Jack Britton
Jack Britton was an American boxer who was the first 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, many against his arch-rival Ted "Kid" Lewis, against whom he fought 20 times. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Britton as the No. 6 ranked welterweight of all time while The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at No. 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.
Ernest Hemingway's short story "Fifty Grand" is based on the Jack Britton/Mickey Walker fight in Madison Square Garden on November 1, 1922. Other sources, like the famous writer of boxing, Budd Schulberg, 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.
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. 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, 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."Professional boxing record
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.Official record
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as "no decision" bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
| 345 | Loss | Rudy Marshall | PTS | 10 | Jul 29, 1930 | Beckley Avenue Arena, Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. | |||
| 344 | Win | 104–28–20 | Bobby Ruffalo | PTS | 8 | May 8, 1930 | Columbus Hall, Yonkers, New York, U.S. | ||
| 343 | Win | 103–28–20 | Alf Schell | PTS | 10 | Mar 6, 1930 | Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | ||
| 342 | Win | 102–28–20 | Ralph Hood | PTS | 10 | Jan 20, 1930 | Roanoke Auditorium, Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. | ||
| 341 | Loss | 101–28–20 | Farmer Joe Cooper | PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1929 | Armory, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | ||
| 340 | Loss | 101–27–20 | Sam Bruce | PTS | 6 | Dec 6, 1929 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||
| 339 | Loss | 101–26–20 | Elmer Bezenah | NWS | 6 | Oct 19, 1929 | Ohio National Guard Armory, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 338 | Draw | 101–26–20 | Frankie Palmo | PTS | 10 | Oct 14, 1929 | Baesman Hall, Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 337 | Loss | 101–26–19 | Johnny Roberts | SD | 10 | Sep 30, 1929 | Baesman Hall, Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 336 | Draw | 101–25–19 | George Gibbons | PTS | 6 | Sep 2, 1929 | Kenton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 335 | Loss | 101–25–18 | Henry Firpo | UD | 10 | Aug 21, 1929 | Weller Theater, Zanesville, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 334 | Loss | 101–24–18 | Morrie Sherman | PTS | 10 | Aug 19, 1929 | Ramona Baseball Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| 333 | Loss | 101–23–18 | Ham Jenkins | PTS | 10 | Jul 9, 1929 | Olympic A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||
| 332 | Win | 101–22–18 | Patsy Pollock | PTS | 10 | Jun 24, 1929 | Logan Square Baseball Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| 331 | Win | 100–22–18 | Billy Brown | PTS | 12 | Jun 10, 1929 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||
| 330 | Loss | 99–22–18 | James Red Herring | PTS | 8 | Apr 22, 1929 | Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | ||
| 329 | Win | 99–21–18 | Tot Wilson | PTS | 10 | Apr 12, 1929 | Macon, Georgia, U.S. | ||
| 328 | Win | 98–21–18 | Grover Mallini | PTS | 10 | Apr 8, 1929 | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | ||
| 327 | Win | 97–21–18 | Ted Goodrich | PTS | 10 | Apr 4, 1929 | Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||
| 326 | Win | 96–21–18 | Farmer Joe Cooper | PTS | 10 | Mar 22, 1929 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||
| 325 | Win | 95–21–18 | Spike Webb | PTS | 10 | Feb 26, 1929 | Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||
| 324 | Win | 94–21–18 | Cliff Wellons | PTS | 10 | Feb 20, 1929 | Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||
| 323 | Win | 93–21–18 | Canada Lee | PTS | 10 | Dec 20, 1928 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 322 | Loss | 92–21–18 | Frankie O'Brien | PTS | 10 | Dec 7, 1928 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 321 | Win | 92–20–18 | Larry Brignolia | PTS | 10 | Nov 14, 1928 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 320 | Win | 91–20–18 | Danny Sears | UD | 10 | Nov 1, 1928 | Arcadia Auditorium, Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 319 | Win | 90–20–18 | Pete Provencher | PTS | 10 | Oct 26, 1928 | Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. | ||
| 318 | Win | 89–20–18 | Meyer Cohen | PTS | 12 | Oct 22, 1928 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 317 | Win | 88–20–18 | Laddie Lee | NWS | 12 | Oct 16, 1928 | Exposition Building, Portland, Oregon, U.S. | ||
| 316 | Win | 88–20–18 | Jimmy McGonnigle | PTS | 10 | Oct 12, 1928 | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 315 | Win | 87–20–18 | Pete Pacheco | PTS | 10 | Oct 1, 1928 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 314 | Win | 86–20–18 | Mickey Sears | PTS | 10 | Sep 24, 1928 | Casino Hall, Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 313 | Loss | 85–20–18 | Pal Silvers | PTS | 10 | Aug 28, 1928 | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 312 | Win | 85–19–18 | Tony Vaccarelli | PTS | 10 | Aug 14, 1928 | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 311 | Win | 84–19–18 | Tommy Dunn | PTS | 10 | Aug 7, 1928 | Thompson's Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 310 | Win | 83–19–18 | Harry Felix | PTS | 8 | Jul 20, 1928 | Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach, New York, U.S. | ||
| 309 | NC | 82–19–18 | Floyd Hybert | NC | 5 | Jan 4, 1928 | Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | Referee stopped fight, claiming neither fighter was trying | |
| 308 | Draw | 82–19–18 | Jimmy Jones | NWS | 10 | Nov 14, 1927 | Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 307 | Loss | 82–19–18 | Hilario Martinez | PTS | 10 | Oct 17, 1927 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 306 | Win | 82–18–18 | Joey Knapp | PTS | 10 | Sep 19, 1927 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 305 | Win | 81–18–18 | Tommy Jordan | PTS | 10 | Sep 12, 1927 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 304 | Win | 80–18–18 | Georgie Levine | PTS | 10 | Aug 29, 1927 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 303 | Loss | 79–18–18 | Bermondsey Billy Wells | PTS | 10 | Apr 29, 1927 | Benjamin Field Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||
| 302 | Win | 79–17–18 | Arthur Schaekels | PTS | 10 | Apr 2, 1927 | Race Track Arena, Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||
| 301 | Win | 78–17–18 | Barney Adair | PTS | 10 | Sep 6, 1926 | West Flagler Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||
| 300 | Win | 77–17–18 | Colin McLachin | PTS | 10 | Aug 2, 1926 | West Flagler Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||
| 299 | Win | 76–17–18 | Dave Forbes | NWS | 10 | Jun 26, 1925 | Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | ||
| 298 | Win | 76–17–18 | Harry Ritzer | PTS | 10 | Jun 3, 1925 | Wilmington Bowl, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | ||
| 297 | Win | 75–17–18 | Roy Moore | PTS | 10 | May 20, 1925 | Wilmington Bowl, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | ||
| 296 | Draw | 74–17–18 | Ted Krache | PTS | 6 | May 16, 1925 | Dugdale Park, Seattle, Washington, U.S. | ||
| 295 | Loss | 74–17–17 | Morrie Schlaifer | PTS | 10 | Mar 20, 1925 | Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | ||
| 294 | Loss | 74–16–17 | Bermondsey Billy Wells | PTS | 10 | Feb 20, 1925 | Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||
| 293 | Win | 74–15–17 | Izzy Tanner | UD | 10 | Jan 22, 1925 | Armory, Portland, Oregon, U.S. | ||
| 292 | Win | 73–15–17 | Norman Genet | PTS | 8 | Jan 16, 1925 | Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||
| 291 | Win | 72–15–17 | Sailor Billy Vincent | PTS | 4 | Dec 2, 1924 | Arena, Vernon, California, U.S. | ||
| 290 | Loss | 71–15–17 | Oakland Jimmy Duffy | PTS | 4 | Nov 19, 1924 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | ||
| 289 | Win | 71–14–17 | Phil Krug | NWS | 10 | Oct 13, 1924 | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| 288 | Loss | 71–14–17 | Phil Kaplan | NWS | 10 | Oct 1, 1924 | Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| 287 | Loss | 71–14–17 | Jack Rappaport | NWS | 10 | Aug 28, 1924 | Bank Street Open-Air Arena, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| 286 | Draw | 71–14–17 | Johnny Karr | NWS | 10 | Feb 11, 1924 | Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 285 | Win | 71–14–17 | Fred Archer | NWS | 10 | Jan 21, 1924 | Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 284 | Win | 71–14–17 | Phil Kaplan | PTS | 10 | Dec 18, 1923 | Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 283 | Loss | 70–14–17 | Frankie Schoell | PTS | 10 | Nov 20, 1923 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 282 | Win | 70–13–17 | Jakob 'Soldier' Bartfield | PTS | 10 | Jun 14, 1923 | Kingsboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 281 | Win | 69–13–17 | Cowboy Padgett | NWS | 12 | Jun 8, 1923 | Idora Park, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 280 | Win | 69–13–17 | Joe O'Hara | PTS | 10 | May 3, 1923 | Dexter Park Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| 279 | Win | 68–13–17 | Jim Montgomery | PTS | 12 | Apr 20, 1923 | Fort Monroe, Norfolk, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| 278 | Draw | 67–13–17 | Elino Flores | PTS | 4 | Mar 28, 1923 | Rink S.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 277 | Loss | 67–13–16 | Mickey Walker | UD | 15 | Nov 1, 1922 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost NYSAC and NBA welterweight titles | |
| 276 | Win | 67–12–16 | Jimmy Kelly | PTS | 12 | Oct 10, 1922 | Nuevo Fronton, Havana, Cuba | ||
| 275 | Win | 66–12–16 | Benny Leonard | DQ | 13 | Jun 26, 1922 | Velodrome, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC and NBA welterweight titles; Britton came up to one knee after a knockdown and Leonard rushed in and struck him a light blow, causing the referee to disqualify Benny | |
| 274 | Draw | 65–12–16 | Ray Long | PTS | 12 | May 26, 1922 | Coliseum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||
| 273 | Win | 65–12–15 | Morris Lux | TKO | 5 | May 16, 1922 | McNulty Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||
| 272 | Win | 64–12–15 | Cowboy Padgett | PTS | 10 | May 5, 1922 | Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | ||
| 271 | Draw | 63–12–15 | Dave Shade | MD | 15 | Feb 17, 1922 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC and NBA welterweight titles | |
| 270 | Win | 63–12–14 | Jim Montgomery | NWS | 10 | Nov 30, 1921 | Lyceum Theater, New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. | ||
| 269 | Draw | 63–12–14 | Mickey Walker | NWS | 12 | Jul 18, 1921 | Armory, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| 268 | Draw | 63–12–14 | Frank Barrieau | PTS | 10 | Jun 8, 1921 | Hastings Park Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Retained NYSAC and NBA welterweight titles | |
| 267 | Draw | 63–12–13 | Dave Shade | PTS | 10 | Jun 3, 1921 | Arena, Milwaukie, Oregon, U.S. | Retained NYSAC and NBA welterweight titles | |
| 266 | Draw | 63–12–12 | Travie Davis | PTS | 4 | May 25, 1921 | Pavilion, Seattle, Washington, U.S. | ||
| 265 | Win | 63–12–11 | Johnny Tillman | NWS | 10 | May 17, 1921 | Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | ||
| 264 | Win | 63–12–11 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | UD | 15 | Feb 7, 1921 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC and NBA welterweight titles | |
| 263 | Win | 62–12–11 | Pinky Mitchell | NWS | 10 | Dec 6, 1920 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||
| 262 | Win | 62–12–11 | Jake Abel | PTS | 10 | Nov 29, 1920 | Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||
| 261 | Loss | 61–12–11 | Bud Logan | PTS | 10 | Nov 23, 1920 | Beethoven Hall, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | ||
| 260 | Win | 61–11–11 | Morris Lux | NWS | 10 | Nov 18, 1920 | Convention Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | ||
| 259 | Draw | 61–11–11 | Jack Perry | NWS | 12 | Oct 8, 1920 | Coliseum, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 258 | Win | 61–11–11 | Ray Bronson | NWS | 10 | Sep 6, 1920 | Cedar Point Arena, Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 257 | Win | 61–11–11 | Johnny Tillman | NWS | 10 | Sep 3, 1920 | League Park, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | NYSAC welterweight title at stake; | |
| 256 | Draw | 61–11–11 | Lou Bogash | PTS | 12 | Aug 23, 1920 | State Street Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. | Retained NYSAC welterweight title | |
| 255 | Win | 61–11–10 | Marcel Thomas | TKO | 10 | Jul 26, 1920 | 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| 254 | Win | 60–11–10 | Eddie Shevlin | NWS | 12 | Jul 1, 1920 | Exposition Building, Portland, Oregon, U.S. | ||
| 253 | Win | 60–11–10 | Len Rowlands | NWS | 8 | Jun 7, 1920 | Ice Palace, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 252 | Win | 60–11–10 | Young Joe Borrell | NWS | 8 | Jun 2, 1920 | Ice Palace, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | NYSAC welterweight title at stake; | |
| 251 | Win | 60–11–10 | Johnny Griffiths | NWS | 15 | May 31, 1920 | League Park, Akron, Ohio, U.S. | NYSAC welterweight title at stake; | |
| 250 | Loss | 60–11–10 | Mike O'Dowd | NWS | 12 | May 17, 1920 | Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 249 | Win | 60–11–10 | Frank Maguire | NWS | 6 | May 1, 1920 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 248 | Win | 60–11–10 | Jock Malone | NWS | 12 | Apr 26, 1920 | Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 247 | Win | 60–11–10 | Dennis O'Keefe | NWS | 10 | Apr 7, 1920 | Coliseum, Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||
| 246 | Win | 60–11–10 | Bryan Downey | NWS | 10 | Mar 26, 1920 | Gray's Armory, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 245 | Win | 60–11–10 | Jack Perry | NWS | 12 | Mar 17, 1920 | Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 244 | Win | 60–11–10 | Dave Palitz | NWS | 10 | Mar 8, 1920 | Church Street Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | ||
| 243 | Win | 60–11–10 | Jimmy Conway | PTS | 12 | Jan 30, 1920 | Municipal Auditorium, Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | ||
| 242 | Win | 59–11–10 | Johnny Alberts | NWS | 8 | Jan 6, 1920 | Schuetzen Park, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| 241 | Win | 59–11–10 | Johnny Gill | NWS | 10 | Jan 1, 1920 | Steelton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 240 | Win | 59–11–10 | Steve Latzo | NWS | 10 | Dec 9, 1919 | Johnstown A.C., Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 239 | Win | 59–11–10 | Billy Ryan | KO | 11 | Dec 1, 1919 | Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 238 | Win | 58–11–10 | Harvey Thorpe | NWS | 10 | Nov 25, 1919 | Miller's Hall, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||
| 237 | Draw | 58–11–10 | Billy Goat Doig | NWS | 10 | Nov 7, 1919 | La Salle, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| 236 | Win | 58–11–10 | Johnny Tillman | NWS | 10 | Nov 5, 1919 | Arcadia Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | World welterweight title at stake; | |
| 235 | Win | 58–11–10 | Mike O'Dowd | NWS | 8 | Aug 22, 1919 | 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| 234 | Win | 58–11–10 | Johnny Griffiths | NWS | 12 | Aug 7, 1919 | Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||
| 233 | Win | 58–11–10 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | NWS | 8 | Jul 28, 1919 | Armory A.A., Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | World welterweight title at stake; | |
| 232 | Win | 58–11–10 | Al Knockout Doty | TKO | 3 | Jul 9, 1919 | Fayette Field, Connellsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 231 | Win | 57–11–10 | Johnny Griffiths | NWS | 15 | Jul 4, 1919 | League Park, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 230 | Loss | 57–11–10 | Jack Perry | PTS | 12 | Jun 26, 1919 | South End Baseball Park, Cumberland, Maryland, U.S. | ||
| 229 | Win | 57–10–10 | Walter Mohr | NWS | 10 | Jun 13, 1919 | Theatre francais, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| 228 | Win | 57–10–10 | Jimmy McCabe | NWS | 6 | May 24, 1919 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 227 | Win | 57–10–10 | Joe Welling | NWS | 10 | May 19, 1919 | Arena, Syracuse, New York, U.S. | World welterweight title at stake; | |
| 226 | Win | 57–10–10 | Johnny Tillman | NWS | 12 | May 12, 1919 | Lyric Theater, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||
| 225 | Win | 57–10–10 | Johnny Griffiths | NWS | 12 | May 6, 1919 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||
| 224 | Win | 57–10–10 | Jock Malone | NWS | 10 | Apr 25, 1919 | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| 223 | Loss | 57–10–10 | Brian Downey | NWS | 12 | Apr 7, 1919 | Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 222 | Draw | 57–10–10 | Jack Perry | NWS | 10 | Mar 24, 1919 | Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S | World welterweight title at stake; | |
| 221 | Win | 57–10–10 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | KO | 9, 2:05 | Mar 17, 1919 | Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | Won world welterweight title | |
| 220 | Win | 56–10–10 | Willie Ryan | NWS | 8 | Feb 10, 1918 | Trenton A.C., Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| 219 | Win | 56–10–10 | Al Knockout Doty | NWS | 12 | Feb 3, 1918 | Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 218 | Win | 56–10–10 | Silent Martin | NWS | 8 | Dec 23, 1918 | Grand View Auditorium, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| 217 | Loss | 56–10–10 | Jakob 'Soldier' Bartfield | NWS | 10 | Dec 17, 1918 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||
| 216 | Win | 56–10–10 | Jakob 'Soldier' Bartfield | NWS | 6 | Nov 16, 1918 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 215 | Draw | 56–10–10 | Jakob 'Soldier' Bartfield | NWS | 6 | Nov 11, 1918 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 214 | Win | 56–10–10 | Tommy Robson | PTS | 12 | Sep 17, 1918 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 213 | Win | 55–10–10 | Jakob 'Soldier' Bartfield | NWS | 6 | Aug 6, 1918 | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 212 | Win | 55–10–10 | Billy Ryan | TKO | 4 | Jul 29, 1918 | Armory A.A. Outdoor Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| 211 | Win | 54–10–10 | Eddie Shevlin | TKO | 10 | Jul 16, 1918 | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 210 | Win | 53–10–10 | Billy Ryan | NWS | 8 | Jul 15, 1918 | Lotus A.C., Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S | ||
| 209 | Win | 53–10–10 | K.O. Willie Loughlin | NWS | 8 | Jul 11, 1918 | Atlantic City S.C., Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| 208 | Loss | 53–10–10 | Benny Leonard | NWS | 6 | Jun 25, 1918 | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 207 | Win | 53–10–10 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | NWS | 6 | Jun 20, 1918 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 206 | Win | 53–10–10 | Bryan Downey | PTS | 12 | Jun 11, 1918 | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 205 | Win | 52–10–10 | Fighting Zunner | NWS | 4 | Jun 6, 1918 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||
| 204 | Win | 52–10–10 | Tommy Ferguson | NWS | 10 | May 16, 1918 | Town Hall, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 203 | Draw | 52–10–10 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | NWS | 10 | May 2, 1918 | Town Hall, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | World welterweight title at stake; | |
| 202 | Win | 52–10–10 | 'Lockport' Jimmy Duffy | DQ | 8 | Mar 27, 1918 | Armory Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Won vacant American welterweight title | |
| 201 | Win | 51–10–10 | Vic Morgan | KO | 6 | Mar 20, 1918 | Joe Levy's Arena, Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | ||
| 200 | Win | 50–10–10 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | NWS | 10 | Mar 6, 1918 | Armory Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | World welterweight title at stake; | |
| 199 | Win | 50–10–10 | Marty Cross | PTS | 12 | Feb 11, 1918 | Marieville Gardens, North Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | ||
| 198 | Win | 49–10–10 | Tommy Robson | PTS | 12 | Jan 16, 1918 | Marieville Gardens, North Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | ||
| 197 | Win | 48–10–10 | 'Lockport' Jimmy Duffy | NWS | 10 | Jan 1, 1918 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||
| 196 | Win | 48–10–10 | Johnny Tillman | PTS | 12 | Dec 4, 1917 | Grand Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 195 | Win | 47–10–10 | Jakob 'Soldier' Bartfield | NWS | 10 | Nov 13, 1917 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||
| 194 | Win | 47–10–10 | Johnny Tillman | NWS | 6 | Nov 12, 1917 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 193 | Loss | 47–10–10 | Jimmy O'Hagan | NWS | 10 | Nov 6, 1917 | German Hall, Albany, New York, U.S. | ||
| 192 | Loss | 47–10–10 | Benny Leonard | NWS | 10 | Oct 19, 1917 | Harlem S.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 191 | Win | 47–10–10 | Eddie Billings | NWS | 10 | Oct 3, 1917 | Grand Opera House, Superior, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||
| 190 | Win | 47–10–10 | Marty Cross | NWS | 10 | Sep 14, 1917 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 189 | Loss | 47–10–10 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | PTS | 20 | Jun 25, 1917 | Westwood Field, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | Lost world welterweight title | |
| 188 | Loss | 47–9–10 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | NWS | 10 | Jun 14, 1917 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | World welterweight title at stake; | |
| 187 | Loss | 47–9–10 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | NWS | 10 | Jun 6, 1917 | Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | World welterweight title at stake; | |
| 186 | Loss | 47–9–10 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | NWS | 10 | May 19, 1917 | Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | World welterweight title at stake; | |
| 185 | Loss | 47–9–10 | Mike O'Dowd | NWS | 10 | May 8, 1917 | Broadway S.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 184 | Loss | 47–9–10 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | NWS | 10 | Mar 26, 1917 | Heuck's Opera House, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | World welterweight title at stake; | |
| 183 | Loss | 47–9–10 | Bryan Downey | NWS | 12 | Mar 5, 1917 | Coliseum, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 182 | Win | 47–9–10 | Tommy Robson | NWS | 12 | Mar 1, 1917 | Opera House, Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 181 | Win | 47–9–10 | Johnny Griffiths | NWS | 10 | Jan 29, 1917 | Heuck's Opera House, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 180 | Win | 47–9–10 | Mike O'Dowd | NWS | 10 | Jan 25, 1917 | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| 179 | Win | 47–9–10 | Albert Badoud | NWS | 10 | Jan 10, 1917 | Manhattan Casino, New York City, New York, U.S. | World welterweight title at stake; | |
| 178 | Win | 47–9–10 | 'Lockport' Jimmy Duffy | NWS | 10 | Jan 1, 1917 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | World welterweight title at stake; | |
| 177 | Win | 47–9–10 | Sam Robideau | NWS | 10 | Dec 8, 1916 | Cleveland A.C., Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 176 | Win | 47–9–10 | Steve Latzo | NWS | 10 | Dec 4, 1916 | Majestic Theatre, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 175 | Win | 47–9–10 | Charley White | PTS | 12 | Nov 21, 1916 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Retained world welterweight title | |
| 174 | Draw | 46–9–10 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | PTS | 12 | Nov 14, 1916 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Retained world welterweight title | |
| 173 | Win | 46–9–9 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | PTS | 12 | Oct 17, 1916 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Retained world welterweight title | |
| 172 | Win | 45–9–9 | Jimmy Coffey | NWS | 10 | Oct 2, 1916 | Hudson Theatre, Schenectady, New York, U.S. | ||
| 171 | Win | 45–9–9 | Joe Welling | NWS | 10 | Sep 5, 1916 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | World welterweight title at stake; | |
| 170 | Draw | 45–9–9 | Johnny Griffiths | PTS | 12 | Jul 25, 1916 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 169 | Loss | 45–9–8 | Battling Kopin | NWS | 10 | Jun 23, 1916 | Arena, Syracuse, New York, U.S. | ||
| 168 | Win | 45–9–8 | Mike O'Dowd | PTS | 12 | Jun 6, 1916 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 167 | Win | 44–9–8 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | PTS | 20 | Apr 24, 1916 | Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Won world welterweight title | |
| 166 | Win | 43–9–8 | Perry 'Kid' Graves | PTS | 15 | Mar 22, 1916 | Gymnastic Club, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 165 | Win | 42–9–8 | Willie K.O. Brennan | NWS | 10 | Mar 13, 1916 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||
| 164 | Win | 42–9–8 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | NWS | 10 | Feb 15, 1916 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 163 | Win | 42–9–8 | Silent Martin | NWS | 10 | Feb 5, 1916 | Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 162 | Win | 42–9–8 | Hilliard Lang | NWS | 6 | Jan 21, 1916 | Riverdale Rink, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| 161 | Win | 42–9–8 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | NWS | 10 | Jan 20, 1916 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | World welterweight title at stake; | |
| 160 | Loss | 42–9–8 | Johnny Griffiths | NWS | 12 | Dec 28, 1915 | Winter Garden, Akron, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 159 | Win | 42–9–8 | Terry Mitchell | NWS | 10 | Oct 30, 1915 | Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 158 | Loss | 42–9–8 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | PTS | 12 | Sep 28, 1915 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | For world welterweight title | |
| 157 | Draw | 42–8–8 | Johnny Griffiths | NWS | 12 | Sep 6, 1915 | League Park, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 156 | Loss | 42–8–8 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | PTS | 12 | Aug 31, 1915 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Lost world welterweight title | |
| 155 | Win | 42–7–8 | Mike Glover | PTS | 12 | Jun 22, 1915 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Won world welterweight title | |
| 154 | Win | 41–7–8 | Young Denny | NWS | 10 | Jun 1, 1915 | Heuck's Opera House, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 153 | Win | 41–7–8 | Leo Kelly | NWS | 10 | May 17, 1915 | Coliseum, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 152 | Win | 41–7–8 | Ray Campbell | NWS | 10 | Apr 5, 1915 | Garden Theater, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||
| 151 | Win | 41–7–8 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | NWS | 10 | Mar 26, 1915 | 135th Street A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 150 | Win | 41–7–8 | Phil Bloom | NWS | 10 | Mar 13, 1915 | Irving A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 149 | Win | 41–7–8 | Jack Toland | NWS | 10 | Mar 6, 1915 | Broadway S.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 148 | Win | 41–7–8 | Perry 'Kid' Graves | NWS | 10 | Jan 30, 1915 | Broadway S.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 147 | Win | 41–7–8 | Frankie Notter | NWS | 10 | Jan 9, 1915 | Broadway S.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 146 | Win | 41–7–8 | Al Dewey | NWS | 10 | Dec 28, 1914 | Majestic Theatre, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 145 | Win | 41–7–8 | Joe Hyland | PTS | 12 | Dec 25, 1914 | Hanna Armory, New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. | ||
| 144 | Loss | 40–7–8 | Jakob 'Soldier' Bartfield | NWS | 10 | Nov 26, 1914 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 143 | Win | 40–7–8 | Eddie Moran | PTS | 12 | Nov 2, 1914 | Hanna Armory, New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. | ||
| 142 | Win | 39–7–8 | Eddie Moran | NWS | 10 | Oct 9, 1914 | Ridgewood Grove SC, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 141 | Win | 39–7–8 | Jakob 'Soldier' Bartfield | NWS | 10 | Sep 26, 1914 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 140 | Win | 39–7–8 | Johnny Griffiths | NWS | 12 | Jul 4, 1914 | League Park, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 139 | Win | 39–7–8 | Joe Eagan | KO | 4 | Jun 30, 1914 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| 138 | Win | 38–7–8 | Perry 'Kid' Graves | NWS | 6 | Apr 25, 1914 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 137 | Win | 38–7–8 | Billy Griffith | NWS | 10 | Apr 13, 1914 | Heuck's Opera House, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| 136 | Win | 38–7–8 | Leo Kelly | NWS | 8 | Mar 30, 1914 | Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||
| 135 | Win | 38–7–8 | Perry 'Kid' Graves | NWS | 10 | Mar 10, 1914 | Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 134 | Win | 38–7–8 | Joe Hirst | NWS | 6 | Mar 7, 1914 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 133 | Win | 38–7–8 | Frankie Madden | NWS | 10 | Feb 24, 1914 | Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 132 | Win | 38–7–8 | Gene Moriarty | TKO | 7 | Feb 17, 1914 | Broadway S.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 131 | Win | 37–7–8 | Johnny Dohan | NWS | 10 | Feb 10, 1914 | Irving A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 130 | Win | 37–7–8 | Ray Campbell | NWS | 10 | Jan 31, 1914 | Irving A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 129 | Win | 37–7–8 | Mike Glover | NWS | 10 | Jan 19, 1914 | New Amsterdam Opera House, New York City, New York, U.S. | World welterweight title claim at stake; | |
| 128 | Win | 37–7–8 | Phil Bloom | NWS | 10 | Jan 5, 1914 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 127 | Draw | 37–7–8 | Al Dewey | NWS | 10 | Dec 29, 1913 | Peerless A.C., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 126 | Loss | 37–7–8 | Packey McFarland | NWS | 10 | Dec 8, 1913 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||
| 125 | Loss | 37–7–8 | Mike Glover | NWS | 10 | Nov 27, 1913 | Irving A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | World welterweight title claim at stake; | |
| 124 | Win | 37–7–8 | Battling Gates | KO | 3 | Nov 21, 1913 | Coliseum A.C., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 123 | Win | 36–7–8 | Charley White | TKO | 18 | Jul 4, 1913 | McDonoghville Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||
| 122 | Loss | 35–7–8 | 'Lockport' Jimmy Duffy | NWS | 10 | Jun 23, 1913 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||
| 121 | Loss | 35–7–8 | 'Lockport' Jimmy Duffy | DQ | 6 | May 29, 1913 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | Low Blow | |
| 120 | Draw | 35–6–8 | Eddie Murphy | NWS | 10 | May 20, 1913 | Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||
| 119 | Win | 35–6–8 | Perry 'Kid' Graves | NWS | 6 | May 17, 1913 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 118 | Win | 35–6–8 | Johnny Dohan | NWS | 10 | Apr 22, 1913 | Irving A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 117 | 35–6–8 | Philadelphia Pal Moore | NC | 4 | Apr 21, 1913 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||
| 116 | Win | 35–6–8 | Matty Baldwin | NWS | 10 | Apr 15, 1913 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 115 | Win | 35–6–8 | Kid Curley | TKO | 3 | Mar 31, 1913 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 114 | Win | 34–6–8 | Young Abe Brown | NWS | 10 | Mar 20, 1913 | Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 113 | Win | 34–6–8 | Johnny Krause | NWS | 6 | Mar 17, 1913 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 112 | Loss | 34–6–8 | Packey McFarland | NWS | 10 | Mar 7, 1913 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 111 | Win | 34–6–8 | Eddie Hanlon | TKO | 6 | Jan 31, 1913 | Southern A.C., Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | ||
| 110 | Win | 33–6–8 | Jimmy Evans | TKO | 7 | Jan 27, 1913 | Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | ||
| 109 | Win | 32–6–8 | Frankie Gage | KO | 9 | Jan 18, 1913 | Olympia A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||
| 108 | Win | 31–6–8 | Joe Thomas | PTS | 10 | Jan 10, 1913 | Olympia A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||
| 107 | Win | 30–6–8 | Tommy O'Keefe | KO | 2 | Dec 25, 1912 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||