Originally Posted by Rocco Del Sesto
The Continuing Jumbo Gauvin Saga.....
Sat, Dec 26, 1936, Star Weekly, Toronto, Canada - An article mentioning Oliver Shanks in part of the contect of it mentions Shanks having knocked out Jumbo Gauvin in two rounds at Burlington Vt. Does not mention any date. Only record of any kind found for the BoxRec entry of Jumbo Gauvin vs Oliver Shanks fight dated 10/3/36 at Burlington.
Found in some online newspapers is an account of a fight Gauvin had with Babe Beatty.
Tue, Feb 16, 1937 and Sat Feb 20, 1937, The Newport Daily Express, VT - Jumbo Gauvin "of Orleans" this article states presenting the fight to be coming up on Newport boxing promoter Dave Sisco's upcoming fight show. Jumbo Gauvin is presented as the heavyweight champ of Vermont. Says that Gauvin and Babe Beatty who Gauvin is to fight are two of the very popular boxers in the area. The article on the 16th states Gauvin "of Fort Ethan Allen".
Fri, Feb 26, 1937, The Caledonian-Record, St. Johnsbury, VT - Light heavyweight champion Babe Beatty stopped Jumbo Gauvin in the 4th round of a scheduled 10 rounder. At the outset of the fight, Beatty showed being aggressively cautious but the better boxer. Beatty trailed Gauvin of Fort Ethan Allen about the ring staying clear of a fast left that Gauvin would deliver on occasion. Beatty kept up the same tactics in the second outpointing Gauvin. The third round was pretty even, but then in the fourth, Beatty delivered a right hook to Gauvin's jaw that left him groggy. As Gauvin wondered over to the opposit corner, Beatty planted another. Leaning back clutching the top rope, Gauvin left himself open to lefts and rights from Beatty and eventually he dropped to the canvas in a puddle of blood from his nose.
Fri, Apr 16, 1937, The Caledonian-Record, St. Jouhnsbury, VT - It what was being billed a "grudge" rematch fight between Jumbo Gauvin, 190 lbs and Babe Beatty, 170 lbs that might go the distance at the state Armory Thursday night. About 1200-1500 fight fans through were shocked by the sudden and dramatic end of the fight in only 1 min - 43 seconds! At the start of the bell, Gauvin quickly lumbered in to the Beatty. "Beaty got in a pair of light lefts before Gauvin started his haymakers", but Beatty was able to duck under the wild swings. Then the unexpected happened when Beatty's left caught Gauvin in his windpipe that was reported sore before the fight from thier previous bout. Gauvin went down for a count of nine just twenty eight seconds after the opening bell. Gauvin made it up, but Beatty forced Gauvin into a corner and jabed the left into the neck two or three more times. A right then caught Jumbo's jaw and he went down near the ropes. Before the count was up, Gauvin told his seconds that he was unable to continue.
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