Gus Lesnevich
Gus Lesnevich | |
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Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Light heavyweight |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Reach | Gustav George Lesnevich |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Cliffside Park, New Jersey | February 22, 1915
Died | February 28, 1964 | (aged 49)
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 80 |
Wins | 61 |
Wins by KO | 23 |
Losses | 14 |
Draws | 5 |
Gustav George Lesnevich (February 22, 1915 – February 28, 1964) was an American boxer who held the World Light Heavyweight Championship.
Boxing career[]
Lesnevich was born and raised in Cliffside Park, New Jersey.[1]
Lesnevich turned pro in 1934 and in 1939 took on World Light Heavyweight champion Billy Conn, but lost a decision. In 1941 he took on Anton Christoforidis, winning the NBA light heavyweight title by decision. Later that year he defended the title twice against Tami Mauriello, winning both decisions to become the undisputed light heavyweight champion.[2] In 1948 he lost a decision to Freddie Mills along with his title recognition. In 1949 he took on Ezzard Charles, but was TKO'd in the 7th, and retired after the bout.
In addition to his various accolades, Lesnevich was named Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year in 1947.
Lesnevich served in the United States Coast Guard from 1943 to 1945.
Professional boxing record[]
80 fights | 61 wins | 14 losses |
By knockout | 23 | 5 |
By decision | 38 | 9 |
Draws | 5 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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80 | Loss | 61–14–5 | ![]() |
RTD | 7 (15) | Aug 10, 1949 | ![]() |
For NBA heavyweight title |
79 | Loss | 61–13–5 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | May 23, 1949 | ![]() |
For vacant NBA American light heavyweight title |
78 | Win | 61–12–5 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10) | Mar 3, 1949 | ![]() |
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77 | Loss | 60–12–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | Jul 26, 1948 | ![]() |
Lost NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles |
76 | Win | 60–11–5 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (15) | Mar 5, 1948 | ![]() |
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles |
75 | Win | 59–11–5 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10) | Oct 31, 1947 | ![]() |
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74 | Win | 58–11–5 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jul 30, 1947 | ![]() |
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73 | Win | 57–11–5 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10) | May 23, 1947 | ![]() |
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72 | Win | 56–11–5 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (15) | Feb 28, 1947 | ![]() |
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles |
71 | Loss | 55–11–5 | ![]() |
KO | 8 (10) | Sep 17, 1946 | ![]() |
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70 | Win | 55–10–5 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (15) | May 14, 1946 | ![]() |
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles |
69 | Loss | 54–10–5 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10) | Feb 22, 1946 | ![]() |
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68 | Win | 54–9–5 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10) | Jan 11, 1946 | ![]() |
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67 | Loss | 53–9–5 | ![]() |
SD | 15 | Mar 11, 1942 | ![]() |
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66 | Loss | 53–8–5 | ![]() |
SD | 15 | Jan 30, 1942 | ![]() |
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65 | Win | 53–7–5 | ![]() |
SD | 15 | Nov 14, 1941 | ![]() |
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles |
64 | Win | 52–7–5 | ![]() |
SD | 15 | Aug 26, 1941 | ![]() |
Retained NBA light heavyweight title Won vacant NYSAC and The Ring light heavyweight titles |
63 | Win | 51–7–5 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | May 22, 1941 | ![]() |
Won NBA light heavyweight title |
62 | Win | 50–7–5 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Feb 27, 1941 | ![]() |
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61 | Win | 49–7–5 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) | Dec 16, 1940 | ![]() |
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60 | Loss | 48–7–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Nov 23, 1940 | ![]() |
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59 | Win | 48–6–5 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 (10) | Sep 5, 1940 | ![]() |
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58 | Win | 47–6–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jul 22, 1940 | ![]() |
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57 | Loss | 46–6–5 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Jun 5, 1940 | ![]() |
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles |
56 | Win | 46–5–5 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jan 1, 1940 | ![]() |
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55 | Loss | 45–5–5 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Nov 17, 1939 | ![]() |
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles |
54 | Win | 45–4–5 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10) | Jun 22, 1939 | ![]() |
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53 | Win | 44–4–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | May 15, 1939 | ![]() |
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52 | Win | 43–4–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Feb 2, 1939 | ![]() |
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51 | Win | 42–4–5 | ![]() |
RTD | 9 (12) | Jan 13, 1939 | ![]() |
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50 | Win | 41–4–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Dec 8, 1938 | ![]() |
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49 | Loss | 40–4–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | Oct 27, 1938 | ![]() |
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48 | Win | 40–3–5 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10) | Jun 16, 1938 | ![]() |
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47 | Win | 39–3–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jun 1, 1938 | ![]() |
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46 | Win | 38–3–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 23, 1938 | ![]() |
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45 | Win | 37–3–5 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10) | Feb 24, 1938 | ![]() |
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44 | Win | 36–3–5 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Feb 8, 1938 | ![]() |
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43 | Draw | 35–3–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jan 7, 1938 | ![]() |
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42 | Win | 35–3–4 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | Nov 19, 1937 | ![]() |
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41 | Draw | 34–3–4 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | Oct 5, 1937 | ![]() |
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40 | Win | 34–3–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Sep 3, 1937 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 33–3–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Aug 24, 1937 | ![]() |
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38 | Win | 32–3–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jun 22, 1937 | ![]() |
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37 | Win | 31–3–3 | ![]() |
KO | 7 (10) | May 14, 1937 | ![]() |
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36 | Loss | 30–3–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 12, 1937 | ![]() |
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35 | Win | 30–2–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | Feb 20, 1937 | ![]() |
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34 | Loss | 29–2–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10) | Nov 17, 1936 | ![]() |
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33 | Win | 29–1–3 | ![]() |
KO | 9 (10) | Nov 4, 1936 | ![]() |
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32 | Draw | 28–1–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Oct 23, 1936 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 28–1–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Oct 9, 1936 | ![]() |
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30 | Win | 27–1–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Aug 21, 1936 | ![]() |
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29 | Win | 26–1–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | Jun 19, 1936 | ![]() |
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28 | Win | 25–1–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | May 29, 1936 | ![]() |
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27 | Win | 24–1–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | May 19, 1936 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 23–1–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Apr 13, 1936 | ![]() |
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25 | Draw | 22–1–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 16, 1936 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 22–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | Mar 11, 1936 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 21–1–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10) | Feb 4, 1936 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 20–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1935 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 19–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | Dec 14, 1935 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 18–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | May 25, 1935 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 17–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | May 4, 1935 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 16–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | Apr 13, 1935 | ![]() |
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17 | Draw | 15–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Mar 22, 1935 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 15–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | Mar 2, 1935 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 14–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | Feb 2, 1935 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 13–1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8) | Jan 12, 1935 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 12–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | Dec 29, 1934 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 11–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Dec 8, 1934 | ![]() |
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11 | Loss | 10–1 | ![]() |
SD | 6 | Nov 24, 1934 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Nov 3, 1934 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Oct 13, 1934 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Sep 22, 1934 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Sep 13, 1934 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) | Jul 23, 1934 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Jun 16, 1934 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Jun 9, 1934 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6) | May 29, 1934 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6) | May 19, 1934 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) | May 5, 1934 | ![]() |
See also[]
- List of light heavyweight boxing champions
References[]
- ^ via Associated Press. "Billy Conn Punches Out Decision Over Lesnevich: Pittsburgh Fighter Successfully Defends Light-heavyweight Title Through Superior Boxing Ability Before Small Crowd at Detroit", Hartford Courant, June 6, 1940. Accessed March 22, 2011. "Billy Conn, the smiling, dancing Irishman from Pittsburgh, successfully defended his world's light heavyweight boxing championship tonight by beating out a close 15-round decision over Gus Lesnevich, plodding challenger from Cliffside Park..."
- ^ "Gus Lesnevich - The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia". Cyber Boxing Zone.
External links[]
- 1915 births
- 1964 deaths
- Boxers from New Jersey
- People from Cliffside Park, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey
- United States Coast Guard enlisted
- American male boxers
- Light-heavyweight boxers
- United States Coast Guard personnel of World War II