Jack Britton

Jack Britton
Data
Birth Name	William J. Breslin
Weight class	World weight , middleweight
nationality	United States
birthday	October 14, 1885
place of birth	Clinton, New York
Date of death	March 27, 1962
Place of death	Miami
style	Normal display
size	173
Combat Statistics
Struggles	345
Victories	240
Knockout victories	30th
Defeats	57
draw	43
No value	5

Jack Britton (born William J. Breslin * 14. October 1885 in Clinton, New York ; † 27. March 1962 in Miami ) was a three-time world boxing champion in the welterweight division . Britton's career began in 1904 and lasted 26 years. With 37 fights he holds the record for the number of world championship fights to this day. Most of them against arch rival Ted "Kid" Lewis .

Career

On November 11, 1904, Britton played his first fight. In 1911 he fought in Memphis against the undefeated Packey McFarland . The fight ended in a draw. In 1913 he faced McFarland again, but lost this fight against him as well as another in the same year on points. Britton played his first world championship fight in Boston in 1950 against the title holder Mike Glover . He had fought against this in 1913 and lost on points. This time, however, Britton dominated the fight and became world champion in welterweight for the first time. Just two months later, however, he lost the title again. After 12 rounds he lost to Ted "Kid" Lewis on points. Another month later, the two opponents met again and Britton had to admit defeat again.

In 1916 Britton was able to win against Lewis for the first time and became world champion again. The two rivals met twice in the same year, but Britton kept the upper hand in each case. The following year he won another fight against Lewis, but then had to admit defeat to him in a series of four fights within a month and thus lost his world title again. In the same year he lost against the later middleweight world champion Mike O'Dowd and the lightweight world champion Benny Leonard .

In 1918 Britton won the world title back from Lewis and should not lose it again. In the following years Britton defended his title against more or less strong opponents and also met Lewis again and again, but he was no longer subject to. In 1922 he met Benny Leonard again in a world championship match. The fight was scheduled for 15 rounds and all observers agreed that Britton was ahead after twelve rounds. He had mastered Leonard and punched him cleverly. In the 13th round, Leonard landed a hit on Britton's body, as a result of which he had to go on his knees. Britton got back to one knee as Leonard rushed over and hit him lightly. The referee Patsy Haley took this as an opportunity to disqualify Leonard. As a result, voices were raised claiming that the end of the fight had been staged, which is why it is still one of the most controversial in boxing history.

Just five months later, Britton lost the world title against the young Mickey Walker . He never got another chance to regain his title, but boxed until 1930.

In 1960 Britton was inducted into The Ring Boxing Hall of Fame and in 1990 into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

title

• Welterweight world champion: 1915 for about two months
• Welterweight world champion: won in 1916, 6 title defenses, lost in 1917
• Welterweight world champion: won in 1918, 15 defenses, lost in 1922
• American welterweight champion: 1918 to 1930

Others

Ernest Hemingway's short story "Fifty Grand" is based on the Jack Britton / Mickey Walker fight in Madison Square Garden on November 1, 1922 .

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