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Harry Lewis

10246 KOs

342 KOs

19Draws

No contest: 16

Last six: L-L-W-W-W-L

Career

division

Welterweight

status

inactive

bouts

171

rounds

1167

KO %

45.1%

KO wins

46

KO losses

2

career

1903–1913

debut

1903-08-25

last fight

1913-10-13

Profile

birth name

Henry Besterman

alias

Harry Besterman

sex

M

height

5′ 7″ / 170cm

nationality

United States

origin

New York City, NY

city / state / zip

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

dob

1886-09-16

death

1956-02-22

Latest news

Aussie boxer Harry Garside drops retirement bombshell and breaks silence on Johnny Lewis split

2023-04-02 · Daily Mail

World-rated Australian boxer Harry Garside is DROPPED by legendary trainer Johnny Lewis

2023-02-06 · Daily Mail

US senators back Tyson pardon bid for boxing champ Johnson

2013-04-05 · Reuters India

Democratic leader Harry Reid and Republican John McCain, longtime Johnson supporters, joined fellow boxing champions Lennox Lewis and Laila Ali, the daughter of retired boxing legend Muhammad Ali, in backing Tyson's petition on grassroots campaign…

Ricky Hatton and Juan Urango are Taking it to the Alley

2007-01-17 · TheSweetScience.com

Think of guys like Ted “Kid” Lewis, Mickey Walker and Harry Greb.…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

31 8 2

L-TKO

Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

5 of 6

Referee: Frank O'Brien

1 4 0

W-KO

London, United Kingdom

3

0 0 0

W-KO

Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

14 of 20x3

Johnny Mathieson

4 1 1

W-TKO

Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

3

Johnny Mathieson

1 1 0

L-PTS

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

20 of 20x3

0 0 0

L-PTS

Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

20 of 20x3

0 1 0

W-KO

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

2

Harry Mansfield

34 24 15

W-PTS

Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

20 of 20x3

61 21 9

W-TKO

Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

8

Georges Carpentier

46 7 5

L-PTS

Paris, Paris, France

20 of 20

George KO Brown

3 4 2

D-PTS

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

8 of 8

12 20 13

L-PTS

Paris, Paris, France

20 of 20

51 10 12

L-PTS

Paris, Paris, France

20 of 20

1 2 1

W-KO

London, United Kingdom

2

Blink McCloskey

33 32 27

W-PTS

Hippodrome, Paris, Paris, France

Lewis claims World Middleweight title

25 of 25

0 0 0

W-KO

Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom

5

0 0 0

W-TKO

London, United Kingdom

5

Blink McCloskey

33 31 27

W-TKO

Salle Wagram, Paris, Paris, France

3 of 15

78 15 26

W-KO

Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

4 of 20x3 · 149 / 141 lbs

0 3 0

W-KO

Paris, Paris, France

1

73 12 29

W-KO

Schenectady, New York, United States

2 of 10

73 37 30

D-NWS

Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

34 13 17

W-TKO

Brown's Gym, New York, New York, United States

5 of 10

39 9 11

L-NWS

National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

Harry Mansfield

32 20 13

W-NWS

National S.C., New York, New York, United States

10 of 10

38 9 11

L-PTS

Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

12 of 12

38 9 10

W-TKO

Wonderland, Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom

World Welterweight Title

7 · 147 / 147 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

Paris, Paris, France

2

2 1 1

W-DQ

Paris, Paris, France

2

0 0 0

W-KO

Paris, Paris, France

2

0 0 0

W-KO

Paris, Paris, France

1

9 8 2

W-KO

Salle Wagram, Paris, Paris, France

3 of 20

58 10 9

D-PTS

Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris, France

World Welterweight Title

25 of 25

32 14 6

L-DQ

Wonderland, Paris, Paris, France

4 of 15

58 9 8

D-PTS

Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris, France

World Welterweight Title

25 of 25 · 142 / 147 lbs

19 2 5

W-PTS

Denver A.C., Denver, Colorado, United States

10 of 10

36 3 3

D-NWS

National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

0 0 0

W-KO

Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

1 of 12

29 26 22

W-TKO

Wayne A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

1 of 6

Harry Mansfield

28 16 11

W-NWS

New Philadelphia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

Harry Mansfield

26 15 11

W-PTS

Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States

10 of 10

1 6 4

W-KO

Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States

2

Harry Mansfield

24 14 11

W-NWS

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

31 1 2

L-DQ

National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6

62 25 17

W-NWS

Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

2 4 2

W-TKO

Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

2

46 40 15

W-KO

Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

1 of 6

30 9 5

L-NWS

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

4 1 1

L-PTS

Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, United States

12 of 12

Harry Mansfield

23 11 8

W-NWS

Douglas A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6