Louis Monaco, born April 28, 1968 in Denver, CO, is a heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "The Facelifter", Monaco is a heavyweight clubfighter 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 only 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. Eric Scott Butterbean Esch (born August 3, 1966 in Bay City, Michigan) is a professional boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist, known for his bald head and excessive weight. ... Trevor Berbick Trevor Berbick (August 1, 1955 – October 28, 2006) was a Jamaican heavyweight boxer whose professional career spanned 1976 until 2000. ... Kirk Johnson (born June 29, 1972) is a professional Heavyweight boxer from North Preston, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Dr. Vitali Vladimirovich Klitschko (Ukrainian: ) born July 19, 1971). ... Relentless Lamon Tajuan Brewster (born June 5, 1973, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American heavyweight professional boxer, who has won the World Boxing Organizations version of the world heavyweight title. ... Fres Oquendo born April 1, 1973 in Puerto Rico, is a professional heavyweight boxer. ... Lance Whitaker (born May 29, 1972 in Granada Hills, California) is a heavyweight boxer, who won the bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. ... Maurice Harris, born February 21, 1976 as Wilbur Maurice Harris, is a light heavyweight turned heavyweight boxer with a record of 20 wins, 14 losses, 2 draws, and 10 knockouts. ...

But he also had some success, particularly earlier in his career, when he drew with former kickboxer Rick Roufus, TKO'd Peter McNeeley and beat a washed-up Michael Dokes. His biggest win came by KO over a then-undefeated Kevin McBride, Rick Roufus (born June 3, 1967) is an American kickboxer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin,USA. He is one of the most visible figures of his sport. ... Hurricane Peter McNeeley (born October 6, 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former heavyweight boxer. ... Michael Dokes is an American boxer in the heavyweight division, nicknamed Dynamite. Dokes turned professional in 1976 and first came to prominence in 1979 when he defeated veteran contender Jimmy Young. ... Kevin Martin McBride (born May 5, 1973 in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland) is an Irish boxer. ...

Possibly Monaco's greatest moment came during a loss. He nearly brought Buster Douglas's 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. James Buster Douglas (born April 7, 1960) was a heavyweight boxer from Columbus, Ohio who scored one of the biggest upsets ever in the sport by knocking out then_undefeated Mike Tyson in 10 rounds in 1990. ...

External links

• Boxing Record