Battling Levinsky | |
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| Born | Barney Lebowitz June 10, 1890 |
| Died | February 12, 1949 (aged 58) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light Heavyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 289 |
| Wins | 196 |
| Wins by KO | 30 |
| Losses | 55 |
| Draws | 38 |
Barney "Battling" Levinsky (born Lebowitz; June 10, 1890 – February 12, 1949) was an American boxer who was the world light heavyweight champion from 1916 to 1920. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Levinsky as the #12 ranked light heavyweight of all time, while The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at #9.[1] The International Boxing Research Organization rates Levinsky as the 20th best light heavyweight ever.[2] He was inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1966, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1982, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2000.[3]
- ^ "All-Time Light Heavyweight Rankings". BoxRec. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ All-Time Light Heavyweight Rankings Archived November 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine IBROresearch.com Retrieved on 2014-04-29
- ^ Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia - Battling Levinsky CyberBoxingZone.com Retrieved on 2014-04-30