joined the British Army as a physical training instructor. He served as a Sergeant Major in the Pioneer Corps in the Middle East. His last fight was a defeat to Jack London in June 1942, held to raise funds for the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Data | Avversario | Ultimi risultati degli avversari | Luogo | Risultato |
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1942-06-06 | Jack London | WWWWWL | Caird Hall, Dundee | LOST KO |
1941-05-28 | Jack London | WLWWWW | New St James Hall, Newcastle | LOST KO |
1941-02-19 | Sergeant Elemett | debut | WIN Technical knockout |
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1941-01-25 | Jack London | WWWLWW | The Stadium, Liverpool | LOST KO |
1940-02-12 | George James | WLLLWL | Aldershot | WIN Points |
1939-05-17 | Tommy Farr | LLLLLW | Ninian Park, Cardiff | LOST Technical knockout |
1939-03-16 | Len Harvey | WLLWWW | Harringay Arena, Harringay | LOST Technical knockout |
1938-12-12 | George James | WWWWWW | Mountain Ash | WIN Points |
1938-10-14 | Claudio Villar | LLLDWL | Waverley Market, Edinburgh | DRAW Points |
1938-08-23 | Harry Staal | LLWLWW | St.Helier Stadium, St Helier, Jersey | WIN Points |
1938-03-10 | Pat Marrinan | WWWLLL | Romford Road Baths, West Ham | WIN Points |
1938-02-21 | Albert Di Meglio | WWWLLW | Sheffield | WIN KO |
1938-01-17 | Bill Wainwright | WWWLWW | Sheffield | WIN KO |
1938-01-09 | Presidio Pavesi | LWLDLL | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark | WIN KO |
1937-12-14 | Pinkie Jenkins | WWLWLW | Swansea | WIN KO |
1937-12-09 | Jack Pettifer | LLLLWL | Romford Road Baths, West Ham | WIN KO |
1937-11-02 | Hans Schoenrath | WWWWWW | Granby Halls, Leicester | WIN Points |
1937-10-04 | Charles Rutz | WWWWLW | NSC ,Earls Court Empress Stadium, Kensington | WIN KO |
1937-08-14 | Bert Ikin | DLLLLL | Poole Sports Arena, Poole | WIN KO |
1937-07-06 | Harry Staal | LWWWLL | Working Men's Club, Llanelli | WIN Points |
1937-04-05 | Presidio Pavesi | LLWLDL | Colston Hall, Bristol | WIN |
1937-02-25 | Alex Bell | WWWLLL | West Ham Baths, West Ham | WIN Technical knockout |
1936-12-06 | Presidio Pavesi | LLLWLD | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark | WIN KO |
1936-11-25 | Emil Scholz | WLLLDL | White City Stadium, Hull | WIN Points |
1936-11-19 | Eddie Steele | WLWWWL | Romford Road Baths, West Ham | WIN Points |
1936-10-29 | Bert Ikin | WLLLDL | West Ham Baths, West Ham | WIN KO |
1936-10-19 | Jack London | WWWLWW | Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington | NC No Contest |
1936-08-03 | Harry Staal | LDLWWW | Athletic Ground, Cheltenham | WIN Points |
1936-06-15 | Emil Scholz | LWLWWL | Welford Road Stadium, Leicester | WIN Points |
1936-04-27 | Maurice Strickland | WLWLLL | Granby Halls, Leicester | WIN Points |
1936-03-09 | Ben Foord | WLWLWW | Granby Halls, Leicester | LOST Points |
1935-11-25 | Ben Foord | LWWWWL | Granby Halls, Leicester | LOST Points |
1935-07-20 | Obie Walker | LWWWWW | Welford Road Stadium, Leicester | WIN Points |
1935-04-25 | George Slack | LWLWWL | The Stadium, Liverpool | WIN KO |
1935-03-04 | Charley Smith | LWLDWW | Embassy Rink, Birmingham | WIN KO |
1935-01-21 | Raymond Lepage | LLDWDL | Granby Halls, Leicester | WIN Corner retirement |
1934-09-10 | Jack Petersen | LWWWWW | White City Stadium, White City | LOST Technical knockout |
1934-04-16 | Vincenz Hower | WWWWWW | Granby Halls, Leicester | WIN Points |
1934-04-09 | Casimir Beszterda | LWLLWL | Olympia, Bradford | WIN KO |
1934-03-26 | Harry Crossley | WWLWWL | Leicester | WIN KO |
1934-03-05 | Ernst Guehring | WLLDLL | Granby Halls, Leicester | WIN KO |
1934-02-08 | Len Harvey | WDLWWW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | LOST Points |
1933-12-11 | Jack London | LDLWLW | New St James Hall, Newcastle | WIN KO |
1933-07-08 | Piet Van Gool | DLLLLL | Windsor Park, Belfast | WIN KO |
1933-05-18 | George Cook | LWWLWL | Olympia, Kensington | WIN Points |
1933-04-13 | Don McCorkindale | LWWWLD | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | LOST KO |
1933-04-03 | Roberto Roberti | LLWLLL | Granby Halls, Leicester | WIN KO |
1933-02-13 | Reggie Meen | LLLWWL | Granby Halls, Leicester | WIN |
1933-01-09 | Paul Hofman | LLLWWW | Town Hall, Leeds | WIN Corner retirement |
1932-12-12 | Michel Maurer | LWLLWL | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester | WIN KO |
1932-12-04 | Hermann Jaspers | WWWWLL | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark | WIN KO |
1932-11-28 | Marcel Moret | WLWLLW | Olympia, Bradford | WIN KO |
1932-10-17 | Walter Neusel | WWWWWW | Palais des Sports, Paris | LOST Unanimous decision |
1932-09-29 | Salvatore Ruggirello | LLWLLL | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Points |
1932-05-30 | Primo Carnera | WWWWWW | White City Stadium, White City | WIN Points |
1932-03-03 | Don McCorkindale | WWWWDL | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Points |
1932-01-28 | Don McCorkindale | DWWWWW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | DRAW Points |
1931-11-30 | Maurice Griselle | LLLWLW | Granby Halls, Leicester | WIN Technical knockout |
1931-11-08 | Alexander Lutz | WDDLWW | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark | WIN Technical knockout |
1931-11-02 | Soren Petersen | WWWWWL | New Boulevard Rink, Leicester | WIN KO |
1931-09-21 | Jack Renault | LWWWLW | Coliseum, Toronto | WIN Points |
1931-07-27 | Hans Baumann | WDWWWL | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester | WIN KO |
1931-06-13 | Phil Scott | WWWWLL | Welford Road Stadium, Leicester | WIN KO |
1931-05-12 | Piet Van Gool | WLWLLL | Granby Halls, Leicester | WIN KO |
1931-03-10 | Charley Smith | WWWWWL | Granby Halls, Leicester | WIN KO |
1931-02-16 | Bobby Shields | WLLWLW | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester | WIN Technical knockout |
1930-12-30 | Charley Smith | LWWWWW | Granby Halls, Leicester | WIN Points |
1930-12-15 | Paul Hofman | LLLWLW | New Victoria Hall, Nottingham | WIN Technical knockout |
1930-11-25 | Johannes van Vliet | LLL | Granby Halls, Leicester | WIN KO |
1930-10-31 | Georges Gardebois | LWWWD | Rheinlandhalle, Cologne | WIN KO |
1930-10-23 | Jean Delarge | WLWLLL | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool | WIN KO |
1930-05-18 | Roberto Roberti | WWWWWL | Lucca | WIN Points |
1930-04-06 | Rudi Wagener | WWWLLL | Westfalenhalle, Dortmund | WIN Technical knockout |
1930-03-25 | Hans Schoenrath | DWWWWL | Rheinlandhalle, Cologne | WIN Points |
1930-03-16 | Roberto Roberti | DWWWWW | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan | WIN Points |
1930-01-16 | Jules Reynders | LWLLWL | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool | WIN KO |
1929-12-12 | Don Shortland | WWWWWL | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool | WIN |
1929-12-08 | Giacomo Panfilo | WWWLWL | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan | WIN Technical knockout |
1929-11-02 | Harry Crossley | DWWLWW | Rheinlandhalle, Cologne | WIN Points |
1929-10-17 | Joe Mullings | WLWWLL | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool | WIN KO |
1929-06-04 | Carl Augustine | LLLDWL | Amphitheatre Rink, Winnipeg | WIN KO |
1929-04-15 | George Cook | LWWWDL | Coliseum, Toronto | WIN Points |
1929-03-11 | Chuck Wiggins | LLLWWW | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo | LOST Points |
1929-02-25 | Nick Newman | WLLLL | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo | WIN KO |
1929-01-25 | Charley Belanger | LWLWLW | Coliseum, Toronto | WIN Points |
1928-12-20 | Seal Harris | DLWWWW | Cadle Tabernacle, Indianapolis | WIN |
1928-10-22 | Pat McCarthy | LLLDLL | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo | WIN Points |
1928-08-15 | George Godfrey | WWWWWL | Maple Leaf Stadium, Toronto | WIN |
1928-06-18 | Jack Gagnon | LWWLWW | Braves Field, Boston | WIN Points |
1928-06-08 | Bill Hartwell | WWWLWW | Kansas City | LOST Technical knockout |
1928-05-29 | Tom Kirby | WLLWLW | Braves Field, Boston | WIN Points |
1928-05-18 | Sandy Seifert | LLWDLD | Arena Gardens, Toronto | WIN Technical knockout |
1928-04-02 | Big Boy Peterson | WWLLLW | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo | WIN Points |
1928-03-19 | Art Weigand | WDDWWW | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo | WIN Points |
1928-02-20 | Pat McCarthy | WLLLLD | Coliseum, Toronto | WIN Unanimous decision |
1928-01-13 | Jack Humbeeck | LWWLLL | Coliseum, Toronto | WIN Points |
1927-11-11 | Mike McTigue | WWLWLL | Coliseum, Toronto | DRAW Points |
1927-10-03 | Joe Lohman | LLLWLL | Arena Gardens, Toronto | WIN Points |
1927-08-19 | Martin Burke | LWWWWW | Arena Gardens, Toronto | WIN Points |
1927-08-05 | Emilio Solomon | DLWLLD | Maple Leaf Stadium, Toronto | WIN Points |
1927-07-28 | Martin Burke | WLLWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Points |
1927-05-20 | Tony Stabenau | LWWLLL | Arena Gardens, Toronto | WIN Points |
1927-04-29 | Ray Neuman | LLLLLL | Arena Gardens, Toronto | WIN Points |
1927-03-18 | Quintin Romero Rojas | WLDLLL | Coliseum, Toronto | WIN Points |
1927-02-28 | Soldier Jones | DLLDL | Coliseum, Toronto | WIN Technical knockout |
1927-01-24 | Joe Burke | LLLLLL | Standard Theatre, Toronto | WIN KO |
1926-11-08 | George Godfrey | WLWLWW | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo | LOST Corner retirement |
1926-06-21 | Tony Stabenau | WWDLWW | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo | WIN Points |
1926-05-14 | Bud Gorman | WDWLWW | Arena Gardens, Toronto | WIN Points |
1926-04-12 | Dixie Kid | LWWWLL | Arena Gardens, Toronto | WIN KO |
1926-02-12 | Ernst Roesemann | WWLLLW | Kaiserdamm Arena | WIN Technical knockout |
1926-02-01 | Louis Clement | WWLWLL | Schumann Theater, Frankfurt | WIN KO |
1925-12-15 | Ludwig Haymann | WWWWDW | Frankfurt | WIN Points |
1925-10-16 | Louis Clement | LDLLWW | Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne | WIN Technical knockout |
1925-08-28 | Max Schmeling | WWDWLD | Kristallpalast, Cologne | WIN KO |
1925-05-22 | Eugene Lallemand | debut | Stadthalle, Elberfeld | WIN KO |
1925-04-03 | Ludwig Haymann | DWWWWW | DRAW Points |
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1925-03-20 | Rudi Wagener | LWWLWW | Cologne | WIN |
1925-02-13 | Heinz Marko | DWLDLW | Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne | WIN KO |
1925-01-18 | Joe Mehling | LWWLWL | Schauburgring, Cologne | WIN Points |
1924-12-06 | George Cook | LLWWDD | Jahrhunderthalle, Wroclaw | LOST Points |
1924-10-31 | Harry Persson | WWWWWW | Cirkus, Stockholm | LOST KO |
1924-10-04 | Franz Diener | WL | Hippodrom, Frankfurt | WIN KO |
1924-09-14 | Herman Sjouwerman | LLLLLL | Cologne | WIN Technical knockout |
1924-08-30 | Laurent Mahieu | LWLLWL | Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne | WIN Technical knockout |
1924-08-17 | Alf Bright | WLLDLL | Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne | WIN Points |
1924-07-13 | Bertus Ahaus | LWWLLL | Wielerbaan, Rotterdam | WIN Technical knockout |
1924-06-05 | Giuseppe Spalla | WWLWWL | Radrennbahn im Stadium, Cologne | WIN Points |
1924-05-07 | Michael Kompa Stein | LWWWDD | Alberthalle, Leipzig | WIN Points |
1924-04-15 | Max Daehling | WLLWLL | Zentralhallen | WIN Points |
1924-04-14 | Hans Breitenstraeter | WWLWWW | Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne | LOST KO |
1924-03-21 | Tom Ireland | LLWLLL | Zentralhallen | WIN KO |
1924-02-27 | Paul Journee | LLLLLL | Cirque de Paris, Paris | WIN Points |
1924-02-13 | Marcel Nilles | WLLLLL | Cirque de Paris, Paris | LOST KO |
1924-01-06 | Michael Kompa Stein | LLLWWW | Kristallpalast, Cologne | DRAW Points |
1923-12-19 | Constant Barrick | LWLWWW | Palais d'Hiver, Lyon | WIN Points |
1923-12-05 | Laurent Mahieu | WDDWLW | Salle Wagram, Paris | WIN KO |
1923-10-16 | Jack Humbeeck | WWWWWD | Antwerpen | LOST Points |
1923-10-03 | Pierre Charles | WWWWWL | Salle Wagram, Paris | WIN KO |
1923-09-05 | Quintin Romero Rojas | DWWLWW | Salle Wagram, Paris | LOST KO |
1923-08-25 | Laurent Mahieu | LLLWLD | Stade Anastasie, Paris | WIN KO |
1923-08-15 | Paul Journee | WDLWLL | Vélodrome Tivoli, Bourges | WIN Points |
1923-08-11 | Pierre Aussenac | LWWLLW | Stade Anastasie, Paris | WIN KO |
1923-08-05 | Louis Danis | LDLLDL | Stade Anastasie, Paris | WIN Technical knockout |
1923-06-23 | Frank Moody | WLWWWW | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark | LOST Technical knockout |