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Luther Rawlings

3814 KOs

256 KOs

9Draws

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

Career

division

Welterweight

status

inactive

bouts

72

rounds

564

KO %

36.8%

KO wins

14

KO losses

6

career

1947–1959

debut

1947-06-27

last fight

1959-10-26

Profile

birth name

Lucious Minor Jr.

sex

M

height

5′ 11″ / 180cm

nationality

United States

origin

United States

city / state / zip

Chicago, Illinois

dob

1929-03-24

age

97

Latest news

Boxer mentored hundreds of fighters - Chicago Sun

2012-03-13 · Times

In 1949, before the rules and safeguards that govern boxing today, a powerful punch from Luther Rawlings tragically killed a man in the ring. But fight experts, family and friends say he was a gentle man who mentored hundreds of aspiring boxers at the…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

8 4 0

L-UD

Midwest Gymnasium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

8 of 8 · 154 / 150 lbs

18 1 1

D-PTS

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

8 of 8

17 2 2

W-UD

Boise, Idaho, United States

10 of 10 · 150 / 150 lbs

17 2 1

D-PTS

Boise, Idaho, United States

10 of 10 · 150 / 149 lbs

12 1 0

D-PTS

Seattle, Washington, United States

10 of 10 · 156 / 152 lbs

10 1 0

L-MD

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States

10 of 10 · 151 / 153 lbs

14 3 0

L-TKO

Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, Kentucky, United States

4 of 10 · 150 / 144 lbs

24 3 0

L-PTS

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

10 of 10 · 151 / 146 lbs

11 0 0

L-RTD

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

8 of 10 · 151 / 155 lbs

36 15 2

L-MD

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

10 of 10 · 153 / 163 lbs

Judges: Stuart Winston 96-95 | Gus Jacobson 97-95

Referee: Cy Gottfried (96-96)

15 14 5

W-PTS

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

10 of 10 · 154 / 150 lbs

44 20 7

L-UD

Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

10 of 10 · 149 / 151 lbs

15 12 4

W-UD

Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States

USA Illinois State welterweight title

10 of 10 · 150 / 152 lbs

Italo Scortichini

24 14 4

L-SD

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 146 / 155 lbs

Frankie Fernandez

29 6 1

W-TKO

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

2 of 10 · 148 / 145 lbs · 2:29

Referee: Abe Simon

128 42 12

D-PTS

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 148 / 153 lbs

58 16 7

L-SD

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 147 / 150 lbs

14 10 2

W-SD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

10 of 10

58 11 3

L-PTS

Grand Rapids Stadium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

10 of 10 · 148 / 148 lbs

Georgie Johnson

22 4 0

L-PTS

Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, United States

10 of 10 · 150 / 151 lbs

42 19 11

W-UD

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 139 / 135 lbs

8 8 2

L-PTS

Rainbo Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States

8 of 8

57 15 8

D-PTS

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 146 / 137 lbs

20 9 4

D-PTS

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 144 / 139 lbs

17 27 8

W-TKO

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

5 of 10 · 148 / 147 lbs

Orlando Zulueta

42 17 8

L-TKO

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

5 of 10 · 141 / 154 lbs

4 2 1

L-PTS

Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

10 of 10

33 10 4

L-TKO

Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States

2 of 10 · 140 / 147 lbs · 2:37

Referee: George Walsh

28 0 0

L-UD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

10 of 10 · 145 / 147 lbs

56 12 7

L-SD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

10 of 10 · 138 / 137 lbs

Enrique Bolanos

68 18 4

W-TKO

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA

5 of 10 · 143 / 143 lbs · 2:11

Referee: Johnny Behr

19 7 0

W-PTS

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

8 of 8 · 141 / 138 lbs

17 7 0

L-SD

Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

10 of 10 · 138 / 135 lbs

Judges: Fred Connell 51-49 | Harry Kessler 49-51

Referee: Ray Palmer (53-47)

30 6 0

W-KO

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA

7 of 10

29 2 2

W-KO

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

3 of 8 · 139 / 139 lbs

79 9 4

L-PTS

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

10 of 10 · 137 / 140 lbs

28 26 5

W-KO

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA

10 of 10 · 139 / 141 lbs · 2:01

42 22 7

W-UD

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

10 of 10 · 141 / 137 lbs

28 3 3

W-KO

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

4

36 8 3

W-UD

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

10 of 10 · 136 / 137 lbs

Talmadge Bussey

31 17 2

W-KO

Arcadia Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, United States

9 of 10

Referee: Herman Spinelli

12 1 3

W-PTS

Rockford, Illinois, United States

8 of 8

14 27 3

W-KO

Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States

6 · 138 / 139 lbs

Talmadge Bussey

31 16 2

W-PTS

Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States

10 of 10 · 140 / 136 lbs

22 9 3

W-PTS

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

8 of 8

35 3 0

W-TKO

Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States

4 · 140 / 139 lbs

17 2 1

W-PTS

Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States

8 of 8 · 139 / 140 lbs

27 7 4

W-UD

Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States

10 of 10 · 139 / 136 lbs

30 12 4

W-KO

Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States

6 · 140 / 135 lbs

28 11 4

L-PTS

Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States

10 of 10 · 140 / 139 lbs