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Gus LESNEVICH
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Light-Heavyweight
Male USA, Cliffside Park, New Jersey Born: February 22, 1915, Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA Died: February 28, 1964, Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA Height: 5ft 9in, mt 1,74 Weight: 175 lbs
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as an amateur:
1933 New York Golden Gloves champion 160 lbs sub-novice 1934 New York Golden Gloves champion 160 lbs open
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No amateur results
Professional record | 1934 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + May 5 | Justin Hoffman | Brooklyn, USA | TKO 2 | + May 19 | Sid Cohen | Brooklyn, USA | TKO 3 | + May 29 | Jimmy Calabrese | Fort Lee, USA | KO 1 | + June 9 | Willie Kline | Brooklyn, USA | W 6 | + June 16 | Roy Frisco | Brooklyn, USA | W 6 | + July 23 | Tony Calabrese | Jersey City, USA | KO 2 | + Sept. 13 | Nicky Williams | Teterboro, USA | W 6 | + Sept. 22 | Charley Weise | Brooklyn, USA | W 6 | + Oct. 13 | Mark Hough | Brooklyn, USA | W 6 | + Nov. 3 | Tom Chester | Brooklyn, USA | W 6 | - Nov. 24 | Jackie Aldare | Brooklyn, USA | L 6 | + Dec. 8 | Stanley Willardson | Brooklyn, USA | W 6 | + Dec. 29 | Jackie Aldare | Brooklyn, USA | W 8 | | 1935 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Jan. 12 | Bucky Lawless | Brooklyn, USA | KO 2 | + Feb. 2 | Jackie Aldare | Brooklyn, USA | W 8 | + Mar. 2 | John Andersson | Brooklyn, USA | W 8 | = Mar. 22 | John Andersson | New York, USA | Draw 6 | + Apr. 13 | Jimmy Varrelli | Brooklyn, USA | W 8 | + May 4 | Tom Chester | Brooklyn, USA | W 8 | + May 25 | Tony Celli | Brooklyn, USA | W 8 | + Dec. 14 | Frank LoBianco | Brooklyn, USA | W 8 | | 1936 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Feb. 4 | Eddie Whalen | Jersey City, USA | KO 5 | + Mar. 11 | Billy Hood | Miami Beach, USA | W 8 | = Mar. 16 | Frankie Caris | Newark, USA | Draw 10 | + Apr. 13 | Frankie Caris | Newark, USA | W 10 | + May 19 | Sammy Christian | Los Angeles, USA | W 4 | + May 29 | Johnny Sikes | Hollywood, USA | TKO 1 | + June 19 | Louie Rogers | Hollywood, USA | KO 1 | + Aug. 21 | Ray Actis | Hollywood, USA | W 10 | + Oct. 9 | Carmen Barth | Hollywood, USA | W 10 | = Oct. 23 | Marty Simmons | Hollywood, USA | Draw 10 | + Nov. 4 | Young Stuhley | San Francisco, USA | KO 9 | - Nov. 17 | Freddie Steele | Los Angeles, USA | TKO by 2 | | 1937 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Feb. 20 | Tony Celli | Brooklyn, USA | W 8 | - Mar. 12 | Young Corbett III | San Francisco, USA | TKO by 5 | + May 14 | Johnny 'Bandit' Romero | Hollywood, USA | KO 7 | + June 22 | Young Stuhley | Los Angeles, USA | W 10 | + Aug. 24 | Atilio Sabatino | Los Angeles, USA | W 10 | + Sept. 3 | Alabama Kid | San Francisco, USA | W 10 | = Oct. 5 | Allen Matthews | Seattle, USA | Draw 10 | + Nov. 19 | Herbie Katz | New York, USA | W 8 | | 1938 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | = Jan. 7 | Joey Parks | Saint Louis, USA | Draw 10 | + Feb. 8 | Ben Brown | Coral Gables, USA | W 10 | + Feb. 24 | Jack Kirkland | Miami Beach, USA | KO 1 | + Mar. 23 | Lou Brouillard | New York, USA | W 10 | + June 1 | Buddy Ryan | West New York, USA | W 10 | + June 16 | Stanley Hasrato | West New York, USA | KO 1 | - Oct. 27 | Ron Richards | Sydney, Australia | L 15 | + Dec. 6 | Ambrose Palmer | Sydney, Australia | W 15 | | 1939 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Jan. 19 | Alabama Kid | Sydney, Australia | KO 9 | + Feb. 2 | Bob Olin | Sydney, Australia | W 12 | + May 15 | Larry Lane | Trenton, USA | W 10 | + June 22 | Dave Clark | Nutley, USA | KO 1 | - Nov. 17 | Billy Conn | New York, USA | L 15 | (For World Light-Heavyweight Title) | | 1940 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Jan. 1 | Dave Clark | Detroit, USA | W 10 | - June 5 | Billy Conn | Detroit, USA | L 15 | (For World Light-Heavyweight Title) | + July 22 | Wally Sears | Garfield, USA | W 10 | + Sept. 5 | Henry Cooper | Garfield, USA | TKO 5 | - Nov. 23 | Al Delaney | Brooklyn, USA | L 10 | + Dec. 16 | Jack Marshall | Newark, USA | KO 4 | | 1941 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Feb. 27 | Nathan Mann | Detroit, USA | W 10 | + May 22 | Anton Christoforidis | New York, USA | W 15 | (Won NBA Light-Heavyweight Title) | + Aug. 26 | Tami Mauriello | New York, USA | W 15 | (Won vacant World Light-Heavyweight Title) | + Nov. 14 | Tami Mauriello | New York, USA | W 15 | (Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title) | | 1942 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | - Jan. 30 | Bob Pastor | New York, USA | L 10 | - Mar. 11 | Jimmy Bivins | Cleveland, USA | L 10 | | 1943 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | ^ Oct. 22 | Joe Thomas | Wilmington, USA | Exh KO 3 | | | 1944-1945 Inactive | | 1946 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Jan. 11 | Joe Kahut | Portland, USA | KO 1 | - Feb. 22 | Lee Oma | New York, USA | TKO by 5 | + May 14 | Freddie Mills | Harringay, Great Britain | TKO 10 | (Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title) | - Sept. 17 | Bruce Woodcock | Harringay, Great Britain | KO by 8 | | 1947 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Feb. 28 | Billy Fox | New York, USA | TKO 10 | (Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title) | + May 23 | Melio Bettina | New York, USA | KO 1 | + July 30 | Tami Mauriello | Brooklyn, USA | W 10 | + Oct. 31 | Tami Mauriello | New York, USA | TKO 7 | | 1948 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Mar. 5 | Billy Fox | New York, USA | KO 1 | - July 26 | Freddie Mills | White City, Great Britain | L 15 | (Lost World Light-Heavyweight Title) | | 1949 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Mar. 3 | Eldridge Eatman | Newark, USA | KO 1 | - May 23 | Joey Maxim | Cincinnati, USA | L 15 | (For vacant American Light-Heavyweight Title) | - Aug. 10 | Ezzard Charles | Bronx, USA | TKO by 7 | (For NBA Heavyweight Title) |
Summary
Total bouts: 79, Won: 60 (23 inside the limit), Lost: 14 (5 inside the limit), Draw: 5, NC: 0, ND: 0
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