The amazing career of Jack Britton

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  1. Lonsdale81

    Lonsdale81 New Member Full Member

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    Had just one KO loss in his first 3 fights then went something like 342 fights without another KO loss..

    Britton was boxings first 3X WW champion. He competed across an amazing 37 title fights.. many against fellow great Ted Kid Lewis.. his career spanned an incredible 25 years well into his 40s..

    He shared the ring with men like Benny Leonard, Packey MacFarland, Ted Kid Lewis, Mickey Walker, the multi weighter Leo Houck, young Erne & Mike O'Dowd..

    Where do u place him in terms of the ATGs?
     
    Lonsdale81, May 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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  2. Greg Price99

    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ATG without question. His series with TKL is arguably the greatest and most under celebrated of all time.

    I have him at #5 all time at WW, behind only SRR, SRL, Napoles and Armstrong.

    He arguably has the deepest win resume of all time at that weight (certainly deeper than Armstrong's), though he lost plenty, too. How you balance the depth of win resume vs dominance will likely determine whereabouts you rank him.
     
    Greg Price99, May 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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