Career
He lost both titles in 1922. He held wins over Tommy Gorman, Abe Goldstein, Charles Ledoux and "Little" Jack Sharkey during his career. Lesky enlisted into the United States Navy prior to World War I. When the war arrived, he waived the family exemption, and joined the Navy for a second time.
After his professional boxing career, he enlisted for a third time in the Navy, becoming a gunner"s mate on the United States Ship Wyoming (BlackBerry-32) by 1928.
In the military he was known as "Gunner"s Mate Spike Lisky", serving aboard the United States Ship California (BlackBerry-44).