Art Lasky vs. King Levinsky (1st meeting)

Levinsky (left)

Art Lasky 197 lbs beat King Levinsky 205 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1934-06-12
• Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
• Referee: George Blake

"King Levinsky nursed a badly battered body today, the result of a wild but losing bout with Art Lasky of Minneapolis here Tuesday night. Lasky outpointed the Kingfish from start to finish in their 10 round bout, which had the crowd of 11,000 cheering and jeering madly. Crowding Levinsky closely throughout, Lasky scored heavily with clubbing rights to the body and sweeping lefts to the head. He had the Chicago battler groggy in the 8th and again in the 10th. Lasky won by crowding his opponent. Levinsky's long, wild swinging blows spent themselves for the most part on Lasky's arms and back." -Associated Press

• Unofficial UP scorecard (AP did not announce a card) - 5-3-2 Lasky
• Gate - $16,589.85 (net)
• This bout was originally scheduled on May 15th at the Olympic Auditorium, however, 3 days before the contest was to take place, Levinsky drove back to Chicago where he was checked in to a hospital claiming a nervous breakdown. His sister/manager Lena Levy denied he ran out on the fight over a dispute over training policies.
• The California State Athletic Commission suspended Levinsky for 'failure to honor a contract.' A suspension apparently lifted with the new date.
• After the bout federal agents attached Levinsky's purse to satisfy a $1,300 income tax lien against he and his sister/manager. Apparently trying to escape the payment, Lena Levy threatened to keep her brother from the ring unless they were paid an advance of $3,500. Matchmaker Tom Gallery rejected her demands and had his private detectives restrain them both from leaving the city and go through with the fight.