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Lem Franklin

3228 KOs
138 KOs
1Draws
No contest: 2
Last six: L-L-L-L-W-L
Career
division
Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
48
rounds
223
KO %
87.5%
KO wins
28
KO losses
8
career
1937–1944
debut
1937-07-30
last fight
1944-07-24
Profile
alias
Lammin' Lem
sex
M
height
6′ 2″ / 188cm
nationality
United States
origin
United States
city / state / zip
Mobile, Alabama
dob
1916-05-30
age
110
death
1944-08-03

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Jul 24
Larry Lane
50 18 5
L-KO
Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, United States
9 of 10 · 203 / 193 lbs
Referee: Gene Roman
Event →
Jul 3
Colion Chaney
8 6 3
W-KO
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States
5 of 10 · 208 / 190 lbs
Event →
Aug 9
Dan Merritt
11 13 0
L-KO
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois, United States
1 of 10 · 201 / 210 lbs · 2:00
Event →
Jun 7
Gus Dorazio
64 18 1
L-PTS
Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 203 / 196 lbs
Event →
Apr 16
Lee Savold
80 30 3
L-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
8 of 10 · 201 / 192 lbs · 2:55
Referee: Tommy Thomas
Event →
Feb 15
Lee Savold
78 30 3
L-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 of 10 · 200 / 190 lbs
Event →
Jan 22
Altus Allen
18 8 1
W-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
1 of 10 · 201 / 190 lbs · 0:19
Event →
Jun 22
Joe Muscato
11 0 1
L-KO
Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
1 of 10 · 202 / 187 lbs
Event →
Mar 30
Harry Bobo
27 5 0
L-KO
Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
1 of 10 · 197 / 209 lbs · 2:40
Referee: Ernie Sesto
Event →
Feb 24
Bob Pastor
50 6 4
L-KO
Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
8 of 10 · 197 / 181 lbs · 2:08
Referee: Joe Sedley
Event →
Feb 10
Al Reiss
5 7 1
W-KO
Toledo, Ohio, United States
1 of 10 · 202 / 191 lbs · 2:05
Event →
Jan 29
Joe O'Gatty
7 23 2
W-KO
City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
2 of 10 · 202 / 198 lbs · 2:15
Event →
Oct 20
Abe Simon
36 8 1
W-TKO
Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
5 of 10 · 201 / 255 lbs · 1:33
Referee: Joe Sedley
Event →
Sep 24
Tony Musto
29 12 3
W-KO
Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
2 of 10 · 199 / 202 lbs
Event →
Sep 2
Curtis Sheppard
13 8 0
W-KO
Hickey Park, Millvale, Pennsylvania, United States
5 of 10 · 201 / 181 lbs
Event →
Aug 11
Eddie Simms
43 45 6
W-KO
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
7 of 10 · 190 / 196 lbs · 2:12
Event →
Aug 4
Lou Thomas
18 19 3
W-KO
Lexington Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
1 of 10 · 199 / 204 lbs
Event →
Jul 14
Jimmy Bivins
23 1 0
W-TKO
Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
9 of 10 · 201 / 173 lbs
Referee: Dave Miller
Event →
May 2
Selman Martin
3 9 2
W-NWS
Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
10 of 10 · 210 / 209 lbs
Event →
Apr 25
Frank Androff
24 6 4
W-KO
Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
2 of 10 · 203 / 193 lbs
Event →
Apr 10
Paul Hartnek
25 7 4
W-TKO
Ak-sar-ben Coliseum, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
3 of 10 · 200 / 186 lbs
Event →
Feb 24
Carl Vinciquerra
39 4 5
W-KO
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
1 of 10 · 203 / 196 lbs
Event →
Feb 3
Carl Vinciquerra
39 3 5
W-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
4 of 10
Event →
Dec 16
Selman Martin
2 6 1
W-TKO
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States
4 of 10 · 190 / 208 lbs
Event →
Nov 25
Eddie Blunt
31 9 3
W-KO
Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States
5 of 10
Event →
Oct 28
Elza Thompson
18 5 1
W-PTS
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 231 lbs
Event →
Aug 12
Napoleon Mitchell
3 1 0
W-KO
Detroit, Michigan, United States
3
Event →
Mar 14
Willie Reddish
29 9 2
W-KO
Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States
5 of 10 · 202 lbs
Event →
Feb 19
Andy Miller
27 16 5
?-NC
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 of 8 · 205 / 182 lbs
Event →
Feb 5
Buddy Millard
18 0 0
W-KO
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States
2 of 10 · 202 / 181 lbs
Event →
Dec 29
Eddie Simms
36 37 5
L-PTS
Hammond, Indiana, United States
10 of 10 · 201 / 198 lbs
Event →
Nov 17
Perk Daniels
6 0 0
W-KO
White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
1 of 8 · 2:55
Event →
Sep 11
Clarence Brown
6 4 2
D-PTS
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 199 / 192 lbs
Event →
Apr 13
Tony Musto
22 2 1
L-PTS
Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 197 / 203 lbs
Event →
Mar 31
Abe Simon
22 3 0
W-PTS
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 197 / 250 lbs
Referee: Phil Collins
Event →
Mar 20
Lee Savold
37 20 2
W-KO
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States
2 of 10 · 197 / 189 lbs
Event →
Dec 20
Eddie Simms
30 29 5
L-TKO
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
8 of 10 · 200 / 198 lbs
Event →
Oct 14
Charley Belanger
97 52 22
W-PTS
White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
8 of 8 · 202 / 188 lbs
Event →
Sep 28
Bill Allen
0 1 0
W-TKO
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
1 of 10
Event →
Jun 8
Sandy McDonald
21 17 2
W-KO
Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
1 of 10
Event →
May 23
Jack Monroe
4 2 0
W-KO
Armory, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
1 of 6
Event →
Apr 22
Paul Williams
3 0 0
?-NC
White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 10 · 201 / 216 lbs
Event →
Apr 8
Paul Ambers
1 2 0
W-KO
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
1 of 10 · 200 / 206 lbs
Event →
Dec 13
Freddie Fiducia
35 9 4
L-PTS
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
6 of 6 · 201 / 188 lbs
Event →
Nov 19
Dutch Ullmer
3 6 2
W-KO
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
2 of 6 · 202 / 181 lbs
Event →
Oct 6
Max Zona
24 13 1
W-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 of 5 · 200 / 204 lbs
Event →
Oct 1
Lou Campbell
0 0 0
W-KO
White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
1 of 6
Event →
Jul 30
Paul Williams
2 0 0
L-PTS
White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6 · 200 / 208 lbs
Event →