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]
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Nickname(s) | Boxing Marvel |
Weight(s) | Welterweight |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born | Clinton, New York | October 14, 1885
Died | March 27, 1962 76) | (aged
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 345 |
Wins | 238 |
Wins by KO | 30 |
Losses | 60 |
Draws | 42 |
No contests | 5 |

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]
World Welterweight Title Defense Against Benny Leonard
"This fight is one of the most controversial in the history of the ring, as shown by a reading of about fifteen accounts by New York sportswriters (supplied by Jack Kincaid). The writers were unanimous in having Britton well ahead after twelve fast rounds. He had crowded Leonard, cleverly outboxed him, and even marked him up. Leonard did have a good round eleven, staggering Britton twice, but Jack had a big 12th. In the 13th, Leonard landed a left to Britton's body which caused him to gasp, folding his hands over his mid-section, and go down to his knees. Jack seemed to claim a foul (although he said afterward that he didn't), but Referee Patsy Haley disallowed the claim. Britton came up to one knee and Leonard rushed in and struck him a light blow, causing the referee to disqualify Benny. Leonard claimed that this final blow was not a foul, but none of the reporters agreed. The reporters, who included Damon Runyon, Sid Mercer, Hype Igoe, W.R. McGeehan, and George Underwood, drew various conclusions about the ending. Some thought that the conclusion was staged, others did not. The spectators seemed inclined to believe that something had been put over on them, but perhaps the best approach is to take the result at face value."[5]
Professional boxing record
345 fights | 104 wins | 29 losses |
By knockout | 30 | 1 |
By decision | 72 | 26 |
By disqualification | 2 | 2 |
Draws | 20 | |
No contests | 5 | |
Newspaper decisions/draws | 187 |
All Newspaper decisions are regarded as “no decision” bouts as they have “resulted in neither boxer winning or losing, and would therefore not count as part of their official fight record."
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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345 | Loss | 104–29–20 (192) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Jul 29, 1930 | ![]() | |
344 | Win | 104–28–20 (192) | ![]() | PTS | 8 | May 08, 1930 | ![]() | |
343 | Win | 103–28–20 (192) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Mar 06, 1930 | ![]() | |
342 | Win | 102–28–20 (192) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Jan 20, 1930 | ![]() | |
341 | Loss | 101–28–20 (192) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1929 | ![]() | |
340 | Loss | 101–27–20 (192) | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Dec 06, 1929 | ![]() | |
339 | Loss | 101–26–20 (192) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Oct 19, 1929 | ![]() | |
338 | Draw | 101–26–20 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Oct 14, 1929 | ![]() | |
337 | Loss | 101–26–19 (191) | ![]() | SD | 10 | Sep 30, 1929 | ![]() | |
336 | Draw | 101–25–19 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Sep 02, 1929 | ![]() | |
335 | Loss | 101–25–18 (191) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Aug 21, 1929 | ![]() | |
334 | Loss | 101–24–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Aug 19, 1929 | ![]() | |
333 | Loss | 101–23–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Jul 09, 1929 | ![]() | |
332 | Win | 101–22–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Jun 24, 1929 | ![]() | |
331 | Win | 100–22–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Jun 10, 1929 | ![]() | |
330 | Loss | 99–22–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 8 | May 22, 1929 | ![]() | |
329 | Win | 99–21–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | May 12, 1929 | ![]() | |
328 | Win | 98–21–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | May 08, 1929 | ![]() | |
327 | Win | 97–21–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | May 04, 1929 | ![]() | |
326 | Win | 96–21–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Mar 22, 1929 | ![]() | |
325 | Win | 95–21–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Feb 26, 1929 | ![]() | |
324 | Win | 94–21–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Feb 20, 1929 | ![]() | |
323 | Win | 93–21–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Dec 20, 1928 | ![]() | |
322 | Loss | 92–21–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Dec 07, 1928 | ![]() | |
321 | Win | 92–20–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Nov 14, 1928 | ![]() | |
320 | Win | 91–20–18 (191) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Nov 01, 1928 | ![]() | |
319 | Win | 90–20–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Oct 26, 1928 | ![]() | |
318 | Win | 89–20–18 (191) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Oct 22, 1928 | ![]() | |
317 | Win | 88–20–18 (191) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Oct 16, 1928 | ![]() | |
316 | Win | 88–20–18 (190) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Oct 12, 1928 | ![]() | |
315 | Win | 87–20–18 (190) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Oct 01, 1928 | ![]() | |
314 | Win | 86–20–18 (190) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Sep 24, 1928 | ![]() | |
313 | Loss | 85–20–18 (190) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Aug 28, 1928 | ![]() | |
312 | Win | 85–19–18 (190) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Aug 14, 1928 | ![]() | |
311 | Win | 84–19–18 (190) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Aug 07, 1928 | ![]() | |
310 | Win | 83–19–18 (190) | ![]() | PTS | 8 | Jul 20, 1928 | ![]() | |
309 | NC | 82–19–18 (190) | ![]() | NC | 5 (10) | Jan 04, 1928 | ![]() | Referee stopped fight, claiming neither fighter was trying. |
308 | Draw | 82–19–18 (189) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Nov 14, 1927 | ![]() | |
307 | Loss | 82–19–18 (188) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Oct 17, 1927 | ![]() | |
306 | Win | 82–18–18 (188) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Sep 19, 1927 | ![]() | |
305 | Win | 81–18–18 (188) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Sep 12, 1927 | ![]() | |
304 | Win | 80–18–18 (188) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Aug 29, 1927 | ![]() | |
303 | Loss | 79–18–18 (188) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Apr 29, 1927 | ![]() | |
302 | Win | 79–17–18 (188) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Apr 02, 1927 | ![]() | |
301 | Win | 78–17–18 (188) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Sep 06, 1926 | ![]() | |
300 | Win | 77–17–18 (188) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Aug 02, 1926 | ![]() | |
299 | Win | 76–17–18 (188) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jun 26, 1925 | ![]() | |
298 | Win | 76–17–18 (187) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Jun 03, 1925 | ![]() | |
297 | Win | 75–17–18 (187) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | May 20, 1925 | ![]() | |
296 | Draw | 74–17–18 (187) | ![]() | PTS | 6 | May 16, 1925 | ![]() | |
295 | Loss | 74–17–17 (187) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Mar 20, 1925 | ![]() | |
294 | Loss | 74–16–17 (187) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Feb 20, 1925 | ![]() | |
293 | Win | 74–15–17 (187) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Jan 22, 1925 | ![]() | |
292 | Win | 73–15–17 (187) | ![]() | PTS | 8 | Jan 16, 1925 | ![]() | |
291 | Win | 72–15–17 (187) | ![]() | PTS | 4 | Dec 02, 1924 | ![]() | |
290 | Loss | 71–15–17 (187) | ![]() | PTS | 4 | Nov 19, 1924 | ![]() | |
289 | Win | 71–14–17 (187) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Oct 13, 1924 | ![]() | |
288 | Loss | 71–14–17 (186) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Oct 01, 1924 | ![]() | |
287 | Loss | 71–14–17 (185) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Aug 28, 1924 | ![]() | |
286 | Draw | 71–14–17 (184) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Feb 11, 1924 | ![]() | |
285 | Win | 71–14–17 (183) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jan 21, 1924 | ![]() | |
284 | Win | 71–14–17 (182) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Dec 18, 1923 | ![]() | |
283 | Loss | 70–14–17 (182) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Nov 20, 1923 | ![]() | |
282 | Win | 70–13–17 (182) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Jun 14, 1923 | ![]() | |
281 | Win | 69–13–17 (182) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Jun 08, 1923 | ![]() | |
280 | Win | 69–13–17 (181) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | May 03, 1923 | ![]() | |
279 | Win | 68–13–17 (181) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Apr 20, 1923 | ![]() | |
278 | Draw | 67–13–17 (181) | ![]() | PTS | 4 | Mar 28, 1923 | ![]() | |
277 | Loss | 67–13–16 (181) | ![]() | UD | 15 | Nov 01, 1922 | ![]() | Lost world welterweight title |
276 | Win | 67–12–16 (181) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Oct 10, 1922 | ![]() | |
275 | Win | 66–12–16 (181) | ![]() | DQ | 13 (15) | Jun 26, 1922 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
274 | Draw | 65–12–16 (181) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | May 26, 1922 | ![]() | |
273 | Win | 65–12–15 (181) | ![]() | TKO | 5 (12) | May 16, 1922 | ![]() | |
272 | Win | 64–12–15 (181) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | May 05, 1922 | ![]() | |
271 | Draw | 63–12–15 (181) | ![]() | MD | 15 | Feb 17, 1922 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
270 | Win | 63–12–14 (181) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Nov 30, 1921 | ![]() | |
269 | Draw | 63–12–14 (180) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Jul 21, 1921 | ![]() | |
268 | Draw | 63–12–14 (179) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Jun 08, 1921 | ![]() | |
267 | Draw | 63–12–13 (179) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Jun 03, 1921 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
266 | Draw | 63–12–12 (179) | ![]() | PTS | 4 | May 25, 1921 | ![]() | |
265 | Win | 63–12–11 (179) | ![]() | UD | 15 | May 17, 1921 | ![]() | |
264 | Win | 63–12–11 (178) | ![]() | UD | 15 | Feb 07, 1921 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
263 | Win | 62–12–11 (178) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Dec 06, 1920 | ![]() | |
262 | Win | 62–12–11 (177) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Nov 29, 1920 | ![]() | |
261 | Loss | 61–12–11 (177) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Nov 23, 1920 | ![]() | |
260 | Win | 61–11–11 (177) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Nov 18, 1920 | ![]() | |
259 | Draw | 61–11–11 (176) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Oct 08, 1920 | ![]() | |
258 | Win | 61–11–11 (175) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Sep 06, 1920 | ![]() | |
257 | Win | 61–11–11 (174) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Sep 03, 1920 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
256 | Draw | 61–11–11 (173) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Aug 23, 1920 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
255 | Win | 61–11–10 (173) | ![]() | TKO | 10 (12) | Jul 26, 1920 | ![]() | |
254 | Win | 60–11–10 (173) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Jul 01, 1920 | ![]() | |
253 | Win | 60–11–10 (172) | ![]() | NWS | 8 | Jun 07, 1920 | ![]() | |
252 | Win | 60–11–10 (171) | ![]() | NWS | 8 | Jun 02, 1920 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
251 | Win | 60–11–10 (170) | ![]() | NWS | 15 | May 31, 1920 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
250 | Loss | 60–11–10 (169) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | May 17, 1920 | ![]() | |
249 | Win | 60–11–10 (168) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | May 01, 1920 | ![]() | |
248 | Win | 60–11–10 (167) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Apr 26, 1920 | ![]() | |
247 | Win | 60–11–10 (166) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Apr 07, 1920 | ![]() | |
246 | Win | 60–11–10 (165) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Mar 26, 1920 | ![]() | |
245 | Win | 60–11–10 (164) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Mar 17, 1920 | ![]() | |
244 | Win | 60–11–10 (163) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Mar 08, 1920 | ![]() | |
243 | Win | 60–11–10 (162) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Jan 30, 1920 | ![]() | |
242 | Win | 59–11–10 (162) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jan 06, 1920 | ![]() | |
241 | Win | 59–11–10 (161) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jan 01, 1920 | ![]() | |
240 | Win | 59–11–10 (160) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Dec 09, 1919 | ![]() | |
239 | Win | 59–11–10 (159) | ![]() | KO | 11 (12) | Dec 01, 1919 | ![]() | |
238 | Win | 58–11–10 (159) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Nov 25, 1919 | ![]() | |
237 | Draw | 58–11–10 (158) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Nov 07, 1919 | ![]() | |
236 | Win | 58–11–10 (157) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Nov 05, 1919 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
235 | Win | 58–11–10 (156) | ![]() | NWS | 8 | Aug 22, 1919 | ![]() | |
234 | Win | 58–11–10 (155) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Aug 07, 1919 | ![]() | |
233 | Win | 58–11–10 (154) | ![]() | NWS | 8 | Jul 28, 1919 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
232 | Win | 58–11–10 (153) | ![]() | TKO | 3 (10) | Jul 09, 1919 | ![]() | |
231 | Win | 57–11–10 (153) | ![]() | NWS | 15 | Jul 04, 1919 | ![]() | |
230 | Loss | 57–11–10 (152) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Jun 26, 1919 | ![]() | |
229 | Win | 57–10–10 (152) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jun 13, 1919 | ![]() | |
228 | Win | 57–10–10 (151) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | May 24, 1919 | ![]() | |
227 | Win | 57–10–10 (150) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | May 19, 1919 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
226 | Win | 57–10–10 (149) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | May 12, 1919 | ![]() | |
225 | Win | 57–10–10 (148) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | May 06, 1919 | ![]() | |
224 | Win | 57–10–10 (147) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Apr 25, 1919 | ![]() | |
223 | Loss | 57–10–10 (146) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Apr 07, 1919 | ![]() | |
222 | Draw | 57–10–10 (145) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Mar 24, 1919 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
221 | Win | 57–10–10 (144) | ![]() | KO | 9 (12) | Mar 17, 1919 | ![]() | Won world welterweight title |
220 | Win | 56–10–10 (144) | ![]() | NWS | 8 | Feb 10, 1918 | ![]() | |
219 | Win | 56–10–10 (143) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Feb 03, 1918 | ![]() | |
218 | Win | 56–10–10 (142) | ![]() | NWS | 8 | Dec 23, 1918 | ![]() | |
217 | Loss | 56–10–10 (141) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Dec 17, 1918 | ![]() | |
216 | Win | 56–10–10 (140) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Nov 16, 1918 | ![]() | |
215 | Draw | 56–10–10 (139) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Nov 11, 1918 | ![]() | |
214 | Win | 56–10–10 (138) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Sep 17, 1918 | ![]() | |
213 | Win | 55–10–10 (138) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Aug 06, 1918 | ![]() | |
212 | Win | 55–10–10 (137) | ![]() | TKO | 4 (8) | Jul 29, 1918 | ![]() | |
211 | Win | 54–10–10 (137) | ![]() | TKO | 10 (12) | Jul 16, 1918 | ![]() | |
210 | Win | 53–10–10 (137) | ![]() | NWS | 8 | Jul 15, 1918 | ![]() | |
209 | Win | 53–10–10 (136) | ![]() | NWS | 8 | Jul 11, 1918 | ![]() | |
208 | Loss | 53–10–10 (135) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jun 25, 1918 | ![]() | |
207 | Win | 53–10–10 (134) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jun 20, 1918 | ![]() | |
206 | Win | 53–10–10 (133) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Jun 11, 1918 | ![]() | |
205 | Win | 52–10–10 (133) | ![]() | NWS | 4 | Jun 06, 1918 | ![]() | |
204 | Win | 52–10–10 (132) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | May 16, 1918 | ![]() | |
203 | Draw | 52–10–10 (131) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | May 02, 1918 | ![]() | For world welterweight title |
202 | Win | 52–10–10 (130) | ![]() | DQ | 8 (10) | Mar 27, 1918 | ![]() | Won vacant American welterweight title |
201 | Win | 51–10–10 (130) | ![]() | DQ | 8 (8) | Mar 20, 1918 | ![]() | |
200 | Win | 50–10–10 (130) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Mar 06, 1918 | ![]() | For world welterweight title |
199 | Win | 50–10–10 (129) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Feb 11, 1918 | ![]() | |
198 | Win | 49–10–10 (129) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Jan 01, 1918 | ![]() | |
197 | Win | 48–10–10 (129) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jan 01, 1918 | ![]() | |
196 | Win | 48–10–10 (128) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Dec 04, 1917 | ![]() | |
195 | Win | 47–10–10 (128) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Nov 13, 1917 | ![]() | |
194 | Win | 47–10–10 (127) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Nov 12, 1917 | ![]() | |
193 | Loss | 47–10–10 (126) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Nov 06, 1917 | ![]() | |
192 | Loss | 47–10–10 (125) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Oct 19, 1917 | ![]() | |
191 | Win | 47–10–10 (124) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Oct 03, 1917 | ![]() | |
190 | Win | 47–10–10 (123) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Sep 14, 1917 | ![]() | |
189 | Loss | 47–10–10 (122) | ![]() | PTS | 20 | Jun 25, 1917 | ![]() | Lost world welterweight title |
188 | Loss | 47–9–10 (122) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jun 14, 1917 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
187 | Loss | 47–9–10 (121) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jun 06, 1917 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
186 | Loss | 47–9–10 (120) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | May 19, 1917 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
185 | Loss | 47–9–10 (119) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | May 08, 1917 | ![]() | |
184 | Loss | 47–9–10 (118) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Mar 26, 1917 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
183 | Loss | 47–9–10 (117) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Mar 05, 1917 | ![]() | |
182 | Win | 47–9–10 (116) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Mar 01, 1917 | ![]() | |
181 | Win | 47–9–10 (115) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jan 29, 1917 | ![]() | |
180 | Win | 47–9–10 (114) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jan 25, 1917 | ![]() | |
179 | Win | 47–9–10 (113) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jan 10, 1917 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
178 | Win | 47–9–10 (112) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jan 01, 1917 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
177 | Win | 47–9–10 (111) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Dec 08, 1916 | ![]() | |
176 | Win | 47–9–10 (110) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Dec 04, 1916 | ![]() | |
175 | Win | 47–9–10 (109) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Nov 21, 1916 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
174 | Draw | 46–9–10 (109) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Nov 14, 1916 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
173 | Win | 46–9–9 (109) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Oct 17, 1916 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
172 | Win | 45–9–9 (109) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Oct 02, 1916 | ![]() | |
171 | Win | 45–9–9 (108) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Sep 05, 1916 | ![]() | Retained world welterweight title |
170 | Draw | 45–9–9 (107) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Jul 25, 1916 | ![]() | |
169 | Loss | 45–9–8 (107) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jun 23, 1916 | ![]() | |
168 | Win | 45–9–8 (106) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Jun 06, 1916 | ![]() | |
167 | Win | 44–9–8 (106) | ![]() | PTS | 20 | Apr 24, 1916 | ![]() | Won world welterweight title |
166 | Win | 43–9–8 (106) | ![]() | PTS | 15 | Mar 22, 1916 | ![]() | |
165 | Win | 42–9–8 (106) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Mar 13, 1916 | ![]() | |
164 | Win | 42–9–8 (105) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Feb 15, 1916 | ![]() | |
163 | Win | 42–9–8 (104) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Feb 05, 1916 | ![]() | |
162 | Win | 42–9–8 (103) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jan 21, 1916 | ![]() | |
161 | Win | 42–9–8 (102) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jan 20, 1916 | ![]() | For world welterweight title |
160 | Loss | 42–9–8 (101) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Dec 28, 1915 | ![]() | |
159 | Win | 42–9–8 (100) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Oct 30, 1915 | ![]() | |
158 | Loss | 42–9–8 (99) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Sep 28, 1915 | ![]() | For world welterweight title |
157 | Draw | 42–8–8 (99) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Sep 06, 1915 | ![]() | |
156 | Loss | 42–8–8 (98) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Aug 31, 1915 | ![]() | Lost world welterweight title |
155 | Win | 42–7–8 (98) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Jun 22, 1915 | ![]() | Won world welterweight title |
154 | Win | 41–7–8 (98) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jun 01, 1915 | ![]() | |
153 | Win | 41–7–8 (97) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | May 17, 1915 | ![]() | |
152 | Win | 41–7–8 (96) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Apr 05, 1915 | ![]() | |
151 | Win | 41–7–8 (95) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Mar 26, 1915 | ![]() | |
150 | Win | 41–7–8 (94) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Mar 13, 1915 | ![]() | |
149 | Win | 41–7–8 (93) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Mar 06, 1915 | ![]() | |
148 | Win | 41–7–8 (92) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jan 30, 1915 | ![]() | |
147 | Win | 41–7–8 (91) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jan 09, 1915 | ![]() | |
146 | Win | 41–7–8 (90) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Dec 28, 1914 | ![]() | |
145 | Win | 41–7–8 (89) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Dec 25, 1914 | ![]() | |
144 | Loss | 40–7–8 (89) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Nov 26, 1914 | ![]() | |
143 | Win | 40–7–8 (88) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Nov 02, 1914 | ![]() | |
142 | Win | 39–7–8 (88) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Oct 09, 1914 | ![]() | |
141 | Win | 39–7–8 (87) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Sep 26, 1914 | ![]() | |
140 | Win | 39–7–8 (86) | ![]() | NWS | 12 | Jul 04, 1914 | ![]() | |
139 | Win | 39–7–8 (85) | ![]() | KO | 4 (12) | Jun 20, 1914 | ![]() | |
138 | Win | 38–7–8 (85) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Apr 25, 1914 | ![]() | |
137 | Win | 38–7–8 (84) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Apr 13, 1914 | ![]() | |
136 | Win | 38–7–8 (83) | ![]() | NWS | 8 | Mar 30, 1914 | ![]() | |
135 | Win | 38–7–8 (82) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Mar 10, 1914 | ![]() | |
134 | Win | 38–7–8 (81) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Mar 07, 1914 | ![]() | |
133 | Win | 38–7–8 (80) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Feb 24, 1914 | ![]() | |
132 | Win | 38–7–8 (79) | ![]() | TKO | 7 (10) | Feb 17, 1914 | ![]() | |
131 | Win | 37–7–8 (79) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Feb 10, 1914 | ![]() | |
130 | Win | 37–7–8 (78) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jan 31, 1914 | ![]() | |
129 | Win | 37–7–8 (77) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jan 19, 1914 | ![]() | |
128 | Win | 37–7–8 (76) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jan 05, 1914 | ![]() | |
127 | Draw | 37–7–8 (75) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Dec 29, 1913 | ![]() | |
126 | Loss | 37–7–8 (74) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Dec 08, 1913 | ![]() | |
125 | Loss | 37–7–8 (73) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Nov 27, 1913 | ![]() | |
124 | Win | 37–7–8 (72) | ![]() | KO | 3 (10) | Nov 21, 1913 | ![]() | |
123 | Win | 36–7–8 (72) | ![]() | TKO | 18 (20) | Jul 04, 1913 | ![]() | |
122 | Loss | 35–7–8 (72) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jun 23, 1913 | ![]() | |
121 | Loss | 35–7–8 (71) | ![]() | DQ | 6 (10) | May 29, 1913 | ![]() | Low Blow |
120 | Draw | 35–6–8 (71) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | May 20, 1913 | ![]() | |
119 | Win | 35–6–8 (70) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | May 17, 1913 | ![]() | |
118 | Win | 35–6–8 (69) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Apr 22, 1913 | ![]() | |
117 | NC | 35–6–8 (68) | ![]() | NC | 4 (6) | Apr 21, 1913 | ![]() | Referee stopped this bout because he felt Britton wasn't trying. (New York Times) |
116 | Win | 35–6–8 (67) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Apr 15, 1913 | ![]() | |
115 | Win | 35–6–8 (66) | ![]() | TKO | 3 (6) | Mar 31, 1913 | ![]() | |
114 | Win | 34–6–8 (66) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Mar 20, 1913 | ![]() | |
113 | Win | 34–6–8 (65) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Mar 17, 1913 | ![]() | |
112 | Loss | 34–6–8 (64) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Mar 07, 1913 | ![]() | |
111 | Win | 34–6–8 (63) | ![]() | TKO | 6 (15) | Jan 31, 1913 | ![]() | |
110 | Win | 33–6–8 (63) | ![]() | TKO | 7 (8) | Jan 27, 1913 | ![]() | |
109 | Win | 32–6–8 (63) | ![]() | KO | 9 (10) | Jan 18, 1913 | ![]() | |
108 | Win | 31–6–8 (63) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Jan 10, 1913 | ![]() | |
107 | Win | 30–6–8 (63) | ![]() | KO | 2 (6) | Dec 25, 1912 | ![]() | |
106 | Draw | 29–6–8 (63) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Dec 23, 1912 | ![]() | |
105 | Win | 29–6–8 (62) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Dec 17, 1912 | ![]() | |
104 | Win | 29–6–8 (61) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Dec 06, 1912 | ![]() | |
103 | Win | 29–6–8 (60) | ![]() | TKO | 10 (10) | Dec 05, 1912 | ![]() | |
102 | Win | 28–6–8 (60) | ![]() | TKO | 8 (?) | Nov 28, 1912 | ![]() | |
101 | Win | 27–6–8 (60) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Oct 24, 1912 | ![]() | |
100 | Win | 27–6–8 (59) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Oct 11, 1912 | ![]() | |
99 | Draw | 27–6–8 (58) | ![]() | PTS | 12 | Oct 07, 1912 | ![]() | |
98 | Win | 27–6–7 (58) | ![]() | TKO | 4 (10) | Oct 02, 1912 | ![]() | |
97 | Win | 26–6–7 (58) | ![]() | DQ | 6 (12) | Sep 24, 1912 | ![]() | |
96 | Win | 26–6–7 (57) | ![]() | DQ | 6 (12) | Sep 17, 1912 | ![]() | |
95 | Win | 25–6–7 (57) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Sep 10, 1912 | ![]() | |
94 | Win | 25–6–7 (56) | ![]() | TKO | 11 (12) | Aug 27, 1912 | ![]() | |
93 | Win | 24–6–7 (56) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Aug 12, 1912 | ![]() | |
92 | Win | 24–6–7 (55) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Jul 17, 1912 | ![]() | |
91 | Win | 24–6–7 (54) | ![]() | PTS | 20 | Apr 30, 1912 | ![]() | |
90 | Win | 23–6–7 (54) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Jan 24, 1912 | ![]() | |
89 | Win | 22–6–7 (54) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Jan 05, 1912 | ![]() | |
88 | Draw | 21–6–7 (54) | ![]() | PTS | 4 | Dec 08, 1911 | ![]() | |
87 | Win | 21–6–6 (54) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Oct 14, 1911 | ![]() | |
86 | Loss | 20–6–6 (54) | ![]() | PTS | 4 | Oct 06, 1911 | ![]() | |
85 | Win | 20–5–6 (54) | ![]() | KO | 1 (4) | Sep 22, 1911 | ![]() | |
84 | Loss | 19–5–6 (54) | ![]() | PTS | 4 | Sep 08, 1911 | ![]() | |
83 | Win | 19–4–6 (54) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | May 09, 1911 | ![]() | |
82 | Win | 19–4–6 (53) | ![]() | PTS | 15 | Apr 21, 1911 | ![]() | |
81 | Draw | 18–4–6 (53) | ![]() | PTS | 8 | Jan 30, 1911 | ![]() | |
80 | Win | 18–4–5 (53) | ![]() | PTS | 8 | Dec 12, 1910 | ![]() | |
79 | Win | 17–4–5 (53) | ![]() | PTS | 8 | Nov 21, 1910 | ![]() | |
78 | Draw | 16–4–5 (53) | ![]() | PTS | 8 | Nov 14, 1910 | ![]() | |
77 | Win | 16–4–4 (53) | ![]() | PTS | 15 | Nov 12, 1910 | ![]() | |
76 | Win | 15–4–4 (53) | ![]() | KO | 7 (10) | Aug 19, 1910 | ![]() | |
75 | Loss | 14–4–4 (53) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Jun 30, 1910 | ![]() | |
74 | Draw | 14–3–4 (53) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Jun 17, 1910 | ![]() | |
73 | Draw | 14–3–3 (53) | ![]() | PTS | 15 | May 07, 1910 | ![]() | |
72 | Draw | 14–3–2 (53) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | May 05, 1910 | ![]() | |
71 | Win | 14–3–1 (53) | ![]() | PTS | 15 | Apr 18, 1910 | ![]() | |
70 | Win | 13–3–1 (53) | ![]() | PTS | 15 | Mar 26, 1910 | ![]() | |
69 | Win | 12–3–1 (53) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Mar 22, 1910 | ![]() | |
68 | Win | 11–3–1 (53) | ![]() | PTS | 15 | Mar 18, 1910 | ![]() | |
67 | Loss | 10–3–1 (53) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Feb 22, 1910 | ![]() | |
66 | Win | 10–3–1 (52) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jan 25, 1910 | ![]() | |
65 | Win | 10–3–1 (51) | ![]() | TKO | 14 (15) | Dec 17, 1909 | ![]() | |
64 | Win | 9–3–1 (51) | ![]() | TKO | 7 (15) | Dec 09, 1909 | ![]() | |
63 | Loss | 8–3–1 (51) | ![]() | DQ | 3 (15) | Dec 03, 1909 | ![]() | |
62 | Win | 8–2–1 (51) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Nov 29, 1909 | ![]() | |
61 | Loss | 8–2–1 (50) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Nov 15, 1909 | ![]() | |
60 | Win | 8–2–1 (49) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Oct 25, 1909 | ![]() | |
59 | Win | 8–2–1 (48) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Sep 09, 1909 | ![]() | |
58 | Win | 8–2–1 (47) | ![]() | TKO | 6 (15) | Jun 18, 1909 | ![]() | |
57 | Win | 7–2–1 (47) | ![]() | KO | 4 (15) | Jun 11, 1909 | ![]() | |
56 | Draw | 6–2–1 (47) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Mar 18, 1909 | ![]() | |
55 | Win | 6–2–1 (46) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Mar 17, 1909 | ![]() | |
54 | Win | 6–2–1 (45) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Feb 25, 1909 | ![]() | |
53 | Draw | 6–2–1 (44) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Feb 04, 1909 | ![]() | |
52 | Win | 6–2–1 (43) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Feb 03, 1909 | ![]() | |
51 | Win | 6–2–1 (42) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jan 01, 1909 | ![]() | |
50 | Loss | 6–2–1 (41) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Dec 14, 1908 | ![]() | |
49 | Draw | 6–2–1 (40) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Dec 05, 1908 | ![]() | |
48 | Win | 6–2–1 (39) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Nov 14, 1908 | ![]() | |
47 | Draw | 6–2–1 (38) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Nov 06, 1908 | ![]() | |
46 | Win | 6–2–1 (37) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Oct 23, 1908 | ![]() | |
45 | Loss | 6–2–1 (36) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Oct 20, 1908 | ![]() | |
44 | NC | 6–2–1 (35) | ![]() | ND | 6 | Oct 10, 1908 | ![]() | |
43 | Win | 6–2–1 (34) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jul 15, 1908 | ![]() | |
42 | Draw | 6–2–1 (33) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jul 11, 1908 | ![]() | |
41 | Win | 6–2–1 (32) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jul 02, 1908 | ![]() | |
40 | Win | 6–2–1 (31) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jul 01, 1908 | ![]() | |
39 | Win | 6–2–1 (30) | ![]() | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 30, 1908 | ![]() | |
38 | Win | 5–2–1 (30) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jun 23, 1908 | ![]() | |
37 | Loss | 5–2–1 (29) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jun 01, 1908 | ![]() | |
36 | NC | 5–2–1 (28) | ![]() | ND | 6 | May 05, 1908 | ![]() | |
35 | Loss | 5–2–1 (27) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Apr 04, 1908 | ![]() | |
34 | Win | 5–2–1 (26) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Feb 27, 1908 | ![]() | |
33 | Win | 5–2–1 (25) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Feb 06, 1908 | ![]() | |
32 | Win | 5–2–1 (24) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jan 28, 1908 | ![]() | |
31 | Win | 5–2–1 (23) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jan 06, 1908 | ![]() | |
30 | Win | 5–2–1 (22) | ![]() | NWS | 10 | Dec 25, 1907 | ![]() | |
29 | Loss | 5–2–1 (21) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Dec 10, 1907 | ![]() | |
28 | Win | 5–2–1 (20) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Dec 09, 1907 | ![]() | |
27 | Loss | 5–2–1 (19) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Nov 25, 1907 | ![]() | |
26 | Draw | 5–2–1 (18) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Nov 19, 1907 | ![]() | |
25 | Draw | 5–2–1 (17) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Nov 11, 1907 | ![]() | |
24 | Win | 5–2–1 (16) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Nov 09, 1907 | ![]() | |
23 | Win | 5–2–1 (15) | ![]() | KO | 2 (6) | Nov 05, 1907 | ![]() | |
22 | Win | 4–2–1 (15) | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Nov 04, 1907 | ![]() | |
21 | Win | 4–2–1 (14) | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Oct 21, 1907 | ![]() | |
20 | Win | 4–2–1 (13) | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Sep 20, 1907 | ![]() | |
19 | Win | 4–2–1 (12) | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Sep 10, 1907 | ![]() | |
18 | Win | 4–2–1 (11) | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Sep 09, 1907 | ![]() | |
17 | Draw | 4–2–1 (10) | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Jun 19, 1907 | ![]() | |
16 | Draw | 4–2 (10) | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Jun 05, 1907 | ![]() | |
15 | Win | 4–2 (9) | ![]() | PTS | 6 | May 24, 1907 | ![]() | |
14 | Win | 3–2 (9) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | May 17, 1907 | ![]() | |
13 | Draw | 3–2 (8) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Mar 09, 1907 | ![]() | |
12 | Win | 3–2 (7) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jan 25, 1907 | ![]() | |
11 | Draw | 3–2 (6) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jan 12, 1907 | ![]() | |
10 | NC | 3–2 (5) | ![]() | ND | 6 | Dec 01, 1906 | ![]() | |
9 | Loss | 3–2 (4) | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Oct 18, 1906 | ![]() | |
8 | Draw | 3–2 (3) | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Apr 18, 1906 | ![]() | |
7 | Win | 3–2 (2) | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Mar 28, 1906 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 2–2 (2) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Feb 17, 1906 | ![]() | |
5 | Win | 2–2 (1) | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Feb 14, 1906 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 1–2 (1) | ![]() | NWS | 6 | Jan 01, 1906 | ![]() | |
3 | Loss | 1–2 | ![]() | KO | 1 (6) | Oct 20, 1905 | ![]() | |
2 | Loss | 1–1 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Oct 07, 1905 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Nov 11, 1904 | ![]() | |
See also
- Lineal championship
- List of welterweight boxing champions
References
- International Boxing Hall of Fame - Jack Britton IBHOF.com Retrieved on 2014-04-05
- Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia - Jack Britton CyberBoxingZone.com Retrieved on 2014-04-30
- Jack Britton Retains World Welterweight Title Boxing360.com Retrieved on 2014-04-30
- Century, Douglas (2006). Barney Ross, The Life of a Jewish Fighter, Nextbook, Schocken, Random House, New York, pg. 29.
- Boxing record for Jack Britton from BoxRec
External links
Achievements | ||
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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 |