ko death_date death_place weight birth_place nationality article_title total birth_date nickname draws wins realname losses name style
31 september 29 , 1991 sacramento , california heavyweight los angeles , california usa american lou nova
 63 march 16 , 1913 the cosmic puncher 5 49 jay l. nova 9 lou nova orthodox
lou nova

lou nova -lrb- march 16 , 1913 -- september 29 , 1991 -rrb- aka `` cosmic punch '' was an american boxer and actor .
born in los angeles , california , the nova was the u.s. and world amateur boxing champion in 1935 .
after turning pro , he remained undefeated in his first 22 matches , and won 40 fights in total .
he was the first top rated boxer to practice yoga , and reportedly did headstands in the dressing room before his title bout with joe louis .
