Lew Tendler

Lew Tendler
Statistics
Real name Lew Tendler
Nickname(s) Lefty
Rated at Welterweight
Lightweight
Bantamweight
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Reach 70 in (178 cm)
Nationality American
Born June 6, 1894
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died November 5, 1970 (aged 72)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 171
Wins 145
Wins by KO 38
Losses 16
Draws 8
No contests 2

"Lefty" Lew Tendler (September 28, 1898, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 5, 1970, in Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American boxer. He is generally considered one of the best boxers to never have won a world title. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Tendler as the #10 ranked lightweight of all time, while The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at #9.[1][2] He is a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame, the World Boxing Hall of Fame, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame.[1]

Notable bouts

Result Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes[3]
Draw United States Joe Dundee PTS 10 1925-07-16 United States Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss United States Mickey Walker UD 10 1924-06-02 United States Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For World Welterweight Title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss United States Benny Leonard UD 15 1923-07-24 United States Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York For World Lightweight Title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss United States Benny Leonard NWS 12 1922-07-27 United States Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey For World Lightweight Title.
Newspaper Decision
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Johnny Dundee UD 15 1922-05-05 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss United States Rocky Kansas PTS 15 1921-10-21 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States George KO Chaney KO 1 (6), 1:12 1919-06-04 United States Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States George KO Chaney NWS 6 1918-09-18 United States National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newspaper Decision
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Rocky Kansas NWS 6 1917-10-29 United States Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newspaper Decision
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Johnny Dundee NWS 6 1917-10-01 United States Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newspaper Decision
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Johnny Dundee NWS 6 1917-03-26 United States Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newspaper Decision
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Kid Herman NWS 6 1916-02-28 United States Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newspaper Decision

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia - Lew Tendler CyberBoxingZone.com Retrieved on 2014-04-30
  2. ↑ All-Time Lightweight Rankings. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-04-11.
  3. ↑ Lew Tendler's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.

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