41 Facts About Johnny Jadick

John J Jadick, better known as Johnny Jadick was an American light welterweight boxer and the NBA light welterweight world champion in 1932.

Johnny Jadick was managed by Tommy White, and trained by Joe Ferguson.

John Johnny Jadick was born on June 16,1908, in the Kensington section of Philadelphia where he spent most of his life.

Johnny Jadick once admitted he patterned his style of boxing from Tommy Loughran, a famous Philadelphian light heavyweight champion, managed briefly by Burns in his early career.

On March 12,1928, Johnny Jadick lost to Pete Nebo in a ten-round points decision at the Arena in Philadelphia.

Johnny Jadick defeated English-born Jewish lightweight boxing great Al Foreman on May 21,1928, in an eight-round points decision at the Polo Grounds in New York.

One of Johnny Jadick's better known opponents, Foreman would take the Canadian, British Empire, and British Board of Control World Lightweight Championships during his career.

Johnny Jadick won six of the rounds, with Jadick winning only one, and three even.

Johnny Jadick had defeated Finnegan two months earlier fighting in the lightweight range in a ten-round points decision in his hometown at Shibe Park in Philadelphia before an enormous crowd of 18,000.

Johnny Jadick built up a lead, taking the first two rounds, but sagged a bit in the middle rounds, hampered somewhat by the wet footing caused by the pouring rain in the outdoor arena.

Johnny Jadick had enough left to take the decision in the late rounds when the footing in the arena began to dry.

The verdict for Johnny Jadick was surprisingly unpopular with the home crowd.

On December 7,1928, Johnny Jadick defeated talented black boxer Bruce Flowers at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, in a ten-round points decision.

On January 11,1929, Johnny Jadick faced a seventh round disqualification for holding against Jewish great Louis "Kid" Kaplan at the Boston Garden.

Johnny Jadick may have been outclassed by Kaplan, who had formerly taken the Featherweight Championship of the World in January 1925.

On November 25,1929, Johnny Jadick defeated Henry Tuttle, known as King Tut, a noted Minneapolis lightweight, in an important eighth round Technical Knockout.

Johnny Jadick had injured Tut's eye early in the bout, and as a result had won several of the succeeding rounds, until Tut appeared to rally in the fifth and sixth.

Johnny Jadick was two pounds lighter than Tut at 134, putting them both near the light welterweight minimum of 135.

One year later, Johnny Jadick defeated Tut again on October 4,1930, in a ten-round points decision in Milwaukee, dashing Tuttle's hopes of becoming a lightweight contender.

On December 8,1930, at 132 pounds, Johnny Jadick first met exceptional boxer Benny Bass, in a non-title fight, losing in a close ten round unanimous points decision at the Arena in Philadelphia.

Johnny Jadick used a rapid left, and a jarring right uppercut against his opponent, and seemed to have a decided edge in the fighting at times.

Bass, stockier built, pressed the fighting in most of the bout and appeared stronger than Johnny Jadick, who had a reliable scientific defense partly due to his six-inch advantage in reach.

Johnny Jadick had formerly held the World Featherweight Championship in the late 1920s.

On July 14,1931, Johnny Jadick defeated Tony Herrera in a decisive ten round victory at the Myers Bowl in Pittsburgh, after having scored a clean knockdown of his opponent in the first round.

Johnny Jadick clearly took six of the ten rounds, though one judge voted for Herrera.

On November 30,1931, Johnny Jadick lost to Herrera at Motor Square Garden in Pittsburgh in a sixth round Technical Knockout just six weeks before the most important victory of his career against Tony Canzoneri.

Johnny Jadick had fought a ten-round draw with Massey three weeks earlier at the same location before a crowd of 7,000.

On January 18,1932, Johnny Jadick became the World Light Welterweight Champion after a ten-round Unanimous Decision against Tony Canzoneri at the Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Johnny Jadick was very briefly down from a left to the jaw in the first round.

Johnny Jadick's long left jabs effectively halted the frequent advances of Canzoneri.

Johnny Jadick defended the championship just once in a rematch against Tony Canzoneri on July 18,1932, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, via Split Decision.

Johnny Jadick had several non title bouts between his 3 world championship matches, but were not considered to be fought for his world title as his opponents all weighed over the 140lbs limit of the light welterweight division.

Johnny Jadick lost the World Light Welterweight Championship before 3,000 fans on February 20,1933, in a decisive ten round mixed decision to Texan-born Mexican boxer "Battling" Shaw at the Coliseum Arena in New Orleans.

Johnny Jadick had the advantage in the early rounds attacking Shaw with stiff rights and left hooks to the head while Shaw went for the body.

On November 17,1933, Johnny Jadick beat Pete Nebo for the first time, defeating him in a ten-round points decision at the Cambria Athletic Club in Philadelphia.

On December 8,1933, Johnny Jadick defeated Tony Falco in a ten-round points decision at the Cambria Athletic Club in Philadelphia.

From November 1935 to September 1937, Johnny Jadick lost all but one of his last twenty fights.

Johnny Jadick retired from boxing in 1937 after a long downhill slide in his career, fighting his last bout against Mike Piskin on September 24,1937, at his first major boxing venue, Cambria Stadium in his beloved Philadelphia.

Johnny Jadick died on April 3,1970, at his home on West Silver Street in Philadelphia.

Johnny Jadick was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, and was survived by his wife, Mary.

Johnny Jadick was elected to the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame in 1963.