John L. Gardner - Early Life and Career

Early Life and Career

John Lewis Gardner was born on 19 March 1953 in his hometown of Hackney, England. He won the North West London Heavyweight Championship as an amateur in 1973 and turned professional at age twenty. His managers were G. Steene and Terry Lawless.

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