Lew Jenkins

Lew Jenkins (December 4, 1916 – October 30, 1981) was an American boxer and NYSAC and The Ring lightweight champion from 1940 to 1941. He was born in Milburn, Texas and was raised during the Great Depression. He began fighting in carnivals and later continued his boxing in the US Coast Guard. He was an exceptionally powerful puncher and 51 of his 73 wins were by knockout. His managers included Benny Woodhall, Frank Bachman, Hymie Kaplan, and Willie Ketchum and his trainer was Charley Rose.<ref name=CBZ>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

His punching power was legendary, and so was his drinking, carousing, and penchant for high-speed motorcycles. "The two toughest opponents I had were Jack Daniels and Harley Davidson," Lew Jenkins stated.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Jenkins took the World Lightweight Championship on May 10, 1940, in a third-round TKO against Lou Ambers at New York's Madison Square Garden.<ref name="BR">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Jenkins was admitted to the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1977, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1983 and in 1999, the International Boxing Hall of Fame.<ref name=CBZ/>

Early life

Verlin E. Jenkins was born on December 4, 1916, in Milburn, Texas, to Artie James and Minnie Lee, formerly Minnie Lee White. He was the third of four children and had two older and one younger sisters. He started professional boxing around 1935 in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, but by 1938 was boxing regularly in Dallas. The biggest fights of his early career took place after he moved to New York in 1939.<ref name=BR/>

Professional career highlights

Jenkins defeated Lew Feldman on April 8, 1938, in a ten-round split decision at the Sportatorium in Dallas, Texas. Oddly, the Dallas crowd booed loudly after the decision of the judges and referees for Jenkins, the Texas native.<ref>"Jenkins Beats Lew Feldman", Reno-Gazette Journal, Reno, Nevada, pg. 12, 9 April 1938</ref>

Win over Mike Belloise, November 1939

On November 21, 1939, Jenkins scored a seventh-round technical knockout against Mike Belloise, a former World Featherweight Champion, before a crowd of 12,000 at the Bronx's New York Coliseum.<ref>"Jenkins Defeats Mike Belloise", Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas, pg. 12, 22 November 1939</ref> Belloise was unable to answer the call of the bell for the eighth round due to the severe punishment he had taken to the body in the sixth and seventh rounds.<ref>"Belloise Kayoed By Lou Jenkins", Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, pg. 11, 23 November 1939</ref> It was later confirmed that Belloise suffered a broken rib from the bout.<ref>"Breaks Rib, Loses", News-Journal, Mansfield, Ohio, pg. 6, 23 November 1939</ref>

On January 24, 1940, Jenkins convincingly defeated Cuban boxer Chino Alvarez in a knockout only around fifteen seconds into the first round at the Sportatorium in Dallas. Jenkins landed only two or three punches and the rowdy Dallas crowd booed when the ten count was completed, with several climbing into the ring. The victory was Jenkin's ninth straight with six by knockouts. Jenkins sudden rise to prominence as a serious World Lightweight contender was not unprecedented, as he had been fighting professionally at least five years, but the quality of his opposition had increased dramatically in the last two years as many newspapers noted. When he defeated Tippy Larkin in a first-round knockout at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1940, he was finally scheduled for a World Lightweight Title bout with reigning champion Lou Ambers. In the impressive win over Larkin, Jenkins started cautiously, then flicked a few straight lefts. After Jenkins blasted with both hands, and in "2:41 of the first round Larkin was left flailing around in his own corner and down for the count."<ref>"Larkin Kayo Victim", Asbury Park Press, Asbury Park, New Jersey, pg. 9, 9 March 1940</ref><ref>Miller, Tom, "Dallasites Boo As Lew Jenkins Gets Quick Kayo", El Paso Herald, El Paso, Texas, pg. 10, 25 January 1940</ref>

Taking the World Lightweight Championship, May 1940

Jenkins defeated Lou Ambers in New York City on May 10, 1940, to become World Lightweight Champion.<ref name=BR/><ref name="nytimes.com">Template:Cite news</ref> Ambers was down for a count of five in the first, briefly down again from a left in the second, and was down in the third before the referee stopped the bout when Jenkins landed a final solid right to Ambers' jaw.<ref>Ferguson, Harry, "Lew Jenkins Blasts Way To Lightweight Laurels", Cumberland Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, pg. 6, 11 May 1940</ref>

After winning the World Lightweight Championship from Ambers, Jenkins lost his boxing discipline and spent time carousing at night and buying expensive automobiles. He drank recklessly, sometimes before bouts, and crashed several motorcycles and cars.<ref name=BR/><ref name=CBZ/><ref name=BRB>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On March 8, 1940, Jenkins scored a first-round knockout of Tippy Larkin in a non-title bout at New York's Madison Square Garden before a crowd of 11,542.<ref>"Lou Jenkins Kayoes Tippy Larkin in First", Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, pg. 60, 9 March 1940</ref> "Tearing out with the bell, the slugger from the Southwest (Jenkins) took command immediately. He threw both fists without a stop, finally connecting with a series of solid lefts and rights and Larkin dropped in his corner."<ref>Feder, Sid, "Tippy Larkin Goes to Sleep During First Round", Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz, California, pg. 4, 9 March 1940</ref> The knockout occurred at the end of the first, 2:41 into the round. Jenkins had scored five straight knockouts in his most recent New York fights. A noteworthy opponent, Larkin would take the World Light Welterweight Championship in 1946.<ref name=BR/>

On September 16, 1940, Jenkins managed to win a decision against Bob Montgomery in a non-title, ten-round decision, before a crowd of 12,900 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Jenkins was down in the third round for a count of nine. The United Press gave Jenkins five rounds to four for Montgomery, though ring officials gave Jenkins a somewhat wider margin.<ref name=BR/><ref>Cuddy, Jack, "Lew Jenkins Shows Heart in Rough Bout", The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pg. 22, 17 September 1940</ref> Montgomery would twice hold the NYSAC World Lightweight Championship in May 1943 and November 1944.

World Lightweight Championship defense, November 1940

On November 22, 1940, Jenkins successfully defended his World Lightweight Title against Pete Lello in a second-round knockout at New York's Madison Square Garden before a largely hostile audience of around 11,000. Jenkins knocked Lello down four times in the second, usually with strong blows to the jaw and at least twice for counts of nine. He said after the bout that he had little memory of the bout after his first knockdown in the second.<ref>"Pete Lello Put Away in Second Stanza", Ames Daily Tribune, Ames, Iowa, pg. 3, 23 November 1940</ref> Lello had formerly knocked out Jenkins in a close bout that ended in an early seventh round victory in Chicago on March 24, 1939.<ref name=BR/>

Losing the World Lightweight Championship, December 1941

On December 19, 1941, Jenkins lost his World Lightweight Title against Sammy Angott before a crowd of 11,343 at New York's Madison Square Garden. Fighting with a neck injury he may have received from motorcycle and car crashes, he was outpointed over 15 rounds. From then on he lost a significant percentage of his remaining bouts, though often against quality competition.<ref name=BR/><ref>Feder, Sid, "Louisville Slugger Scores Easy Win Over Lou Jenkins", The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, pg. 28, 20 December 1941</ref>

On September 30, 1949, Jenkins defeated Eddie Giosa in a ten-round unanimous decision at the Arena in Philadelphia. He had Giosa down for a count of eight in the second from a left hook, then put him to the mat again with a right to the head. He had Giosa down again in the tenth with a left hook to the head for a count of eight, though the fight continued and was determined by a points decision.<ref>Webster, John, "Giosa Outpointed by Lew Jenkins", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pg. 17, 1 October 1949</ref> Both men fought at 139 in the welterweight range. He had formerly lost to Giosa on May 2, 1949, in a fairly close split decision at the same location. The May victory was Giosa's fourth straight win.<ref name=BR/><ref>Fourth straight win for Giosa in "Lew Jenkins Loses Decision to Giosa", Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, pg. 24, 3 May 1949</ref>

Military career

Jenkins served in the Coast Guard in World War II, where he participated in troop deployment, and found himself in the thick of battle during the Allied invasions of North Africa and the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. He re-enlisted in the infantry at the outbreak of America's involvement in the Korean War around 1950 and was awarded the Silver Star for saving several men from enemy fire.<ref name=BRB/>

Boxing comeback

He attempted a comeback after World War II, but was unable to regain his status as a top lightweight and welterweight. He retired from boxing in 1950. In 2003, Jenkins made the Ring Magazine's list of the 100 greatest punchers of all time.<ref name=BRB/>

File:ANCExplorer Lew Jenkins grave.jpg

Lew Jenkins's headstone at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.

Jenkins died October 30, 1981, at the Oakland Naval Regional Medical Center after a long illness. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.<ref name="nytimes.com"/>

Professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
120	Template:No2Loss	74–41–5	Beau Jack	TKO	5 (10)	Apr 14, 1950	Template:Small
119	Template:No2Loss	74–40–5	Carmen Basilio	MD	10	Mar 6, 1950	Template:Small
118	Template:No2Loss	74–39–5	Rafael Lastre	TKO	10 (10)	Jan 31, 1950	Template:Small
117	Template:No2Loss	74–38–5	Walter Haines	UD	8	Jan 25, 1950	Template:Small
116	Template:Yes2Win	74–37–5	Al Pennino	KO	3 (8)	Jan 9, 1950	Template:Small
115	Template:Yes2Win	73–37–5	Iggy Vaccari	TKO	9 (10)	Dec 19, 1949	Template:Small
114	Template:Yes2Win	72–37–5	Johnny DeFazio	KO	8 (8)	Dec 5, 1949	Template:Small
113	Template:No2Loss	71–37–5	Calvin Smith	PTS	10	Nov 14, 1949	Template:Small
112	Template:Yes2Win	71–36–5	Issac Jenkins	UD	8	Oct 20, 1949	Template:Small
111	Template:Yes2Win	70–36–5	Eddie Giosa	UD	10	Sep 30, 1949	Template:Small
110	Template:No2Loss	69–36–5	Don Williams	UD	10	Sep 21, 1949	Template:Small
109	Template:No2Loss	69–35–5	Bob Sandberg	UD	10	Sep 1, 1949	Template:Small
108	Template:Yes2Win	69–34–5	Don Williams	UD	10	Aug 17, 1949	Template:Small
107	Template:Yes2Win	68–34–5	Louis Joyce	SD	8	Aug 1, 1949	Template:Small
106	Template:No2Loss	67–34–5	Guiseppe Colasanti	SD	10	Jul 1, 1949	Template:Small
105	Template:Yes2Win	67–33–5	Mario Moreno	KO	2 (8)	Jun 21, 1949	Template:Small
104	Template:Yes2Win	66–33–5	Jimmy Collins	MD	8	Jun 6, 1949	Template:Small
103	Template:No2Loss	65–33–5	Eddie Giosa	SD	10	May 2, 1949	Template:Small
102	Template:Yes2Win	65–32–5	Bobby Timpson	TKO	10 (10)	Apr 11, 1949	Template:Small
101	Template:Yes2Win	64–32–5	Joey Carkido	KO	4 (10)	Mar 28, 1949	Template:Small
100	Template:Yes2Win	63–32–5	Santa Bucca	KO	4 (10)	Mar 17, 1949	Template:Small
99	Template:No2Loss	62–32–5	Percy Bassett	UD	10	Feb 28, 1949	Template:Small
98	Template:Yes2Win	61–31–5	Chuck Burton	TKO	9 (10)	Jan 31, 1949	Template:Small
97	Template:Yes2Win	60–31–5	Rene Camacho	TKO	2 (10)	Jan 17, 1949	Template:Small
96	Template:Yes2Win	59–31–5	Andres Balderas	KO	3 (10)	Dec 10, 1948	Template:Small
95	Template:Yes2Win	58–31–5	Nick Castiglione	TKO	4 (10)	Dec 20, 1946	Template:Small
94	Template:Yes2Win	59–31–5	Hubert Gray	KO	10 (10)	Dec 13, 1946	Template:Small
93	Template:Yes2Win	57–31–5	Ted Garcia	TKO	9 (10)	Nov 20, 1946	Template:Small
92	Template:Yes2Win	56–31–5	Tony Davila	KO	1 (10)	Sep 26, 1946	Template:Small
91	Template:No2Loss	55–31–5	Louis Flyer	KO	6 (10)	Jun 14, 1946	Template:Small
90	Template:No2Loss	55–30–5	Henry Majcher	PTS	10	May 21, 1946	Template:Small
89	Template:Yes2Win	55–29–5	Johnny Cool	DQ	2 (10)	Jan 29, 1946	Template:Small	Template:Small
88	Template:Yes2Win	54–29–5	Jack Garrity	KO	1 (10)	Jan 25, 1946	Template:Small
87	Template:Yes2Win	53–29–5	Jerry Zullo	KO	2 (10)	Jan 1, 1946	Template:Small
86	Template:No2Loss	52–29–5	Jimmy Doyle	TKO	4 (10)	Dec 3, 1945	Template:Small
85	Template:No2Loss	52–28–5	John Thomas	TKO	5 (10)	Dec 22, 1942	Template:Small
84	Template:No2Loss	52–27–5	Henry Armstrong	TKO	8 (10)	Dec 4, 1942	Template:Small
83	Template:Yes2Win	52–26–5	Chato Gonzalez	KO	2 (10)	Nov 18, 1942	Template:Small
82	Template:No2Loss	51–26–5	Al Tribuani	UD	10	Sep 22, 1942	Template:Small
81	Template:No2Loss	51–25–5	Carmen Notch	SD	10	Aug 27, 1942	Template:Small
80	Template:No2Loss	51–24–5	Cosby Linson	PTS	10	Aug 17, 1942	Template:Small
79	Template:No2Loss	51–23–5	Fritzie Zivic	TKO	10 (10)	May 25, 1942	Template:Small
78	Template:No2Loss	51–22–5	Jackie Byrd	PTS	10	May 13, 1942	Template:Small
77	Template:No2Loss	51–21–5	Mike Kaplan	UD	10	Mar 27, 1942	Template:Small
76	Template:No2Loss	51–20–5	Marty Servo	UD	10	Feb 17, 1942	Template:Small
75	Template:No2Loss	51–19–5	Sammy Angott	UD	15	Dec 19, 1941	Template:Small	Template:Small
74	Template:No2Loss	51–18–5	Freddie Cochrane	UD	10	Oct 6, 1941	Template:Small
73	Template:Yes2Win	51–17–5	Cleo McNeal	KO	3 (10)	Sep 12, 1941	Template:Small
72	Template:Yes2Win	50–17–5	Joey Zodda	KO	3 (10)	Aug 4, 1941	Template:Small
71	Template:No2Loss	49–17–5	Bob Montgomery	UD	10	May 16, 1941	Template:Small
70	Template:Yes2Win	49–16–5	Lou Ambers	TKO	7 (10)	Feb 28, 1941	Template:Small
69	Template:DrawDraw	48–16–5	Fritzie Zivic	PTS	10	Dec 20, 1940	Template:Small
68	Template:Yes2Win	48–16–4	Pete Lello	KO	2 (15)	Nov 22, 1940	Template:Small	Template:Small
67	Template:Yes2Win	47–16–4	Bob Montgomery	UD	10	Sep 16, 1940	Template:Small
66	Template:No2Loss	46–16–4	Henry Armstrong	TKO	6 (12)	Jul 17, 1940	Template:Small
65	Template:Yes2Win	46–15–4	Lou Ambers	TKO	3 (15)	May 10, 1940	Template:Small	Template:Small
64	Template:Yes2Win	45–15–4	Tippy Larkin	KO	1 (15)	Mar 8, 1940	Template:Small	Template:Small
63	Template:Yes2Win	44–15–4	Chino Alvarez	KO	1 (10)	Jan 24, 1940	Template:Small	Template:Small
62	Template:Yes2Win	43–15–4	William Marquart	KO	3 (8)	Dec 15, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
61	Template:Yes2Win	42–15–4	Mike Belloise	TKO	7 (8)	Nov 21, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
60	Template:Yes2Win	41–15–4	Primo Flores	TKO	5 (8)	Oct 10, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
59	Template:Yes2Win	40–15–4	Primo Flores	TKO	4 (8)	Sep 12, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
58	Template:Yes2Win	39–15–4	Ginger Foran	KO	4 (8)	Sep 5, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
57	Template:Yes2Win	38–15–4	Quentin Breese	PTS	8	Aug 15, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
56	Template:Yes2Win	37–15–4	Joey Fontana	PTS	8	Aug 1, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
55	Template:Yes2Win	36–15–4	Quentin Breese	PTS	8	Jul 18, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
54	Template:Yes2Win	35–15–4	Jorge Morelia	PTS	10	Jun 19, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
53	Template:Yes2Win	34–15–4	Roberto Gomez	TKO	2 (10)	Jun 5, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
52	Template:No2Loss	33–15–4	Manuel Villa II	PTS	10	May 31, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
51	Template:Yes2Win	33–14–4	Jimmy Hatcher	KO	4 (10)	May 26, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
50	Template:No2Loss	32–14–4	Carlos Malacara	PTS	10	May 13, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
49	Template:Yes2Win	32–13–4	Panchito Campos	KO	1 (10)	May 6, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
48	Template:No2Loss	31–13–4	Pedro Ortega	PTS	10	Apr 29, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
47	Template:No2Loss	31–12–4	Pete Lello	KO	7 (8)	Mar 24, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
46	Template:Yes2Win	31–11–4	Sammy Musco	KO	6 (10)	Mar 15, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
45	Template:Yes2Win	30–11–4	KO Borrado	KO	2 (10)	Mar 8, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
44	Template:Yes2Win	29–11–4	Jack Darcy	PTS	6	Mar 3, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
43	Template:No2Loss	28–11–4	Willie Joyce	SD	8	Feb 24, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
42	Template:No2Loss	28–10–4	Willie Joyce	SD	8	Feb 17, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
41	Template:Yes2Win	28–9–4	Kid Leyva	KO	3 (10)	Feb 10, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
40	Template:Yes2Win	27–9–4	Sammy Scully	KO	5 (10)	Jan 31, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
39	Template:DrawDraw	26–9–4	Willie Joyce	SD	10	Jan 20, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
38	Template:Yes2Win	26–9–3	Joe Law	PTS	6	Jan 6, 1939	Template:Small	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	25–9–3	Ted Tallos	PTS	6	Dec 29, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
36	Template:No2Loss	24–9–3	Wesley Ramey	PTS	10	Dec 16, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
35	Template:Yes2Win	24–8–3	Sammy Musco	UD	10	Dec 2, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
34	Template:Yes2Win	23–8–3	Young Ernest	KO	2 (10)	Nov 22, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
33	Template:No2Loss	22–8–3	Lew Feldman	MD	10	Nov 17, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
32	Template:DrawDraw	22–7–3	Sammy Musco	PTS	10	Nov 9, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
31	Template:Yes2Win	22–7–2	Carl Faust	KO	8 (15)	Nov 3, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
30	Template:Yes2Win	21–7–2	Carl Faust	TKO	8 (10)	Oct 20, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	20–7–2	Luis Orozco	KO	1 (10)	Oct 6, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	19–7–2	Don Eddy	TKO	8 (8)	Sep 30, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	18–7–2	Jack Griffin	PTS	6	Sep 16, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
26	Template:Yes2Win	17–7–2	Cullen Williams	KO	3 (10)	Sep 7, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	16–7–2	Zeke Castro	PTS	6	Aug 23, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
24	Template:No2Loss	15–7–2	Chino Alvarez	TKO	8 (10)	Jul 29, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	15–6–2	Willard Brown	KO	4 (10)	Jul 22, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
22	Template:No2Loss	14–6–2	Bobby Britton	KO	7 (10)	May 27, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	14–5–2	Chief Evening Thunder	KO	8 (10)	May 13, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
20	Template:No2Loss	13–5–2	Wesley Ramey	PTS	10	Apr 28, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	13–4–2	Lew Feldman	SD	10	Apr 8, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	12–4–2	Jackie Sharkey	KO	2 (10)	Apr 1, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	11–4–2	Ramon Serrano	KO	2 (10)	Mar 18, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	10–4–2	Louis Arriola	TKO	5 (10)	Mar 11, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	9–4–2	Frankie Graham	TKO	4 (10)	Feb 18, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	8–4–2	Jackie Conway	KO	2 (6)	Feb 4, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	7–4–2	Young Ernest	KO	5 (6)	Jan 28, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	6–4–2	Kid Leyva	TKO	5 (8)	Jan 14, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
11	Template:DrawDraw	5–4–2	Ramon Serrano	PTS	6	Jan 11, 1938	Template:Small	Template:Small
10	Template:No2Loss	5–4–1	Midget Mexico	PTS	6	Sep 22, 1937	Template:Small	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	5–3–1	Billy Firpo	PTS	8	Jul 4, 1937	Template:Small	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	4–3–1	Alberto Pena	TKO	2 (8)	Apr 24, 1937	Template:Small	Template:Small
7	Template:DrawDraw	3–3–1	Billy Firpo	PTS	10	Apr 15, 1937	Template:Small	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	3–3	Cullen Williams	PTS	4	May 21, 1936	Template:Small	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	2–3	Sailor Fay Kosky	PTS	4	Mar 5, 1936	Template:Small	Template:Small
4	Template:No2Loss	1–3	Ray Carrillo	PTS	4	Dec 13, 1935	Template:Small	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	1–2	Lee Mullins	PTS	4	Dec 2, 1935	Template:Small	Template:Small
2	Template:No2Loss	0–2	Gene Noble	TKO	4 (4)	Jul 22, 1935	Template:Small	Template:Small
1	Template:No2Loss	0–1	Bobby Reed	PTS	8	Jul 8, 1935	Template:Small	Template:Small

See also

• Lineal championship
• List of lightweight boxing champions

External links

• Template:Boxrec
• https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1941
• https://titlehistories.com/boxing/na/usa/ny/nysac-l.html
• Arlington National Cemetery