Middleweight · United States
Harry Lewis 108-39-25, 1 NC 47 KO · 1903–1912
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Harry Lewis was a middleweight boxer from United States, born Sep 16, 1886. Record 108-39-25, 1 NC with 47 knockouts over 1903–1912. Harry Lewis last fought Johnny Mathieson on Dec 26, 1912 and won by TKO in round 3.
Also: Гарри Льюис · هارى لويس · هاري لويس +7 more هری لوئیس · ハリー・ルイス · Harry Besterman · Harry Lewis (pugile) · Бестерман, Гарри · Гарри Бестерман · Льюис, Гарри
Born Sep 16, 1886
Died Feb 22, 1956
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Height 170 cm
Reach 170 cm
Debut Aug 18, 1903
Career 1903–1912
Rounds boxed 658
KO share 44%
Born in New York, New York
Titles world middleweight title 1911
Confirmed bouts 15 of 173
Career record Record
108-39-25, 1 NC, 47 KOs · 1903–1912
Last result W
Johnny Mathieson
TKO 3 · Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, 🇬🇧
The record 173 bouts, 1903–1912, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 80-16-11
W
Johnny Mathieson
TKO 3 · Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, 🇬🇧
Lewis 107-39-25 · Mathieson —
L
Joe Borrell
TKO 5/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 107-38-25 · Borrell —
L
Johnny Mathieson
PTS 20/20 · Sparbrook Skating Rink, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Lewis 107-37-25 · Mathieson —
L
Private Palmer
PTS 20/20 · Boulevard Rink, Leicester, 🇬🇧
Lewis 107-36-25 · Palmer —
W
Seaman Brown
KO 2/20 · Empire Skating Rink, Sparbrook, 🇬🇧
Lewis 106-36-25 · Brown —
W
Harry Mansfield
PTS 20/20 · Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, 🇬🇧
Lewis 105-36-25 · Mansfield —
W
Private Jack Harrison
TKO 3/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Lewis 104-36-25 · Harrison —
W
Jerry Thompson
KO 14/20 · Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, 🇬🇧
Lewis 103-36-25 · Thompson —
W
TKO 8/20 · Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, 🇬🇧
Lewis 102-36-25 · Kid 59-23-14
L
PTS 20/20 · Cirque de Paris, Paris, 🇫🇷
Lewis 102-35-25 · Carpentier 50-8-5
D
PTS 8/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 102-35-24 · Brown —
L
George Gunther
PTS 20/20 · Wonderland, Paris, 🇫🇷
Lewis 102-34-24 · Gunther —
L
Lost world middleweight title claim PTS 20/20 · L'Hippodrome, Clichy, 🇫🇷
Lewis 102-33-24 · Hauck 51-10-15
W
Arthur Harman
KO 2/15 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Lewis 101-33-24 · Harman —
W
Charlie Duncan
KO 3/20 · Cercle de la Méditerranée, Nice, 🇫🇷
Lewis 100-33-24 · Duncan —
W
Won vacant world middleweight title PTS 25/25 · Hippodrome, Paris, 🇫🇷
Lewis 99-33-24 · McCloskey —
W
Stoker Hulls
KO 5 · Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Lewis 98-33-24 · Hulls —
W
Private Jim Harris
TKO 5/20 · The Empire, Holborn, 🇬🇧
Lewis 97-33-24 · Harris —
W
TKO 3/15 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Lewis 96-33-24 · McCloskey —
W
KO 4/20 · Olympia Annexe, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Lewis 95-33-24 · Summers —
Show all 173 bouts W
Geoff Thorne
KO 1/15 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Lewis 94-33-24 · Thorne —
W
KO 2/10 · American A.C., Schenectady, 🇺🇸
Lewis 93-33-24 · Nelson —
D
Young Loughrey
6 · Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 93-33-23 · Loughrey —
W
Billy Glover
TKO 5/10 · Brown's Gym, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 92-33-23 · Glover —
L
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 92-32-23 · Hauck 37-9-15
D
Harry Mansfield
10 · National S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 92-32-22 · Mansfield —
L
PTS 12/12 · Armory, Boston, 🇺🇸
Lewis 92-31-22 · Hauck 36-9-15
W
Retained world welterweight title TKO 7/20 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Lewis 91-31-22 · Joseph —
W
Sam Harris
KO 2 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Lewis 90-31-22 · Harris —
W
DQ 2/10 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Lewis 87-31-22 · Scanlon —
W
Bert Ropert
KO 2/10 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Lewis 87-31-22 · Ropert —
W
Bill Davies
KO 1/10 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Lewis 87-31-22 · Davies —
W
Peter Brown
Retained world welterweight title KO 3/20 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Lewis 86-31-22 · Brown —
D
For world welterweight title PTS 25/25 · Cirque de Paris, Paris, 🇫🇷
Lewis 86-31-21 · Lewis —
L
Charley Hitte
DQ 4/20 · Wonderland, Paris, 🇫🇷
Lewis 86-30-21 · Hitte —
D
For world welterweight title PTS 25/25 · Cirque de Paris, Paris, 🇫🇷
Lewis 86-30-20 · Lewis —
W
Howard Baker
PTS 10/10 · Denver A.C., Denver, 🇺🇸
Lewis 85-30-20 · Baker —
D
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 85-30-19 · Klaus 38-8-9
W
Dan Sullivan
KO 1/12 · Armory, Boston, 🇺🇸
Lewis 84-30-19 · Sullivan —
W
Eddie Chambers
TKO 1/6 · Wayne A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 83-30-19 · Chambers —
W
Harry Mansfield
6 · Philadelphia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 82-30-19 · Mansfield —
L
Harry Mansfield
10 · Williamsport A.C., Williamsport, 🇺🇸
Lewis 82-29-19 · Mansfield —
W
Tommy Crawford
KO 2 · Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Lewis 81-29-19 · Crawford —
W
Harry Mansfield
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 80-29-19 · Mansfield —
L
DQ 6/6 · Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 80-28-19 · Klaus 32-6-9
W
Terry Martin
6 · Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 79-28-19 · Martin —
W
Johnny Dugan
TKO 2/3 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 77-28-19 · Dugan —
W
George Krall
KO 1/3 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 77-28-19 · Krall —
L
Tommy Sullivan
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 77-27-19 · Sullivan —
L
Bill MacKinnon
PTS 12/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Lewis 77-26-19 · MacKinnon —
W
Harry Mansfield
6 · Douglas A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 76-26-19 · Mansfield —
L
12 · Grand Opera House, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Lewis 76-25-19 · Lewis —
D
Unk Russell
6 · Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Lewis 76-25-18 · Russell —
W
Terry Martin
TKO 5/6 · National S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 75-25-18 · Martin —
W
Unk Russell
PTS 12/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Lewis 74-25-18 · Russell —
W
Unk Russell
6 · Auditorium, Bangor, 🇺🇸
Lewis 73-25-18 · Russell —
W
Jim Donovan
PTS 6/6 · Bangor, Maine, 🇺🇸
Lewis 72-25-18 · Donovan —
W
Larry Temple
PTS 12/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Lewis 71-25-18 · Temple —
L
6 · National S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 71-24-18 · Lewis —
W
Unk Russell
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 70-24-18 · Russell —
W
Charley Hitte
6 · National S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 69-24-18 · Hitte —
W
Unk Russell
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 68-24-18 · Russell —
W
Larry Conley
KO 3 · Augusta, Maine, 🇺🇸
Lewis 67-24-18 · Conley —
W
Retained world welterweight title claim KO 4/12 · Armory, Boston, 🇺🇸
Lewis 66-24-18 · Mellody 37-11-10
W
Terry Martin
Retained world welterweight title claim PTS 15/15 · Eureka Athletic Club, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Lewis 65-24-18 · Martin —
L
Terry Martin
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 65-23-18 · Martin —
W
Frank Mantell
Won world welterweight title TKO 3/12 · Edgewood A.C., New Haven, 🇺🇸
Lewis 64-23-18 · Mantell —
W
PTS 12/12 · Winnisimmet A.C., Chelsea, 🇺🇸
Lewis 63-23-18 · O'Keeffe 2-1-1
L
Terry Martin
6 · Spring Garden A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 63-22-18 · Martin —
L
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 63-21-18 · Blackburn 70-6-16
W
Mike Donovan
6 · Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 62-21-18 · Donovan —
W
Cub White
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 61-21-18 · White —
W
Kid Stein
3 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 59-21-18 · Stein —
W
Cub White
3 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 59-21-18 · White —
W
Boxer Kelly
3 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 57-21-18 · Kelly —
W
Kid Locke
3 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 57-21-18 · Locke —
W
Boxer Kelly
3 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 55-21-18 · Kelly —
W
Kid Locke
3 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 55-21-18 · Locke —
W
TKO 5/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 54-21-18 · Goldswain —
W
Billy Griffith
KO 2 · National S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 53-21-18 · Griffith —
W
Dave Deshler
TKO 2/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 52-21-18 · Deshler —
W
Billy Griffith
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 51-21-18 · Griffith —
W
Jack Roller
KO 4/6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 50-21-18 · Roller —
W
Tommy Sullivan
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 49-21-18 · Sullivan —
L
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum A.C., Denver, 🇺🇸
Lewis 49-20-18 · Gardner —
W
PTS 10/10 · Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Lewis 48-20-18 · Sullivan 18-4-13
W
Jimmy Perry
TKO 6 · Pueblo, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Lewis 47-20-18 · Perry —
W
PTS 10/10 · Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Lewis 46-20-18 · Sullivan 18-3-13
W
Rube Smith
KO 8 · Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Lewis 45-20-18 · Smith —
W
Mike Ward
KO 9 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Lewis 44-20-18 · Ward —
D
Willie Fitzgerald
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 44-20-17 · Fitzgerald —
W
Jack Dougherty
PTS 10/10 · Milwaukee Boxing Club, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Lewis 43-20-17 · Dougherty —
W
Willie Fitzgerald
KO 2/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 42-20-17 · Fitzgerald —
L
Joe Thomas
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 42-19-17 · Thomas —
W
Kid Herrick
KO 3 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Lewis 41-19-17 · Herrick —
W
Jimmy Briggs
PTS 15/15 · Saginaw, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Lewis 40-19-17 · Briggs —
L
Maurice Sayers
DQ 6 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Lewis 40-18-17 · Sayers —
W
Jimmy Briggs
PTS 10/10 · Powers' Opera House, Grand Rapids, 🇺🇸
Lewis 39-18-17 · Briggs —
W
Tom Prendergast
TKO 4/10 · Powers' Opera House, Grand Rapids, 🇺🇸
Lewis 38-18-17 · Prendergast —
D
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 38-18-16 · Gans 150-10-20
L
Willie Fitzgerald
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 38-17-16 · Fitzgerald —
L
Willie Fitzgerald
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 38-16-16 · Fitzgerald —
L
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 38-15-16 · Gardner —
W
Adam Ryan
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 37-15-16 · Ryan —
W
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 36-15-16 · Gardner —
W
Ambrose McGarry
3 · New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Lewis 35-15-16 · McGarry —
L
3 · Marlborough A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 35-14-16 · Lewis —
W
Harry Edels
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 34-14-16 · Edels —
W
Maurice Sayers
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 33-14-16 · Sayers —
D
Tommy Connolly
10 · Eureka Athletic Club, Reading, 🇺🇸
Lewis 33-14-15 · Connolly —
W
Arthur Cote
6 · Washington S.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 32-14-15 · Cote —
W
Kid Stein
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 31-14-15 · Stein —
W
Unk Russell
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 30-14-15 · Russell —
W
Young Donahue
6 · Washington S.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 29-14-15 · Donahue —
W
Unk Russell
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 28-14-15 · Russell —
W
Jack Dorman
TKO 4 · Douglas Club, Chelsea, 🇺🇸
Lewis 27-14-15 · Dorman —
L
Kid Sullivan
PTS 15/15 · Eureka A.C., Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Lewis 27-13-15 · Sullivan —
L
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 27-12-15 · Erne 81-17-21
L
Sammy Smith
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 27-11-15 · Smith —
W
Kid Locke
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 26-11-15 · Locke —
W
Young Donahue
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 25-11-15 · Donahue —
L
PTS 15/15 · Leiperville, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Lewis 25-10-15 · Erne 78-17-21
L
Abraham Kid Goodman
PTS 15/15 · Chelsea, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Lewis 25-9-15 · Goodman —
L
PTS 10/10 · Leiperville, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Lewis 25-8-15 · Erne 76-17-20
D
Willie Fitzgerald
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 25-8-14 · Fitzgerald —
W
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 24-8-14 · Erne 76-16-20
W
Benny Yanger
TKO 1/15 · 4th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Lewis 23-8-14 · Yanger —
D
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 23-8-13 · Herrera 67-11-11
D
Kid Herman
PTS 15/15 · Baltimore, Maryland, 🇺🇸
Lewis 23-8-12 · Herman —
L
Maurice Thompson
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 23-7-12 · Thompson —
W
Tommy Love
6 · Southwark A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 22-7-12 · Love —
W
Kid Sullivan
6 · Washington S.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 21-7-12 · Sullivan —
D
Jim Bonner
PTS 15/15 · Hummel's Hall, Pottsville, 🇺🇸
Lewis 21-7-11 · Bonner —
W
Tony Moran
6 · Kensington A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 20-7-11 · Moran —
W
Tim Callahan
6 · Washington S.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 19-7-11 · Callahan —
W
George Decker
6 · Manhattan A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 18-7-11 · Decker —
L
Eddie Hanlon
6 · Manhattan A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 18-6-11 · Hanlon —
W
Jack Cardiff
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 17-6-11 · Cardiff —
D
Tommy Lowe
PTS 15/15 · Amphitheater, Glen Echo, 🇺🇸
Lewis 17-6-10 · Lowe —
L
Buffalo Sunflower
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 17-5-10 · Sunflower —
W
Johnny Dohan
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 16-5-10 · Dohan —
D
Chester Goodwin
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 16-5-9 · Goodwin —
W
Jack Durane
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 15-5-9 · Durane —
D
Kid Locke
10 · Reading, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Lewis 15-5-8 · Locke —
W
Jim Bonner
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 14-5-8 · Bonner —
W
Eddie Cody
TKO 6/6 · Manhattan A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 13-5-8 · Cody —
W
George Walker
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 12-5-8 · Walker —
W
Kid Tyler
TKO 1/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 11-5-8 · Tyler —
W
Joe Jackson
6 · Manhattan A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 10-5-8 · Jackson —
L
Johnny Allen
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 10-4-8 · Allen —
W
Ben Maloney
KO 4/6 · Broadway A.C., Chester, 🇺🇸
Lewis 9-4-8 · Maloney —
W
Mexican Jim Lee
KO 4/6 · Broadway A.C., Chester, 🇺🇸
Lewis 8-4-8 · Lee —
D
Kid Tyler
6 · Broadway A.C., Chester, 🇺🇸
Lewis 8-4-7 · Tyler —
D
Young George Mack
6 · Broadway A.C., Chester, 🇺🇸
Lewis 8-4-6 · Mack —
NC
Griff Jones
NC 2/6 · Manhattan A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 8-4-6 · Jones —
W
Jimmy Devine
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 7-4-6 · Devine —
D
Young George Mack
6 · National Hall, Chester, 🇺🇸
Lewis 7-4-5 · Mack —
L
Griff Jones
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 7-3-5 · Jones —
L
Young George Mack
6 · Broadway A.C., Chester, 🇺🇸
Lewis 7-2-5 · Mack —
L
Kid Locke
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 7-1-5 · Locke —
D
Mexican Jim Lee
6 · Broadway A.C., Chester, 🇺🇸
Lewis 7-1-4 · Lee —
W
Kid Allen
6 · Broadway A.C., Chester, 🇺🇸
Lewis 6-1-4 · Allen —
D
Kid Allen
6 · Frankford A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 6-1-3 · Allen —
W
Jim Kohler
KO 1/6 · Southern A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 5-1-3 · Kohler —
D
Mexican Jim Lee
6 · Broadway A.C., Chester, 🇺🇸
Lewis 5-1-2 · Lee —
L
Jack McKenzie
TKO 2/6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 5-0-2 · McKenzie —
W
Tom Daly
KO 1/6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 4-0-2 · Daly —
W
Young George Marshall
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 3-0-2 · Marshall —
W
Young Joe Grim
KO 4/6 · Southern A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 2-0-2 · Grim —
W
Billy Keaton
6 · Southern A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 1-0-2 · Keaton —
D
Billy Boden
6 · Southern A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 1-0-1 · Boden —
W
Billy Manning
6 · Southern A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 0-0-1 · Manning —
D
Billy Manning
6 · Southern A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 0-0-0 · Manning —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Harry Lewis's record? Harry Lewis's professional record is 108-39-25, 1 NC with 47 knockouts.
Who did Harry Lewis fight last? Harry Lewis last fought Johnny Mathieson on Dec 26, 1912 and won by TKO in round 3. Sources Boxerbook ID 10454 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10454 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
