Jack Britton
American boxer (1885–1962)
ジャック・ブリットン
- Born
- 14 October 1885, Clinton
- Died
- 27 March 1962, Miami
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- welterweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
- Recorded fight record
- 104 wins, 27 losses, 21 draws
Jack Britton (October 14, 1885 – March 27, 1962) was an American boxer who was the first three-time world welterweight boxing champion. Born William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York, his professional career lasted for 25 years beginning in 1905. He holds the world record for the number of title bouts fought in a career with 37 (18 of which ended in no decisions), many against his arch-rival Ted "Kid" Lewis, against whom he fought 20 times. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Britton as the No. 6 ranked welterweight of all time while The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at No. 3. He was inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1960 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a first-class member in 1990.
Awards and honours
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 1990
- WBA World Welterweight Champion
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.