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Battling Levinsky

519 KOs
161 KOs
10Draws
Last six: W-W-D-L-L-W
Career
division
Light Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
77
rounds
674
KO %
17.6%
KO wins
9
KO losses
1
career
1910–1930
debut
1910-08-16
last fight
1930-10-21
Profile
birth name
Barney Lebrowitz
alias
Barney Williams
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
5′ 11″ / 180cm
nationality
United States
origin
Philadelphia, PA
city / state / zip
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
dob
1891-06-10
death
1949-02-12

Latest news

Two-Fisted Hero
2006-01-17 · Washington Post,United States
Among the most celebrated Jewish boxers were "Chrysanthemum" Joe Choynski, Louis "the Fighting Dentist" Wallach, Barney Lebrowitz (better known as "Battling Levinsky"), "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Abe Attell, Newsboy Brown and, of course, the great lightweight Benny Leonard.…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Oct 21
Joe Sims
0 0 0
W-KO
Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
3 of 10 · 195 / 214 lbs
Event →
Jan 11
Otto Porat
11 4 0
L-TKO
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
5 of 10
Referee: Ira Croshaw
Event →
Dec 3
Marty Gallagher
8 0 1
L-PTS
104th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
12 of 12 · 189 / 191 lbs
Event →
Nov 1
Tom Toner
5 0 0
D-PTS
New Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 188 / 190 lbs
Event →
Oct 19
Bill Daring
2 0 0
W-PTS
Grimes Battery, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Sep 18
Billy Henderson
4 1 2
W-NWS
Greenville, Maine, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Aug 21
Tony Youkonis
5 3 0
L-PTS
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jul 13
Phil Mercurio
12 7 1
L-NWS
Boardwalk Arena, Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10 · 182 / 188 lbs
Event →
Jul 2
Tex McEwan
14 14 3
W-DQ
Dayton, Kentucky, USA
4 of 10
Event →
Jun 25
Emmett Rocco
14 4 0
L-UD
Jolly Bowl, New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 184 / 182 lbs
Event →
Jun 6
Emmett Rocco
14 3 0
W-NWS
Akron, Ohio, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Apr 30
Clem Johnson
6 12 2
W-PTS
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 180 / 207 lbs
Event →
Apr 23
Jim Sigmund
6 8 1
W-PTS
Saginaw, Michigan, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Apr 17
Jack II
12 6 6
L-NWS
Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
10 of 10 · 183 / 200 lbs
Event →
Apr 11
Tiny Roebuck
6 0 0
D-NWS
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
10 of 10 · 182 / 239 lbs
Event →
Apr 2
James Lawless
1 1 0
W-PTS
Newark, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Mar 5
Earl Blue
33 8 4
W-PTS
Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Feb 27
Marcel DeRose
0 0 0
W-TKO
Bristol Arena, New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
2 of 10 · 185 / 203 lbs
Event →
Feb 17
Jack Gagnon
16 9 0
W-PTS
Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Feb 5
Sandy Seifert
17 3 5
D-PTS
Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 183 / 187 lbs
Event →
Nov 16
Matt Adgie
21 4 3
W-PTS
108th Field Artillery Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 181 / 174 lbs
Event →
Oct 28
Willie Walker
15 8 5
W-PTS
Auditorium, Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 182 / 176 lbs
Event →
Oct 24
Teddy Jackson
0 0 0
W-KO
North Bergen, New Jersey, United States
4 of 10 · 188 / 177 lbs
Event →
Sep 29
Clem Johnson
6 10 2
W-PTS
Carnival Park, West Manayunk, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Sep 8
Matt Adgie
19 4 3
L-MD
Phillies Ballpark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 186 / 171 lbs
Event →
Aug 15
Cuban Bobby Brown
4 0 0
L-NWS
Dog Track, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
8 of 8 · 178 / 174 lbs
Event →
Dec 23
Jack Gagnon
7 3 0
L-PTS
Crescent Rink, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
10 of 10 · 187 / 181 lbs
Event →
Nov 18
Jimmy Moran
2 3 0
W-KO
Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
1 of 8 · 180 / 181 lbs
Event →
Nov 11
Young Stribling
112 2 6
L-NWS
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Aug 31
Tommy Madden
8 14 3
W-KO
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
1 of 8 · 180 / 174 lbs
Event →
Sep 8
Ray Smith
4 5 0
W-PTS
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
10 of 10
Event →
Jul 20
Eddie Record
4 2 0
W-NWS
Mount Royal Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
10 of 10
Event →
May 30
Soldier Jones
8 3 0
W-PTS
Exhibition Grounds, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
10 of 10
Event →
Apr 29
Bill Reed
8 7 5
W-PTS
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
12 of 12 · 181 / 181 lbs
Event →
Apr 15
Dan O'Dowd
1 1 1
W-PTS
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
12 of 12
Judges: Thomas O'Brien | J D Coddington
Referee: Tommy Connolly
Event →
Mar 18
Charley Weinert
30 4 2
L-PTS
Flatbush A.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States
15 of 15 · 182 / 185 lbs
Event →
Dec 8
Boy McCormick
19 3 3
L-DQ
Arena, Milwaukie, Oregon, United States
7 of 10
Event →
Jun 26
Ray Smith
3 0 0
W-NWS
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
10 of 10
Event →
May 21
Chuck Wiggins
2 0 0
D-PTS
Dayton, Ohio, United States
12 of 12
Referee: Harry Stout
Event →
May 5
Jack Renault
9 1 1
D-NWS
Lewiston, Maine, United States
12 of 12
Event →
Apr 28
Tony Melchior
4 0 0
W-NWS
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Apr 19
Silas Green
3 8 1
W-NWS
Monument National, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
10 of 10
Event →
Mar 22
Al Benedict
8 26 0
W-NWS
West Hoboken A.C., West Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
8 of 8
Event →
Jan 1
Bert Kenny
5 8 2
W-TKO
Arena Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
8 of 10
Referee: Lou Marsh
Event →
Nov 17
Bartley Madden
13 6 2
W-NWS
Monument National, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
10 of 10
Event →
Sep 3
Harry Greb
17 1 1
L-NWS
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
Levinsky defends his World Light-Heavyweight title
10 of 10
Event →
Aug 9
Jim Tulle
0 0 0
W-KO
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
1 of 10
Event →
Jul 25
Ed Kinley
0 0 0
W-NWS
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Jul 14
Harry Greb
16 1 1
L-NWS
Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jul 3
Billy Miske
13 3 2
W-NWS
Rossford, Ohio, United States
promoter Jimmy Shea as being for the World Light Heavyweight Title
12 of 12
Event →