Biography
Born Lucius Minor on March 24, 1929 in Memphis Tennessee, Lucius entered into the sport of boxing accidentally when he accompanied his older friend Rawlings to a bout in Chicago. The other fighter saw them both believing them for brothers asked to fight the younger Lucius to fight instead. The bout lasted 3 rounds and from that day forward Lucius became Luther Rawlings. He was 14 years old at the time and would go on to box for twelve years to become a top ten contending boxer during that time in both the lightweight and welterweight divisions. http://www.celticboxing.com/Luther-Rawlings.php
