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Scott LeDoux
Born	Alan Scott LeDoux (1949-01-07)January 7, 1949 Crosby-Ironton, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	August 11, 2011(2011-08-11) (aged 62)
Nationality	American
Other names	The Fighting Frenchman
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	50
Wins	33
Wins by KO	22
Losses	13
Draws	4
No contests	0

Alan Scott LeDoux (January 7, 1949 – August 11, 2011) was a politician, professional heavyweight boxer, professional wrestler, and referee.

Career

Boxing

LeDoux 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 from the ring with a record of 33-13-4 (including 22 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. He also knocked off broadcaster Howard Cosell's toupee in a scuffle that followed a losing effort with Johnny Boudreaux. LeDoux insisted the fight was fixed by Don King and he told Cosell to "Tell it like it is" mimicking Cosell's famous catch phrase. A pushing match ensued and in the process, Cosell's headset along with his toupee was dislodged by an errant LeDoux shove in front of live ABC cameras. Cosell quickly retrieved his hairpiece from the floor and replaced it on top of his head.

On April 22, 1976, LeDoux lost to fellow Minnesotan Duane Bobick before a crowd of 13,789 at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington, MN, which is still a Minnesota record. The high point of LeDoux's career were arguably draws scored against Leon Spinks and an aging Ken Norton. Norton won the first eight rounds of the fight, but tired. Although Norton was knocked out in round ten, there was confusion as to whether the ref had signaled the fight over so the match was declared a draw.

LeDoux took part in a five round exhibition match with Muhammad Ali and was a sparring partner to both Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis. LeDoux later worked as a ringside commentator for ESPN and in 1986 as a referee for the American Wrestling Association.

In 2010, LeDoux was elected a member of the inaugural class of inductees to the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame.

Politics

LeDoux was elected to the Anoka County, Minnesota Board of County Commissioners and re-elected in 2008, defeating challenger Becky Fink. In 2006, the Minnesota Legislature authorized the creation of a state Boxing Commission, the Minnesota Board of Boxing having gone out of existence in 2001 with the retirement of longtime Boxing Commissioner and Executive Secretary Jimmy O'Hara (LeDoux and O'Hara had served together on the Minnesota Board of Boxing for 18 years). LeDoux was appointed boxing commissioner by the state Governor Tim Pawlenty. In August 2006 LeDoux was also named Executive Director of the Minnesota Combative Sports Commission.

Controversy

• In 2007, the Chief Executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Melanie Benjamin, objected to LeDoux's public criticism of her band and their boxing matches at the Grand Casino Hinckley Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota.
• In November 2007, LeDoux was accused by boxing promoter John Hoffman of "insulting and assaulting" him at a boxing event in Maplewood, Minnesota. LeDoux claims that Hoffman was intoxicated and fabricated the story.
• In December 2008 a state investigation revealed that LeDoux, in his capacity as head of the Combative Sports Commission, accepted free tickets to an MMA event, some of which had a face value of $600. This was determined to be a violation of state ethics rules.
• In January 2009, commission member Chad Ridler resigned in protest "of the inaction of the commission in providing oversight of Scott LeDoux...He's unaccountable".

Personal life

LeDoux was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or "Lou Gehrig's Disease" in August 2008. A 2010 study questioned the diagnosis in athletes who had experienced head trauma or repeated concussions. Instead, the study suggests that some may have a variant of dementia pugilistica, known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy or boxer's syndrome. LeDoux was a member of the national board of directors of the Wishes and More. He was also honorary chair of the American Cancer Society. LeDoux founded a golf tournament called the Scott LeDoux Long Haul Classic.

LeDoux died of complication of ALS on August 11, 2011.

Professional boxing record

33 Wins (22 knockouts, 11 decisions), 13 Losses (7 knockouts, 5 decisions), 4 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	33–13–4	Frank Bruno	TKO	3	03/05/1983	Wembley Arena, Wembley, London
Win	33–12–4	Ken Arlt	UD	10	07/04/1983	Marriott Hotel, Portland, Oregon
Win	32–12–4	Larry Ware	TKO	7	28/02/1983	Edmonton, Alberta
Win	31–12–4	Steve Ward	KO	8	13/11/1982	Gillette, Minnesota
Win	30–12–4	Marlo Malino	KO	5	27/10/1982	Schollander Pavilion, West Fargo, North Dakota
Loss	29–12–4	Gordon Racette	SD	10	23/09/1982	PNE Agrodome, Vancouver, British Columbia
Loss	29–11–4	Gerrie Coetzee	KO	8	27/03/1982	Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Win	29–10–4	Steve Sanchez	KO	8	25/02/1982	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Loss	28–10–4	Greg Page	TKO	4	12/11/1981	Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas	IBF USBA Heavyweight Title.
Win	28–9–4	Arnold Sam	PTS	10	30/07/1981	Gillette, Minnesota
Win	27–9–4	Reggie Fleming	KO	2	24/04/1981	Billings, Montana
Loss	26–9–4	Larry Holmes	TKO	7	07/07/1980	Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota	For WBC heavyweight title
Win	26–8–4	Marty Monroe	UD	10	09/03/1980	Saint Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Loss	25–8–4	Mike Weaver	UD	12	24/11/1979	Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota	For IBF USBA Heavyweight Title
Draw	25–7–4	Ken Norton	PTS	10	19/08/1979	Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
Loss	25–7–3	Ron Lyle	SD	10	12/05/1979	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	25–6–3	James J. Beattie	TKO	3	20/02/1979	Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
Win	24–6–3	Joe Donatto	KO	3	15/12/1978	Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska
Win	23–6–3	James Brown	KO	2	10/11/1978	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	22–6–3	Sylvester Wilder	KO	2	03/10/1978	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Draw	21–6–3	Bill Sharkey	PTS	10	26/09/1978	Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida
Draw	21–6–2	Leon Spinks	PTS	10	22/10/1977	Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	21–6–1	Duane Bobick	TKO	8	28/07/1977	Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota	For Minnesota Heavyweight Title
Win	21–5–1	Tom Prater	TKO	7	23/06/1977	Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
Win	20–5–1	Pedro Soto	SD	10	02/03/1977	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Loss	19–5–1	Johnny Boudreaux	UD	8	13/02/1977	Halsey Field House, Annapolis, Maryland
Win	19–4–1	Rocky Bentley	KO	2	30/11/1976	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Loss	18–4–1	George Foreman	TKO	3	14/08/1976	Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York
Loss	18–3–1	John Dino Denis	UD	10	26/06/1976	Providence, Rhode Island
Loss	18–2–1	Duane Bobick	UD	10	22/04/1976	Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota	For Minnesota Heavyweight Title
Win	18–1–1	Larry Middleton	PTS	10	09/03/1976	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Win	17–1–1	Bill Carson	KO	9	07/02/1976	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Win	16–1–1	Ron Stander	UD	10	10/12/1975	Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
Win	15–1–1	Brian O'Melia	UD	10	23/09/1975	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Draw	14–1–1	George Johnson	PTS	10	14/08/1975	Saint Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota	Decision for LeDoux overturned due to crowd response.
Win	14–1	Terry Daniels	TKO	6	08/07/1975	Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Win	13–1	Rodney Bobick	UD	10	23/04/1975	Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
Loss	12–1	Roy Wallace	TKO	2	14/03/1975	University of Minnesota Armory, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Win	12–0	Larry Renaud	TKO	6	29/01/1975	Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, Minnesota
Win	11–0	CJ Bar Brown	PTS	6	18/01/1975	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Win	10–0	John L Johnson	KO	5	22/11/1974	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Win	9–0	Lou Rogan	PTS	10	08/11/1974	Crosby, Minnesota
Win	8–0	Ron Draper	KO	10	08/10/1974	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Win	7–0	Tom Berry	KO	4	13/08/1974	Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Win	6–0	Joe Batton	KO	6	31/07/1974	Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
Win	5–0	Larry Penniger	KO	5	23/05/1974	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Win	4–0	Reggie Fleming	KO	3	15/05/1974	Saint Paul Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Win	3–0	Steve Patterson	PTS	6	23/04/1974	Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Win	2–0	Floyd Cox	TKO	3	14/03/1974	Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Win	1–0	Arthur Pullins	KO	3	04/02/1974	Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Exhibition boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
1	—	0–0 (1)	Muhammad Ali	—	5	Dec 2, 1977	Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Non-scored bout

References

1. ^ https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/8624
2. "The Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Inaugural Class of 2010". Minnesotaboxing.com. July 5, 2010. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
3. "Former prize fighter Scott LeDoux upends incumbent Anoka County Commissioner Dave McCauley". Former prize fighter Scott LeDoux upends incumbent Anoka County Commissioner Dave McCauley. Retrieved January 27, 2007.
4. "County board incumbents re-elected". County board incumbents re-elected. Retrieved January 27, 2007.
5. Levy, Paul (October 16, 2007). "Scott LeDoux: Still fighting". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
6. ^ Demko, Paul (March 19, 2008). "Beer as combat sport: Boxing commissioner Scott LeDoux unleashes "Miller Lite Technique"". City Pages. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
7. Pugmire, Tim (December 19, 2008). "Investigation: head of Combatitive Sports Commission violated ethics". Minnesota Public Radio News. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
8. Von Sternberg, Bob (January 16, 2009). "Boxing panel member resigns over dispute". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
9. Former Boxer LeDoux Diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's. NY Times, January 27, 2009
10. "Scott LeDoux fighting his toughest foe: Lou Gehrig's disease". Scott LeDoux fighting his toughest foe: Lou Gehrig's disease. Retrieved January 27, 2007.
11. "AboutUs/Directors". Wishesandmore.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
12. Hevesi, Dennis (August 12, 2011). "Scott LeDoux, Gritty Heavyweight Boxing Contender, Dies at 62". The New York Times.

External links

• Boxing record for Scott LeDoux from BoxRec (registration required)

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• Deaths from motor neuron disease in the United States
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