Harry Lewis | |
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| Born | Henry Besterman September 16, 1886 |
| Died | February 22, 1956 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | American |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 172 |
| Wins | 107 |
| Wins by KO | 48 |
| Losses | 39 |
| Draws | 25 |
| No contests | 1 |
Harry Lewis (Harry Besterman; September 16, 1886 – February 22, 1956), was an American boxer, generally credited with holding the Welterweight Championship of the World from April 1908 to March 1911. He defeated "Young Joseph", the reigning Welterweight Champion of England in London on June 27, 1910, but was not credited with the British Welterweight championship as the fight was sanctioned as a World, and not English title. Boxing writer Nat Fleischer rated Lewis the sixth-greatest welterweight of all time. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002, and into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Harry Lewis". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "Sports in Brief | Boxing Hall of Fame selects Holmes, six other fighters". Philly.com. 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ The Jewish Boxer's Hall of Fame, Blady, Ken, (1988) Shapolsky Publishers, Inc., New York, NY, pgs. 77-80