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Though an old man of 33, Gus Lesnevich still seemed to have his future before him. World's light heavyweight champion, he was also a likely contender for Joe Louis's heavyweight crown. Old Gus, who has knocked 58 opponents galley-west in 75 fights, climbed into the ring at London's White City Stadium last week to meet Britain's clumsy, shaggy-haired Freddie Mills. For nine rounds they hardly touched each other. The referee warned them repeatedly: "Now, boys, this is a championship match. Let's have some action...
...Middleweight Champion Tony Zale (see below). Light-Heavyweight Champion Gus Lesnevich...
Born. To Gustav George ("Gus") Lesnevich, 33, light-heavyweight boxing champion (since August 1941-a record), and Georgianna Dobson Lesnevich, 26, onetime model: their third and fourth children, twin daughters; in Englewood, N.J. Names: Georgia Alice, Jill Linda. Weights...
...time to hang up the trunks." That was about a month ago, when he was feeling his age. At 33, he was an old man among boxers, even though the sportwriters had just crowned him 1947's Fighter of the Year. Last week, as Light-Heavyweight Champion Gus Lesnevich climbed into the ring at Madison Square Garden, plenty of eyes in the house were on his opponent-Billy Fox. Fox was only 22, and had won 50 of his 51 fights by knockouts. Fox, everybody said, looked like a possible contender for Joe Louis' wobbly heavyweight crown...
Billy Fox v. Gus Lesnevich (Fri. 10 p.m., NBC Television and ABC) for the light-heavyweight championship...