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Lou Ambers: A Biography of the World Lightweight Champion and Hall of Famer
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781476682204
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: May 28 2021
Pages: 241
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.90 Depth: 9.90
Language: English
Born Luigi d'Ambrosio, Lou Ambers grew up in Herkimer, New York, during the Great Depression. He and his nine siblings watched their father lose his business. Then they lost their father. Taking to the ring as a bootleg boxer to support his family, The Herkimer Hurricane soon became an undefeated contender, losing only one of more than fifty fights in his first three years as a professional. A keen judge of distance with prodigious hand speed, he worked just within punching range, busily slipping and feinting, then slashing in with hooks and uppercuts.
In 1936, he faced his idol and mentor, Tony Canzoneri, and defeated him to capture the world lightweight championship. Ambers held the title for twenty-three months, losing it in a historic fight with the formidable Henry Armstrong (1938) but regaining it in a rematch the following year. As the 1930s ended, so did Amber's impressive career. This book chronicles the life of one of the great 20th century lightweights, who retired with a Hall of Fame record of 90-8-6 with 30 KOs.
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