Yvon Durelle (October 14, 1929 – January 6, 2007), was a Canadian champion boxer. He was of Acadian descent.

Early life

From a family of fourteen children, Yvon Durelle grew up in Baie-Ste-Anne, a small

Acadian The Acadians (french: Acadiens , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the desc ...

fishing village on

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on the

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coast. Like many others of his generation, he left school at an early age to work on a fishing boat. In his spare time, Durelle liked to box and while still working in the fishery, he began prize fighting on weekends.

Career

Billed as ''The Fighting Fisherman'', Durelle began his professional career in 1948, boxing at various venues around the province of New Brunswick. By August 1950, Yvon showed only one defeat in twenty three starts, the lone blemish a loss by disqualification, to Billy Snowball. Over time he was gaining a reputation as a tough opponent with a hard punch. A large fan following in Chatham, one in

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and as well in

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resulted in a groundswell of popularity as his victories eventually made him one of the top ranked

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fighters in Canada.

Championship years

In May 1953, Durelle won the Canadian middleweight championship. He defended his title, winning 8 straight bouts. He moved up in weight class to fight in the

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division.

Light Heavyweight

In his first fight against a heavier and stronger opponent, he defeated the Canadian champion to take the light-heavyweight title. The following year, he fought outside his native Canada for the first time, going to

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, New York to fight

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, an up-and-coming American

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champion. Outpointed in 8 rounds by the man who soon became the

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champion of the world, Durelle's strong performance in a losing cause against Patterson gained him wide respect in the international boxing world. In New York City in March 1957, Durelle broke into the top ten world rankings with a 10-round decision over Angelo Defendis. In May he won the British Empire light-heavyweight championship and the following month fought the top-ranked contender in the world, Tony Anthony. In a fight most experts say he won handily, Durelle was given only a draw against the heavily favored Anthony but it elevated him to the number 3 ranking in the world. He became a much talked about sports personality in his native country after he beat the German champion,

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. In 1958, he defeated Clarence Hinnant, regarded by many as one of the best all around boxers of the time. The victory provided Durelle with the opportunity for his first chance to fight for a world title.

Light Heavyweight Title Fight

Durelle's light-heavyweight championship fight against the great

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on December 10, 1958 at the Forum in

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, is one of the most memorable fights in boxing history. Listed as a 4-to-1 underdog, Durelle became a legend in Canada after the bout. In one of the first fights broadcast coast-to-coast on American television, Durelle stunned boxing patrons by knocking the champion down 3 times in the first round. Under boxing rules today (except those of the

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), the fight would have been stopped after three knockdowns in one round and Yvon Durelle would have been world champion. Also, he missed an opportunity when, after the first knockdown, he stood over Moore watching for several seconds before returning to his corner. As a result of his delay, the referee had to wait to begin the count, and Moore made it to his feet at the count of nine. Durelle would have likely won if he went to his corner. Durelle swarmed all over the champion for four more rounds and knocked him to the canvas again in round five but Moore held on and eventually wore Durelle down to retain his world championship with an eleventh-round knockout. The fight was the talk of the boxing world and members of the Canadian press voted it the sporting event of the year. In an interview in 1994, Archie Moore, upon recounting the fight still hailed as classic, had this to say: "As the fight wore on and I got stronger, I thought to myself that this fella was the toughest man I'd ever fought. I turned professional in 1936 and fought until 1965--229 bouts. And I still think Durelle was the toughest man I ever faced."

From Boxing to Wrestling and back

Six months later, in June 1959, at Durelle's home village of Baie-Ste-Anne, thirty-five fishermen died when they were swept out to sea by 40-foot tidal waves that pounded the wharf. Distraught at the loss of friends and relatives, in August he lost in a world title fight rematch with Archie Moore by a third-round knockout. In November of that year he lost in 12 rounds to the Canadian heavyweight champion,

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. Durelle fought only a few more times, before taking up professional wrestling in 1961. He returned to boxing in 1963 winning twice more before retiring permanently. He continued to earn a living at wrestling, primarily in eastern Canada but on occasion with

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, in

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Later life and death

Despite his size and brutal profession, Durelle is often referred to as a modest and gentle man (his nickname was "doux", meaning "soft"). However, in the 1970s an event profoundly impacted him and his family when, in a bar that he owned and operated, he shot and killed a man who had attacked him. Charged with murder, he was defended by a young lawyer by the name of

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and was acquitted on the grounds of self-defence. The trial received massive and sustained publicity and McKenna eventually went into politics and was elected premier of the province of New Brunswick. Retired in his native village, a small museum with souvenirs of his twenty-year boxing career was built attached to his home where he and his wife of more than fifty years greeted fans who still showed up to see the New Brunswick boxer. In an article for

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.com about the most memorable matches in boxing history, current-day referee

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said: "''I don't think you'll ever see a fight like Durelle-Moore again...That fight transcended what great fights are''." Durelle incurred a

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on December 25, 2006, and died at age 77 on January 6, 2007, at the Moncton Hospital in Moncton, New Brunswick. He also had

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prior to this. His funeral was held on January 11, 2007, from Ste-Anne Roman Catholic Church in Baie-Ste-Anne, New Brunswick.

Professional boxing record

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, , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 69-18-2 , align=left, Tim Jones , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 68-18-2 , align=left, Guenter Balzer , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , style="background:#abcdef;", Draw , 67-18-2 , align=left, Tony E. Anthony , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 67-18-1 , align=left, Gordon Wallace , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 66-18-1 , align=left, Leo Johnson , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 65-18-1 , align=left, Angelo DeFendis , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 64-18-1 , align=left, Clarence Floyd , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss , 63-18-1 , align=left, Clarence Hinnant , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 63-17-1 , align=left, Bobby L. King , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 62-17-1 , align=left, Chubby Wright , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 61-17-1 , align=left, Gary Garafola , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 60-17-1 , align=left, Wilfred Picot , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 59-17-1 , align=left, Alvin Williams , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 58-17-1 , align=left, Wilfred Picot , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss , 57-17-1 , align=left, Arthur Howard , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 57-16-1 , align=left, Jerome Richardson , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss , 56-16-1 , align=left, Artie Towne , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss , 56-15-1 , align=left, Yolande Pompey , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss , 56-14-1 , align=left, Jimmy Slade , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 56-13-1 , align=left, Billy Fifield , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss , 55-13-1 , align=left,

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Chase , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 48-8-1 , align=left, Billy Fifield , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss , 47-8-1 , align=left, Waddell Hanna , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss , 47-7-1 , align=left, Floyd Patterson , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , style="background:#abcdef;", Draw , 47-6-1 , align=left, Doug Harper , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss , 47-6 , align=left, Doug Harper , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 47-5 , align=left, Gordon Wallace , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 46-5 , align=left, Al Winn , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 45-5 , align=left, Melvin Wade , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 44-5 , align=left, Gordon Wallace , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 43-5 , align=left, Wilfredo Miro , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 42-5 , align=left, Curtis Wade , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 41-5 , align=left, Archie Hannigan , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 40-5 , align=left, Joey Greco , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 39-5 , align=left, Curtis Wade , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 38-5 , align=left, Harry Poulton , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 37-5 , align=left, Tony Amato , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 36-5 , align=left, George Ross , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 35-5 , align=left, Jimmy Nolan , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 34-5 , align=left, Hurley Sanders , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss , 33-5 , align=left, Hurley Sanders , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 33-4 , align=left, Eddie Zastre , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 32-4 , align=left, Cobey McCluskey , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 31-4 , align=left, Arnold Fleiger , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , style="background:#dae2f1;", NC , 31-4 , align=left, Cobey McCluskey , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 30-4 , align=left, Bob Stecher , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 29-4 , align=left, Tiger Warrington , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 28-4 , align=left, Alvin Upshaw , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss , 27-4 , align=left, Cobey McCluskey , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 27-3 , align=left, Al Couture , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 26-3 , align=left, Ossie Farrell , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss , 25-3 , align=left, Cobey McCluskey , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 25-2 , align=left, Tiger Warrington , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 24-2 , align=left, Coot O'Rea , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 23-2 , align=left, Alvin Upshaw , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss , 22-2 , align=left, Roy Wouters , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 22-1 , align=left, Eddie Hamilton , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 21-1 , align=left, Bob Stecher , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 20-1 , align=left, Ossie Farrell , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 19-1 , align=left, Bernard McCluskey , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 18-1 , align=left, Pat Davis , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 17-1 , align=left, Bill McLaughlin , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 16-1 , align=left, Kid Wolfe , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 15-1 , align=left, Billy Landry , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 14-1 , align=left, Cobey McCluskey , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 13-1 , align=left, Jimmy Mooney , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 12-1 , align=left, Cobey McCluskey , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 11-1 , align=left, Joe Tyne , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 10-1 , align=left, Manuel Leek , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 9-1 , align=left, Harry Poulton , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 8-1 , align=left, Harry Poulton , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 7-1 , align=left, Crosley Irvine , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 6-1 , align=left, Al Batten , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss , 5-1 , align=left, Billy Snowball , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 5-0 , align=left, Al Batten , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 4-0 , align=left, Percy R. Richardson , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 3-0 , align=left, Al Fraser , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 2-0 , align=left, Al Fraser , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , 1-0 , align=left, Sonny Ramsay , , , , align=left, , align=left,

Related works

* Yvon Durelle's biography, ''The Fighting Fisherman: The Life of Yvon Durelle'' by author Raymond Fraser (Doubleday, ), published in 1981, republished in 2005. * In 2003, Ginette Pellerin of the

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made a French film documentary on his life called ''Durelle''.

Awards and recognition

*Inducted into the

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in 1971 *Inducted into the

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in 1975 *Inducted into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame in 1989

References

*Fraser, Raymond. ''The Fighting Fisherman : The Life of Yvon Durelle''

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(1981 – rereleased 2005) *

External links

Obituary for Yvon Durelle from Bell's Funeral Home in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
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Website for Yvon Durelle
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