Light heavyweight · United States
John Henry Lewis 101-11-5 57 KO · 1929–1939
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John Henry Lewis was a light heavyweight boxer from United States, born May 1, 1914. Record 101-11-5 with 57 knockouts over 1929–1939. World titles: WBA light heavyweight (1935–1939). John Henry Lewis last fought Joe Louis on Jan 25, 1939 and lost by KO in round 1 of 15.
Also: Джон Генри Льюис · جان هنری لوئیس · جون هنرى لويس +4 more جون هنري لويس · ジョン・ヘンリー・ルイス · 존 헨리 루이스 · Льюис, Джон Генри
Born May 1, 1914
Died Apr 18, 1974
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 180 cm
Reach 180.5 cm
Debut Jan 18, 1929
Career 1929–1939
Rounds boxed 790
KO share 56%
Born in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Titles WBA light heavyweight · 1935–1939
Boxerbook rating 1808 ± 347 · inactive since Jan 1939Why here › Confirmed bouts 13 of 117
Career record Record
101-11-5, 57 KOs · 1929–1939
Last result L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 1/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
The record 117 bouts, 1929–1939, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 103-8-6
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 117, Wikipedia (ru) · 3
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For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 1/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 101-10-5 · Louis 36-1-0
W
Al Gainer
Retained NBA and The Ring light-heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Lewis 100-10-5 · Gainer —
W
Jimmy Adamick
MD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 99-10-5 · Adamick —
W
KO 3/10 · Nutley Velodrome, Nutley, 🇺🇸
Lewis 98-10-5 · Ceccarelli —
W
KO 12/15 · Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Lewis 97-10-5 · Ray 11-9-8
W
UD 10/10 · 5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Lewis 96-10-5 · Ceccarelli —
W
Emilio Martinez
Retained NYSAC, NBA and The Ring light-heavyweight titles KO 4/15 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 95-10-5 · Martinez —
W
Bob Tow
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 94-10-5 · Tow —
W
Bud Mignault
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Lewis 93-10-5 · Mignault —
W
Fred Lenhart
KO 3/10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Lewis 92-10-5 · Lenhart —
W
Emil Scholz
PTS 10/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Lewis 91-10-5 · Scholz —
W
Leroy Neblett
KO 3/8 · Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 90-10-5 · Neblett —
W
Marty Gallagher
KO 3/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 89-10-5 · Gallagher —
W
Leonard Neblett
TKO 8/10 · Hippodrome Arena, Nashville, 🇺🇸
Lewis 88-10-5 · Neblett —
W
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Lewis 87-10-5 · Risko —
W
TKO 9/15 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 86-10-5 · Gastanaga —
W
Salvatore Ruggirello
TKO 4/10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 85-10-5 · Ruggirello —
L
UD 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Lewis 85-9-5 · Gastanaga —
W
Italo Colonello
PTS 12/12 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Lewis 84-9-5 · Colonello —
W
Willie Reddish
UD 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Lewis 83-9-5 · Reddish —
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UD 15/15 · Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 82-9-5 · Ettore —
W
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles TKO 8/15 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 81-9-5 · Olin 52-20-4
W
Jack Kranz
KO 3/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 80-9-5 · Kranz —
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 79-9-5 · Perroni —
W
Emilio Martinez
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 78-9-5 · Martinez —
W
Pret Ferrar
KO 6/10 · Coliseum, Des Moines, 🇺🇸
Lewis 77-9-5 · Ferrar —
W
Harold Murphy
TKO 4/10 · Ak-sar-ben Coliseum, Omaha, 🇺🇸
Lewis 76-9-5 · Murphy —
W
Babe Davis
KO 3/10 · Armory, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 75-9-5 · Davis —
W
Don Barry
TKO 5/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 74-9-5 · Barry —
W
Hans Birkie
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 73-9-5 · Birkie —
W
MD 15/15 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 72-9-5 · Ettore —
W
Chester Palutis
TKO 7/10 · Watres Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Lewis 71-9-5 · Palutis —
W
KO 6/10 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Lewis 70-9-5 · Sykes —
L
SD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lewis 70-8-5 · Ettore —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles PTS 15/15 · Empire Pool, Wembley, 🇬🇧
Lewis 69-8-5 · Harvey 117-12-10
W
TKO 2/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Lewis 68-8-5 · Burman —
W
Tiger Hairston
KO 1/10 · Kanawha Park, Charleston, 🇺🇸
Lewis 67-8-5 · Hairston —
W
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 66-8-5 · Nichols —
W
Al Gainer
PTS 12/12 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Lewis 65-8-5 · Gainer —
W
Max Marek
PTS 10/10 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Lewis 64-8-5 · Marek —
W
James Merriott
KO 3/10 · Peoria, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Lewis 63-8-5 · Merriott —
W
Tony Shucco
TKO 8/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 62-8-5 · Shucco —
W
Dutch Weimer
TKO 5/10 · Eagles Ball Park, York, 🇺🇸
Lewis 61-8-5 · Weimer —
W
UD 10/10 · Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, 🇺🇸
Lewis 60-8-5 · Andersson —
W
TKO 1/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 59-8-5 · Godwin —
W
Charley Massera
PTS 10/10 · Greenlee Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Lewis 58-8-5 · Massera —
W
Izzy Singer
UD 10/10 · Chicago Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Lewis 57-8-5 · Singer —
D
PTS 10/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Lewis 57-8-4 · Nichols —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 56-8-4 · McAvoy —
W
Eddie Simms
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 55-8-4 · Simms —
W
Cyclone Lynch
KO 3/10 · St. Mary's Auditorium, Walsenburg, 🇺🇸
Lewis 54-8-4 · Lynch —
L
Emilio Martinez
PTS 10/10 · City Auditorium, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lewis 54-7-4 · Martinez —
W
Al Stillman
TKO 4/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 53-7-4 · Stillman —
W
KO 3/10 · Armory, Spokane, 🇺🇸
Lewis 52-7-4 · Fox —
W
Dutch Weimer
PTS 10/10 · Labor Temple, Tucson, 🇺🇸
Lewis 51-7-4 · Weimer —
W
Coleman Johns
KO 2/10 · Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Lewis 50-7-4 · Johns —
W
George Simpson
TKO 2/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Lewis 49-7-4 · Simpson —
L
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 49-6-4 · Rosenbloom 204-42-26
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 48-6-4 · Olin 48-15-4
L
Abe Feldman
PTS 10/10 · Coney Island Velodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 48-5-4 · Feldman —
L
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Lewis 48-4-4 · Rosenbloom 200-39-24
W
Lou Poster
TKO 5/10 · Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Lewis 47-4-4 · Poster —
W
Izzy Singer
KO 1/10 · Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, 🇺🇸
Lewis 46-4-4 · Singer —
W
Tom Patrick
KO 1/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Lewis 45-4-4 · Patrick —
W
Frank Rowsey
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 44-4-4 · Rowsey —
W
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 43-4-4 · Olin 47-14-4
W
Emilio Martinez
UD 10/10 · City Auditorium, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lewis 42-4-4 · Martinez —
W
Terry Mitchell
TKO 6/10 · Arena, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Lewis 41-4-4 · Mitchell —
W
Frank Wotanski
KO 3/10 · Arena, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Lewis 40-4-4 · Wotanski —
W
Don Petrin
KO 7/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Lewis 39-4-4 · Petrin —
W
Tony Shucco
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 38-4-4 · Shucco —
W
Yale Okun
TKO 3/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 37-4-4 · Okun —
L
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 37-3-4 · Braddock 50-25-7
W
Earl Wise
KO 3/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Lewis 36-3-4 · Wise —
W
Pietro Georgi
KO 3/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Lewis 35-3-4 · Georgi —
D
Don Barry
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 35-3-3 · Barry —
D
For Pacific Coast light-heavyweight title PTS 10/10 · Multnomah Stadium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Lewis 35-3-2 · Firpo —
W
Norman Conrad
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 34-3-2 · Conrad —
W
Tony Poloni
RTD 1/15 · Dempsey Arena, Reno, 🇺🇸
Lewis 33-3-2 · Poloni —
W
Sandy Garrison Casanova
TKO 3/10 · Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Lewis 32-3-2 · Casanova —
W
Bobby Brown
KO 1/10 · Broadway Arena, Tucson, 🇺🇸
Lewis 31-3-2 · Brown —
W
Frank Rowsey
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 30-3-2 · Rowsey —
W
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 29-3-2 · Rosenbloom 165-30-17
W
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 28-3-2 · Rosenbloom 165-29-16
D
Fred Lenhart
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 28-3-1 · Lenhart —
W
Tom Patrick
PTS 10/10 · Exposition Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 27-3-1 · Patrick —
W
Emmett Rocco
TKO 7/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 26-3-1 · Rocco —
W
Tuffy Dial
KO 4/10 · Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Lewis 25-3-1 · Dial —
L
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 25-2-1 · Rosenbloom 147-28-15
W
Lou Scozza
UD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 24-2-1 · Scozza —
W
Fred Lenhart
TKO 4/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 23-2-1 · Lenhart —
W
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 22-2-1 · Braddock 44-18-7
W
Jimmy Hanna
TKO 6/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 21-2-1 · Hanna —
W
Pietro Georgi
KO 1/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 20-2-1 · Georgi —
W
Yale Okun
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lewis 19-2-1 · Okun —
W
Sammy Bass
TKO 1/4 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Lewis 18-2-1 · Bass —
W
Schoolboy
KO 3/6 · State Fair Grounds, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Lewis 17-2-1 · Schoolboy —
W
Kid Valdon
TKO 3/10 · Enterprise Park, Prescott, 🇺🇸
Lewis 16-2-1 · Valdon —
W
Joe Arciniega
KO 5/8 · Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Lewis 15-2-1 · Arciniega —
W
Roy Guinn
Retained USA Arizona State middleweight title KO 4/10 · Prescott A.C. Arena, Prescott, 🇺🇸
Lewis 14-2-1 · Guinn —
W
Lloyd Phelps
Won vacant USA Arizona State middleweight title PTS 8/8 · Mesa, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Lewis 13-2-1 · Phelps —
W
Herb Coleman
PTS 4/4 · Pasadena Arena, Pasadena, 🇺🇸
Lewis 12-2-1 · Coleman —
W
Soldier Hicks
PTS 6/6 · Labor Temple, Tucson, 🇺🇸
Lewis 11-2-1 · Hicks —
W
Evans Fortune
KO 3/6 · Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Lewis 10-2-1 · Fortune —
W
Tony Cadena
KO 1/6 · Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Lewis 9-2-1 · Cadena —
W
Sam Terrin
KO 3/10 · O.K. Hall, Prescott, 🇺🇸
Lewis 8-2-1 · Terrin —
W
Bobby Richardson
KO 2 · Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Lewis 7-2-1 · Richardson —
W
Palmleaf Wright
KO 2 · Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Lewis 6-2-1 · Wright —
W
Roy Guinn
PTS 10/10 · Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Lewis 5-2-1 · Guinn —
W
Tall Johnson
KO 1/6 · O.K. Hall, Prescott, 🇺🇸
Lewis 4-2-1 · Johnson —
L
Palmleaf Wright
DQ 2/6 · O.K. Hall, Prescott, 🇺🇸
Lewis 4-1-1 · Wright —
W
Leo Davis
KO 1/4 · O.K. Hall, Prescott, 🇺🇸
Lewis 3-1-1 · Davis —
D
Dynamite Hunter
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Lewis 3-1-0 · Hunter —
W
Battling MacGregor
PTS 4/4 · Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Lewis 2-1-0 · MacGregor —
W
Young Tiger Flowers
PTS 4/4 · Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Lewis 1-1-0 · Flowers —
W
Jake Henderson
PTS 4/4 · Arcadia Hall, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Lewis 0-1-0 · Henderson —
L
Buster Grant
PTS 4/4 · Arcadia Hall, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Lewis 0-0-0 · Grant —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is John Henry Lewis's record? John Henry Lewis's professional record is 101-11-5 with 57 knockouts.
Who did John Henry Lewis fight last? John Henry Lewis last fought Joe Louis on Jan 25, 1939 and lost by KO in round 1 of 15.
Which world titles has John Henry Lewis held? John Henry Lewis has held 1 world title reign: WBA light heavyweight (1935–1939). Sources Boxerbook ID 16772 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/16772 . 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.
