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Ted "Kid" Lewis

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English boxer (1893-1970)

United KingdomAthletesLived 1894 to 1970 · aged 75
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Ted "Kid" Lewis was an English professional boxer who twice won the World Welterweight Championship. Lewis is often ranked among the all-time greats, fighting an historic rivalry with Hall of Fame legend Jack Britton, in which he won seven, lost ten, and drew twice.

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Lewis (left), shaking hands with arch-rival Jack BrittonLewis (left), shaking hands with arch-rival Jack Britton

Awards 1

1992International Boxing Hall of Fame

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Ted "Kid" Lewis was an English professional boxer who twice won the World Welterweight Championship. Lewis is often ranked among the all-time greats, fighting an historic rivalry with Hall of Fame legend Jack Britton, in which he won seven, lost ten, and drew twice. ESPN ranked him 41st on their list of the 50 Greatest Boxers of All-Time and boxing historian Bert Sugar placing him 46th in his Top 100 Fighters catalogue. Statistical boxing website BoxRec ranks Lewis as the 17th best welterweight of all-time and the 7th best UK boxer ever. He is a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

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United Kingdom
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1970 · aged 75
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8 languages

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