I was reading about the great Welterweights of boxing and stumbled upon Jack Britton. I've never heard much about him, and was wondering what kind of fighter he was. I read he had quite a few fights that ended in no decision and was wondering the reason for that. Thanks for any information.
He was a defensive genius and had one of the best chins in the history of the game. I rank him #3 all time on my WW list. He was basically as close to unknockotable as a fighter comes at a given weight. No Decision means that the fight in question was rendered a no-decision in the event that no KO took place. Sometimes this arrangement was agreed upon by the fighers, usually it was the law of the land during a time when legality of prize-fighting was uncertain.
Human puppet. Guys only a torso, the white Skeleton man has his hand up in there and he's moving his mouth like a ventriloquist. It's from the show Frisky Dingo.
How can I go away, when I've never even been here in the first place? Jack Britton rules, by the way. Just to stay on topic.
What kind of fighter was Jack Britton like...I would best describe Britton as a superior version of Billy Graham of the 1940s...Great classical boxer with an iron chin, and great saavy and endurance... Think of this --Jack Britton in a 25 year career had about 344 fights...Britton was stopped JUST ONCE, in his second bout in 1904..Just one time!! Truly amazing...First won the Welter title in 1915...Britton was so durable that in 1922 at the age of 37, he went 15 rounds against the young and great Mickey Walker ! Truly Jack Britton was in the top 5 best welterweights of alltime, I believe....
He's my Number 2 at WW by the way. Right behind Robinson. He won his series against fellow ATG Kid Lewis, even stopping him in their final fight I believe. He also beat Mickey Walker when he was 37 years old. Thirty ****ing Seven, guy. Choke on that. And also Benny Leonard, who was a lightweight, but enough of a P4P talent to be a significant scalp on a welterweights resume. Plus just look at the sheer activity rate. The number of fights alone is mind boggling. Boggling to the mind is that number. ****, dude, Jack Britton rocked the ass out of welterweight. Rocked that ass right on out of there.
You are correct about your high ratings for Jack Britton...He was a boxing marvel...But on Nov.1, 1922 Britton lost a 15 round decision to Mickey Walker in 15 rounds...Britton at that time was 37 years old, but continued to fight for SEVEN more years....The fighters then were trained for stanina and endurance and Jack Britton cerainly had those qualities....
Highly praised boxer and defensive fighter. Laws in certain states at that time prohibited fights from having decisions, in a (failed) attempt to curtail gambling on fights.
