No. 81 - Lou Ambers

One of the great Depression era fighters, Lou Ambers scored wins against some of the top lightweights of all time.

Lou Ambers (left) against Henry Armstrong

Giuseppe d'Ambrosio was born Herkimer, New York, and adopted the name of Lou Ambers so that his mother didn't know he was a boxer. Ambers compiled an 88-8-6 record from 1932 to 1941. Those wins included two wins over Tony Canzoneri and Baby Arizmendi and victories over Henry Armstrong, Pedro Montanez and Fritzie Zivic.

Ambers' first win over Canzoneri gained him the lightweight champioship in 1936. Ambers knew Canzoneri well, having sparred with him early in his career. The Herkimer Hurricane dominated the fight, winning nine rounds.

Ambers lost the title in 1938 to Henry Armstrong, who won a split decision to become the first fighter to hold three world titles simultaneously.

Ambers won the title back from Armstrong in a fight where Henry was penalized several points for low blows. Ambers held the title until suffering back-to-back knockouts to Lew Jenkins.

Lou Ambers
Significant Fights
Opponent	Result	Fight Points	Title Points	HOF Points	Total	x Win %	Final Total
Tony Canzoneri	UD-L	0			0		0
Fritzie Zivic	UD-W	90		100	190	93.33%	177.3
Baby Arizmendi	UD-W	90		100	190	86.90%	165.1
Tony Canzoneri	UD-W	90	100	100	290	88.41%	256.4
Jimmy McLarnin	UD-L	0			0		0
Pedro Montanez	UD-L	0			0		0
Tony Canzoneri	UD-W	90	100	100	290	87.41%	253.5
Pedro Montanez	SD-W	75	100	50	225	94.37%	212.3
Baby Arizmendi	Draw	50		50	100	83.33%	83.3
Henry Armstrong	SD-L	25	25	25	75	88.35%	66.3
Baby Arizmendi	KO	100		100	200	83.17%	166.3
Henry Armstrong	UD-W	90	100	100	290	89.19%	258.6
Lew Jenkins	KO-L	-25			-25		-25
Lew Jenkins	KO-L	-25			-25		-25
Totals (7-6-1, 1 KO, 1 SD, 1 SDL, 2 KOd)							1,589.2
Record in non-significant fights
89-6-6, 27 KOs, 2 SD, 2 SDL		8,600
% of fights toward 50 (35.6%)		3,061.6			3,061.6	68.55%	2,098.7
Totals							3,688.0
Peak 5 Fights
Henry Armstrong							258.6
Tony Canzoneri							256.4
Tony Canzoneri							253.5
Pedro Montanez							212.3
Fritzie Zivic							177.3
Peak 5 Totals							1,158.2
Final Totals (significant, non-significant, Peak 5)							4,846.1

Boxing's 100 Countdown
Rank	Fighter	Significant Fights	Non-Significant Fights	Peak 5	Final Total
81.	Lou Ambers	1,589.2	2,098.7	1,158.2	4,846.1
82.	Harry Wills	2,564.4	1,355.7	923.7	4,843.8
83.	Mickey Walker	1,987.8	1,775.7	1,075.4	4,838.8
84.	Joe Gans	2,314.9	1,639.8	883.0	4,837.6
85.	Sven Ottke	2,824.5	1,317.7	687.5	4,829.7
86.	Ronald "Winky" Wright	2,243.3	1,658.3	922.5	4,824.1
87.	Fighting Harada	1,259.6	2,409.2	1,105.9	4,774.7
88.	Humberto Gonzalez	1,866.7	1,952.3	907.3	4,726.4
89.	Ricardo Lopez	2,830.5	1,188.1	702.7	4,721.3
90.	Carmen Basilio	1,723.3	1,804.7	1,184.1	4,712.2
91.	Orlando Canizales	2,529.3	1,510.3	669.3	4,708.9
92.	Jeff Fenech	2,103.9	1,728.7	844.8	4,677.4
93.	Michael Carbajal	2,333.7	1,519.2	817.0	4,669.9
94.	Marcel Thil	2,579.8	1,170.9	900.9	4,651.6
95.	Nicolino Locche	1,858.0	1,946.8	820.3	4,625.1
96.	Ricky Hatton	3,458.8	449.1	708.9	4,616.8
97.	Ismael Laguna	1,059.5	2,659.4	889.9	4,608.7
98.	Ramon "Chocalatito" Gonzalez	2,187.1	1,771.9	638.6	4,597.5
99.	Wilfredo Benitez	1,439.4	2,223.0	914.4	4,586.8
100.	Carlos Zarate	1,124.2	2,707.1	751.5	4,582.8