# Former boxer Scott LeDoux has ALS

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-boxer-scott-ledoux-has-als/483181>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 27, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-boxer-scott-ledoux-has-als/483181 "2009-01-27T03:27:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-boxer-scott-ledoux-has-als/483181/1 "2009-01-27T03:27:53Z")

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[Story](http://www.startribune.com/local/north/38307524.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUnciatkEP7DhUsr).

LeDoux was a solid fighter in an era where that boasted some of the best heavyweights, but his most memorable match was the one in which he accidentally knocked off [Howard Cosell’s hairpiece](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBlNgTBvhiA) (at about 1:16).