1. Louis "Lou" Savarese was born on July 14,1965 and is an American former professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competed 1989 to 2013.
23 Facts About Lou Savarese
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On September 22,2002, Lou Savarese won the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight title, by way of a fifth-round TKO against former two-time World Heavyweight Champion Tim Witherspoon.
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On June 30,2007, Lou Savarese fought former four-time World Heavyweight Champion Evander Holyfield.
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Lou Savarese fought with great heart but lost by unanimous decision to a sharp looking Holyfield.
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Lou Savarese announced after the fight that he had given it his all but it wasn't good enough, and this would be his last bout.
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Lou Savarese won the 1985 Super-Heavyweight Novice Championship and the 1986 Super-Heavyweight Open Championship.
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In 1985 Lou Savarese stopped Jonathan Hill of Gleason's Gym in the finals to win the Championship and in 1986 Lou Savarese defeated Alex Stewart of the Uptown Gym in the finals to win the Championship.
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Lou Savarese was to have met future Heavyweight Champion Riddick Bowe but Savarese was injured and could not box.
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Lou Savarese trained at the Cage Recreation Center in White Plains, New York.
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Lou Savarese proceeded to win his next seven fights by knockout, and, in 1991, Kayo boxing cards published a trading card featuring Savarese.
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On November 21,1992, Lou Savarese fought Larry Givens, who is mostly famous for his incredible lack of success as a professional boxer.
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The idea worked, and Lou Savarese was next faced with his first relatively known opponent, Buster Mathis Jr.
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Lou Savarese remained active, and, after two wins, he beat David Bostice on November 2,2001, by a twelve-round decision.
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Lou Savarese returned to the ring on March 18,2006, stopping Marcus Rhode in two rounds at Convention Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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Lou Savarese is trained by Jesse Reid, who survived a shooting in 1984 when another of his boxers, former WBC world Jr.
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Lou Savarese continued his comeback by stopping Travis Fulton in 3 rounds on January 18,2007, in Houston TX.
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On June 30,2007, Lou Savarese fought former Heavyweight Champion Evander Holyfield.
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Lou Savarese fought with great heart but lost by decision to a sharp looking Holyfield.
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Lou Savarese announced after the fight that he had given it his all but it wasn't good enough, and this would be his last bout.
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On June 20,2013, Lou Savarese competed in a bout against Tim Papp.
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Lou Savarese won the fight by first-round TKO after a doctor stoppage when he landed an uppercut that dropped Papp, after being taken down once, and Papp being the aggressor for the first thirty seconds.
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Lou Savarese has been featured in episodes of The Jury, Guiding Light, The Sopranos, Damages, and Rescue Me as well as the movie We Own the Night.
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Lou Savarese played a lead role in ESPN's documentary Cinderella Man: The James J Braddock Story, for which he received excellent reviews for his portrayal of boxer Max Baer.