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Gus Lesnevich

BORN   February 22 1915; Cliffside Park, New Jersey
DIED February 28 1964; Cliffside Park, New Jersey
HEIGHT 5-9
WEIGHT 162-187 lbs
MANAGERS Lou Diamond, Joe Vella

Lesnevich was stocky and sturdy; He was not fancy but was rugged and always ready, willing and able to mix it up; During his career, he won the Light Heavyweight Championship of the World

Gus defeated such men as "Blackjack" Billy Fox, Tami Mauriello, Bob Olin, Alabama Kid, Jack Marshall, Joe Kahut, Freddie Mills, Melio Bettina, Jackie Aldare, Eddie "Kid" Whalen, Ray Actis, Carmen Barth, Young Stuhley, Johnny "Bandit" Romero, Allen Matthews, Herbie Katz, Lou Brouillard, Ambrose Palmer, Larry Lane, Dave Clark, Nathan Mann and Anton Christoforidis

Lesnevich was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1973 and the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1988

*** AMATEUR BOUT ***

1934
          -Lesnevich won the Golden Gloves Inter-City Middleweight Championship


*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***

1934
May  5 Justin Hoffman             Brooklyn, NY                     KO  2
May 19 Sid Cohen                  Brooklyn, NY                     KO  3
May 29 Jimmy Calabrese            Fort Lee, NJ                     KO  1
Jun  9 Willie Kline               Brooklyn, NY                      W  6
Jun 16 Roy Frisco                 Brooklyn, NY                      W  8
Jul 23 Tony Calabrese             Jersey City, NJ                  KO  2
Sep 13 Nicky Williams             Teterboro, NJ                     W  6
Sep 22 Charlie Weise              Brooklyn, NY                      W  6
Oct  3 Mark Hough                 Brooklyn, NY                      W  6
Nov  3 Tom Chester                Brooklyn, NY                      W  6
Nov 24 Jackie Aldare              Brooklyn, NY                      L  6
Dec  8 Stan Willardson            Brooklyn, NY                      W  6
Dec 29 Jackie Aldare              Brooklyn, NY                      W  8

1935
Jan 12 Bucky Lawless              Brooklyn, NY                     KO  2
Feb  2 Jackie Aldare              Brooklyn, NY                      W  8
Mar  2 John Andersson             Brooklyn, NY                      W  8
Mar 22 John Andersson             New York, NY                      D  8
Apr 13 Mark Hough                 Brooklyn, NY                      W  8
May  4 Tom Chester                Brooklyn, NY                      W  8
May 25 Tony Celli                 Brooklyn, NY                      W  8
Dec 17 Butch Lynch                Newark, NJ                        W 10

1936
Jan    Billy Hood                 Miami, Fl                         W  6
Feb  4 Eddie "Kid" Whalen         Jersey City, NJ                  KO  5
Mar 16 Frankie Caris              Newark, NJ                        D 10
Apr 13 Frankie Caris              Newark, NJ                        W 10
May 19 Sammy Christian            Los Angeles, Ca                   W  4
May 29 Johnny Sykes               Hollywood, Ca                    KO  1
Jun 19 Lou Rogers                 Hollywood, Ca                    KO  1
Aug 21 Ray Actis                  Hollywood, Ca                     W 10
Oct  9 Carmen Barth               Hollywood, Ca                     W 10
Oct 23 Marty Simmons              Hollywood, Ca                     D 10
Nov  4 Young Stuhley              San Francisco, Ca                KO  9
Nov 17 Freddie Steele             Los Angeles, Ca                  LK  2

1937
Feb 20 Tony Celli                 New York, NY                      W  8
Mar 12 Young Corbett III          San Francisco, Ca                LK  5
May 14 Johnny Romero              Hollywood, Ca                    KO  7
Jun 22 Young Stubley              Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
Aug 24 Atilio Sabatino            Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
Sep  3 Alabama Kid                San Francisco, Ca                 W 10
Oct  5 Allen Matthews             Seattle, Wa                       D 10
Nov 19 Herbie Katz                New York, NY                      W  8

1938
Jan  7 Joey Parks                 St. Louis, Mo                     D 10
Feb  8 Ben Brown                  Coral Gables, Fl                  W 10
Feb 24 Jack Kirkland              Miami Beach, Fl                  KO  1
Mar 23 Lou Brouillard             New York, NY                      W 10
Jun  1 Buddy Ryan                 New York, NY                      W 10
Jun 16 Stanley Hasrato            New York, NY                     KO  1
Oct 27 Ron Richards               Sydney, NSW, Aus                  L 15
Dec  6 Ambrose Palmer             Sydney, NSW, Aus                  W 15

1939
Jan 19 Alabama Kid                Sydney, NSW, Aus                 KO  9
Feb  2 Bob Olin                   Sydney, NSW, Aus                  W 12
May 15 Larry Lane                 Trenton, NJ                       W 10
Jun 22 Dave Clark                 Nutley, NJ                       KO  1
Nov 17 Billy Conn                 New York, NY                      L 15
        -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World

1940
Jan  1 Dave Clark                 Detroit, Mi                       W 10
Jun  5 Billy Conn                 Detroit, Mi                       L 15
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jul 22 Wally Sears                Garfield, NJ                      W 10
Sep  5 Henry Cooper               Garfield, NJ                     KO  5
Nov 23 Al Delaney                 Brooklyn, NY                      L 10
Dec 16 Jack Marshall              Newark, NJ                       KO  4

1941
Feb 27 Nathan Mann                Detroit, Mi                       W 10
May 22 Anton Christoforidis       New York, NY                      W 15
          -NBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Aug 26 Tami Mauriello             New York, NY                      W 15
        -NBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 14 Tami Mauriello             New York, NY                      W 15
        -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World

1942
Jan 30 Bob Pastor                 New York, NY                      L 10
Mar 11 Jimmy Bivins               Cleveland, Oh                     L 10

1943
Oct 22 Joe Thomas                 Wilmington, De                   EX  3
          -Lesnevich knocked Thomas out

1946
Jan 11 Joe Kahut                  Portland, Me                     KO  1
Feb 15 Paul Crosby                Danbury, Ct                      EX  5
Feb 22 Lee Oma                    New York, NY                     LK  4
May 14 Freddie Mills              London, England                  KO 10
        -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep 17 Bruce Woodcock             London, England                  LK  8

1947
Feb 28 Billy Fox                  New York, NY                     KO 10
        -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
May 23 Melio Bettina              New York, NY                     KO  1
Jul 30 Tami Mauriello             Brooklyn, NY                      W 10
Oct 31 Tami Mauriello             New York, NY                     KO  7

1948
Mar  5 Billy Fox                  New York, NY                     KO  1
        -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jul 16 Freddie Mills              London, England                   L 15
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World

1949
Mar  3 Eldridge Eastman           Newark, NJ                       KO  1
May 23 Joey Maxim                 Cincinnati, Oh                    L 15
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of America
Aug 10 Ezzard Charles             New York, NY                     LK  7 
          -NBA Heavyweight Championship of the World

          -Lesnevich announced his retirement from the ring; 
          Later, he became a referee in New York and New Jersey


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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