Art Lasky boxer
- bouts
- 53
- won
- 40
- lost
- 7
- draw
- 6
- Status
- inactive
- Division
- heavyweight
- Debut
- 1930-05-01
- Height
- 6′ 4″/193cm
- Reach
- 76″/193cm
- Age
- 71
- Born
- 1908-11-16
- Death
- 1980-04-02
- Nationality
- USA
Arthur Lakofsky (November 16, 1909 – April 2, 1980), also known as Art Lasky, was a heavyweight professional boxer from Minneapolis, Minnesota.Lasky was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on November 8, 1908, and called Minneapolis his home. He was of Russian-Jewish ancestry. Both he and his brother Maurice worked in a scrap metal yard before taking up boxing. His brothers Dave and Eli both had short, but less successful careers as boxers during the depression years of the 1930s. Lasky's brother Maurice acted as his trainer, and trained the boxer Young Harry Greb for a time.After his boxing career ended, Lasky went on to become a cameraman, stunt coordinator, and even dabbled in acting. Being a bit of a renaissance man, and always interested in new challenges, he had a short career in the Palm Springs police department, and later became a physical therapist with a practice in three California cities; San Bernardino, then Palm Springs, and later at his home in Sky Valley, thirteen miles from Hot Springs. Lasky was also skilled in carpentry, masonry and as a surveyor and did much of the work for a home he built in California around 1964 after his boxing retirement.His son Aron was born in 1960, and his daughter Lana was born in 1964 from his third marriage to wife Irma.Lasky made his professional debut with a knockout of Sam Baker in May 1930. He faced his first notable opponent, Jimmy Gibbons of Saint Paul, on January 8, 1931, knocking the 28-0-2 Gibbons unconscious in the second round. Gibbons was down twice in the second from Lasky's left hooks. The round ended when Lasky' blows knocked Gibbons to the mat. He was completely out when the referee reached the count of six, and Gibbons's manager threw in the towel making the victory a technical knockout.Lasky remained undefeated until his 16th bout, a newspaper decision loss to Dick Daniels, also of Minneapolis. He bounced back, however, and by September 1932 was sporting a 14-1 record when he faced Primo Carnera, one of his first rated opponents, in Saint Paul.
Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1939-01-09 | Nathan Mann | WWLWDW | Arena, New Haven | LOST Technical knockout |
1938-09-19 | Harold Murphy | LLLLLL | Chattanooga | DRAW Points |
1938-09-05 | Moon Mullins | WW | Richburg | DRAW Points |
1936-06-30 | Johnny Paychek | WWWWWL | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Technical knockout |
1936-06-19 | Alfred Rogers | LWWLWL | Legion Stadium, Hollywood | DRAW Points |
1936-05-15 | Jack Roper | WWWWLW | Legion Stadium, Hollywood | WIN Technical knockout |
1936-04-09 | Joe Bauer | WWLWD | Legion Stadium, Hollywood | WIN Points |
1936-03-27 | Sonny Boy Walker | DDWWWW | Madison Square Garden, Phoenix | WIN Technical knockout |
1936-01-28 | Bob Cook | LLL | San Jose | WIN Technical knockout |
1936-01-22 | Tony Cancela | WLWLW | Auditorium, Oakland | WIN Points |
1936-01-17 | Jack Roper | LLLWWW | Legion Stadium, Hollywood | LOST Technical knockout |
1936-01-03 | Frank Wallulis | WLDLWW | Legion Stadium, Hollywood | WIN KO |
1935-09-19 | Charley Retzlaff | WLWDL | Auditorium, Saint Paul | LOST Technical knockout |
1935-06-21 | Ford Smith | WDDWLL | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco | LOST Technical knockout |
1935-03-22 | Jim Braddock | LWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Unanimous decision |
1934-11-23 | King Levinsky | WLWLWW | Chicago Stadium, Chicago | DRAW Points |
1934-10-05 | Steve Hamas | DLDWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Split-decision |
1934-06-12 | King Levinsky | WWWWLW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Unanimous decision |
1934-03-20 | Lee Ramage | WWWLWW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Points |
1934-02-20 | Benny Miller | LWWWLL | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Technical knockout |
1934-02-06 | Johnny Freeman | WWWDLW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN Technical knockout |
1934-01-26 | Billy Donohue | WDWLWW | Legion Stadium, Hollywood | WIN KO |
1934-01-12 | Tom Patrick | LWLLDL | Legion Stadium, Hollywood | WIN KO |
1933-12-29 | Jack Van Noy | LLLWWL | Legion Stadium, Hollywood | WIN KO |
1933-12-18 | Andy Mitchell | WWLWW | Legion Stadium, Hollywood | WIN KO |
1933-12-01 | Fred Lenhart | WWDDWL | Legion Stadium, Hollywood | WIN KO |
1933-11-17 | Tom Patrick | LWLWLL | Legion Stadium, Hollywood | DRAW Points |
1933-10-17 | Tony Souza | WWWWWW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN KO |
1933-10-11 | Jack Willis | LWWLLW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN KO |
1933-07-04 | Leo Duncan | WWLWLW | Detroit Lakes | WIN KO |
1933-06-22 | Ed Prante | LWLLLD | Saint Paul | WIN |
1933-05-12 | Charley Retzlaff | WWWWL | Auditorium, Saint Paul | LOST Technical knockout |
1933-05-03 | Tiger Jack Fox | WLWWWW | Chicago Stadium, Chicago | WIN KO |
1933-03-31 | Hans Birkie | DWWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Points |
1933-03-07 | Paul Pantaleo | WLLWLL | Auditorium, Saint Paul | WIN Technical knockout |
1932-12-16 | Joe Doctor | LLLWWL | Auditorium, Saint Paul | WIN Technical knockout |
1932-11-29 | Joe Sekyra | WWLLLW | Auditorium, Minneapolis | WIN KO |
1932-10-21 | Harold Murphy | WWWWW | Chicago Stadium, Chicago | WIN Technical knockout |
1932-09-01 | Primo Carnera | LWWWLW | Auditorium, Saint Paul | LOST |
1932-08-08 | Tom Jones | LWLLDL | White City Arena, Chicago | WIN Points |
1932-07-22 | George Neron | LLLLLL | White City Arena, Chicago | WIN Technical knockout |
1932-07-07 | Buck Everett | LWLLWL | Arcadia Ballroom, Milwaukee | WIN KO |
1932-06-30 | Mitz Minikel | WWWLWL | Oshkosh A.C., Oshkosh | WIN KO |
1932-01-18 | Dick Daniels | LLLWLW | Auditorium, Minneapolis | LOST |
1931-12-04 | Tim Charles | WWLDWL | City Auditorium, Eau Claire | WIN KO |
1931-11-24 | Pete Wistort | WLLWWL | Auditorium, Minneapolis | WIN KO |
1931-05-25 | Angus McDonald | LLWWWW | Minneapolis | WIN KO |
1931-05-11 | Marion Matuszak | WDDWDD | White City Arena, Chicago | DRAW Points |
1931-03-27 | Art Maxwell | WWLWWW | Auditorium, Minneapolis | WIN Technical knockout |
1931-02-27 | Mike Mandell | WWLLLL | Auditorium, Saint Paul | WIN |
1931-02-16 | Mike Mandell | LWWLLL | Auditorium, Minneapolis | WIN |
1931-01-19 | Billy Thompson | LWLWWW | Minneapolis | WIN KO |
1931-01-08 | Jimmy Gibbons | WWWWWW | Minneapolis | WIN Technical knockout |
1930-12-16 | Angus McDonald | WWWLLD | Minneapolis | WIN |
1930-11-14 | Lou Gates | debut | Minneapolis | WIN Technical knockout |
1930-10-16 | Sammy Baker | debut | Auditorium, Minneapolis | WIN KO |
1930-05-28 | Snubs Ganaway | DWWWLW | Electric Park, Waterloo | WIN KO |
1930-05-21 | Percy Cameron | WLLWDL | Electric Park, Waterloo | WIN KO |
1930-05-01 | Sam Baker | DWDLWL | WIN KO |