Leo Lomski

Leo Joseph Lomski ( – November 12, 1975) was an American boxer. Nicknamed the "Aberdeen Assassin", he achieved a record of 257–18 over the course of his career, spanning from 1918 to 1933. A light heavyweight, he was in contention for the 1928 world championship, though lost to Tommy Loughran.

Biography

1900s–1924: early life and early career Lomski was born , in Davenport, Oklahoma. He had a sister. In 1918, at age 15, he lied about his age to join the United States Navy. He began his boxing career while in the Navy, participating in 75 matches, winning all of them by knockout. After being discharged, he moved to Mullan, Idaho, where he worked as a miner and fought in 50 matches, winning all by knockout.

Lomski never had an amateur career. Early in his career, he was a welterweight, later growing to middleweight and light heavyweight. His boxing style was described as "aggressive",

On June 21, 1927, Lomski fought Maxie Rosenbloom in a 12-round match. Fought at the Queensboro Stadium, the match was attended by 4,000 and was judged by C. W. Dingee and Charles F. Mathison. Lomski, who had been the instigator in the match's buildup and promotion, won.

Seventeen of Lomski's matches were fought in Madison Square Garden, which he lost to Tommy Loughran due to one second of time downed. Lomski downed him twice in the first round, reaching the count of nine seconds, but Loughran regained himself and came back to win the championship. On August 19, 1929, he fought Mickey Walker in a 10-round match. Walker won overall, winning six rounds, while Lomski won three and tied one. Fought at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, 25,000 people were in attendance.

While fighting on the West Coast of the United States, Lomski bested boxers such as Tiger Flowers, Jock Malone, Eddie Roberts, and Quintin Romero Rojas, among others. with his skull being fractured and receiving the only knockout against him. He challenged boxers such as Harry Greb, Ace Hudkins, and Max Schmeling to fights, all of who declined; he challenged Schmeling in his native language of German.