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Gus Lesnevich

6023 KOs

145 KOs

5Draws

Last six: W-W-L-W-L-L

Career

division

Light Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

79

rounds

607

KO %

38.3%

KO wins

23

KO losses

5

career

1934–1949

debut

1934-05-05

last fight

1949-08-10

Profile

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 9″ / 175cm

nationality

United States

origin

Cliffside Park, NJ, USA

city / state / zip

Cliffside Park, New Jersey

dob

1915-02-22

age

111

death

1964-02-28

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1945: Boxing and Champions

2016-12-22 · The Sweet Science

If you were a boxing fan during the carefree and happy days that followed 1945, names like Joe Louis, Lee Oma, Lou Nova, Sal Bartolo, Joe Baksi, Charlie Burley, Tami Mauriello, Manuel Ortiz, Gus Lesnevich, Willie Pep, Rocky Graziano, Tony Zale, Jersey …

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

61 5 1

L-RTD

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, USA

National Boxing Association World Heavyweight Title

7 of 15 · 182 / 178 lbs

Referee: Ruby Goldstein

63 16 4

L-UD

Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Vacant American Light Heavyweight Title

15 of 15 · 175 / 174 lbs

Eldridge Eatman

16 17 3

W-KO

Mosque Theater, Newark, New Jersey, United States

1 of 10 · 185 / 197 lbs · 0:21

74 16 7

L-PTS

White City Stadium, White City, London, United Kingdom

Teddy Waltham World Light Heavyweight Title

15 of 15x3 · 175 / 171 lbs

Referee: Teddy Waltham

43 1 0

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

World Light Heavyweight Title

1 of 15 · 175 / 172 lbs · 1:58

Referee: Frank Fullam

75 10 1

W-TKO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

7 of 10 · 181 / 202 lbs

73 9 1

W-UD

Ebbet's Field, Brooklyn, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 179 / 197 lbs

75 12 3

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

1 of 10 · 180 / 190 lbs · 0:59

Referee: Billy Cavanaugh

36 0 0

W-TKO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

World Light Heavyweight Title

10 of 15 · 174 / 172 lbs · 2:19

Referee: Johnny Burns

27 1 0

L-KO

Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, United Kingdom

8 of 10x3 · 182 / 192 lbs · 1:40

66 12 7

W-TKO

Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, United Kingdom

World Light Heavyweight Title

10 of 15x3 · 175 / 174 lbs

44 18 1

L-TKO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

5 of 10 · 183 / 190 lbs

Referee: Arthur Donovan

29 2 3

W-KO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

1 of 10 · 182 / 181 lbs · 2:45

Referee: Nat Fleischer

25 4 0

L-UD

Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

10 of 10 · 178 / 176 lbs

49 6 4

L-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 181 / 184 lbs

32 2 0

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

National Boxing Association World Light Heavyweight Title

15 of 15 · 174 / 174 lbs

32 1 0

W-SD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

National Boxing Association World Light Heavyweight Title

15 of 15 · 175 / 171 lbs

Anton Christoforidis

42 9 7

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

National Boxing Association World Light Heavyweight Title

15 of 15 · 175 / 166 lbs

Judges: Marty Monroe | Joe Agnello

Referee: Frank Fullam

62 8 4

W-PTS

Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States

10 of 10 · 181 / 187 lbs

17 5 4

W-KO

Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, United States

4 of 10 · 178 / 184 lbs · 2:43

Referee: Paul Cavalier

51 18 6

L-PTS

Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 184 / 189 lbs

30 25 2

W-TKO

Belmont Park, Garfield, New Jersey, United States

5 of 10 · 187 / 192 lbs

36 26 1

W-PTS

Belmont Park, Garfield, New Jersey, United States

10 of 10 · 180 / 180 lbs

51 10 1

L-UD

Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States

National Boxing Association World Light Heavyweight Title

15 of 15 · 174 / 174 lbs

29 4 2

W-PTS

Fair Grounds Coliseum, Detroit, Michigan, United States

10 of 10 · 174 / 173 lbs

49 10 1

L-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

NYSAC World Light Heavyweight Title

15 of 15 · 175 / 171 lbs

26 2 2

W-KO

Nutley, New Jersey, United States

1 of 10 · 175 / 172 lbs

28 4 0

W-PTS

Trenton, New Jersey, United States

10 of 10 · 178 / 177 lbs

54 26 4

W-PTS

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

12 of 12

106 34 16

W-KO

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

9 of 12

57 6 2

W-PTS

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

15 of 15

74 18 7

L-PTS

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

15 of 15

Stanley Hasrato

15 7 5

W-KO

West New York, New Jersey, United States

1 of 10 · 169 / 164 lbs

17 13 5

W-PTS

West New York, New Jersey, United States

10 of 10 · 169 / 168 lbs

107 23 1

W-PTS

Hippodrome, New York, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 166 / 153 lbs

11 9 2

W-KO

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

1 of 10 · 169 / 165 lbs

38 3 0

W-PTS

Coliseum, Coral Gables, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 163 / 163 lbs

23 4 2

D-PTS

Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

10 of 10

27 3 1

W-PTS

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

8 of 8 · 166 / 169 lbs

70 15 2

D-PTS

Seattle, Washington, United States

10 of 10 · 165 / 161 lbs

95 30 16

W-PTS

Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States

10 of 10 · 169 / 159 lbs

Atilio Sabatino

51 12 6

W-PTS

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

10 of 10 · 166 / 154 lbs

46 21 4

W-PTS

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

10 of 10 · 169 / 163 lbs

Referee: Bud Taylor

Johnny 'Bandit' Romero

99 25 4

W-KO

Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA

7 of 10 · 171 / 166 lbs

Referee: Mushy Callahan

112 10 22

L-TKO

Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States

5 of 10 · 163 / 159 lbs

Referee: Toby Irwin

32 23 5

W-PTS

Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, United States

8 of 8 · 165 / 172 lbs

113 3 11

L-TKO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

2 of 10 · 163 / 159 lbs · 1:12

Referee: Charley Randolph

46 19 4

W-KO

Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States

9 of 10 · 163 / 167 lbs

38 18 4

D-PTS

Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States

10 of 10 · 165 / 164 lbs

Referee: Larry McGrath

33 5 1

W-PTS

Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States

10 of 10 · 167 / 164 lbs

Referee: George Blake