Leo Florian Hauck

Leo Houck
Statistics
Real name	Leo Florian Hauck
Nickname(s)	Lancaster Thunderbolt
Weight(s)	Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight Welterweight Featherweight Flyweight
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality	American
Born	(1888-11-04)November 4, 1888 Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Died	January 21, 1950(1950-01-21) (aged 61)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	211;[1]
Wins	144
Wins by KO	21
Losses	36
Draws	23
No contests	5

A young Leo Houck

Houck (right) posing before his fight with Billy Murray

Leo Florian Hauck (November 4, 1888 – January 21, 1950) was an American boxer. During his career he was able to achieve victories over many Hall of Famers including Jack Britton, Jack Dillon, Battling Levinsky, Frank Klaus, Billy Papke, Jeff Smith and Harry Lewis. He also faced the likes of Harry Greb, Gene Tunney and Mike Gibbons. He was inducted into the Ring Magazine hall of fame in 1969, the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1972, and enshrined within the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a part of the 2012 class.^[2]

Biography[]

He was born on November 4, 1888 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He began boxing in 1902 as a flyweight, and fought successfully in every weight division up to heavyweight. ^[3] Houck later served as the boxing coach at Penn State from 1922 to 1949, while also working as a boxing promoter in Lancaster (1931-32). Houck also worked as a referee and judge in the state of Pennsylvania. He died on January 21, 1950.

Notable Bouts[]

Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes[4]
Loss	Gene Tunney	NWS	10	1920-12-07	4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, New Jersey	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Gene Tunney	NWS	6	1920-11-25	Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Harry Greb	NWS	10	1919-04-25	Carney Auditorium, Erie, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Mike Gibbons	NWS	8	1919-03-25	Saint Louis Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Harry Greb	NWS	6	1919-03-06	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Harry Greb	PTS	12	1919-01-14	Arena (Armory A.A.), Boston, Massachusetts
Loss	Battling Levinsky	NWS	6	1918-12-25	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Win	Jeff Smith	NWS	6	1918-07-04	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Win	Gunboat Smith	NWS	6	1918-05-27	Erne Club, Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Johnny Wilson	PTS	12	1918-04-15	Douglas A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts
Win	Johnny Wilson	PTS	12	1918-03-11	Douglas A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts
Loss	Battling Levinsky	NWS	6	1917-05-16	York, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Mike Gibbons	NWS	10	1915-05-26	St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York	Newspaper Decision
Win	George Chip	NWS	12	1914-04-21	Grand Opera House, Youngstown, Ohio	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Billy Murray	TKO	14 (20)	1914-02-23	Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, California
Win	George Chip	NWS	6	1913-11-15	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Win	Jack Dillon	NWS	6	1913-10-09	Rocky Springs Park, Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Jack Dillon	NWS	6	1913-01-22	Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Win	Eddie McGoorty	NWS	6	1912-10-09	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Win	Billy Papke	NWS	6	1912-09-27	Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Win	George Chip	NWS	6	1912-06-13	Rossmere Park, Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Jack Dillon	TKO	6	1912-01-01	Auditorium (Virginia Ave.), Indianapolis, Indiana
Win	Battling Levinsky	PTS	12	1912-01-01	Arena (Armory A.A.), Boston, Massachusetts
Loss	Frank Klaus	NWS	6	1911-10-18	American A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Win	George Chip	NWS	6	1911-09-16	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Win	Harry Lewis	PTS	20	1911-05-03	L'Hippodrome, Paris
Win	Battling Levinsky	NWS	6	1911-03-16	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Frank Klaus	PTS	20	1911-02-14	Arena (Armory A.A.), Boston, Massachusetts
Win	Battling Levinsky	NWS	6	1911-02-02	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Win	Frank Klaus	NWS	6	1910-10-29	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Win	Harry Lewis	NWS	6	1910-09-17	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Win	Harry Lewis	PTS	12	1910-08-23	Arena (Armory A.A.), Boston, Massachusetts
Draw	Jack Britton	NWS	6	1909-03-18	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Draw	Jack Britton	NWS	6	1909-02-04	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Win	Jack Britton	NWS	6	1906-10-18	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Leo Florian Hauck from BoxRec
• Leo Florian Hauck at Find a Grave