Jack Britton
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Jack Britton was three-time world welterweight
boxing champion, born William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York
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His professional career lasted for 25 years beginning in 1905. He finished with 104 wins, 27 losses and 21 draws including 28 KOs and another 190 fights that ended in "no decision". He holds the world record for the number of title bouts fought in a career with 37 (18 of which ended in no decisions), many against his arch-rival, Ted "Kid" Lewis.
Ernest Hemmingway's short story "Fifty Grand" is based on the Jack Britton/Mickey Walker fight in Madison Square Garden on November 1, 1922.
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
boxing champion, born William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York
Clinton, New York
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His professional career lasted for 25 years beginning in 1905. He finished with 104 wins, 27 losses and 21 draws including 28 KOs and another 190 fights that ended in "no decision". He holds the world record for the number of title bouts fought in a career with 37 (18 of which ended in no decisions), many against his arch-rival, Ted "Kid" Lewis.
Ernest Hemmingway's short story "Fifty Grand" is based on the Jack Britton/Mickey Walker fight in Madison Square Garden on November 1, 1922.
Notable opponents
- Tommy Love, with a record of 1-0-0
- Young ErneYoung ErneYoung Erne is an American boxer from Philadelphia, PA. In his first 36 fights he had a record of 28-2-6.Young fought Tommy Love in Philadelphia, PA. Tommy won by decision....
, 0-1-0 - Packey McFarlandPackey McFarlandPatrick "Packey" McFarland was a popular American boxer in the lightweight and welterweight divisions, despite a extraordinary winning record he was unable to secure a match for either world title...
, 0-2-1 - Matty BaldwinMatty BaldwinMatthew "Matty" Baldwin was an American boxer from Boston, Massachusetts. Baldwin had 208 fights winning 101 of them.Baldwin fought Johnny Summers in Massachusetts. Baldwin won by decision....
, 1-0-0 - Charley WhiteCharley WhiteCharley White who was born Charles Anchowitz on March 25, 1891 in Liverpool, England was considered one of the best boxers of his era. White fought from 1906 until 1923...
, 2-0-0 - Ted "Kid" Lewis, 9-6-5
- Lockport Jimmy Duffy, 3-2-0
- Benny LeonardBenny LeonardBenny Leonard was an American lightweight boxer. He was named as number 8 on Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years and number 7 on ESPN's 50 Greatest Boxers of All-Time....
, 1-1-0 - Soldier Bartfield, 2-3-1
- Oakland Jimmy Duffy, 0-1-0
- James Red HerringJames Red HerringJames Bryan Herring, also known as Red Herring, was a boxer and a champion in the light welterweight division.Herring was born on March 19, 1896, in Paducah, Kentucky, and began boxing in 1913 when he won a bout as a featherweight by KO, fighting on a benefit card for striking railroad workers in...
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Titles held
- World Welterweight Title: Jack won it in 1915, but lost it next fight.
- World Welterweight Title: Jack regained the title in 1916, defending it six times before losing in 1917.
- World Welterweight Title: Jack won it back in 1918, defending it 15 times, but losing it in 1922.
- American Welterweight Title: Jack held the title from 1918 to 1930, when he retired.