Louis Monaco
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Louis Monaco, born April 28, 1968 in Denver, CO, is a heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "The Facelifter", Monaco is an entertaining journeyman fighter who fought several significant fighters of his era.
Monaco turned pro in 1995 and has been a prototypical heavyweight journeyman and is often used as record padding for aspiring contenders. A short but stocky heavyweight at 5'11" and around 215 pounds, he's fought contenders and pretenders, most often losing, sometimes in spectacular fashion. He's been beaten by Eric Esch, Trevor Berbick, Kirk Johnson, Vitali Klitschko, Lamon Brewster, Fres Oquendo, Lance Whitaker, and Maurice Harris. He has had some success, particularly earlier in his career, when he drew with Rick Roufus, TKO'd Peter McNeeley and Kevin McBride, and beat Michael Dokes.
Possibly Monaco's greatest moment came during a loss. He nearly brought Buster Douglas's amazing comeback to a screeching halt in a 1997. In a bizarre ending, Monaco landed a right hand just after the bell to end round one that knocked Douglas to the canvas. Douglas was unable to continue after a five-minute rest period, thus he was awarded the win by disqualification in a fight that was aired on USA-TV's "Tuesday Night Fights" program.
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