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Johnny Risko "Cleveland Rubber Man"

Born: Mesto Bohunico, Aug 18, 1902, in what is now Austria. (The CBZ will award a no-prize to the best explanation of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire received by Risko's 100th birthday). Died: January 13, 1953, Miami Beach, FL Manager: Danny Dunn Height 5-11 (5-10 1/2?) Weight: 184-210 Ethnicity: Slovak Pro Record: 67-42-5 (21 kayos) 25 ND, 1 NC
Early Record Incomplete 1924 Mar 18 Wild Bill Reed Lorain, OH ND 10 Apr 7 Harry Krohn Lorain, OH TKO 9 Apr 23 Sam Dennis Cleveland KO 2 Apr 29 Mike Wallace Lorain, OH KO 2 May 25 Warren "Bumbo" Myers Massilion, OH KO 1 Jun 2 Homer Smith Lorain, OH ND 10 Sep 9 Joe Downey Canton, OH KO 5 (6?) Oct 1 Martin Burke Cleveland ND 10 Oct 7 Joe Lohman Mansfield, OH ND 10 Oct 10 Billy Walsh Cleveland KO 1 Oct 24 Battling Jack Dempsey Barberton, OH KO 6 (7?) Nov 28 Quinton Romero Rojas Cleveland ND 12 1925 Jan 26 Joe Lohman Toledo, OH ND 12 (Jan 16?) Feb 11 Sully Montgomery Cleveland ND 12 Feb 16 "Wild" Burt Kenny Canton, OH TKO 7 Mar 2 Joe Lohman Cincinnati ND 10 Apr 16 Jack Nolan Meadville, PA KO 6 May 30 Jack Renault Cleveland ND 12 Jun 16 Andy "Butch" Carr Harrison, IN TKO 8 Jun 24 Jack Clifford Toledo, OH ND 12 Jul 12 Young Stribling Chicago ND 10 Jul 17 Pedro Lopez Wheeling, WV KO 9 Jul 23 Jack McDonald Harrison, IN KO 3 Sep 9 Chuck Wiggins Indianapolis LK 5 (This bout took place at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, which had no Boxing Commission; Risko was hit low and carried from the ring; the doctor gave him 25 minutes to recover and return to the bout, Risko's manager refused to let him continue) Sep 17 Jack Sharkey Boston L 10 Nov 4 Chuck Wiggins Indianapolis ND 12 Nov 18 Gene Tunney Cleveland ND 12 Dec 11 Battling Gahee Erie, PA W 10 1926 Jan 4 Young Bob Fitzsimmons Cleveland ND 12 Feb 5 Jack Delaney New York L 10 Mar 19 Paul Berlenbach New York W 10 Apr 19 Quinton Romero Rojas Buffalo W 10 May 14 Young Stribling New York L 10 Jun 16 Leo Gates Cleveland LF 5 Jul 1 Mike McTigue New York L 10 Jul 13 King Solomon St. Louis ND 10 Jul 30 Tommy Loughran Boston L 10 Aug 10 Leo Gates Harrison, IN ND 10 Aug 26 Harry Persson New York L 10 Sep 10 Pat McCarthy Hartford D 10 Sep 20 Bob Lawson Fremont, OH ND 12 Sep 30 George Manley Denver D 4 Oct 12 Eddie Huffman San Francisco W 10 Oct 26 George Manley Denver L 4 Nov 12 Jimmy Delaney Minneapolis ND 10 1927 Jan 31 Chuck Wiggins Cleveland D 12 Feb 7 "Tiny" Jim Herman Syracuse, NY W 10 Feb 15 Tommy Loughran Wilkes-Barre, PA L 10 Feb 23 Jack DeMave Grand Rapids, MI D 10 Mar 8 Eddie Huffman New York KO 8 Mar 14 Chuck Wiggins Indianapolis ND 10 Mar 21 Sandy Siefert Pittsburgh W 10 Mar 28 Jimmy Slattery Buffalo LF 5 Apr 19 Quinton Romero Rojas Wilkes-Barre, PA W 10 May 9 Pat Lester New York W 10 May - "Tiny" Jim Herman Fremont, OH ND 10 Jun 6 Joe Sekyra Dayton, OH ND 10 Jun 22 John "Chief" Metoquah Indianapolis ND 10 Jul 3 Sully Montgomery Canton, OH KO 3 Jul 13 Jack DeMave Cleveland W 10 Jul 21 Lou Scozza Buffalo W 10 Aug 25 Jack Gagnon Boston W 10 Aug 31 Joe Sekyra Dayton, OH W 12 Sep 14 Jack Delaney Cleveland W 10 Oct 13 Quinton Romero Rojas Akron, OH ND 10 Oct 26 Tom Beeney Detroit L 10 Nov 25 Paulino Uzcudun New York W 10 Dec 7 Phil Scott Cleveland W 10 1928 Mar 12 Jack Sharkey New York W 15 Jun 27 George Godfrey New York W 10 Jul 20 Johnny Squires Detroit W 10 Aug 15 Roberto Roberti Brooklyn LF 5 Sep 7 Ed "Bearcat" Wright Omaha, NE W 10 Nov - Tut Jackson W 10 Nov 30 Jim Maloney Boston L 10 Dec 28 Ernie Schaaf Boston L 10 1929 Jan 24 Tut Jackson Jackson, MI W 10 Feb 1 Max Schmeling New York LK 9 Apr 5 Otto von Porat Boston W 10 May 7 Emmett Rocco Cleveland L 12 Jun 17 George Cook Boston LF 5 Jun 27 Gerald "Tuffy" Griffith Detroit LF 7 Jul 29 Emmett Rocco Cleveland W 12 Sep 4 Meyer "K.O." Christner Cleveland LF 9 Oct 22 Jim Maloney Cleveland KO 2 Dec 9 Ernie Schaaf Cleveland W 12 Dec 27 Gerald "Tuffy" Griffith New York L 10 1930 Jan 20 Ricardo Bertazzolo Cleveland W 10 Feb 27 Vittorio Campolo Miami D 10 Mar 24 Vittorio Campolo New York W 10 Jun 19 Paulino Uzcudun Detroit W 10 Jul 2 Gerald "Tuffy" Griffith Chicago L 10 Sep 15 Babe Hunt Oklahoma City L 10 Oct 23 Dick Daniels Boston LF 4 Nov 7 Mickey Walker Detroit L 10 Dec 5 Jim Maloney Boston W 10 1931 Feb 6 Charley Retzlaff Detroit L 10 Feb 25 Mickey Walker Miami L 10 Mar 25 John Schwake St. Louis ND 10 Mar 30 Stanley Poreda New York L 10 Apr 6 Tom Heeney Toronto W 10 Apr 21 King Levinsky Boston W 10 May 5 Max Baer Cleveland W 10 Jul 3 Tony Galento Cleveland W 8 Aug 4 Meyer "K.O." Christner Cleveland W 12 Oct 19 Tommy Loughran Philadelphia L 10 Nov 9 Max Baer San Francisco L 10 Nov 20 Meyer "K.O." Christner Cleveland W 10 1932 Jun 24 Mickey Walker Cleveland W 12 Aug 1 Gerald "Tuffy" Griffith Cleveland W 12 Sep 1 King Levinsky Cleveland W 12 1933 Feb 24 King Levinsky New York W 10 Mar 28 Dick Daniels Cleveland L 10 Jun 20 Patsy Perroni Cleveland L 10 Jul 26 Tommy Loughran Chicago W 10 Oct 30 Big Boy Peterson Houston KO 6 Nov 9 Jack Van Noy Dallas L 10 1934 Jan 9 Jim Maloney Miami W 10 Mar 23 Bob Godwin Daytona Beach L 10 Jun 4 Natie Brown Washington, DC L 10 Jul 24 Patsy Perroni Cleveland L 10 Aug 1 Tommy Loughran Freeport, NY W 10 Aug 18 Adolph Wiater Green Bay, WI NC 3 (5?) (bout halted by rain) Dec 10 Patsy Perroni Cleveland L 10 Dec 18 Harry English Toledo, OH W 10 Dec 28 Charley Retzlaff Minneapolis L 10 1935 Nov 11 Jess Calhoun Louisville W 10 1936 Inactive 1937 Nov 17 Bob Olin Cleveland W 10 Dec 10 Jimmy Delaney Lima, OH KO 4 Dec 17 John Henry Lewis Cleveland L 10 1938 Feb 3 Georgie Brown Cleveland KO 3 Feb 22 Clarence "Red" Burman Coral Gables L 10 1939 Jul 26 Bob Sikes Pine Bluff, AR L 10 Aug 3 Young Allen Macon, GA L 10 Aug 14 Battling Blackjack Tucson, AZ KO 3 Aug 18 Babe Daniels Phoenix KO 4 Oct 2 Sandy Smith Fort Smith, AR W 10 Dec 14 Jack Lawton Aiken, SC KO 4 1940 Jan 29 Sandy McDonald Hot Springs, AR W 10 Feb 19 Tony Musto Miami Beach LK 3
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