Crusader Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Scott LeDoux, who fought for but never won the world heavyweight title, died Thursday of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 62. Alan Scott LeDoux, "The Fighting Frenchman," began his professional boxing career in 1974. His first boxing match was a knockout victory over Arthur Pullens. LeDoux's final bout in 1983 was a technical knockout loss to Frank Bruno. LeDoux retired with a record of 33-13-4 (21 knockouts). LeDoux's opponents included Ken Norton,Ron Lyle, Gerrie Coetzee, Leon Spinks, Greg Page, Frank Bruno, George Foreman, Mike Weaver, and Larry Holmes. In his match with Leon Spinks, LeDoux earned a 'draw', just months before Spinks defeated Ali. LeDoux also took part in a five round exhibition match with Muhammad Ali. LeDoux over the course of his career also sparred with Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis. Ledoux's best achievements were that he scored draws against Leon Spinks and an aging Ron Lyle. He also nearly knocked out a past his peak Ken Norton in round ten, when after some confusion as to whether the Ref had signalled the fight over or not it was declared a draw. Never a 'fancy dan' fighter stylewise as they say in the trade Ledoux was probably underated in much of his career. He'd met many tough top name opponents, On April 22, 1974, LeDoux lost to fellow Minnesotan Duane Bobick before a crowd of 13,789, which is still a Minnesota record. LeDoux worked as a ringside commentator for ESPN and in 1986, as a referee for the American Wrestling Association. It was announced on July 5th, 2010 that LeDoux would be a member of the inaugural class of inductees to the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 LeDoux was a guy who didn't have the greatest of talent and got the most out of what God gave him. He was kind of a forerunner to John Ruiz, only he fought in an Era with a LOT better fighters then and he would always lose to them when he stepped up. He did a pretty good job as a commentator for ESPN during the Ninties, covering Amateur Boxing and the occasional fill-in on FNF. RIP Scott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapevine241 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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irondave85 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 ESPN did a nice piece on him on last nights FNF for those who want to know more about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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