Scott LeDoux/ Televised Fights-1974-1983

[Caractacus]

It was always fun watching him box on TV back in the 1970's and early 1980's.
A big Rough and Tumble kind of man.
What are some of his earliest known televised fights ?
also any "lost" fights of his career.

[Caractacus]

Scott LeDoux's 23rd professional fight-August 1976.

[Caractacus]

25th professional fight-February 1977 ( held aboard an Aircraft Carrier).

[Caractacus]

29th professional fight-October.22. 1977
btw the video quality here and sound is almost just like what it felt like when watching the
ABC WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS on a Saturday afternoon back then)

[Caractacus]

35th professional fight-May 1979

[Caractacus]

Scott LeDoux's 36th professional fight-August 1979.

[Caractacus]

37th professional fight-November 1979

38th professional fight-March 1980

[gilgamesh]

I've seen some old AWA Wrestling Matches where Scott LeDoux is the referee.

[Caractacus]

39th professional fight-July 1980
FOR THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD !

[Caractacus]

42nd pro fight-December 1981

[scartissue]

I also recall watching his 10 rounder with Dino Denis.

[Caractacus]

Scott LaDoux vrs Johnny Bourdeaux on an aircraft carrier in 1977
and LeDoux vrs Gerrie Coetzee i(1982 )fights were both available on youtube not too long ago.
if they show up again I will edit them into this thread.
reportedly one of his 2 fights with Duane Bobick was regionally televised.

[Caractacus]

50th (and final) professional fight-May 1983

[sweetsci]

Scott LaDoux vrs Johnny Bourdeaux on an aircraft carrier in 1977
and LeDoux vrs Gerrie Coetzee i(1982 )fights were both available on youtube not too long ago.
if they show up again I will edit them into this thread.
reportedly one of his 2 fights with Duane Bobick was regionally televised.

Just a minor thing, but LeDoux - Boudreaux wasn't held on an aircraft carrier. It was held at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Larry Holmes vs. Tom Prater, also part of the infamous U.S. Championship Tournament, was held on an aircraft carrier in Pensacola in 1977.

[Caractacus]

Scott LeDoux (at age 37 years)-in a "Wrassling" match-April 1986

[JohnReed]

LeDoux's first televised fight, I believe, was in June 1976 against Dino Denis. The bout was broadcast from Providence, RI by CBS or NBC. Jerry Quarry was the live commentator.

I remember thinking that Dino Denis looked fairly good, and that he whipped LeDoux. It was a hard fought fight, sure. And Denis took his fair share of punishment. But on the whole, Denis used his speedy feet and lightning-quick hands to slap, pepper, and sting LeDoux enough to win comfortably on points. If I remember correctly, I scored it 6-3-1 for Denis.

In later years, LeDoux always claimed that he beat the crap out of Denis. But that's not true, based on what I remember. Denis fought his best fight that night. It was Dino's biggest career win, and in my opinion at least, signaled that he was on the verge of entering the world ratings.

But apparently Denis's management and promoter weren't impressed with him, even in spite of his LeDoux victory. I guess his handlers believed that Denis had reached his absolute peak as fighter, and that it was time to rush him into a big money fight -- a so-called "cash out fight" -- before someone knocked him off and ruined his marketability. Consequently, in his next bout, Denis was thrown in with George Foreman on prime time TV. He was essentially thrown to the lions. And after being KO'd by Foreman, Denis fell into obscurity quickly.

I'd love to see the film of Denis vs LeDoux again. Does anyone have it? Can you post it on youtube.com?

As for my assessment of Dino's abilities, yeah, he was limited in some ways. He couldn't break an egg with his punches. Worse yet, he had a bad, bad habit of allowing himself to be drawn into slugging exchanges during which he'd take a pounding. But aside from that, Denis definitely had fast, mobile legs. He could dance and run efficiently. His hand speed was whiplash fast. On top of that, the guy could take a big punch. And at his best, Denis could use his long left jab effectively while spearing opponents from center ring. I didn't think he was that bad.

[JohnReed]

Scott LaDoux vrs Johnny Bourdeaux on an aircraft carrier in 1977
and LeDoux vrs Gerrie Coetzee i(1982 )fights were both available on youtube not too long ago.
if they show up again I will edit them into this thread.
reportedly one of his 2 fights with Duane Bobick was regionally televised.

Just a minor thing, but LeDoux - Boudreaux wasn't held on an aircraft carrier. It was held at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Larry Holmes vs. Tom Prater, also part of the infamous U.S. Championship Tournament, was held on an aircraft carrier in Pensacola in 1977.

Believe it or not, I thought the decision in favor of Boudreaux was fair. I thought all the hoopla about a "robbery" was baloney. Both guys sucked that night. Both guys barely hit each other all night. The only meaningful, solid blow landed was the punch which LeDoux used to floor Boudreaux. But aside from that, LeDoux landed nothing. As bad as Boudreaux was, I was convinced that scored with enough light, pathetic looking jabs to win a slight majority in rounds.

After the bout, the Howard Cosell interviewed someone (I don't remember who, was it the referee or the boxing commissioner?) and that guy summarized the truth. He pointed out that in the state of Maryland, a fighter doesn't get an extra point for scoring a knockdown. The guy also explained that both fighters did very, very little throughout the bout. Whoever that guy was, his judgment was spot on in saying that he didn't argue with the decision.