All boxersLarry Gains
“Larrupin' Larry; The Toronto Terror”
Boxing · Deceased118-22-5 (1 NC)RECORD
63WINS BY KO / TKO
55WINS BY DECISION
146PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Lawrence Samuel Gains |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Larrupin' Larry; The Toronto Terror |
| Date of birth | 12 Dec 1900 |
| Died | 26 Jul 1983 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Birthplace | Toronto, Canada |
| Based in | Leicester, England |
| Weight classes | Heavyweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 185 cm (6′1″) |
| Reach | 196 cm (77″) |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | 1923–1942 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 23 Jun 1923 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Jack London, 6 Jun 1942 |
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Titles and honours
- Canadian heavyweight champion (1927)
- World Colored Heavyweight champion (1928)
- British Empire (Commonwealth) heavyweight champion (1931–1934)
- World Colored Heavyweight champion (1935)
Background
Black Canadian heavyweight from Toronto who turned professional in 1923 and fought extensively in Europe before settling in Leicester, England, in 1930. The colour bar kept him from fighting for the world or British heavyweight championships.
Fight history
146 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jack London | KO | 2 | 6 Jun 1942 | Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland, UK | ||
| Loss | Jack London | KO | 3 | 28 May 1941 | New St. James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, UK | ||
| Win | Sergeant Elemett | TKO | 2 | 19 Feb 1941 | |||
| Loss | Jack London | KO | 4 | 25 Jan 1941 | The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK | ||
| Win | George James | Decision (points) | 4 | 12 Feb 1940 | Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK | ||
| Loss | Tommy Farr | TKO | 6 | 17 May 1939 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales, UK | ||
| Loss | Len Harvey | TKO | 13 | 16 Mar 1939 | Harringay Arena, London, England, UK | For vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title | |
| Win | George James | Decision (points) | 12 | 12 Dec 1938 | Pavilion, Mountain Ash, Wales, UK | ||
| Draw | Claudio Villar | Decision (points) | 12 | 14 Oct 1938 | Waverley Market, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | ||
| Win | Harry Staal | Decision (points) | 10 | 23 Aug 1938 | St. Helier Stadium, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK | ||
| Win | Pat Marrinan | Decision (points) | 12 | 10 Mar 1938 | Romford Road Baths, West Ham, London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Albert Di Meglio | KO | 1 | 21 Feb 1938 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Bill Wainwright | KO | 3 | 17 Jan 1938 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Presidio Pavesi | KO | 2 | 9 Jan 1938 | The Ring, Southwark, London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Pinkie Jenkins | KO | 3 | 14 Dec 1937 | Swansea, Wales, UK | ||
| Win | Jack Pettifer | KO | 2 | 0:20 | 9 Dec 1937 | Romford Road Baths, West Ham, London, England, UK | |
| Win | Hans Schönrath | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Nov 1937 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Charles Rutz | KO | 2 | 4 Oct 1937 | Earls Court Empress Stadium, Kensington, London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Bert Ikin | KO | 1 | 14 Aug 1937 | Poole Sports Arena, Poole, Dorset, England, UK | ||
| Win | Harry Staal | Decision (points) | 12 | 6 Jul 1937 | Working Men's Club, Llanelli, Wales, UK | ||
| Win | Presidio Pavesi | Disqualification | 7 | 5 Apr 1937 | Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon, England, UK | ||
| Win | Alex Bell | TKO | 6 | 25 Feb 1937 | West Ham Baths, West Ham, London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Presidio Pavesi | KO | 3 | 6 Dec 1936 | The Ring, Southwark, London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Emil Scholz | Decision (points) | 10 | 25 Nov 1936 | White City Stadium, Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Eddie Steele | Decision (points) | 12 | 19 Nov 1936 | West Ham Baths, West Ham, London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Bert Ikin | KO | 5 | 29 Oct 1936 | West Ham Baths, West Ham, London, England, UK | ||
| No contest | Jack London | No contest | 8 | 19 Oct 1936 | Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Harry Staal | Decision (points) | 10 | 3 Aug 1936 | Athletic Ground, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Emil Scholz | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Jun 1936 | Welford Road Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Maurice Strickland | Decision (points) | 10 | 27 Apr 1936 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Loss | Ben Foord | Decision (points) | 12 | 9 Mar 1936 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Loss | Ben Foord | Decision (points) | 12 | 25 Nov 1935 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Obie Walker | Decision (points) | 15 | 20 Jul 1935 | Welford Road Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | Won world colored heavyweight title | |
| Win | George Slack | KO | 6 | 25 Apr 1935 | The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK | ||
| Win | Charley Smith | KO | 3 | 4 Mar 1935 | Embassy Rink, Sparbrook, West Midlands, England, UK | ||
| Win | Raymond Lepage | TKO (corner retirement) | 3 | 21 Jan 1935 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Loss | Jack Petersen | TKO | 13 | 10 Sep 1934 | White City Stadium, White City, London, England, UK | For Commonwealth heavyweight title | |
| Win | Vincenz Hower | Decision (points) | 12 | 16 Apr 1934 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Casimir Beszterda | KO | 1 | 2:00 | 9 Apr 1934 | Olympia, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK | |
| Win | Harry Crossley | KO | 5 | 26 Mar 1934 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Ernst Guehring | KO | 7 | 5 Mar 1934 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Loss | Len Harvey | Decision (points) | 15 | 8 Feb 1934 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England, UK | Lost Commonwealth heavyweight title | |
| Win | Jack London | KO | 2 | 11 Dec 1933 | New St. James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, UK | ||
| Win | Piet van Gool | KO | 4 | 8 Jul 1933 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK | ||
| Win | George Cook | Decision (points) | 15 | 18 May 1933 | Olympia, Kensington, London, England, UK | Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title | |
| Loss | Don McCorkindale | KO | 10 | 13 Apr 1933 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Roberto Roberti | KO | 3 | 3 Apr 1933 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Reggie Meen | Disqualification | 4 | 13 Feb 1933 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Paul Hofman | TKO (corner retirement) | 6 | 9 Jan 1933 | Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Michel Maurer | KO | 4 | 12 Dec 1932 | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Hermann Jaspers | KO | 3 | 4 Dec 1932 | The Ring, Southwark, London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Marcel Moret | KO | 1 | 0:34 | 28 Nov 1932 | Olympia, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK | |
| Loss | Walter Neusel | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 17 Oct 1932 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Salvatore Ruggirello | Decision (points) | 12 | 29 Sep 1932 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Primo Carnera | Decision (points) | 10 | 30 May 1932 | White City Stadium, White City, London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Don McCorkindale | Decision (points) | 15 | 3 Mar 1932 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England, UK | Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title | |
| Draw | Don McCorkindale | Decision (points) | 15 | 28 Jan 1932 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England, UK | Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title | |
| Win | Maurice Griselle | TKO | 8 | 30 Nov 1931 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Alexander Lutz | TKO | 2 | 8 Nov 1931 | The Ring, Southwark, London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Søren Petersen | KO | 5 | 2 Nov 1931 | New Boulevard Rink, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Jack Renault | Decision (points) | 10 | 21 Sep 1931 | Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Retained Canadian heavyweight title | |
| Win | Hans Baumann | KO | 1 | 2:30 | 27 Jul 1931 | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK | |
| Win | Phil Scott | KO | 2 | 13 Jun 1931 | Welford Road Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | Won Commonwealth heavyweight title | |
| Win | Piet van Gool | KO | 4 | 12 May 1931 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Charley Smith | KO | 9 | 10 Mar 1931 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Bobby Shields | TKO | 3 | 16 Feb 1931 | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Charley Smith | Decision (points) | 12 | 30 Dec 1930 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Paul Hofman | TKO | 6 | 15 Dec 1930 | New Victoria Hall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Johannes van Vliet | KO | 2 | 25 Nov 1930 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | ||
| Win | Georges Gardebois | KO | 7 | 31 Oct 1930 | Rheinlandhalle, Cologne, Germany | ||
| Win | Jean Delarge | KO | 2 | 23 Oct 1930 | Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK | ||
| Win | Roberto Roberti | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 May 1930 | Campo di Marte, Lucca, Italy | ||
| Win | Epifanio Islas | KO | 8 | 6 Apr 1930 | Florence, Italy | ||
| Win | Rudi Wagener | TKO | 6 | 6 Apr 1930 | Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany | ||
| Win | Hans Schönrath | Decision (points) | 8 | 25 Mar 1930 | Rheinlandhalle, Cologne, Germany | ||
| Win | Roberto Roberti | Decision (points) | 10 | 16 Mar 1930 | Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy | ||
| Win | Jules Reynders | KO | 3 | 16 Jan 1930 | Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK | ||
| Win | Don Shortland | Disqualification | 8 | 12 Dec 1929 | Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK | ||
| Win | Giacomo Panfilo | TKO | 2 | 8 Dec 1929 | Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy | ||
| Win | Harry Crossley | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Nov 1929 | Rheinlandhalle, Cologne, Germany | ||
| Win | Joe Mullings | KO | 3 | 17 Oct 1929 | Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK | ||
| Win | Carl Augustine | KO | 2 | 4 Jun 1929 | Amphitheatre Rink, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Win | George Cook | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Apr 1929 | Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Loss | Chuck Wiggins | Decision (points) | 10 | 11 Mar 1929 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | ||
| Win | Nick Newman | KO | 1 | 1:55 | 25 Feb 1929 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | |
| Win | Charley Belanger | Decision (points) | 10 | 25 Jan 1929 | Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Retained Canadian heavyweight title | |
| Win | Seal Harris | Decision (points) | 10 | 20 Dec 1928 | Cadle Tabernacle, Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Pat McCarthy | Decision (points) | 10 | 22 Oct 1928 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | ||
| Win | George Godfrey | Disqualification | 3 | 1:20 | 15 Aug 1928 | Maple Leaf Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Won World Colored Heavyweight title |
| Win | Jack Gagnon | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Jun 1928 | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Loss | Bill Hartwell | TKO | 6 | 8 Jun 1928 | Kansas City, Missouri, US | ||
| Win | Tom Kirby | Decision (points) | 10 | 29 May 1928 | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Sandy Seifert | TKO | 6 | 18 May 1928 | Arena Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Win | Big Boy Peterson | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Apr 1928 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | ||
| Win | Art Weigand | Decision (points) | 6 | 19 Mar 1928 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | ||
| Win | Pat McCarthy | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 20 Feb 1928 | Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Win | Jack Humbeeck | Decision (points) | 10 | 13 Jan 1928 | Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Draw | Mike McTigue | Decision (points) | 10 | 11 Nov 1927 | Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Win | Joe Lohman | Decision (points) | 10 | 3 Oct 1927 | Maple Leaf Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Win | Martin Burke | Decision (points) | 10 | 19 Aug 1927 | Maple Leaf Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Win | Emilio Solomon | Decision (points) | 10 | 5 Aug 1927 | Maple Leaf Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Loss | Martin Burke | Decision (points) | 10 | 28 Jul 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Tony Stabenau | Decision (points) | 10 | 20 May 1927 | Arena Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Win | Ray Neuman | Decision (points) | 10 | 29 Apr 1927 | Arena Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Win | Quintin Romero Rojas | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Mar 1927 | Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Win | Soldier Jones | TKO | 5 | 0:30 | 28 Feb 1927 | Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Won Canadian heavyweight title |
| Win | Joe Burke | KO | 3 | 0:30 | 24 Jan 1927 | Standard Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Loss | George Godfrey | TKO (corner retirement) | 6 | 3:00 | 8 Nov 1926 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | For vacant World Colored Heavyweight title |
| Win | Tony Stabenau | Decision (points) | 10 | 21 Jun 1926 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | ||
| Win | Bud Gorman | Decision (points) | 10 | 14 May 1926 | Arena Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Win | Dixie Kid | KO | 2 | 12 Apr 1926 | Arena Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Win | Ernst Roesemann | TKO | 3 | 12 Feb 1926 | Kaiserdamm Arena, Germany | ||
| Win | Louis Clement | KO | 2 | 1 Feb 1926 | Schumann Theater, Frankfurt, Germany | ||
| Win | Ludwig Haymann | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Dec 1925 | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
| Win | Louis Clement | TKO | 6 | 16 Oct 1925 | Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne, Germany | ||
| Win | Max Schmeling | KO | 2 | 28 Aug 1925 | Kristallpalast, Cologne, Germany | ||
| Win | Eugene Lallemand | KO | 2 | 22 May 1925 | Stadthalle, Elberfeld, Germany | ||
| Draw | Ludwig Haymann | Decision (points) | 10 | 3 Apr 1925 | Sportpalast, Germany | ||
| Win | Rudi Wagener | Disqualification | 9 | 20 Mar 1925 | Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne, Germany | ||
| Win | Heinz Marko | KO | 2 | 13 Feb 1925 | Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne, Germany | ||
| Win | Joe Mehling | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Jan 1925 | Schauburgring, Cologne, Germany | ||
| Loss | George Cook | Decision (points) | 10 | 6 Dec 1924 | Jahrhunderthalle, Wroclaw, Poland | ||
| Loss | Harry Persson | KO | 2 | 31 Oct 1924 | Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Win | Franz Diener | KO | 10 | 4 Oct 1924 | Hippodrom, Frankfurt, Germany | ||
| Win | Herman Sjouwerman | TKO | 5 | 14 Sep 1924 | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Win | Laurent Mahieu | TKO | 3 | 30 Aug 1924 | Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne, Germany | ||
| Win | Alf Bright | Decision (points) | 10 | 17 Aug 1924 | Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne, Germany | ||
| Win | Bertus Ahaus | TKO | 2 | 13 Jul 1924 | Wielerbaan, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Win | Giuseppe Spalla | Decision (points) | 10 | 5 Jun 1924 | Radrennbahn im Stadium, Cologne, Germany | ||
| Win | Michael Stein | Decision (points) | 10 | 11 May 1924 | Alberthalle, Leipzig, Germany | ||
| Win | Max Dähling | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Apr 1924 | Zentralhallen, Bremen, Germany | ||
| Loss | Hans Breitensträter | KO | 3 | 14 Apr 1924 | Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne, Germany | ||
| Win | Tom Ireland | KO | 1 | 21 Mar 1924 | Zentralhallen, Bremen, Germany | ||
| Win | Paul Journee | Decision (points) | 10 | 27 Feb 1924 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Marcel Nilles | KO | 3 | 13 Feb 1924 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | ||
| Draw | Michael Kompa Stein | Decision (points) | 10 | 6 Jan 1924 | Kristallpalast, Cologne, Germany | ||
| Win | Constant Barrick | Decision (points) | 10 | 19 Dec 1923 | Palais d'Hiver, Lyon, France | ||
| Win | Laurent Mahieu | KO | 2 | 5 Dec 1923 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Jack Humbeeck | Decision (points) | 12 | 16 Oct 1923 | Rubenspaleis, Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Win | Pierre Charles | KO | 1 | 3 Oct 1923 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Quintin Romero Rojas | KO | 11 | 5 Sep 1923 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Laurent Mahieu | KO | 2 | 25 Aug 1923 | Stade Anastasie, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Paul Journee | Decision (points) | 15 | 15 Aug 1923 | Vélodrome Tivoli, Bourges, France | ||
| Win | Pierre Aussenac | KO | 3 | 11 Aug 1923 | Stade Anastasie, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Louis Danis | TKO | 3 | 5 Aug 1923 | Stade Anastasie, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Frank Moody | TKO | 5 | 23 Jun 1923 | The Ring, Southwark, London, England, UK | Pro debut |
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