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Johnny Risko

8022 KOs

533 KOs

8Draws

No contest: 1

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

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

142

rounds

1268

KO %

27.5%

KO wins

22

KO losses

3

career

1922–1940

debut

1922-06-19

last fight

1940-02-19

Profile

birth name

Mesto Bohunico

alias

Cleveland Rubber Man

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 11″ / 180cm

reach

29″ / 74cm

nationality

United States

origin

Austria

city / state / zip

Cleveland, Ohio

dob

1902-12-18

death

1953-01-13

Latest news

Johnny Risko: ?The Cleveland Rubber Man?

2012-09-24 · Boxing.com

He turned pro in 1924 and with the help of his trainer Charley Goldman he proceeded to make a name for himself in boxing. He won more bouts than he lost but not by much. The thing about Risko was that he was durable. Whether you beat him or he beat…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

23 6 1

L-KO

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

3 of 10 · 201 lbs

24 30 4

W-PTS

Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

10 of 10 · 195 / 210 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

Aiken, South Carolina, United States

4 · 188 / 193 lbs

23 25 4

W-PTS

Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States

10 of 10 · 199 / 205 lbs

0 1 0

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

4 of 10 · 198 / 160 lbs

Battling Blackjack

5 3 0

W-KO

Tucson, Arizona, United States

3 · 190 lbs

3 3 2

L-PTS

Macon, Georgia, United States

10 of 10 · 195 / 183 lbs

7 2 0

L-PTS

Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States

10 of 10 · 200 / 189 lbs

54 15 2

L-PTS

Coral Gables, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 193 / 181 lbs

2 10 0

W-KO

Beach Arena, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

3 of 10 · 194 / 189 lbs

83 9 4

L-PTS

Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

10 of 10 · 199 / 183 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

Memorial Hall, Lima, Ohio, United States

4 of 10 · 202 / 180 lbs

Referee: Joe Sekyra

53 22 4

W-PTS

Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

10 of 10 · 195 / 186 lbs

Charley Retzlaff

53 5 2

L-PTS

Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

10 of 10 · 195 / 197 lbs

19 11 3

W-PTS

Toledo, Ohio, United States

10 of 10 · 195 / 185 lbs

47 9 5

L-PTS

Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

10 of 10 · 193 / 181 lbs

16 1 1

?-NC

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

5 of 10

105 22 9

W-PTS

Freeport Stadium, Freeport, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 195 / 193 lbs

Judges: Parker Lynch | Ernest Benedetti

Referee: Arthur Donovan

43 9 5

L-PTS

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

10 of 10 · 195 / 185 lbs

24 17 5

L-PTS

Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

10 of 10 · 200 / 184 lbs

70 8 9

L-PTS

Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 194 / 175 lbs

50 16 2

W-UD

Miami, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 196 / 208 lbs

23 19 1

L-PTS

Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, United States

10 of 10 · 198 / 198 lbs

Clayton Peterson

53 40 9

W-KO

Houston, Texas, United States

6 of 10 · 210 / 206 lbs

103 19 9

W-PTS

Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

10 of 10 · 194 / 185 lbs

37 8 4

L-PTS

Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

10 of 10 · 198 / 182 lbs

37 14 1

L-PTS

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

10 of 10 · 197 / 184 lbs

45 21 4

W-PTS

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

10 of 10 · 200 / 196 lbs

41 18 4

W-PTS

Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

12 of 12

Tuffy Griffiths

72 8 3

W-PTS

Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

12 of 12 · 196 / 188 lbs

116 18 2

W-UD

Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

12 of 12 · 199 / 172 lbs

Referee: Matt Brock

35 24 0

W-PTS

Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

10 of 10 · 198 / 203 lbs

28 7 0

L-PTS

Seals Stadium, San Francisco, California, United States

10 of 10 · 195 / 204 lbs

96 15 9

L-PTS

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

10 of 10 · 199 / 185 lbs

33 20 0

W-PTS

Harvard Bowl, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

12 of 12 · 197 / 202 lbs

31 9 1

W-PTS

Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

8 of 8 · 185 / 220 lbs

26 5 0

W-PTS

Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

10 of 10 · 195 / 204 lbs

35 11 3

W-PTS

Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

10 of 10 · 193 / 183 lbs

35 17 5

W-PTS

Arena Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

10 of 10 · 192 / 210 lbs

13 3 0

L-PTS

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

10 of 10 · 194 / 199 lbs

9 0 1

L-NWS

Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

10 of 10 · 194 / 225 lbs

109 18 1

L-UD

Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 194 / 166 lbs

Charley Retzlaff

23 1 1

L-PTS

Olympia Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States

10 of 10 · 194 / 193 lbs

46 10 2

W-PTS

Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

10 of 10 · 195 / 196 lbs

104 18 1

L-PTS

Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States

10 of 10 · 194 / 166 lbs

26 7 1

L-DQ

Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

7 of 10 · 198 / 196 lbs

49 5 4

L-PTS

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

10 of 10 · 195 / 193 lbs

Tuffy Griffiths

63 5 3

L-UD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

10 of 10

Paulino Uzcudun

40 8 2

W-PTS

Navin Field, Detroit, Michigan, USA

10 of 10

Victorio Campolo

11 2 1

W-SD

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

10 of 10 · 196 / 225 lbs

Judges: George Patrick

Referee: Arthur Donovan