Tag: Johnny Lucas
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Johnny Lucas
Johnny Lucas, often lauded as “The Pride of Whitman Park,” emerged as one of the notable lightweight and welterweight boxers from Camden during the 1920s and 1930s. While boxing records suggest a birthdate of January 1, 1912, this remains unconfirmed. One of Johnny Lucas’ notable moments in the ring occurred on February 3, 1933, when…
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Camden Reached Peak in Boxing in 1919-20
Camden Courier-Post – July 26, 1955 Standout Performers Appeared in Bouts Held at Armory Camden has had its ups and downs in the boxing game, but probably reached its peak so far as performers are concerned when bouts were held at the Haddon Avenue Armory during 1919-20. However, a number of clubs flourished in the…
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Nearly 4000 Witness Old-Timers in Action
Camden Courier Post – December 20, 1939 Past and Present South Jersey Boxers Go Through Paces in Charity Show NO DECISIONS RENDERED By FRANK KOPESKY They turned back the sporting pages last night, month after month, year after year. And out of the staring type and paling newsprint stepped the images of youths who in…
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Ex-Fighters Are Set for Charity Show
Camden Courier Post – December 18, 1939 Jersey Joe Walcott and Roxie Allen in Feature at Civic Hall Tomorrow Present and past greats of Camden boxing will do their all for charity tomorrow night, when they appear on a card sponsored by the United Democratic Clubs of Camden at the Camden Convention Hall. Fifteen bouts…
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Johnny Lucas Defeats Tommy Bashara in Ten-round Windup Match at Arena Here
Camden Courier-Post – August 5, 1933 STRONG FINISH FACTOR IN CAMDEN YOUTH’S WIN Lucas Cops Five of Ten Rounds, Divides One With Norfolk Ring Foe SERODY STOPS HALEY LOCAL FIGHT RESULTS By TOM RYAN, Courier-Post Sports Editor A rally in the last two rounds enabled Johnny Lucas, blond Whitman Park junior welterweight, to gain the…
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Lucas in Killing Mood for Bashara Battle
Camden Courier Post – August 3, 1933 Whitman Parker Has Yet to Win Decision Over Two Norfolk, Va. Brothers Serody Meets Haley Another home town boxing product gets an opportunity to establish himself as a favorite with the fans tomorrow night at Grip’s Pennsauken township open-air arena. Johnny Lucas, Whitman Park junior welterweight, is the…
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LUCAS TO OPPOSE BASHARA IN WIND UP
Camden Courier-Post – August 1, 1933 Whitman Park Lightweight Meets Old Rival in Feature Bout Here Friday Lew McFarland, matchmaker for the newly organized Camden Sporting Club has arranged another attractive card for this Friday night’s show at Grip’s Pennsauken township open-air Arena. Johnny Lucas, Whitman Park lightweight, has signed to meet Tommy Bashara, of…
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Johnny Lucas Wins Millville Battle
Camden Courier Post – August 9, 1930 Camden Mauler Gets Popular Decision Over Ray Gadsby in Punchbowl Windup Millville, Aug. 5 – Johnny Lucas, of Camden, won a popular decision over Ray Gadsby here tonight tn the eight-round windup at the Millville Punchbowl. More than 100 fans gathered to witness the bout. The Camden battler…
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Charity Battles Attract Big Crowd
Camden Courier-Post – January 28, 1928 Fifteen sizzling amateur boxing bouts, together with nine acts of vaudeville, were presented to a capacity crowd in the St. Joan of Arc Church gym, Fairview. The proceeds derived from the affair will go toward the church building fund. In the feature bout, Bob Zimmerman, of Fairview, unintentionally fouled…