Sport & Note

Johnny Buff

Male

(aka John Lesky)
(John Liskey)
Bantamweight, USA, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Born: November 26, 1891, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Died: January 14, 1955, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Height: 5ft 3in, mt 1,60

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1917
- Dec. 25	Bobby Burns	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
1918
+ Sept. 9	Rocky Moore	Jersey City, United States	KO 4
+ Sept. 22	Mickey Russell	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
- Oct. 5	Mickey Russell	West Hoboken, United States	KO 8
+ Nov. 14	Mickey Russell	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
+ Nov. 25	Al Cook	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
+ Dec. 9	Mickey Russell	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
+ Dec. 13	Johnny Burns	Newark, United States	KO 1
1919
= Jan. 6	Mickey Russell	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
+ Feb. 4	Jimmy Sullivan	West Hoboken, United States	KO 8
+ Feb. 11	Willie Spencer	Newark, United States	KO 8
+ Feb. 17	Mickey Russell	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
+ Mar. 4	Mickey Brown	West Hoboken, United States	KO 8
+ Mar. 10	Dick Gotwalt	Trenton, United States	KO 4
+ Mar. 25	Kid Troubles	West Hoboken, United States	KO 6
+ Mar. 31	Mickey Russell	Trenton, United States	KO 6
+ Apr. 14	Al Delmont	Trenton, United States	KO 6
+ Apr. 25	Harvey Crosby	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
+ May 2	Al Cook	Bayonne, United States	KO 8
= May 5	Patsy Johnson	Trenton, United States	KO 8
+ May 13	Kid Troubles	Jersey City, United States	KO 4
+ May 26	Mickey Russell	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
* June 5	Joe Ryder	Newark, United States	KO 8
* June 17	Mickey Russell	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
+ June 23	Johnny Rosner	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
+ July 4	Al Cook	Jersey City, United States	KO 6
+ July 18	Jack Eile	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
+ July 21	Battling Al Murray	Trenton, United States	KO 8
+ Aug. 7	Patsy Wallace	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
+ Aug. 25	Mickey Dunn	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
+ Sept. 3	Harvey Crosby	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
- Sept. 13	Patsy Wallace	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
* Sept. 15	Willie Spencer	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
= Sept. 16	Mickey Russell	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
* Oct. 1	Johnny Curtin	Jersey City, United States	KO 0
+ Oct. 27	Lew Angelo	Trenton, United States	KO 8
+ Nov. 3	Johnny Ritchie	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Nov. 6	Maxie Williamson	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
+ Nov. 17	Mickey Russell	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
* Nov. 24	Pete Herman	Trenton, United States	ND 8
+ Nov. 27	Bobby Doyle	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Dec. 16	Tommy Gorman	Reading, United States	KO 2
+ Dec. 25	Jack Eile	Trenton, United States	TKO by 8
1920
* Jan. 15	Jackie Sharkey	Jersey City, United States	ND 8
- Jan. 26	Mickey Delmont	Jersey City, United States	TKO by 2
+ Feb. 9	Willie Spencer	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
- Feb. 16	Earl Puryear	Trenton, United States	KO 8
- Mar. 19	Memphis Pal Moore	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
+ May 31	Willie LaMorte	Jersey City, United States	KO 6
= June 7	Victor Ritchie	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
= July 6	Abe Goldstein	Jersey City, United States	KO 12
+ July 26	Silent LaMont	Jersey City, United States	KO 2
+ Sept. 6	Billy Bevan	Wilkes-Barre, United States	TKO 10
+ Sept. 27	Frankie Mason	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 8
+ Oct. 18	Mike Ertle	Trenton, United States	TKO 8
+ Oct. 25	Tommy Murray	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 8
+ Nov. 15	Henry 'Kid' Wolfe	Trenton, United States	TKO 4
+ Dec. 22	Midget Smith	New York, United States	W 10
1921
+ Jan. 10	Battling Al Murray	Trenton, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 21	Georgie Lee	New Orleans, United States	W 15
+ Feb. 11	Frankie Mason	New Orleans, United States	W 15
+ Mar. 2	Frankie Daly	New York, United States	W 12
+ Mar. 31	Abe Goldstein	New York, United States	TKO 2
+ Apr. 16	Young Zulu Kid	Brooklyn, United States	W 15
+ May 2	Eddie O'Dowd	New York, United States	W 12
+ June 9	Harry Mansell	Jersey City, United States	KO 3
+ June 29	Frankie Daly	Brooklyn, United States	W 12
+ Aug. 1	Jabez White	Jersey City, United States	W 12
+ Aug. 10	Charles Ledoux	Bronx, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 5	Indian Russell	Jersey City, United States	KO 5
+ Sept. 23	Pete Herman	New York, United States	W 15
World Bantamweight Title
+ Nov. 10	Jackie Sharkey	New York, United States	W 15
World Bantamweight Title
- Dec. 15	Memphis Pal Moore	Milwaukee, United States	TKO by 10
1922
- July 10	Joe Lynch	New York, United States	TKO by 14
World Bantamweight Title
- Sept. 14	Pancho Villa	Brooklyn, United States	TKO by 11
1923
- Jan. 31	California Joe Lynch	Oakland, United States	L 4
= Feb. 6	Teddy Silva	Fresno, United States	Draw 4
+ Mar. 26	Gene LaRue	Detroit, United States	WDQ 8
- Apr. 11	George Murray	Fall River, United States	L 10
+ Apr. 26	Johnny 'Red' Allen	Pittsfield, United States	W 8
- May 24	Patsy Wallace	Philadelphia, United States	TKO by 8
= June 11	Patsy Wallace	Jersey City, United States	TKO by 12
- July 17	Henny Catena	Long Island City, United States	TKO by 9
1924
+ Jan. 22	Willie Woods	Jersey City, United States	W 10
- Feb. 12	Frankie Ash	Jersey City, United States	W 10
* Mar. 3	Emil Paluso	Trenton, United States	ND 10
+ Mar. 17	Benny Schwartz	Baltimore, United States	W 12
+ Mar. 27	Harry Forbes	Columbus, United States	W 10
- Mar. 31	Johnny Lear	Hamilton, Canada	L 10
+ Apr. 8	Young Dencio	Boston, United States	W 10
+ May 9	Frank DeMari	New Orleans, United States	W 15
- June 11	Tony Carney	Providence, United States	L 12
- June 23	Amos 'Kid' Carlin	New Orleans, United States	TKO by 9
1925
+ Feb. 7	Gene Kid Payo	Los Angeles, United States	KO 5
+ Feb. 14	Benny Diaz	Los Angeles, United States	W 6
= Feb. 23	Frankie Novey	San Francisco, United States	Draw 4
= Mar. 5	Eddie Kelly	Petaluma, United States	Draw 6
- Mar. 12	Mickey Gill	San Jose, United States	L 6
- Sept. 25	Johnny Breslin	Bayonne, United States	TKO by 5
1926
- May 13	Johnny Hamm	McKeesport, United States	TKO by 2

Summary

Total bouts: 100, Won: 64 (57 inside the limit), Lost: 20 (11 inside the limit), Draw: 3, NC: 3