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Battling Levinsky

19731 KOs
564 KOs
36Draws
Last six: D-L-W-L-L-W
Career
division
Light Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
289
rounds
2564
KO %
15.7%
KO wins
31
KO losses
4
career
1910–1930
debut
1910-02-03
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 15
Herman Weiner
11 3 0
L-TKO
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
1 of 8
Event →
Jan 11
Otto Porat
15 6 0
L-TKO
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
5 of 10
Referee: Ira Croshaw
Event →
Jan 4
Pietro Corri
3 20 1
W-PTS
Red Men's Hall, Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
10 of 10 · 188 / 204 lbs
Event →
Dec 3
Marty Gallagher
10 0 3
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 →
Oct 18
Pietro Corri
2 18 1
W-PTS
Passaic, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8 · 185 / 195 lbs
Event →
Sep 21
Herman Weiner
9 1 0
W-PTS
Riverview Park, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Sep 18
Billy Henderson
5 4 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
16 8 2
L-NWS
Boardwalk Arena, Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10 · 182 / 188 lbs
Event →
Jul 2
Tex McEwan
21 19 4
W-DQ
Dayton, Kentucky, USA
4 of 10
Event →
Jun 25
Emmett Rocco
16 4 0
L-UD
Jolly Bowl, New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 184 / 182 lbs
Event →
Jun 6
Emmett Rocco
16 3 0
W-NWS
Akron, Ohio, United States
10 of 10
Event →
May 21
Benny Ross
41 32 10
W-PTS
Newark, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Apr 30
Clem Johnson
7 26 3
W-PTS
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 180 / 207 lbs
Event →
Apr 23
Jim Sigmund
7 9 1
W-PTS
Saginaw, Michigan, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Apr 17
Jack II
14 7 6
L-NWS
Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
10 of 10 · 183 / 200 lbs
Event →
Apr 11
Tiny Roebuck
7 0 1
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 26
K O Samson
18 28 4
W-TKO
Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
2 of 8 · 185 / 185 lbs
Event →
Mar 5
Earl Blue
49 14 5
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
18 10 0
W-PTS
Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Feb 5
Sandy Seifert
20 5 5
D-PTS
Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 183 / 187 lbs
Event →
Nov 28
Joe Lohman
34 69 28
W-PTS
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 184 / 180 lbs
Event →
Nov 16
Matt Adgie
21 5 3
W-PTS
108th Field Artillery Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 181 / 174 lbs
Event →
Nov 2
George Gemas
14 14 2
W-PTS
108th Field Artillery Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 185 / 187 lbs
Event →
Oct 28
Willie Walker
21 16 6
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
7 21 3
W-PTS
Carnival Park, West Manayunk, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Sep 8
Matt Adgie
19 5 3
L-MD
Phillies Ballpark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 186 / 171 lbs
Event →
Aug 15
Cuban Bobby Brown
5 0 0
L-NWS
Dog Track, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
8 of 8 · 178 / 174 lbs
Event →
Feb 7
Ray Neuman
15 14 8
W-PTS
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 185 / 195 lbs
Event →
Jan 1
George Gemas
9 7 2
W-PTS
Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Dec 23
Jack Gagnon
8 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
148 8 14
L-NWS
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Sep 13
George Gemas
9 4 2
W-PTS
Carnival Park, West Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Aug 31
Tommy Madden
9 25 4
W-KO
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
1 of 8 · 180 / 174 lbs
Event →
Jan 13
Gene Tunney
43 0 2
L-PTS
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
12 of 12 · 177 / 172 lbs
Event →
Nov 24
Bob Roper
26 16 6
D-PTS
Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States
12 of 12 · 185 / 191 lbs
Event →
Sep 14
Mike McTigue
71 22 6
W-NWS
Mount Royal Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
10 of 10
Event →
Sep 8
Ray Smith
4 10 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 →
Jul 2
Carl Morris
53 18 2
L-DQ
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
6 of 10
Event →
May 30
Soldier Jones
10 9 0
W-PTS
Exhibition Grounds, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
10 of 10
Event →
Apr 29
Bill Reed
10 8 5
W-PTS
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
12 of 12 · 181 / 181 lbs
Event →
Apr 15
Dan O'Dowd
9 6 2
W-PTS
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
12 of 12
Judges: Thomas O'Brien | J D Coddington
Referee: Tommy Connolly
Event →