Lou Ambers

Mark Allen Baker, business executive and author of hundreds of articles and more than 25 books, is the only person to serve the International Boxing Hall of Fame as an author, historian, chairperson, sponsor, volunteer and biographer. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame, and was accorded a Lifetime Award of Merit by the State University of New York in 2022.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction: Bootleg Boxing in New York StateOne. Hometown HistoryTwo. Luigi Giuseppe D’AmbrosioThree. 1933—You’re Getting to Be a HabitFour. 1934—Let Not Your Hearts Be TroubledFive. 1935—Lullaby of BroadwaySix. 1936—Tragedy and TriumphSeven. 1937—Pennies from HeavenEight. 1938—Thanks for the MemoryNine. 1939—Heaven Can WaitTen. 1940—I Want a GirlEleven. 1941—You Made Me Love YouTwelve. The Flight to PhoenixAppendix A: Luigi Giuseppe D’Ambrosio—A Selected Boxing RecordAppendix B: Federation of Amateur Sports Clubs Directory of Selected Boxers (1931–1933)Appendix C: Official Records of Associated Members of the International Boxing Hall of FameChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“Meticulously researched...Baker is at his best describing the action of Lou’s most significant fights.”—Ringside Seat