Lou Esa

Name: Lou Esa
Hometown: Miami, Florida, USA
Birthplace: Wayne, New Jersey, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 198cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Dwaine Simpson
Manager: Murray Gaby

Notes

• Amateur Record: 7-1 (7 knockouts)
• Esa played defensive end for St. Peters College.
• Amateur record was 7-1 with his only loss to future heavyweight champion Larry Holmes.
• At 20, Esa was hit in the face by a bottle-throwing accident. He required 60 facial stiches and his amateur career ended.
• According to an article in Boxing Illustrated in 1977, Esa was 6 feet 6 inches, 245-260 pound.

Source

• Boxing Illustrated, August 1977, page 24: LOU ESA: THE SUNSHINE STATE MAMMOTH, by Hank Kaplan,