Bruce Strauss (born February 6, 1952 in Younkers, NY) is a former boxer who is more known for his losses than for his wins. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Sometimes he would use the alias of Ruben Bardot to obtain fights. His nickname was The Mouse.
Strauss was a boxing journeyman, title given to fighters who typically fight anyone and anywhere, often on short notice. Nevertheless, he became famous around boxing circles because of the amount of fights he lost by knockout. Officially, he lost twenty eight fights by knockout, but it has been estimated that, combined with his fights using the Ruben Bardot alias, he might have actually lost more than 150 fights by knockout. He himself has made mockery of his knockout loss number, stating that he is probably the only boxer in history that has lost by knockout on every continent. A continent is one of several large Landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by Convention rather than any strict criteria with seven regions Strauss apparently does not mind mockery at his expense: In a 1990 Kayo boxing cards set, he posed while sitting on the canvas, with black make-up covering his eye, as he held on to a ring rope. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Kayo boxing cards was the name of a brand of Boxing Trading cards that were released in 1991 This was clearly a pose and not a photo from a fight, as he looked straight into the camera when the photo to be used for the trading card was taken.
On June 1 of 1976, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Strauss debuted as a professional boxer, outpointing Gary Maiza after four rounds. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma. His first official knockout defeat came at the hands of Mauricio Aldana, on January 10 of 1979 at Las Vegas. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally He also lost fights by knockout in Africa (Cameroon, South Africa), Europe (France, Germany, Italy), South America (Peru) and Oceania (Fiji). The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य It is unclear whether he actually lost a fight by knockout in Australia or Asia under the Ruben Bardot alias. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
To his credit, Strauss fought a number of top challengers and world champions in the Middleweight division, including Charlie Weir, Bobby Czyz, Eckhard Dagge, Al Ford, Billy Collins, Mike McCallum, Marlon Starling, Nino Gonzalez, Juan Jose Gimenez, David Braxton, Al Ford and Davey Hilton, among others. Robert Edward ("Bobby" Czyz (born February 10, 1962 in Orange New Jersey) is an American boxer. Eckhard Dagge ( February 27, 1948 in Probsteinhagen, Germany – April 4, 2006 in Hamburg) was a professional William Ray Collins Jr ( 21 September 1961 – 6 March 1984) was an American professional boxer. Mike McCallum (born December 7, 1956 in Kingston Jamaica) is a retired boxer from Jamaica who held world titles in several weight classes Marlon "Magic Man" Starling was a two-time world champion boxer David Braxton (born May 25, 1965 in Omaha Nebraska) was a Linebacker in the National Football League for the Minnesota Dave Hilton Jr (born December 9, 1963 in Port Credit Ontario) is a former boxing world champion He also fought former world Lightweight champion Harry Arroyo, and a boxer who was also named Howard Stern. Harry Arroyo (born October 25, 1957) is a former American boxer who gained international recognition as the IBF Lightweight Champion of
His last official fight was a six round decision win over Terry Jesmer on November 24 of 1989 in Bismarck, North Dakota. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Bismarck is the Capital of the US state of North Dakota, the County seat of Burleigh County, and the second most populous city in
Strauss officially had a record of 76 wins, 53 losses and 5 draws (ties), with 54 knockout wins and 28 knockout losses. His 54 knockout wins did place him in boxing's exclusive group of fighters with 50 or more wins by knockout.