John Lester Johnson boxer

John Lester Johnson boxer
bouts
51
won
34
lost
16
draw
1
Status
inactive
Division
light heavyweight
Debut
1912-06-03
Height
5′ 11½″/182cm
Reach
-
Age
74
Born
1893-08-13
Death
1968-03-27
Nationality
USA

John Lester Johnson (born John Leslie Johnson; August 13, 1893 – March 27, 1968) was an American professional boxer and actor. He is perhaps best known for his 1916 boxing match against Jack Dempsey, and his 1933 performance as Bumbo, the titular character in the Our Gang comedy short The Kid From Borneo.Johnson was born in Aug. 13, 1893, in Suffolk, Virginia, one of 11 children. During World War I Johnson served in the 367th Infantry, a Buffalo Soldier outfit of the United States Army.From 1912-1929, Johnson amassed a professional boxing record of 39-29-6, with 23 of his wins by knockout. In 1916 Johnson fought future world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey to a 10-round draw, during which Dempsey suffered several broken ribs. Although a draw, Dempsey later said, "I thought he Johnson licked me. I didn't know how to fight then and Johnson did. Yes, I think he won."Johnson also had fights against the notable boxers Joe Jeanette, Harry Wills, Kid Norfolk, and Bill Tate.Johnson appeared in the 1933 Our Gang comedy The Kid From Borneo as Bumbo, a circus attraction billed as a "Wild Man from Borneo." Garbed in elaborate tribal attire and repetitively saying "Yum Yum, eat 'em up!" at the sight of candy, Bumbo is mistaken by some of the Our Gang children as both a cannibal and their Uncle George, the latter earlier described by their mother as "the black sheep of the family." A frenetic chase ensues when Bumbo attempts to take the children's candy, during which he and the children demolish much of a home's furnishings.Along with two Three Stooges films, Johnson's other film credits include Radio Patrol (1932), A Scream in the Night (1934), The Glory Trail (1936), Tarzan's Revenge (1938), Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1942), and Professor Creeps (1942).

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1929-05-22 Les Kennedy LWWWWW Wilmington Bowl, Wilmington LOST
Points
1928-11-01 Walter Hoffman LWLLLD Orange Belt A.C., San Bernardino WIN
Points
1928-10-09 Neil Clisby WWWWWL Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles LOST
Points
1928-09-20 Long Tom Hawkins WWDLWL Pasadena WIN
1928-08-07 Chief Metoquah LLLLLL 10th Street Arena, Modesto WIN
Points
1928-05-22 Neil Clisby WWLWWW Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles LOST
Points
1928-05-11 Long Tom Hawkins WLWWWD Coliseum, San Diego WIN
Points
1927-12-13 Benny Hill LWLLWL 10th Street Arena, Modesto WIN
Technical knockout
1927-09-21 Roy Cliffe WDLLLL National Hall, San Francisco WIN
KO
1927-05-13 Sailor Joe Hughes LWWDDL Dreamland Rink, San Francisco WIN
KO
1927-01-27 Ralph Smith WWWWDW Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma LOST
Points
1927-01-04 Tiny Jim Herman LDLWDL Crystal Pool, Seattle WIN
Points
1926-11-30 Tony Fuente WLLWLL Civic Auditorium, Fresno LOST
1926-10-06 George Cook WLLWD Auditorium, Oakland WIN
Technical knockout
1926-08-27 George Cook WWLLW Dreamland Rink, San Francisco DRAW
Points
1926-04-20 Tony Fuente LWWWWL Arena, Vernon LOST
1926-04-06 Bob Roper WLLWLL Arena, Vernon WIN
Points
1926-01-27 Sammy Olson LDWWLL National Hall, San Francisco WIN
Points
1925-10-10 Ray Bennett WLDWL Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York WIN
KO
1924-08-18 Battling Gahee WWLWWL Idora Park, Youngstown WIN
KO
1923-07-24 Tut Jackson WWDDWL Idora Park, Youngstown WIN
KO
1922-12-26 Ray Bennett WWLLDW 15th Regiment Armory, New York WIN
Points
1922-12-05 Jamaica Kid LWDWWL 15th Regiment Armory, New York LOST
Points
1922-09-22 Silent Puryear WWLWL National A.C., Philadelphia LOST
1922-06-02 Kid Norfolk LWWWLW Riverside Arena, Covington LOST
1922-05-24 Mexican Joe Lawson LWLL Oak Hill Auditorium, Youngstown WIN
KO
1921-10-20 Rough House Ware LLLWLL Jamaica A.C., Jamaica, Queens WIN
KO
1921-08-31 Battling Gahee WWDLWW Riverside Arena, Covington WIN
KO
1921-02-02 Kid Norfolk WWWWWW Roller Palace Rink, Detroit LOST
1921-01-11 Battling Jim McCreary WLWWWL Mechanics Building, Boston LOST
1920-10-09 Battling Jim McCreary LLDWLW Fenway Park, Boston LOST
Points
1920-06-14 Kid Norfolk WWWWWL Convention Hall, Rochester LOST
KO
1920-06-07 Kid Norfolk WWWWWW Flower City A.C., Rochester WIN
1920-02-03 Fred Fulton WWWWWW Mechanics Building, Boston LOST
KO
1919-10-03 Kid Norfolk WWWWWW Lyric Theater, Baltimore LOST
Points
1919-06-10 Harry Wills WWWWWD Jersey City LOST
1916-12-22 Sailor Grande WLWDWL Harlem S.C., New York LOST
1916-11-17 Porky Dan Flynn LWLDLL Harlem S.C., New York WIN
1916-10-27 Jim Savage WLLLLW Harlem S.C., New York WIN
KO
1916-10-02 Jack Keating WWLLLL Vanderbilt A.C., Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1916-09-21 Jack Herrick LLLWWL Olympia Boxing Club, New York DRAW
1916-09-15 Sailor Grande WLLWWW Brown's Gym A.A., Far Rockaway, Queens LOST
1916-09-09 Sailor Grande WWLLWW Fairmont A.C., Bronx LOST
1916-08-25 Larry Williams WLWWW Brown's Gym A.A., Far Rockaway, Queens WIN
KO
1916-07-14 Jack Dempsey WWWWWW Harlem S.C., New York DRAW
1916-04-07 Harry Wills WWWWLW Harlem S.C., New York LOST
1916-02-04 Cleve Hawkins DDLWLL Harlem S.C., New York WIN
1916-02-03 George Kid Cotton WLLLWL Unity Cycle Club, Lawrence WIN
Technical knockout
1916-01-24 Bill Tate WWWWW Vanderbilt A.C., Brooklyn WIN
1915-08-30 Dave Mills DLL Vanderbilt A.C., Brooklyn WIN
1915-07-06 Anastasio Penalver WWL Havana WIN
KO
1915-06-25 John Budinich WL Teatro Politeama, Havana WIN
KO
1915-04-23 Dave Mills WDDL Havana WIN
Points
1915-04-17 Bill Scott WDLDWL Havana LOST
1915-03-31 Anastasio Penalver WW Havana WIN
KO
1915-03-12 Harry Wills WWWWLL Tommy Burns Arena, New Orleans LOST
Points
1915-02-27 Dave Mills DWDD Havana WIN
KO
1915-01-25 Bill Tate LLLWLL Pioneer Sporting Club, New York DRAW
1915-01-11 Joe Jeannette WWWDDW Pioneer Sporting Club, New York LOST
1914-12-28 Bill Tate LLLLWL Vanderbilt A.C., Brooklyn WIN
1914-12-04 Gunboat Washington debut Olympia Boxing Club, New York WIN
KO
1914-09-07 Ed Butts debut New Polo A.C., New York WIN
Technical knockout
1914-07-15 Silas Green WWWLWL Stadium A.C., New York DRAW
1914-06-13 Bob Lee WWLWL Fairmont A.C., Bronx WIN
KO
1914-04-13 Willie Langford DDDWW Olympic A.C., New York LOST
1913-12-26 George Robinson WWWDLW Olympia Boxing Club, New York LOST
1913-12-11 Bob Lee LLWLWW Olympia Boxing Club, New York WIN
KO
1913-10-11 Bill Watkins WLLWWW Liberal A.C., Staten Island WIN
1913-09-09 Sam Langford WWWDDW Atlantic Garden A.C., New York LOST
KO
1913-08-23 Bill Watkins LWWLLW St. Nicholas Arena, New York LOST
1913-08-05 Bob Lee LLLLLW Atlantic Garden A.C., New York WIN
KO
1913-07-22 Joe Jeannette WWWDW Atlantic Garden A.C., New York LOST
1913-06-02 George Robinson DLWWWW Olympia Boxing Club, New York DRAW
1912-06-03 Bartley Madden W Central Institute, Newark LOST