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| Art Lasky | ||||
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| Global ID | 10643 | |||
| sex | male | |||
| birthdate | 1908-11-16 | |||
| death date | 1980-04-02 (71) | |||
| division | heavyweight | |||
| stance | orthodox | |||
| height | 6′ 4″ / 193cm | |||
| reach | 76″ / 193cm | |||
| country | USA | |||
| residence | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | |||
| birth place | Evansville, Minnesota, USA | |||
| birth name | Arthur Lakofsky | |||
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rounds boxed 286 rounds boxed 50 Total Bouts 58 KO% 56.9 | ||||
| date | opponent | W-L-D | last 6 | location | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939-01-09 | Nathan Mann | 44-6-4 | Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, USA | L | TKO | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||
| From the Hartford Courant (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1938-09-19 | Harold Murphy | 49-24-9 | Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA | D | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1938-09-05 | Moon Mullins | 1-0-0 | Richburg, Mississippi, USA | D | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1936-06-30 | Johnny Paychek | 12-2-1 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA | W | TKO | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| time: 1:40 | referee: Frankie Van | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1936-06-19 | Alfred Rogers | 8-5-0 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA | D | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Jack Kennedy | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1936-05-15 | Jack Roper | 50-33-7 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA | W | TKO | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Larry McGrath The bout was stopped after the 7th round, with Roper's right eye swollen shut. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1936-04-09 | Joe Bauer | 3-1-1 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA | W | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1936-03-27 | Sonny Boy Walker | 5-1-2 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | W | TKO | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1936-01-28 | Bob Cook | 0-2-0 | San Jose, California, USA | W | KO | 2 | ||||||||||||
| time: 0:50 | referee: Elmer Cox In the first round, Cook hit Lasky with some rights to the chin, but the punches lacked steam. In the second, Cook was knocked down three times and the referee stopped the bout. A number of fans thought that the bout was phony. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1936-01-22 | Tony Cancela | 59-25-10 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA | W | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Fred Bottaro Lasky was knocked down in the 2nd round. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1936-01-17 | Jack Roper | 48-32-7 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA | L | TKO | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| time: 1:32 Lasky was knocked down three times. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1936-01-03 | Frank Wallulis | 22-3-4 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA | W | KO | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| time: 1:12 | referee: Charley Randolph | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1935-09-19 | Charley Retzlaff | 56-7-2 | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA | L | TKO | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Ed Shave Minnesota State Heavyweight Title Lasky down in 10th for count of 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1935-06-21 | Ford Smith | 26-11-7 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA | L | TKO | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Toby Irwin | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1935-03-22 | Jim Braddock | 43-23-4 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA | L | UD | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| referee: Arthur Donovan | judge: George LeCron | judge: Marty Monroe | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1934-11-23 | King Levinsky | 53-23-4 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA | D | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1934-10-05 | Steve Hamas | 34-3-2 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA | L | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Lasky lost one round because of a foul | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1934-06-12 | King Levinsky | 51-22-4 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: George Blake | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1934-03-20 | Lee Ramage | 37-6-4 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA | W | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Abe Roth The crowd booed Referee Roth's decision. Attendance: 11,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1934-02-20 | Benny Miller | 27-13-1 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA | W | TKO | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: George Blake Miller's corner threw in the towel, after he was knocked down for the 2nd time in the 5th round. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1934-02-06 | Johnny Freeman | 28-31-3 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA | W | TKO | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Steve Nyland Freeman was knocked down in the 2nd and 3rd round. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1934-01-26 | Billy Donohue | 23-6-3 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA | W | KO | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| time: 1:08 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1934-01-12 | Tom Patrick | 26-21-4 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA | W | KO | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||
| time: 2:52 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1933-12-29 | Jack Van Noy | 24-20-1 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA | W | KO | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Larry McGrath | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1933-12-18 | Andy Mitchell | 37-10-3 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA | W | KO | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| time: 2:47 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1933-12-01 | Fred Lenhart | 76-13-11 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA | W | KO | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||
| time: 2:38 | referee: Larry McGrath Washington state legalized prize-fighting, effective June 8, 1933. On Dec. 11, George Adams, chairman of the state athletic commission, named the very first state champions of each division. (There was no middleweight champion selected, however.) Lenhart became the first Light-heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion of Washington. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1933-11-17 | Tom Patrick | 26-20-3 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA | D | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Harry Lee | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1933-10-17 | Tony Souza | 17-6-3 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA | W | KO | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1933-10-11 | Jack Willis | 10-4-1 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA | W | KO | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1933-07-04 | Leo Duncan | 16-7-0 | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA | W | KO | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1933-06-22 | Ed Prante | 9-7-0 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA | W | NWS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from the Winona Republican-Herald | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1933-05-12 | Charley Retzlaff | 45-4-1 | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA | L | TKO | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Minnesota State Heavyweight Title | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1933-05-03 | Tiger Jack Fox | 38-6-5 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA | W | KO | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1933-03-31 | Hans Birkie | 25-16-4 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA | W | PTS | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1933-03-07 | Paul Pantaleo | 35-7-3 | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA | W | TKO | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Mike Gibbons | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1932-12-16 | Joe Doctor | 30-11-0 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA | W | KO | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1932-11-29 | Joe Sekyra | 48-19-6 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | W | KO | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1932-10-21 | Harold Murphy | 25-1-2 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA | W | TKO | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| From the Chicago Tribune (Bob Soderman). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1932-09-01 | Primo Carnera | 61-6-0 | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA | L | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Carnera won the newspaper decision. (Bismarck Tribune, AP) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1932-08-08 | Tom Jones | 5-13-1 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA | W | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1932-07-22 | George Neron | 9-22-6 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA | W | TKO | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||
| From the Chicago Tribune (Bob Soderman). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1932-07-07 | Buck Everett | 20-6-1 | Arcadia Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | W | KO | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1932-06-30 | Mitz Minikel | 18-12-1 | Oshkosh A.C., Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA | W | KO | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1932-01-18 | Dick Daniels | 17-8-0 | Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | L | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: George Barton Daniels won the newspaper decision. (Wisconsin Rapids Raily Tribune, Minneapolis Tribune) Crowd: 8,400. Gate:$15,900. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1931-12-04 | Tim Charles | 18-9-6 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA | W | KO | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1931-11-24 | Pete Wistort | 13-8-2 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | W | KO | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1931-05-25 | Angus McDonald | 7-2-1 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | W | KO | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Lasky "retired" around this time because of managerial problems | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1931-05-11 | Marion Matuszak | 2-0-4 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA | D | PTS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| From the Chicago Tribune (Bob Soderman). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1931-03-27 | Art Maxwell | 6-2-0 | Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | W | TKO | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1931-02-27 | Mike Mandell | 20-13-0 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from the Bismarck Tribune (A.P. wire) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1931-02-16 | Mike Mandell | 20-13-0 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | W | NWS | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Newspaper decision from the Milwaukee Journal | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1931-01-19 | Billy Thompson | 12-5-0 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | W | KO | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Thompson, who fought as Big Boy Stemmerman at this stage of his career, had reportedly scored 17 knockouts in 25 fights. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1931-01-08 | Jimmy Gibbons | 15-0-0 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | W | TKO | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Gibbons down twice in the 2nd, both times from Lasky left hooks. Gibbons was completely unconscious after the last knockdown, but manager Mike Gibbons threw in the towel as the referee reached the count of 6, making it a TKO. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1930-12-16 | Angus McDonald | 4-1-1 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | W | NWS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Lasky won the newspaper decision. (Bismarck Tribune) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1930-10-16 | Johnny Baker | Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | W | KO | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1930-05-28 | Snubs Ganaway | 5-0-0 | Electric Park, Waterloo, Iowa, USA | W | KO | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1930-05-21 | Percy Cameron | 5-2-0 | Electric Park, Waterloo, Iowa, USA | W | KO | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1930-05-01 | Sam Baker | 10-12-2 | USA | W | KO | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Date Uncertain, reportedly May 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||