Sport & Note

Louis Kaplan

Male

"Kid" "Meriden Buzzsaw"
(Louis 'Kid' Kaplan)
Lightweight, USA, Meriden, Connecticut
Born: October 15, 1901, Kiev, Russia
Died: October 26, 1970, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

Kaplan and his family emigrated to the United States
when he was five years old and settled in Meriden, Connecticut.

Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1983
Inducted into International Boxing Hall Of Fame, 2003

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1918
+ Mar. 7	Young Rocco	Meriden, United States	KO 1
+ Mar. 21	Frankie Mack	Meriden, United States	W 4
- Apr. 29	George Proto	New Haven, United States	L 6
- Nov. 18	Battling Lewis	Trenton, United States	L 6
1919
* Sept. 1	Young Dempsey	Jersey City, United States	ND 4
* Sept. 2	Happy Gorman	Jersey City, United States	ND 6
* Oct. 15	Tommy Shea	Jersey City, United States	ND 6
* Oct. 20	Kid Black	Jersey City, United States	ND 6
+ Oct. 30	Terry O'Connor	Middletown, United States	W 6
+ Dec. 1	Frankie Mack	Hartford, United States	W 6
+ Dec. 18	George Hebor	New Haven, United States	TKO 4
+ Dec. 27	Battling Harris	Waterbury, United States	W 6
1920
= Jan. 22	Johnny Romano	New Britain, United States	Draw 6
= Feb. 21	Eddie Ford	Meriden, United States	Draw 8
+ Mar. 3	George Smith	New Haven, United States	KO 3
+ Mar. 29	Battling Green	Meriden, United States	TKO 7
- Apr. 13	Mickey Travers	New Haven, United States	L 10
- Apr. 29	Mickey Travers	Waterbury, United States	L 6
+ May 1	Johnny Gray	Chicopee Falls, United States	KO 9
= May 29	George Proto	Waterbury, United States	Draw 6
+ June 10	Jimmy Farren	Lynn, United States	W 10
+ June 18	Johnny Gray	Chicopee, United States	W 10
= Aug. 14	Mickey Travers	Meriden, United States	Draw 8
* Aug. 17	Mickey Travers	Norwich, United States	NC 5
+ Nov. 6	Joe Hall	Meriden, United States	W 8
+ Nov. 12	Artie O'Leary	Wallingford, United States	TKO 6
= Dec. 4	Irish Kid Williams	Waterbury, United States	Draw 8
- Dec. 11	Johnny Shugrue	Waterbury, United States	L 12
- Dec. 27	Mickey Travers	New Haven, United States	L 10
1921
- Feb. 3	Jimmy Dwyer	Hartford, United States	L 8
+ Feb. 21	Johnny Williams	Hartford, United States	W 8
- Feb. 25	Romeo Roche	Holyoke, United States	L 10
- Mar. 11	Romeo Roche	Holyoke, United States	L 10
+ Mar. 31	Terry O'Connor	Hartford, United States	WDQ 5
+ Apr. 7	Joe Currie	Wallingford, United States	W 8
+ May 14	Romeo Roche	Hartford, United States	W 10
+ June 9	Jack Cunningham	Hartford, United States	TKO 1
+ July 1	Sammy Waltz	Meriden, United States	W 12
+ Aug. 19	Kid Lewis	Meriden, United States	W 12
+ Sept. 2	Billy Murphy	Meriden, United States	W 12
+ Sept. 23	Pete McDonald	Meriden, United States	W 12
+ Oct. 10	Billy DeFoe	Meriden, United States	WDQ 5
+ Oct. 24	Al Shubert	Hartford, United States	W 12
+ Oct. 31	Dutch Brandt	Hartford, United States	W 12
+ Nov. 19	Freddie Jacks	Meriden, United States	W 12
+ Nov. 29	Jimmy Dwyer	Hartford, United States	W 12
1922
+ Feb. 13	Dick Russell	Lynn, United States	TKO 2
= Feb. 25	Hughie Hutchinson	Meriden, United States	Draw 12
= Mar. 2	Mickey Travers	New Haven, United States	Draw 12
= Mar. 6	Jackie Coburn	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 6
+ Mar. 13	Al Wagner	New York, United States	W 8
+ Mar. 20	Artie Rose	Meriden, United States	TKO 2
+ Apr. 1	Hughie Hutchinson	Meriden, United States	W 12
+ Apr. 10	Dick Russell	Lynn, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 18	Johnny Williams	Portland, United States	W 12
+ May 13	Johnny Lisse	Meriden, United States	W 12
+ May 29	Earl Baird	Bridgeport, United States	W 12
- June 9	Eddie Wagner	Meriden, United States	L 12
+ June 29	Earl Baird	Bridgeport, United States	WDQ 8
+ Aug. 10	Eddie Wagner	Meriden, United States	W 12
+ Sept. 14	Johnny Shugrue	Meriden, United States	W 12
+ Oct. 20	Andy Chaney	Hamden, United States	W 12
+ Nov. 14	Gene Delmont	Bridgeport, United States	W 12
+ Nov. 24	Steve Kid Sullivan	New York, United States	W 12
- Dec. 18	Babe Herman	Meriden, United States	L 12
1923
+ Jan. 15	Mickey Travers	Meriden, United States	W 12
+ Mar. 8	Babe Herman	Meriden, United States	W 12
- Mar. 14	Al Shubert	Hartford, United States	L 12
+ Apr. 16	Harvey Bright	Meriden, United States	W 12
+ May 17	Danny Frush	Long Island City, United States	KO 6
= June 2	Babe Herman	New York, United States	Draw 8
= June 12	Babe Herman	Long Island City, United States	Draw 12
= July 3	Babe Herman	Hamden, United States	Draw 12
+ Aug. 9	Tommy Noble	New York, United States	TKO 7
+ Sept. 28	Jimmy Goodrich	New York, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 13	Allentown Johnny Leonard	Waterbury, United States	W 12
1924
= Jan. 7	Cuddy DeMarco	Pittsburgh, United States	Draw 10
+ Feb. 1	Eddie Brady	New York, United States	W 12
+ Feb. 21	Billy DeFoe	Waterbury, United States	W 12
= Mar. 20	Bobby Garcia	Waterbury, United States	Draw 12
= Apr. 24	Cuddy DeMarco	Waterbury, United States	Draw 12
+ June 9	Bobby Garcia	Hamden, United States	W 12
+ Aug. 21	Pal Moran	Hamden, United States	WDQ 9
+ Sept. 15	Lou Paluso	Waterbury, United States	W 12
+ Oct. 10	Angel Diaz	New York, United States	KO 3
+ Nov. 21	Bobby Garcia	New York, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 12	Jose Lombardo	New York, United States	KO 4
1925
+ Jan. 2	Danny Kramer	New York, United States	TKO 9
vacant NYSAC World Featherweight Title
+ Feb. 10	Bud Ridley	Vernon, United States	W 12
* Mar. 11	Johnny Farr	Oakland, United States	ND 12
+ Mar. 28	Ernie Goozeman	San Diego, United States	W 12
+ May 22	Steve Kid Sullivan	Waterbury, United States	TKO 5
+ June 26	Frankie Schaeffer	Aurora, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 5	Billy Kennedy	Bayonne, United States	W 12
= Aug. 27	Babe Herman	Waterbury, United States	Draw 15
World Featherweight Title
+ Dec. 18	Babe Herman	New York, United States	W 15
World Featherweight Title
1926
+ Jan. 25	Billy Murphy	Boston, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 1	Billy Petrolle	Hartford, United States	W 12
= Mar. 8	Eddie Wagner	Philadelphia, United States	Draw 10
+ Mar. 26	Tommy Herman	Baltimore, United States	W 12
+ Apr. 12	Mickey Chapin	Scranton, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 21	Leo Roy	Montreal, Canada	KO 7
+ June 4	Billy White	Jersey City, United States	W 10
+ June 28	Bobby Garcia	Hartford, United States	TKO 10
World Featherweight Title
+ Aug. 3	Tommy Cello	Long Island City, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 5	Tommy Cello	Holyoke, United States	W 10
- Dec. 2	Billy Wallace	Cleveland, United States	KO by 5
1927
+ Jan. 10	Paris Cangey	Rochester, United States	KO 4
+ Jan. 17	Lou Paluso	Cleveland, United States	W 12
+ Mar. 18	Frankie Fink	New York, United States	TKO 8
+ Mar. 28	Jackie Brady	Rochester, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 4	Johnny Ceccoli	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ May 2	Tony Vaccarelli	New Haven, United States	TKO 8
+ May 9	Al Foreman	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ June 15	Jackie Fields	New York, United States	W 10
+ June 29	Bruce Flowers	Long Island City, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 8	Clicky Clark	New Haven, United States	TKO 5
+ Oct. 11	Tommy Cello	New York, United States	W 10
- Oct. 18	Jimmy McLarnin	Chicago, United States	KO by 8
+ Nov. 1	Mike Dundee	New Haven, United States	W 12
1928
+ Feb. 20	Bobby Mays	New Haven, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 27	Joe Trabon	Rochester, United States	W 10
+ May 8	Georgie Day	New Haven, United States	W 10
- May 31	Manuel Quintero	New York, United States	L 10
- July 2	Manuel Quintero	West Haven, United States	L 10
+ Sept. 21	Bert Lamb	Detroit, United States	KO 7
+ Oct. 16	Bruce Flowers	New Haven, United States	W 10
1929
+ Jan. 1	Ritchie King	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 11	Johnny Jadick	Boston, United States	TKO 7
+ Feb. 14	Phil McGraw	Waterbury, United States	W 10
- Feb. 26	Freddie Mueller	New Haven, United States	LDQ 8
+ Apr. 2	Joe Glick	New Haven, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 11	Joey Medill	Detroit, United States	W 10
+ May 10	Billy Wallace	New York, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 22	Joe Trabon	Waterbury, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 9	Henri DeWancker	Baltimore, United States	TKO 7
- Sept. 17	Emory Cabana	New Haven, United States	L 10
+ Oct. 30	Eddie Wolfe	Chicago, United States	TKO 8
+ Nov. 19	Emory Cabana	New Haven, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 13	Andy Callahan	New York, United States	W 10
1930
- Feb. 24	Jack Portney	Baltimore, United States	L 10
+ Mar. 18	Johnny Farr	New Haven, United States	W 10
+ June 2	Joey Medill	East Hartford, United States	W 10
+ June 19	Tommy Crowley	Waterbury, United States	W 10
+ June 30	Maurice Holtzer	West Springfield, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 9	Jimmy O'Brien	Milford, United States	TKO 9
+ Sept. 24	Battling Battalino	East Hartford, United States	W 10
- Oct. 17	Justo Suarez	New York, United States	L 10
1931
+ Feb. 4	Jack Portney	New Haven, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 4	Tommy Crowley	Rochester, United States	TKO 6
+ Mar. 16	Buster Brown	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 6	Billy Lynch	Hartford, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 20	Ralph Lenny	Hartford, United States	W 10
+ July 23	Tommy Jarrett	North Adams, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 24	Sammy Mandell	East Hartford, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 8	Jackie Pilkington	Hartford, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 12	Pancho Villa	Holyoke, United States	KO 9
+ Nov. 4	Harry Dublinsky	Chicago, United States	W 8
- Nov. 20	Eddie Ran	New York, United States	KO by 1
1932
+ June 29	Jackie Pilkington	East Hartford, United States	W 10
+ July 19	Emil Rossi	Long Island City, Queens	W 8
+ Aug. 4	Frankie Petrolle	Bronx, United States	W 8
- Sept. 9	Pancho Villa	Fall River, United States	L 10
+ Oct. 13	Eddie Holmes	Hartford, United States	W 10
1933
- Feb. 20	Cocoa Kid	New Haven, United States	L 10

Summary

Total bouts: 165, Won: 120 (28 inside the limit), Lost: 23 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 16, NC: 6