Laurent Dauthuille

Laurent Dauthuille (1924 to 1971) was a French boxer who fought as a middleweight in the years after the Second World War and later arrived in Montreal, where he picked up the nickname the Tarzan of Buzenval. During his career he beat a long list of recognised opponents, among them Jake LaMotta, Steve Belloise, Tony Janiro, Eugene Hairston, Norman Hayes, Johnny Greco, Paddy Young, Bobby Dawson, Tuzo Portuguez, Luc van Dam and Robert Charron. His best known night came on 13 September 1950, when he met LaMotta for the world middleweight championship. Dauthuille was ahead on all the scorecards going into the fifteenth and last round, but a late flurry of punches from LaMotta put him down and he was counted out with only seconds left. The bout was named fight of the year for 1950 by Ring Magazine. He boxed fifteen more times but never again fought for a world title.