# Gaétan Hart

Gaëtan Hart (born November 9, 1953) is a former lightweight/welterweight boxer from Québec, who was a three-time boxing champion for his country. He lost his only world title fight against Aaron Pryor in 1980. Boxer Cleveland Denny died 16 days after being knocked out by Hart in 1980. Six weeks prior to that bout, Hart defeated Ralph Racine and put him in a coma from which Racine eventually recovered.
In 1992, he was featured in a National Film Board of Canada documentary, The Steak (a title inspired by Jack London's short story A Piece of Steak), directed by Pierre Falardeau. Hart now runs a Gatineau (Hull, Quebec) boxing club.
An article on Hart appeared in the April 1979 The Ring magazine.

## Professional boxing record

| 91 fights | 57 wins | 30 losses |
| By knockout | 25 | 14 |
| By decision | 32 | 16 |
| Draws | 4 | 4 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 91 | Loss | 57–30–4 | Mathias Bedburdick | TKO | 3 (6), 1:21 | Feb 29, 2000 | Pierre-Charbonneau Centre, Montreal, Canada | |
| 90 | Loss | 57–29–4 | Michel Galarneau | UD | 12 | Oct 20, 1992 | Forum, Montreal, Canada | For Canadian welterweight title |
| 89 | Loss | 57–28–4 | Greg Gayle | MD | 8 | Dec 11, 1990 | The Palace, Laval, Canada | |
| 88 | Win | 57–27–4 | Michel Galarneau | MD | 10 | Oct 30, 1990 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | |
| 87 | Loss | 56–27–4 | Pierre Huneault | MD | 10 | Oct 14, 1984 | Forum, Montreal, Canada | |
| 86 | Loss | 56–26–4 | Jorge Nina | SD | 10 | Sep 17, 1984 | Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Quebec City, Canada | |
| 85 | Loss | 56–25–4 | Remo Di Carlo | UD | 12 | Mar 25, 1984 | Forum, Montreal, Canada | For Canadian lightweight titel |
| 84 | Win | 56–24–4 | Paul Collette | TKO | 7 (8), 2:29 | Dec 4, 1983 | Forum, Montreal, Canada | |
| 83 | Win | 55–24–4 | Andre Sarrazin | UD | 8 | Nov 10, 1983 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | |
| 82 | Win | 54–24–4 | Derrick Cuttino | UD | 8 | Aug 23, 1983 | Le Carrefour Sport Centre, Laval, Canada | |
| 81 | Win | 53–24–4 | Kenny Smith | UD | 8 | Jul 29, 1983 | Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | |
| 80 | Loss | 52–24–4 | Livingstone Bramble | UD | 10 | Apr 26, 1983 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 79 | Draw | 52–23–4 | Pierre Huneault | UD | 10 | Mar 22, 1983 | Robert Guertin Arena, Hull, Canada | |
| 78 | Loss | 52–23–3 | Johnny Summerhays | SD | 12 | Dec 14, 1982 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | Lost Canadian lightweight title |
| 77 | Loss | 52–22–3 | Donnie Poole | TKO | 3 (10), 1:59 | Sep 21, 1982 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | |
| 76 | Win | 52–21–3 | Jean Lapointe | TKO | 3 (12), 2:23 | Jun 22, 1982 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | Retained Canadian lightweight title |
| 75 | Win | 51–21–3 | Louis Hubela | UD | 10 | May 25, 1982 | Civic Center, Ottawa, Canada | |
| 74 | Win | 50–21–3 | Rocky Zolnierczyk | UD | 8 | Apr 6, 1982 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | |
| 73 | Win | 49–21–3 | Mike Blunt | TKO | 10 (10), 2:49 | Mar 4, 1982 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | |
| 72 | Win | 48–21–3 | Michel Lalonde | UD | 12 | Dec 15, 1981 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | Won Canadian lightweight title |
| 71 | Win | 47–21–3 | Donnie Poole | UD | 10 | Nov 3, 1981 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | |
| 70 | Win | 46–21–3 | Johnny Copeland | TKO | 4 (10), 2:35 | Sep 10, 1981 | Robert Guertin Arena, Hull, Canada | |
| 69 | Loss | 45–21–3 | Claude Noel | TKO | 3 (10), 1:41 | Mar 24, 1981 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | |
| 68 | Win | 45–20–3 | Louis Hubela | SD | 10 | Feb 9, 1981 | Civic Center, Ottawa, Canada | |
| 67 | Loss | 44–20–3 | Aaron Pryor | TKO | 6 (15), 2:09 | Nov 22, 1980 | Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | For WBA light welterweight title |
| 66 | Win | 44–19–3 | Pedro Acosta Nunez | UD | 10 | Sep 23, 1980 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | |
| 65 | Win | 43–19–3 | Cleveland Denny | TKO | 10 (10), 2:48 | Jun 20, 1980 | Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada | Denny dies 16 days later of injuries sustained in this bout |
| 64 | Win | 42–19–3 | Ralph Racine | TKO | 12 (12), 1:43 | May 7, 1980 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | Racine went into a coma after this bout, eventually recovered; Retained Canadian lightweight title |
| 63 | Win | 41–19–3 | Nick Furlano | SD | 12 | Mar 25, 1980 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | Won Canadian lightweight title |
| 62 | Win | 40–19–3 | Tim LaValley | KO | 8 (10) | Mar 13, 1980 | Robert Guertin Hotel, Hull, Canada | |
| 61 | Win | 39–19–3 | Ken Muse | UD | 10 | Jan 20, 1980 | Concorde Hotel, Quebec City, Canada | |
| 60 | Win | 38–19–3 | Roberto Colon | TKO | 4 (10), 2:00 | Dec 23, 1979 | Verdun Auditorium, Montreal, Canada | |
| 59 | Win | 37–19–3 | Benito Jimenez | TKO | 4 (8), 1:49 | Nov 6, 1979 | Forum, Montreal, Canada | |
| 58 | Loss | 36–19–3 | Nick Furlano | MD | 12 | Aug 21, 1979 | Forum, Montreal, Canada | Lost Canadian lightweight title |
| 57 | Loss | 36–18–3 | Ernest Bing | SD | 10 | Jul 24, 1979 | Steel Pier Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 56 | Win | 36–17–3 | Nick Furlano | SD | 8 | Jun 26, 1979 | Forum, Montreal, Canada | |
| 55 | Draw | 35–17–3 | Ernest Bing | PTS | 10 | Jun 3, 1979 | Port-Cartier, Quebec, Canada | |
| 54 | Win | 35–17–2 | Angel Cruz | MD | 10 | May 7, 1979 | Palais des Sports, Gatineau, Canada | |
| 53 | Loss | 34–17–2 | Claude Noel | UD | 10 | Mar 30, 1979 | Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 52 | Win | 34–16–2 | Tommy Rose | UD | 10 | Feb 5, 1979 | Robert Guertin Arena, Hull, Canada | |
| 51 | Win | 33–16–2 | Danny Daniels | TKO | 3 (10), 2:32 | Dec 19, 1978 | Verdun Auditorium, Montreal, Canada | |
| 50 | Win | 32–16–2 | Johnny Summerhays | UD | 12 | Dec 5, 1978 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal Canada | Retained Canadian lightweight title |
| 49 | Win | 31–16–2 | Al Franklin | TKO | 8 (10) | Nov 20, 1978 | Salle des Chevaliers de Colomb, Buckingham, Canada | |
| 48 | Win | 30–16–2 | Ron Meaweather | KO | 8 (?) | Sep 26, 1978 | Hotel LaCite, Montreal, Canada | |
| 47 | Win | 29–16–2 | Quentin Blackman | UD | 10 | Aug 31, 1978 | Stade Hiver Masson, Buckingham, Canada | |
| 46 | Win | 28–16–2 | Jean Lapointe | TKO | 10 (12), 2:22 | Jun 27, 1978 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | Retained Canadian lightweight title |
| 45 | Win | 27–16–2 | Leo Marsh | KO | 2 (12), 0:58 | Jun 1, 1978 | Arena, Hull, Canada | Retained Canadian lightweight title |
| 44 | Win | 26–16–2 | Cleveland Denny | SD | 12 | Apr 5, 1978 | Forum, Montreal, Canada | Won CPBC (Canadian) lightweight title |
| 43 | Win | 25–16–2 | Rocky Orengo | UD | 10 | Feb 21, 1978 | Forum, Montreal, Canada | |
| 42 | Win | 24–16–2 | Ralph Racine | UD | 10 | Jan 24, 1978 | Forum, Montreal, Quebec | |
| 41 | Win | 23–16–2 | Michel Rouleau | UD | 8 | Dec 13, 1977 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | |
| 40 | Win | 22–16–2 | Jim Henry | UD | 10 | Nov 22, 1977 | Hotel Palace, Buckingham, Canada | |
| 39 | Win | 21–16–2 | Barry Sponagle | UD | 8 | Nov 1, 1977 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | |
| 38 | Win | 20–16–2 | Willie Davis | PTS | 8 | Oct 24, 1977 | Hotel Palace, Buckingham, Canada | |
| 37 | Loss | 19–16–2 | Cleveland Denny | UD | 10 | Sep 27, 1977 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | |
| 36 | Win | 19–15–2 | Ricardo Raul Camoranesi | PTS | 8 | Jul 26, 1977 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 35 | Loss | 18–15–2 | Dominick Monaco | PTS | 10 | May 21, 1976 | Prospect Hall, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 18–14–2 | James "Gil" King | TKO | 3 (10), 1:07 | May 3, 1976 | Hull Arena, Hull, Canada | |
| 33 | Loss | 17–14–2 | Al Franklin | UD | 8 | Apr 22, 1976 | Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 32 | Loss | 17–13–2 | Tony Petronelli | KO | 12 (12), 2:36 | Mar 17, 1976 | WNAC-TV Studio, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | For NABF light welterweight title |
| 31 | Win | 17–12–2 | Leo DiFiore | KO | 5 (10), 2:04 | Feb 16, 1976 | Alymer (Gatineau), Quebec, Canada | |
| 30 | Win | 16–12–2 | Luis Davila | KO | 5 (10), 1:07 | Jan 26, 1976 | Salle Aylmer, Aylmer (Gatineau), Canada | |
| 29 | Win | 15–12–2 | Lamar Baskin | KO | 3 (10) | Dec 22, 1975 | Hotel Ambassador, Gatineau, Canada | |
| 28 | Loss | 14–12–2 | Alfredo Escalera | KO | 6 (10) | Nov 17, 1975 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 27 | Draw | 14–11–2 | Al Franklin | SD | 10 | Oct 28, 1975 | De La Salle High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 14–11–1 | Roland Sigman | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 18, 1975 | Arena, Hull, Canada | |
| 25 | Loss | 13–11–1 | Ricardo Thomatis | UD | 8 | Aug 22, 1975 | Pick-Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 13–10–1 | Danny Stokes | PTS | 8 | Jul 30, 1975 | St. Lawrence Market, Toronto, Canada | |
| 23 | Win | 12–10–1 | Ron Jones | KO | 1 (?) | Jul 25, 1975 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 11–10–1 | George Anderson | PTS | 6 | Jun 25, 1975 | Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 10–10–1 | Larry Moore | KO | 2 (8) | Jun 17, 1975 | Arena, Hull, Canada | |
| 20 | Loss | 9–10–1 | Cornell Hall | PTS | 6 | Jul 8, 1975 | Civic Center, Ottawa, Canada | |
| 19 | Loss | 9–9–1 | Bruno Arcari | KO | 1 (10) | May 10, 1975 | Genoa, Liguria, Italy | Hart was a last-minute replacement when Victor Perez, the original opponent, failed to show up |
| 18 | Loss | 9–8–1 | Daniel Levesque | KO | 3 (6), 2:52 | Apr 30, 1975 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | |
| 17 | Loss | 9–7–1 | Danny Stokes | PTS | 8 | Feb 21, 1975 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| 16 | Win | 9–6–1 | Roberto Medina | SD | 6 | Oct 29, 1974 | Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 15 | Loss | 8–6–1 | Rudy Bolds | KO | 3 (10), 1:27 | Sep 18, 1974 | Monzo's Howard Johnson's, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 8–5–1 | Ron Pettigrew | KO | 6 (?) | Aug 25, 1974 | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 13 | Win | 7–5–1 | Ron Pettigrew | TKO | 6 (10) | Jul 24, 1974 | Pierre Lafontaine Arena, Pointe-Gatineau, Canada | |
| 12 | Win | 6–5–1 | Cornell Hall | UD | 8 | Jul 3, 1974 | Pierre Lafontaine Arena, Pointe-Gatineau, Canada | |
| 11 | Loss | 5–5–1 | Barry Sponagle | KO | 7 (?) | Jun 15, 1974 | Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 10 | Win | 5–4–1 | Tony Johnson | SD | 6 | Jun 10, 1974 | Cholette Arena, Hull, Canada | |
| 9 | Win | 4–4–1 | Eddie Heckbert | TKO | 4 (6), 2:00 | Apr 19, 1974 | Robert Guertin Arena, Hull, Canada | |
| 8 | Loss | 3–4–1 | Jose Martinez | KO | 4 (6) | Mar 5, 1974 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | |
| 7 | Draw | 3–3–1 | Jo Jo Jackson | PTS | 4 | Oct 23, 1973 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | |
| 6 | Loss | 3–3 | Jim Henry | KO | 4 (?) | Aug 21, 1973 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Canada | |
| 5 | Loss | 3–2 | Jim Henry | KO | 5 (6), 2:35 | Jun 19, 1973 | Sorel, Quebec, Canada | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Pierre Deschenes | UD | 6 | May 7, 1973 | Colisée de Québec, Quebec City, Canada | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Royal Boutin | UD | 6 | Apr 30, 1973 | Hull Arena, Hull, Canada | |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Tucker Harrigan | KO | 2 (4) | Feb 19, 1973 | Arena, Hull, Canada | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Paul Collette | KO | 5 (6) | Dec 6, 1972 | Hull Arena, Hull, Canada | |