Jack Britton

Jack Britton (October 14, 1885 – March 27, 1962) was three-time world welterweight boxing champion. Born William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York, his professional career lasted for 25 years beginning in 1905. 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, against whom he fought 20 times.[1] Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Britton as the #6 ranked welterweight of all time while The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at #3. He was inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1960 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a first-class member in 1990.[2]

For the Scottish footballer, see Jack Britton (footballer).
Jack Britton
Statistics
Nickname(s)Boxing Marvel
Weight(s)Welterweight
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born(1885-10-14)October 14, 1885
Clinton, New York
DiedMarch 27, 1962(1962-03-27) (aged 76)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights345
Wins238
Wins by KO30
Losses60
Draws42
No contests5
portrait of Britton

Ernest Hemingway's short story "Fifty Grand" is based on the Jack Britton/Mickey Walker fight in Madison Square Garden on November 1, 1922.[3] Other sources link this story to the Britton/Benny Leonard fight the previous June in the Bronx Hippodrome where Leonard lost in what appeared to be an intentional foul. Leonard was specifically mentioned in the first draft of Hemingway's short story.[4]

Professional boxing record (incomplete)
Professional record summary
153 fights 104 wins 29 losses
By knockout 30 1
By decision 73 26
By disqualification 1 2
Draws 20
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
66 Win 47–9–10 (1) Charley White PTS 12 Nov 14, 1916 Arena, Boston Retained lineal welterweight title
65 Draw 46–9–10 (1) Ted Kid Lewis PTS 12 Nov 14, 1916 Arena, Boston Retained lineal welterweight title
64 Draw 45–9–9 (1) Johnny Griffiths PTS 12 Jul 25, 1916 Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans
62 Win 45–9–8 (1) Ted Kid Lewis PTS 20 Apr 24, 1916 Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans Won lineal welterweight title
61 Win 44–9–8 (1) Kid Graves PTS 15 Mar 22, 1916 Gymnastic Club, Dayton
60 Loss 43–9–8 (1) Ted Kid Lewis PTS 12 Aug 31, 1915 Arena (Atlas A.A.), Boston For lineal welterweight title
60 Loss 43–8–8 (1) Ted Kid Lewis PTS 12 Aug 31, 1915 Arena, Boston Lost lineal welterweight title
59 Win 43–7–8 (1) Mike Glover PTS 12 Jun 22, 1915 Arena (Atlas A.A.), Boston Won lineal welterweight title
58 Win 42–7–8 (1) Joe Hyland PTS 12 Dec 25, 1914 Hanna Armory, New Britain
57 Win 41–7–8 (1) Eddie Moran PTS 12 Nov 02, 1914 Hanna Armory, New Britain
56 Win 40–7–8 (1) Joe Eagan KO 4 (12) Jun 20, 1914 Arena (Atlas A.A.), Boston
55 Win 39–7–8 (1) Gene Moriarty TKO 7 (10) Feb 17, 1914 Broadway S.C., Brooklyn
54 Win 38–7–8 (1) Battling Gates KO 3 (10) Nov 21, 1913 Coliseum A.C., Wilkes-Barre
53 Win 37–7–8 (1) Charley White TKO 18 (20) Jul 04, 1913 McDonoghville Park, New Orleans
52 Loss 36–7–8 (1) Lockport Jimmy Duffy DQ 6 (10) May 29, 1913 Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo
51 NC 36–6–8 (1) Philadelphia Pal Moore NC 4 (6) Apr 21, 1913 Olympia A.C., Philadelphia
50 Win 36–6–8 Kid Curley TKO 3 (6) Mar 31, 1913 Olympia A.C., Philadelphia
49 Win 35–6–8 Eddie Hanlon TKO 6 (15) Jan 31, 1913 Southern A.C., Savannah
48 Win 34–6–8 Jimmy Evans TKO 7 (8) Jan 27, 1913 Olympia A.C., New Orleans
47 Win 33–6–8 Frankie Gage KO 9 (10) Jan 18, 1913 Olympia A.C., New Orleans
46 Win 32–6–8 Joe Thomas PTS 10 Jan 10, 1913 Olympia A.C., New Orleans
45 Win 31–6–8 Tommy O'Keefe KO 2 (6) Dec 25, 1912 Olympia A.C., Philadelphia
44 Win 30–6–8 Billy Bennett TKO 10 (10) Dec 05, 1912 Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn
43 Win 29–6–8 Milburn Saylor TKO 8 (?) Nov 28, 1912 Lakeside A.C., Dayton
42 Draw 28–6–8 Young McDonough PTS 12 Oct 07, 1912 Rhode Island A.C., Thornton
41 Win 28–6–7 Joe Eagan TKO 4 (10) Oct 02, 1912 St. Nicholas Arena, New York
40 Win 27–6–7 Milburn Saylor DQ 6 (12) Sep 17, 1912 Arena, Boston
39 Win 26–6–7 Eddie Murphy TKO 11 (12) Aug 27, 1912 Arena, Boston
38 Win 25–6–7 Philadelphia Pal Moore PTS 20 Apr 30, 1912 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
37 Win 24–6–7 Oakland Frankie Burns PTS 10 Jan 24, 1912 Piedmont Pavilion, Oakland
36 Win 23–6–7 Al Rogers PTS 10 Jan 05, 1912 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
35 Draw 22–6–7 Ray Temple PTS 4 Dec 08, 1911 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
34 Win 22–6–6 Johnny McCarthy PTS 10 Oct 14, 1911 Diepenbrock Theater, Sacramento
33 Loss 21–6–6 Willie Ritchie PTS 4 Oct 06, 1911 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
32 Win 21–5–6 Danny O'Brien KO 1 (4) Sep 22, 1911 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
31 Loss 20–5–6 Jerry Murphy PTS 4 Sep 08, 1911 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
30 Win 20–4–6 Jake Barada PTS 15 Apr 21, 1911 Business Men's A.C., Saint Joseph
29 Draw 19–4–6 Packey McFarland PTS 8 Jan 30, 1911 Armory AC, Memphis
28 Win 19–4–5 Ray Temple PTS 8 Dec 12, 1910 National A.C., Memphis
27 Win 18–4–5 Farmer Dorbett PTS 8 Nov 21, 1910 National A.C., Memphis
26 Draw 17–4–5 Milburn Saylor PTS 8 Nov 14, 1910 National A.C., Memphis
25 Win 17–4–4 Bert Keyes PTS 15 Nov 12, 1910 Southern A.C., Savannah
24 Win 16–4–4 Jack McGuire KO 7 (10) Aug 19, 1910 Savannah Theater, Savannah
23 Loss 15–4–4 Ray Bronson PTS 10 Jun 30, 1910 Royal A.C., New Orleans
22 Draw 15–3–4 Tommy Devlin PTS 10 Jun 17, 1910 Savannah Theater, Savannah
21 Draw 15–3–3 Dummy Decker PTS 15 May 07, 1910 Southern A.C., Savannah
20 Draw 15–3–2 Frankie White PTS 10 May 05, 1910 Monroe A.C., Atlanta
19 Win 15–3–1 Dummy Decker PTS 15 Apr 18, 1910 Southern A.C., Savannah
18 Win 14–3–1 Jimmy Dasher PTS 15 Mar 26, 1910 Southern A.C., Savannah
17 Win 13–3–1 Mike Memsic PTS 10 Mar 22, 1910 Academy A.C., Atlanta
16 Win 12–3–1 Jack Curley PTS 15 Mar 18, 1910 Southern A.C., Savannah
15 Win 11–3–1 Patsy Hogan TKO 14 (15) Dec 17, 1909 Southern A.C., Savannah
14 Win 10–3–1 Farmer Dorbett TKO 7 (15) Dec 09, 1909 Southern A.C., Savannah
13 Loss 9–3–1 Farmer Dorbett DQ 3 (15) Dec 03, 1909 Southern A.C., Savannah
12 Win 9–2–1 Jimmy Dasher TKO 6 (15) Jun 18, 1909 Southern A.C., Savannah
11 Win 8–2–1 Jim Holland KO 4 (15) Jun 11, 1909 Southern A.C., Savannah
10 Win 7–2–1 Johnny Regan KO 2 (10) Jun 30, 1908 Navarre A.C., Ulmer Park, Brooklyn
9 Win 6–2–1 Young Bechtel KO 2 (6) Nov 05, 1907 Bijou Theater, Reading
8 Draw 5–2–1 Farmer Dorbett PTS 6 Jun 19, 1907 Gayety Theater, Baltimore
7 Win 5–2 Kid Gilbert PTS 6 May 24, 1907 National S.C., Wilmington
6 Win 4–2 Kid Gilbert PTS 6 May 24, 1907 National S.C., Wilmington
5 Win 3–2 Jimmy Earle PTS 6 Mar 28, 1906 National S.C., Wilmington
4 Win 2–2 Young Loughrey PTS 6 Jan 01, 1906 National S.C., Wilmington
3 Loss 1–2 Steve Kinney KO 1 (6) Oct 20, 1905 Panorama Building, Milwaukee
2 Loss 1–1 Tommy Shea PTS 6 Oct 07, 1905 Chicago A.A., Chicago
1 Win 1–0 Jack Nolan PTS 6 Nov 11, 1904 Badger A.C., Milwaukee

See also

References
  1. International Boxing Hall of Fame - Jack Britton IBHOF.com Retrieved on 2014-04-05
  2. Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia - Jack Britton CyberBoxingZone.com Retrieved on 2014-04-30
  3. Jack Britton Retains World Welterweight Title Boxing360.com Retrieved on 2014-04-30
  4. Century, Douglas (2006). Barney Ross, The Life of a Jewish Fighter, Nextbook, Schocken, Random House, New York, pg. 29.
Achievements
Preceded by
Mike Glover		 World Welterweight Champion
June 22, 1915 – August 31, 1915		 Succeeded by
Kid Lewis
Preceded by
Kid Lewis		 World Welterweight Champion
April 24, 1916 – June 25, 1917
World Welterweight Champion
March 17, 1919 – November 1, 1922		 Succeeded by
Mickey Walker
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