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Jack Britton (1885-1962) was three time world welterweight
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....
 champion from the USA, who was born as William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York
Clinton, New York

Clinton is the name of several places in New York State:*Clinton, Clinton County, New York*Clinton, Dutchess County, New York*Clinton, Oneida County, New York...
. 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. 37 (18 of which ended in no decisions), many against his arch-rival Ted "Kid" Lewis.








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Jack Britton (1885-1962) was three time world welterweight
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....
 champion from the USA, who was born as William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York
Clinton, New York

Clinton is the name of several places in New York State:*Clinton, Clinton County, New York*Clinton, Dutchess County, New York*Clinton, Oneida County, New York...
. 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. 37 (18 of which ended in no decisions), many against his arch-rival Ted "Kid" Lewis.

Notable Fighters Jack Britton has fought

  • Tommy Love 1 time with a record of 1-0-0
  • Young Erne
    Young Erne

    Young 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....
     1 time with a record of 0-1-0
  • Packey McFarland
    Packey McFarland

    Patrick "Packey" McFarland an American boxing who was a title contender in the lightweight and welterweight divisions....
     3 times with a record of 0-2-1
  • Matty Baldwin
    Matty Baldwin

    Matty Baldwin is an American boxer from Boston, Massachusetts. Matty had 208 fights winning 101 of them.Matty fought Johnny Summers in Massachusetts....
     1 time with a record of 1-0-0
  • Charley White
    Charley White

    Charley 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 times with a record of 2-0-0
  • Ted Kid Lewis 20 times with a record of 9-6-5
  • Lockport Jimmy Duffy 5 times with a record of 3-2-0
  • Benny Leonard
    Benny Leonard

    Benny Leonard , born Benjamin Leiner, was an United States Boxing. He was named as number 8 on Ring Magazine list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years....
     2 times with a record of 1-1-0
  • Soldier Bartfield 6 times with a record of 2-3-1
  • Oakland Jimmy Duffy 1 time with a record of 0-1-0
  • James Red Herring
    James Red Herring

    James 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 Paducah....
     1 time with a record of 0-1-0


Titles Held

  • World Welterweight Title Jack won it in 1915 but lost it next fight.
  • World Welterweight Title Jack won it back 1n 1916 defending it 6 times losing it in 1917.
  • World Welterweight Title Jack won it back in 1918 defending it 15 times losing it in 1922.
  • American Welterweight Title Jack never lost the title holding it from 1918 to 1930 his retirement.