A Slovak immigrant who in the early 1920s lived on Quail Avenue in Lakewood's Bird Town, Risko one day wandered into Danny Dunn's gym at 2861 Detroit Avenue. Dunn immediately spotted potential in the large young man who was later nicknamed "the Rubber Man," because fighters injured themselves punching his hard body. Risko was a top national contender for the heavyweight boxing title in the 1920s and 1930s, and, according to Danny Dunn, the best fighter he ever trained. | Source: Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special Collections
