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Luther "Slugger" White

BORN   February 18 1918; Athens, Georgia
(Lived in Baltimore, Maryland and Brooklyn, New York)
HEIGHT 5-6
WEIGHT 127-143 1/2 lbs
MANAGER Sam Lampe

White had a nice career and was a top contender during his career; He was most famous for his title contest with Sammy Angott in 1943; During his career, he won the Lightweight Championship of the World (as recognized by Maryland state) and fought for the NBA Lightweight Championship of the World

The "Slugger" defeated such men as Juan Zurita, Willie Joyce, Leo Rodak, John Thomas, Dave Castilloux, Ralph Zanelli, Sammy Julian, Johnny Bellus, Leonard Bennett, Jimmy Leto, Vern Bybee, Mike Evans, Jimmy Hatcher, Bernie Miller, Oliver White, Tommy Spiegal, Frankie Britt, Eddie Alzek and Jimmy Casablanca

1935
Aug 30 Baby Bear (Jimmy Stafford) Atlanta, Ga                        NC  7

1937
Mar 22 Holman Williams            New Orleans, La                    LK  4
Jun  1 "Straight Eight" Pryor     Atlanta, Ga                         W  4
Jul 15 Young Alfonso              Atlanta, Ga                         W  8
Oct  2 Mickey Holland             Brooklyn, NY                       KO  3
Nov  9 Joe Boscarino              Jersey City, NJ                     W  6
Nov 29 Jimmy Casablanca           Albany, NY                          W  6

1938
Jan 10 George Martin              Holyoke, Ma                         W 10
Jan 17 Vincent Reed               Newark, NJ                         NC  2
Feb 12 Eddie Alzek                Brooklyn, NY                        L  6
Feb 18 Sammy Julian               New York, NY                       LK  3
Mar 28 Eddie Alzek                New York, NY                        W  6
Apr  7 Frankie Britt              Fall River, Ma                      W 10
Apr 16 Nick Pastore               Brooklyn, NY                        W  6
Apr 21 Vincenzo Troiano           Fall River, Ma                      L 10
May  5 Albert "Babe" Synnott      Fall River, Ma                      W 10
May 26 Freddie Camuso             Fall River, Ma                      W 10
Jun  2 Pancho Villa               Fall River, Ma                     TK  7
Aug 17 Sammy Julian               New York, NY                        W  4
Aug 29 Kid Howie                  Washington, DC                      W  6

1940
Feb 29 Ralph Zannelli             Fall River, Ma                      W 10
Apr  4 Johnny Bellus              Fall River, Ma                      D 10
May  2 Pete DeRuzza               Fall River, Ma                     TK  6
Oct 17 Johnny Bellus              Fall River, Ma                      W 10

1941
Jan  9 Dave Chacon                Baltimore, Md                      KO  6
Jan 18 Oliver White               Brooklyn, NY                        D  6
Jan 30 Leonard Bennett            Baltimore, Md                      TK  7
Mar 14 Bernie Miller              New York, NY                        W  6
Mar 24 Tommy Spiegal              Washington, DC                      W 10
Apr  9 Leo Rodak                  Baltimore, Md                       L 10
Jun  9 Frankie Wills              Baltimore, Md                       W 10
Jun 23 Manuel Villa               Baltimore, Md                      KO  6
Jul 14 Bob Montgomery             Baltimore, Md                       L 10
Aug 11 Mike Evans                 Baltimore, Md                       L 10
Sep  8 Mike Evans                 Baltimore, Md                       W 12
Oct 14 Mike Evans                 Philadelphia, Pa                    L 10
Nov  3 Jimmy Leto                 Baltimore, Md                       W 10
Nov 17 Jimmy Leto                 Baltimore, Md                      KO  8
Nov 27 Terry Norman               Fall River, Ma                     KO  4
Dec  8 Cocoa Kid (Louis Hardwick) Baltimore, Md                       L 15

1942
Jan  5 Joey Peralta               Baltimore, Md                       W 10
Jan 26 Dave Castilloux            Baltimore, Md                       W 10
Feb 19 Buster Carroll             Atlantic City, NJ                  TK  6
Jul  6 Jimmy Hatcher              Baltimore, Md                       W 10
Jul 20 Billy Davis                Baltimore, Md                       W 10
Jul 27 Leo Rodak                  Baltimore, Md                       L 10
Aug 24 Leo Rodak                  Baltimore, Md                       W 12
Sep 11 Gene Johnson               New Orleans, La                     W 10
Sep 25 Willie Joyce               New Orleans, La                     L 12

1943
Jan  4 Willie Joyce               Baltimore, Md                       W 15
Mar 16 Jorge Morelia              Los Angeles, Ca                    TK  7
Mar 23 Jackie Byrd                Los Angeles, Ca                    TK  7
Apr  5 Vern Bybee                 San Francisco, Ca                  TK  5
Apr 13 Jose Mendoza               Stockton, Ca                       TK  7
Apr 20 John Thomas                Los Angeles, Ca                     W 10
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by Maryland state)
May 28 Julio Cesar Jimenez        Hollywood, Ca                       W 10
Jun 15 Juan Zurita                Los Angeles, Ca                     W 10
Sep 15 Pedro Ortega               Oakland, Ca                         W 10
Oct 27 Sammy Angott               Los Angeles, Ca                     L 15
          -NBA Lightweight Championship of the World

1944
May 16 Isiah "Ike" Williams       Philadelphia, Pa                    L 10
Jul 14 Henry Armstrong            Hollywood, Ca                       D 10
Sep 15 Vince Dell'Orto            Baltimore, Md                       W 10


*** Assistance Was Provided By Michael Thompson ***

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

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