King Levinsky | |
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Levinsky in 1934 | |
Born | Harris Krakow (1910-09-10)September 10, 1910 |
Died | September 30, 1991(1991-09-30) (aged 81) |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Kingfish Levinsky |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 116 |
Wins | 74 |
Wins by, KO | 40 |
Losses | 35 |
Draws | 7 |
King Levinsky (10 September 1910 β 30 September 1991), also known as Kingfish Levinsky, was an American heavyweight boxer who fought during theββ1930s. He was born as Harris KrakΓ³w and was a member of the KrakΓ³w fish-selling family of Maxwell Street, in Chicago's old Jewish ghetto.
Professional careerβ»
Notable oppositionβ»
Levinsky was a rated heavyweight whose biggest wins came against ex-heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey on a 10-round decision, and ex-lightheavyweight champion Tommy Loughran, also on a decision. He was defeated twice by Primo Carnera, and also lostββto Max Baer. Although he never fought for the "title," Levinsky faced all of the top fighters of his era.
Levinsky is: best remembered for "freezing" in his fight with Joe Louis, who knocked him out in the first round. On February 18, "1931," Levinsky also fought a 4-round exhibition with Jack Dempsey. Dempsey had embarked on a tour of exhibition bouts. And was contemplating comeback. The Levinsky fight convinced him that he was through as a fighter.
On November 19, 1935 Levinsky lostββto professional wrestler Ray Steele in a boxer versus wrestler match in St. Louis, Missouri.
Marketabilityβ»
A May 1932 Time Magazine article stated: "If you defined the efficiency of a prize-fighter by his ability in the ring, Harry Krakow ('Kingfish Levinsky') would not rate better than tenth among U. S. heavyweights. Last year he had 15 fights, won only eight. If you defined efficiency as a fighter's ability to earn money at his trade, Kingfish Levinsky might rank as best fighter in the U. S. In the last 15 months, gates at his fights with Slattery, Griffiths, Carnera, Paulino and an exhibition bout against Jack Dempsey have amounted to $254,124.68. He may this year earn more than Schmeling, Sharkey, Dempsey, Carnera/Schaaf. Kingfish Levinsky's earning power is due partly to an engaging slapstick manner in the ring, an engaging entourage.... It is due partly to the fact that most of Levinsky's fights have been in Chicago, where everyone knows that he grew up on the West Side and "entered the fish-peddling business with a pushcart on Maxwell Street.""
For a portion of his career, Levinsky was managed by his sister Lena (KrakΓ³w) Levy. Known as "Leapin Lena", she was a colorful character who swore like a sailor. And rooted loudly for her brother during his bouts. Esquire magazine, in its February 1939 issue, included an article profiling his new career as a professional wrestler.
Life after boxingβ»
Levinsky served in the US Army during World War II. In his later years he worked as a tie salesman in Miami Beach, Florida. He was married to fan dancer Roxana Sand for just over a month in 1934. In 1935, Levinsky became a professional wrestler as Kingfish Levinsky working in the States and Canada until retiring in 1946.
Professional boxing recordβ»
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.
Official recordβ»
118 fights | 74 wins | 35 losses |
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By knockout | 40 | 5 |
By decision | 34 | 28 |
By disqualification | 0 | 2 |
Draws | 7 | |
Newspaper decisions/draws | 2 |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as βno decisionβ bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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118 | Loss | 74β35β7 (2) | Frankie Edgren | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 11, 1939 | Hodges Field, Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
117 | Loss | 74β34β7 (2) | Jay D. Turner | PTS | 10 | Jun 2, 1939 | Dallas, Texas, US | |
116 | Loss | 74β33β7 (2) | Babe Ritchie | KO | 3 (10), 1:04 | May 31, 1939 | Softball Park, Lubbock, Texas, US | |
115 | Loss | 74β32β7 (2) | Johnny Paychek | TKO | 3 (8) | Jul 11, 1938 | Riverview Park, Des Moines, Iowa, US | |
114 | Win | 74β31β7 (2) | Jack Conley | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 7, 1937 | Dubuque, Iowa, US | |
113 | Loss | 73β31β7 (2) | Jack Doyle | PTS | 12 | Apr 27, 1937 | Empire Pool, Wembley, England | |
112 | Loss | 73β30β7 (2) | Bob Nestell | PTS | 10 (10), 2:43 | Feb 9, 1937 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
111 | Loss | 73β29β7 (2) | Maxie Rosenbloom | PTS | 10 | Jan 5, 1937 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
110 | Win | 73β28β7 (2) | Babe Hunt | TKO | 6 (10), 0:25 | Dec 1, 1936 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
109 | Draw | 72β28β7 (2) | Nash Garrison | PTS | 10 | Nov 10, 1936 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, US | |
108 | Win | 72β28β6 (2) | Leo Lomski | PTS | 10 | Sep 22, 1936 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, US | |
107 | Loss | 71β28β6 (2) | Marty Gallagher | UD | 10 | Sep 1, 1936 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, US | |
106 | Win | 71β27β6 (2) | Big Boy Brackey | PTS | 10 | Jul 20, 1936 | Offermann Stadium, Buffalo, New York, US | |
105 | Loss | 70β27β6 (2) | Lee Ramage | PTS | 10 | Jul 7, 1936 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
104 | Win | 70β26β6 (2) | Joe Bauer | PTS | 10 | Jun 26, 1936 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US | |
103 | Win | 69β26β6 (2) | Harold Murphy | PTS | 10 | Jun 5, 1936 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, US | |
102 | Win | 68β26β6 (2) | Pepe Del Rio | TKO | 2 (10), 1:38 | May 26, 1936 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
101 | Draw | 67β26β6 (2) | Lee Ramage | PTS | 10 | Apr 7, 1936 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
100 | Loss | 67β26β5 (2) | Phil Brubaker | PTS | 10 | Feb 14, 1936 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
99 | Win | 67β25β5 (2) | Alfred Rogers | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 27, 1936 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, US | |
98 | Win | 66β25β5 (2) | Hank Hankinson | PTS | 10 | Jan 14, 1936 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
97 | Loss | 65β25β5 (2) | Marty Gallagher | PTS | 10 | Oct 9, 1935 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, US | |
96 | Loss | 65β24β5 (2) | Joe Louis | TKO | 1 (10), 2:21 | Aug 7, 1935 | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
95 | Win | 65β23β5 (2) | Tom Jones | PTS | 4 | Jun 10, 1935 | Peoria, Illinois, US | |
94 | Win | 64β23β5 (2) | Jack Slade | KO | 2 (10), 0:41 | Jun 7, 1935 | Municipal Stadium, Davenport, Iowa, US | |
93 | Win | 63β23β5 (2) | Hans Birkie | PTS | 10 | May 27, 1935 | Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
92 | Win | 62β23β5 (2) | Hans Birkie | KO | 4 (?), 2:54 | Apr 15, 1935 | City Auditorium, Denver, Colorado, US | |
91 | Win | 61β23β5 (2) | Bob Williams | KO | 1 (?), 2:54 | Apr 4, 1935 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
90 | Win | 60β23β5 (2) | Joe Rice | KO | 2 (10) | Apr 1, 1935 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US | |
89 | Win | 59β23β5 (2) | Babe Hunt | PTS | 10 | Mar 27, 1935 | Fair Park Live Stock Arena, Dallas, Texas, US | |
88 | Win | 58β23β5 (2) | Salvatore Ruggirello | TKO | 2 (10) | Mar 4, 1935 | Benjamin Field Arena, Tampa, Florida, US | |
87 | Win | 57β23β5 (2) | Jack Townsend | KO | 2 (?) | Feb 21, 1935 | Daytona Beach, Florida, US | |
86 | Win | 56β23β5 (2) | Jack Townsend | KO | 2 (?) | Feb 19, 1935 | Jacksonville, Florida, US | |
85 | Win | 55β23β5 (2) | Ted DeMarino | KO | 2 (10) | Feb 14, 1935 | Dixie Theatre, West Palm Beach, Florida, US | |
84 | Win | 54β23β5 (2) | Eddie Civil | TKO | 2 (10) | Feb 11, 1935 | Benjamin Field Arena, Tampa, Florida, US | |
83 | Win | 53β23β5 (2) | Merrill 'Red' Tonn | KO | 6 (10) | Feb 4, 1935 | Legion Coliseum, Sarasota, Florida, US | |
82 | Draw | 52β23β5 (2) | Art Lasky | PTS | 10 | Nov 23, 1934 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
81 | Win | 52β23β4 (2) | Salvatore Ruggirello | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 28, 1934 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
80 | Win | 51β23β4 (2) | Art Sykes | PTS | 10 | Sep 20, 1934 | Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
79 | Loss | 50β23β4 (2) | Art Lasky | UD | 10 | Jun 12, 1934 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
78 | Win | 50β22β4 (2) | Lee Ramage | PTS | 10 | Apr 17, 1934 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
77 | Loss | 49β22β4 (2) | Walter Neusel | MD | 10 | Mar 9, 1934 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
76 | Win | 49β21β4 (2) | Charley Massera | SD | 10 | Feb 9, 1934 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
75 | Win | 48β21β4 (2) | Don McCorkindale | PTS | 10 | Dec 29, 1933 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
74 | Win | 47β21β4 (2) | Jack Sharkey | UD | 10 | Sep 18, 1933 | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
73 | Win | 46β21β4 (2) | Tuffy Griffiths | UD | 10 | Jun 2, 1933 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
72 | Win | 45β21β4 (2) | Charley Retzlaff | KO | 1 (10), 2:15 | May 3, 1933 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
71 | Loss | 44β21β4 (2) | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | Feb 24, 1933 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
70 | Win | 44β20β4 (2) | Unknown Winston | PTS | 10 | Feb 2, 1933 | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
69 | Win | 43β20β4 (2) | Meyer K.O. Christner | TKO | 5 (?) | Jan 23, 1933 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
68 | Loss | 42β20β4 (2) | Tommy Loughran | UD | 10 | Jan 10, 1933 | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
67 | Loss | 42β19β4 (2) | Primo Carnera | SD | 10 | Dec 9, 1932 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
66 | Loss | 42β18β4 (2) | Joe Sekyra | NWS | 10 | Oct 13, 1932 | Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
65 | Win | 42β18β4 (1) | Angus Snyder | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 22, 1932 | City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
64 | Loss | 41β18β4 (1) | Johnny Risko | PTS | 12 | Sep 1, 1932 | Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, US | |
63 | Loss | 41β17β4 (1) | Max Baer | PTS | 20 | Jul 4, 1932 | Dempsey's Bowl, Reno, Nevada, US | |
62 | Loss | 41β16β4 (1) | Mickey Walker | SD | 10 | Apr 29, 1932 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
61 | Loss | 41β15β4 (1) | Max Baer | UD | 10 | Jan 29, 1932 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
60 | Win | 41β14β4 (1) | Paulino Uzcudun | MD | 10 | Jan 15, 1932 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
59 | Win | 40β14β4 (1) | Tommy Loughran | UD | 10 | Dec 18, 1931 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
58 | Loss | 39β14β4 (1) | Primo Carnera | UD | 10 | Nov 19, 1931 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
57 | Win | 39β13β4 (1) | Jimmy Slattery | PTS | 10 | Oct 30, 1931 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US | |
56 | Win | 38β13β4 (1) | Joe Sekyra | MD | 10 | Sep 30, 1931 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
55 | Draw | 37β13β4 (1) | Young Con O'Kelly | SD | 10 | Sep 9, 1931 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
54 | Loss | 37β13β3 (1) | Ace Hudkins | PTS | 10 | Jul 1, 1931 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
53 | Win | 37β12β3 (1) | Pat McCarthy | TKO | 4 (10) | Jun 9, 1931 | Kanawha Park, Charleston, West Virginia, US | |
52 | Win | 36β12β3 (1) | Emmett Rocco | PTS | 10 | May 8, 1931 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
51 | Loss | 35β12β3 (1) | Emmett Rocco | PTS | 10 | Apr 27, 1931 | Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | |
50 | Loss | 35β11β3 (1) | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | Apr 21, 1931 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
49 | Win | 35β10β3 (1) | Young Con O'Kelly | UD | 10 | Mar 31, 1931 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
48 | Loss | 34β10β3 (1) | Tuffy Griffiths | PTS | 10 | Mar 6, 1931 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
47 | Win | 34β9β3 (1) | Jack Gagnon | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 6, 1931 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
46 | Win | 33β9β3 (1) | Harry Dillon | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 30, 1931 | Riverview Rink, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
45 | Loss | 32β9β3 (1) | Jimmy Slattery | PTS | 10 | Jan 14, 1931 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
44 | Loss | 32β8β3 (1) | Tommy Loughran | UD | 10 | Nov 21, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
43 | Win | 32β7β3 (1) | Jimmy Slattery | SD | 10 | Nov 6, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
42 | Win | 31β7β3 (1) | Tom Kirby | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 14, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
41 | Win | 30β7β3 (1) | Leo Lomski | KO | 5 (10) | Sep 11, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
40 | Win | 29β7β3 (1) | Jack Kracken | TKO | 6 (10) | Aug 29, 1930 | Jones & Baumrucker Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
39 | Win | 28β7β3 (1) | Len Darcy | PTS | 10 | Aug 16, 1930 | North Shore Arena, South Haven, Michigan, US | |
38 | Win | 27β7β3 (1) | Bud Doran | PTS | 10 | Aug 1, 1930 | Jones & Baumrucker Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
37 | Win | 26β7β3 (1) | Jimmy Mahoney | KO | 4 (10) | Jul 18, 1930 | Jones & Baumrucker Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
36 | Win | 25β7β3 (1) | K.O. White | PTS | 10 | Jul 11, 1930 | Jones & Baumrucker Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
35 | Loss | 24β7β3 (1) | Paul Pantaleo | PTS | 10 | Jun 20, 1930 | Blue Mound Race Track, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
34 | Win | 24β6β3 (1) | Mitz Minikel | KO | 1 (10) | May 28, 1930 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
33 | Win | 23β6β3 (1) | Al Keegan | TKO | 1 (4) | Apr 30, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
32 | Loss | 22β6β3 (1) | Mitz Minikel | PTS | 10 | Apr 21, 1930 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
31 | Win | 22β5β3 (1) | Dave Maier | TKO | 1 (10) | Apr 3, 1930 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
30 | Loss | 21β5β3 (1) | Paul Swiderski | PTS | 8 | Mar 24, 1930 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
29 | Win | 21β4β3 (1) | Leon Lucas | KO | 6 (?) | Mar 8, 1930 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
28 | Loss | 20β4β3 (1) | Al Stillman | NWS | 5 | Feb 11, 1930 | Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, US | |
27 | Win | 20β4β3 | Chick Rife | TKO | 1 (4) | Feb 7, 1930 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
26 | Win | 19β4β3 | Jack Barry | PTS | 6 | Jan 31, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
25 | Win | 18β4β3 | Johnny Freeman | PTS | 8 | Jan 23, 1930 | Rainbo Fronton, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
24 | Win | 17β4β3 | Tom Jones | PTS | 8 | Dec 26, 1929 | Ashland Blvd. Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
23 | Loss | 16β4β3 | Ted Ross | DQ | 6 (10) | Nov 18, 1929 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US | Levinsky DQ'd for butting, thumbing, and elbowing |
22 | Win | 16β3β3 | Russell Buelick | KO | 4 (6) | Oct 29, 1929 | Guyon's Paradise Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
21 | Win | 15β3β3 | Russell Buelick | KO | 1 (6) | Oct 22, 1929 | Guyon's Paradise Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
20 | Win | 14β3β3 | Nick Taft | TKO | 3 (5) | Oct 16, 1929 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
19 | Win | 13β3β3 | Tommy O'Brien | UD | 10 | Aug 12, 1929 | Logan Square Baseball Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
18 | Win | 12β3β3 | Johnny Sherrod | PTS | 6 | Jul 9, 1929 | Logan Square Baseball Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
17 | Win | 11β3β3 | Frankie Ryan | KO | 1 (4) | Jul 4, 1929 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
16 | Win | 10β3β3 | Joe Corrado | KO | 4 (6) | Jun 24, 1929 | Logan Square Baseball Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
15 | Draw | 9β3β3 | Joe Corrado | PTS | 4 | Jun 10, 1929 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
14 | Win | 9β3β2 | Mickey Furey | KO | 2 (4), 1:04 | May 24, 1929 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
13 | Win | 8β3β2 | Art Schragel | TKO | 1 (5) | Apr 29, 1929 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
12 | Loss | 7β3β2 | Johnny Sherrod | PTS | 5 | Mar 25, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
11 | Win | 7β2β2 | Chuck Benoit | KO | 1 (5) | Mar 12, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
10 | Win | 6β2β2 | Billy O'Brien | TKO | 3 (6) | Feb 4, 1929 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
9 | Draw | 5β2β2 | Johnny DeCoursey | PTS | 6 | Jan 22, 1929 | Hippodrome, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
8 | Win | 5β2β1 | Sam Curtis | PTS | 4 | Jan 8, 1929 | Hippodrome, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
7 | Win | 4β2β1 | Mickey Furey | PTS | 4 | Nov 26, 1928 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
6 | Win | 3β2β1 | Nick Taft | KO | 2 (4) | Oct 29, 1928 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
5 | Loss | 2β2β1 | Cecil Hurt | DQ | 3 (6) | Oct 9, 1928 | Midway Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
4 | Draw | 2β1β1 | Russell Buelick | PTS | 4 | Sep 27, 1928 | Midway Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
3 | Win | 2β1 | Jimmy Gardner | PTS | 4 | Sep 6, 1928 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
2 | Win | 1β1 | Joe Greb | PTS | 4 | Aug 20, 1928 | Midway Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
1 | Loss | 0β1 | Nick Taft | PTS | 4 | Jul 13, 1928 | Hippodrome, Chicago, Illinois, US |
Unofficial recordβ»
118 fights | 74 wins | 37 losses |
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By knockout | 40 | 5 |
By decision | 34 | 30 |
By disqualification | 0 | 2 |
Draws | 7 |
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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118 | Loss | 74β37β7 | Frankie Edgren | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 11, 1939 | Hodges Field, Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
117 | Loss | 74β36β7 | Jay D. Turner | PTS | 10 | Jun 2, 1939 | Dallas, Texas, US | |
116 | Loss | 74β35β7 | Babe Ritchie | KO | 3 (10), 1:04 | May 31, 1939 | Softball Park, Lubbock, Texas, US | |
115 | Loss | 74β34β7 | Johnny Paychek | TKO | 3 (8) | Jul 11, 1938 | Riverview Park, Des Moines, Iowa, US | |
114 | Win | 74β33β7 | Jack Conley | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 7, 1937 | Dubuque, Iowa, US | |
113 | Loss | 73β33β7 | Jack Doyle | PTS | 12 | Apr 27, 1937 | Empire Pool, Wembley, England | |
112 | Loss | 73β32β7 | Bob Nestell | PTS | 10 (10), 2:43 | Feb 9, 1937 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
111 | Loss | 73β31β7 | Maxie Rosenbloom | PTS | 10 | Jan 5, 1937 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
110 | Win | 73β30β7 | Babe Hunt | TKO | 6 (10), 0:25 | Dec 1, 1936 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
109 | Draw | 72β30β7 | Nash Garrison | PTS | 10 | Nov 10, 1936 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, US | |
108 | Win | 72β30β6 | Leo Lomski | PTS | 10 | Sep 22, 1936 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, US | |
107 | Loss | 71β30β6 | Marty Gallagher | UD | 10 | Sep 1, 1936 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, US | |
106 | Win | 71β29β6 | Big Boy Brackey | PTS | 10 | Jul 20, 1936 | Offermann Stadium, Buffalo, New York, US | |
105 | Loss | 70β29β6 | Lee Ramage | PTS | 10 | Jul 7, 1936 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
104 | Win | 70β28β6 | Joe Bauer | PTS | 10 | Jun 26, 1936 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US | |
103 | Win | 69β28β6 | Harold Murphy | PTS | 10 | Jun 5, 1936 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, US | |
102 | Win | 68β28β6 | Pepe Del Rio | TKO | 2 (10), 1:38 | May 26, 1936 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
101 | Draw | 67β28β6 | Lee Ramage | PTS | 10 | Apr 7, 1936 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
100 | Loss | 67β28β5 | Phil Brubaker | PTS | 10 | Feb 14, 1936 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
99 | Win | 67β27β5 | Alfred Rogers | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 27, 1936 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, US | |
98 | Win | 66β27β5 | Hank Hankinson | PTS | 10 | Jan 14, 1936 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
97 | Loss | 65β27β5 | Marty Gallagher | PTS | 10 | Oct 9, 1935 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, US | |
96 | Loss | 65β26β5 | Joe Louis | TKO | 1 (10), 2:21 | Aug 7, 1935 | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
95 | Win | 65β25β5 | Tom Jones | PTS | 4 | Jun 10, 1935 | Peoria, Illinois, US | |
94 | Win | 64β25β5 | Jack Slade | KO | 2 (10), 0:41 | Jun 7, 1935 | Municipal Stadium, Davenport, Iowa, US | |
93 | Win | 63β25β5 | Hans Birkie | PTS | 10 | May 27, 1935 | Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
92 | Win | 62β25β5 | Hans Birkie | KO | 4 (?), 2:54 | Apr 15, 1935 | City Auditorium, Denver, Colorado, US | |
91 | Win | 61β25β5 | Bob Williams | KO | 1 (?), 2:54 | Apr 4, 1935 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
90 | Win | 60β25β5 | Joe Rice | KO | 2 (10) | Apr 1, 1935 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US | |
89 | Win | 59β25β5 | Babe Hunt | PTS | 10 | Mar 27, 1935 | Fair Park Live Stock Arena, Dallas, Texas, US | |
88 | Win | 58β25β5 | Salvatore Ruggirello | TKO | 2 (10) | Mar 4, 1935 | Benjamin Field Arena, Tampa, Florida, US | |
87 | Win | 57β25β5 | Jack Townsend | KO | 2 (?) | Feb 21, 1935 | Daytona Beach, Florida, US | |
86 | Win | 56β25β5 | Jack Townsend | KO | 2 (?) | Feb 19, 1935 | Jacksonville, Florida, US | |
85 | Win | 55β25β5 | Ted DeMarino | KO | 2 (10) | Feb 14, 1935 | Dixie Theatre, West Palm Beach, Florida, US | |
84 | Win | 54β25β5 | Eddie Civil | TKO | 2 (10) | Feb 11, 1935 | Benjamin Field Arena, Tampa, Florida, US | |
83 | Win | 53β25β5 | Merrill 'Red' Tonn | KO | 6 (10) | Feb 4, 1935 | Legion Coliseum, Sarasota, Florida, US | |
82 | Draw | 52β25β5 | Art Lasky | PTS | 10 | Nov 23, 1934 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
81 | Win | 52β25β4 | Salvatore Ruggirello | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 28, 1934 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
80 | Win | 51β25β4 | Art Sykes | PTS | 10 | Sep 20, 1934 | Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
79 | Loss | 50β25β4 | Art Lasky | UD | 10 | Jun 12, 1934 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
78 | Win | 50β24β4 | Lee Ramage | PTS | 10 | Apr 17, 1934 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
77 | Loss | 49β24β4 | Walter Neusel | MD | 10 | Mar 9, 1934 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
76 | Win | 49β23β4 | Charley Massera | SD | 10 | Feb 9, 1934 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
75 | Win | 48β23β4 | Don McCorkindale | PTS | 10 | Dec 29, 1933 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
74 | Win | 47β23β4 | Jack Sharkey | UD | 10 | Sep 18, 1933 | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
73 | Win | 46β23β4 | Tuffy Griffiths | UD | 10 | Jun 2, 1933 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
72 | Win | 45β23β4 | Charley Retzlaff | KO | 1 (10), 2:15 | May 3, 1933 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
71 | Loss | 44β23β4 | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | Feb 24, 1933 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
70 | Win | 44β22β4 | Unknown Winston | PTS | 10 | Feb 2, 1933 | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
69 | Win | 43β22β4 | Meyer K.O. Christner | TKO | 5 (?) | Jan 23, 1933 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
68 | Loss | 42β22β4 | Tommy Loughran | UD | 10 | Jan 10, 1933 | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
67 | Loss | 42β21β4 | Primo Carnera | SD | 10 | Dec 9, 1932 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
66 | Loss | 42β20β4 | Joe Sekyra | NWS | 10 | Oct 13, 1932 | Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
65 | Win | 42β19β4 | Angus Snyder | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 22, 1932 | City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
64 | Loss | 41β19β4 | Johnny Risko | PTS | 12 | Sep 1, 1932 | Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, US | |
63 | Loss | 41β18β4 | Max Baer | PTS | 20 | Jul 4, 1932 | Dempsey's Bowl, Reno, Nevada, US | |
62 | Loss | 41β17β4 | Mickey Walker | SD | 10 | Apr 29, 1932 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
61 | Loss | 41β16β4 | Max Baer | UD | 10 | Jan 29, 1932 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
60 | Win | 41β15β4 | Paulino Uzcudun | MD | 10 | Jan 15, 1932 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
59 | Win | 40β15β4 | Tommy Loughran | UD | 10 | Dec 18, 1931 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
58 | Loss | 39β15β4 | Primo Carnera | UD | 10 | Nov 19, 1931 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
57 | Win | 39β14β4 | Jimmy Slattery | PTS | 10 | Oct 30, 1931 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US | |
56 | Win | 38β14β4 | Joe Sekyra | MD | 10 | Sep 30, 1931 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
55 | Draw | 37β14β4 | Young Con O'Kelly | SD | 10 | Sep 9, 1931 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
54 | Loss | 37β14β3 | Ace Hudkins | PTS | 10 | Jul 1, 1931 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
53 | Win | 37β13β3 | Pat McCarthy | TKO | 4 (10) | Jun 9, 1931 | Kanawha Park, Charleston, West Virginia, US | |
52 | Win | 36β13β3 | Emmett Rocco | PTS | 10 | May 8, 1931 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
51 | Loss | 35β13β3 | Emmett Rocco | PTS | 10 | Apr 27, 1931 | Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | |
50 | Loss | 35β12β3 | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | Apr 21, 1931 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
49 | Win | 35β11β3 | Young Con O'Kelly | UD | 10 | Mar 31, 1931 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
48 | Loss | 34β11β3 | Tuffy Griffiths | PTS | 10 | Mar 6, 1931 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
47 | Win | 34β10β3 | Jack Gagnon | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 6, 1931 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
46 | Win | 33β10β3 | Harry Dillon | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 30, 1931 | Riverview Rink, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
45 | Loss | 32β10β3 | Jimmy Slattery | PTS | 10 | Jan 14, 1931 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
44 | Loss | 32β9β3 | Tommy Loughran | UD | 10 | Nov 21, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
43 | Win | 32β8β3 | Jimmy Slattery | SD | 10 | Nov 6, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
42 | Win | 31β8β3 | Tom Kirby | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 14, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
41 | Win | 30β8β3 | Leo Lomski | KO | 5 (10) | Sep 11, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
40 | Win | 29β8β3 | Jack Kracken | TKO | 6 (10) | Aug 29, 1930 | Jones & Baumrucker Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
39 | Win | 28β8β3 | Len Darcy | PTS | 10 | Aug 16, 1930 | North Shore Arena, South Haven, Michigan, US | |
38 | Win | 27β8β3 | Bud Doran | PTS | 10 | Aug 1, 1930 | Jones & Baumrucker Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
37 | Win | 26β8β3 | Jimmy Mahoney | KO | 4 (10) | Jul 18, 1930 | Jones & Baumrucker Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
36 | Win | 25β8β3 | K.O. White | PTS | 10 | Jul 11, 1930 | Jones & Baumrucker Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
35 | Loss | 24β8β3 | Paul Pantaleo | PTS | 10 | Jun 20, 1930 | Blue Mound Race Track, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
34 | Win | 24β7β3 | Mitz Minikel | KO | 1 (10) | May 28, 1930 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
33 | Win | 23β7β3 | Al Keegan | TKO | 1 (4) | Apr 30, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
32 | Loss | 22β7β3 | Mitz Minikel | PTS | 10 | Apr 21, 1930 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
31 | Win | 22β6β3 | Dave Maier | TKO | 1 (10) | Apr 3, 1930 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
30 | Loss | 21β6β3 | Paul Swiderski | PTS | 8 | Mar 24, 1930 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
29 | Win | 21β5β3 | Leon Lucas | KO | 6 (?) | Mar 8, 1930 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
28 | Loss | 20β5β3 | Al Stillman | NWS | 5 | Feb 11, 1930 | Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, US | |
27 | Win | 20β4β3 | Chick Rife | TKO | 1 (4) | Feb 7, 1930 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
26 | Win | 19β4β3 | Jack Barry | PTS | 6 | Jan 31, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
25 | Win | 18β4β3 | Johnny Freeman | PTS | 8 | Jan 23, 1930 | Rainbo Fronton, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
24 | Win | 17β4β3 | Tom Jones | PTS | 8 | Dec 26, 1929 | Ashland Blvd. Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
23 | Loss | 16β4β3 | Ted Ross | DQ | 6 (10) | Nov 18, 1929 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US | Levinsky DQ'd for butting, thumbing, and elbowing |
22 | Win | 16β3β3 | Russell Buelick | KO | 4 (6) | Oct 29, 1929 | Guyon's Paradise Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
21 | Win | 15β3β3 | Russell Buelick | KO | 1 (6) | Oct 22, 1929 | Guyon's Paradise Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
20 | Win | 14β3β3 | Nick Taft | TKO | 3 (5) | Oct 16, 1929 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
19 | Win | 13β3β3 | Tommy O'Brien | UD | 10 | Aug 12, 1929 | Logan Square Baseball Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
18 | Win | 12β3β3 | Johnny Sherrod | PTS | 6 | Jul 9, 1929 | Logan Square Baseball Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
17 | Win | 11β3β3 | Frankie Ryan | KO | 1 (4) | Jul 4, 1929 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
16 | Win | 10β3β3 | Joe Corrado | KO | 4 (6) | Jun 24, 1929 | Logan Square Baseball Park, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
15 | Draw | 9β3β3 | Joe Corrado | PTS | 4 | Jun 10, 1929 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
14 | Win | 9β3β2 | Mickey Furey | KO | 2 (4), 1:04 | May 24, 1929 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
13 | Win | 8β3β2 | Art Schragel | TKO | 1 (5) | Apr 29, 1929 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
12 | Loss | 7β3β2 | Johnny Sherrod | PTS | 5 | Mar 25, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
11 | Win | 7β2β2 | Chuck Benoit | KO | 1 (5) | Mar 12, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
10 | Win | 6β2β2 | Billy O'Brien | TKO | 3 (6) | Feb 4, 1929 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
9 | Draw | 5β2β2 | Johnny DeCoursey | PTS | 6 | Jan 22, 1929 | Hippodrome, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
8 | Win | 5β2β1 | Sam Curtis | PTS | 4 | Jan 8, 1929 | Hippodrome, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
7 | Win | 4β2β1 | Mickey Furey | PTS | 4 | Nov 26, 1928 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
6 | Win | 3β2β1 | Nick Taft | KO | 2 (4) | Oct 29, 1928 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
5 | Loss | 2β2β1 | Cecil Hurt | DQ | 3 (6) | Oct 9, 1928 | Midway Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
4 | Draw | 2β1β1 | Russell Buelick | PTS | 4 | Sep 27, 1928 | Midway Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
3 | Win | 2β1 | Jimmy Gardner | PTS | 4 | Sep 6, 1928 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
2 | Win | 1β1 | Joe Greb | PTS | 4 | Aug 20, 1928 | Midway Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
1 | Loss | 0β1 | Nick Taft | PTS | 4 | Jul 13, 1928 | Hippodrome, Chicago, Illinois, US |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Sport: Fights". TIME. 1932-12-19. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ Baer, California's Ex-Butcher Boy, Beats Chicago's Kingfish Levinsky Ludington Daily News - Jul 6, 1932
- ^ The Louis Laugh Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Aug 10, 1935
- ^ Obverse English, Delivering Glancing Blow to the Cliche Ludington Daily News - Jan 30, 1978
- ^ "Sport: Dempsey v. Fish". TIME. 1932-02-29. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ "Before MMA #1: Wrestlers versus Boxers, Even the Promoters Got into the Act". 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Sport: Levinsky v. Walker". TIME. 1932-05-09. Archived from the original on November 18, 2005. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ "King Levinsky at Boxing Rec". Archived from the original on April 21, 2006. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=17081&bild=1&details=7.
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External linksβ»
- Boxing record for King Levinsky from BoxRec (registration required)