Lightweight · United States
Lew Jenkins 74-41-5 52 KO · 1935–1950
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Lew Jenkins was a lightweight boxer from United States, born Dec 4, 1916. Record 74-41-5 with 52 knockouts over 1935–1950. Lew Jenkins last fought Beau Jack on Apr 14, 1950 and lost by TKO in round 5 of 10.
Also: Лев Дженкинс · لو جنکینس · ليو جنكينز +4 more ルー・ジェンキンス · 루 젱킨스 · Verlin E. Jenkins · Verlin Elmer Jenkins
Born Dec 4, 1916
Died Oct 30, 1981
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 173 cm
Nickname The Sweetwater Swatter · The Sweet Swatter from Sweetwater · The Living Death
Debut Jul 8, 1935
Career 1935–1950
Rounds boxed 781
KO share 70%
Born in Milburn, Texas, US
Titles NYSAC and The Ring lightweight titles 1940
Boxerbook rating 1336 ± 327 · inactive since Apr 1950Why here › Confirmed bouts 19 of 120
Career record Record
74-41-5, 52 KOs · 1935–1950
Last result L
TKO 5/10 · Uline Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
The record 120 bouts, 1935–1950, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
TKO 5/10 · Uline Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 74-40-5 · Jack 81-18-4
L
MD 10/10 · State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 74-39-5 · Basilio 18-2-2
L
Rafael Lastre
TKO 10/10 · Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 74-38-5 · Lastre —
L
Walter Haines
UD 8/8 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 74-37-5 · Haines —
W
Al Pennino
KO 3/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 73-37-5 · Pennino —
W
Iggy Vaccari
TKO 9/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 72-37-5 · Vaccari —
W
Johnny DeFazio
KO 8/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 71-37-5 · DeFazio —
L
Calvin Smith
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 71-36-5 · Smith —
W
Issac Jenkins
UD 8/8 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 70-36-5 · Jenkins —
W
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 69-36-5 · Giosa —
L
Don Williams
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Worcester, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 69-35-5 · Williams —
L
Bob Sandberg
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 69-34-5 · Sandberg —
W
Don Williams
UD 10/10 · Mechanics Hall, Worcester, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 68-34-5 · Williams —
W
Louis Joyce
SD 8/8 · Fair Grounds Arena, Allentown, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 67-34-5 · Joyce —
L
Guiseppe Colasanti
SD 10/10 · Long Beach, California, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 67-33-5 · Colasanti —
W
Mario Moreno
KO 2/8 · Fair Grounds Arena, Allentown, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 66-33-5 · Moreno —
W
Jimmy Collins
MD 8/8 · Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 65-33-5 · Collins —
L
SD 10/10 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 65-32-5 · Giosa —
W
Bobby Timpson
TKO 10/10 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 64-32-5 · Timpson —
W
Joey Carkido
KO 4/10 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 63-32-5 · Carkido —
Show all 120 bouts W
Santa Bucca
KO 4/10 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 62-32-5 · Bucca —
L
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 62-31-5 · Bassett —
W
Chuck Burton
TKO 9/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 61-31-5 · Burton —
W
Rene Camacho
TKO 2/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 60-31-5 · Camacho —
W
Andres Balderas
KO 3/10 · Liberty Hall, El Paso, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 59-31-5 · Balderas —
W
Nick Castiglione
TKO 4/10 · Rainbo Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 58-31-5 · Castiglione —
W
Hubert Gray
KO 10/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 57-31-5 · Gray —
W
Ted Garcia
TKO 9/10 · City Auditorium, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 56-31-5 · Garcia —
W
Tony Davila
KO 1/10 · Wright's Arena, Waco, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 55-31-5 · Davila —
L
Louis Flyer
KO 6/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 55-30-5 · Flyer —
L
Henry Majcher
PTS 10/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 55-29-5 · Majcher —
W
Johnny Cool
DQ 2/10 · Manchester, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 54-29-5 · Cool —
W
Jack Garrity
KO 1/10 · Young Men's Catholic Club Hall, Danbury, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 53-29-5 · Garrity —
W
Jerry Zullo
KO 2/10 · Salem Arena, Salem, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 52-29-5 · Zullo —
L
TKO 4/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 52-28-5 · Doyle —
L
John Thomas
TKO 5/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 52-27-5 · Thomas —
L
TKO 8/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 52-26-5 · Armstrong 122-17-8
W
Chato Gonzalez
KO 2/10 · Las Vegas, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 51-26-5 · Gonzalez —
L
Al Tribuani
UD 10/10 · Wilmington, Delaware, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 51-25-5 · Tribuani —
L
Carmen Notch
SD 10/10 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 51-24-5 · Notch —
L
Cosby Linson
PTS 10/10 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 51-23-5 · Linson —
L
TKO 10/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 51-22-5 · Zivic 117-31-7
L
Jackie Byrd
PTS 10/10 · Rix Stadium, Hot Springs, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 51-21-5 · Byrd —
L
Mike Kaplan
UD 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 51-20-5 · Kaplan —
L
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 51-19-5 · Servo 42-1-2
L
For NBA lightweight title UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 51-18-5 · Angott 64-16-5
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 51-17-5 · Cochrane 65-32-8
W
Cleo McNeal
KO 3/10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 50-17-5 · McNeal —
W
Joey Zodda
KO 3/10 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 49-17-5 · Zodda —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 49-16-5 · Montgomery 30-3-3
W
TKO 7/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 48-16-5 · Ambers 91-7-7
D
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 48-16-4 · Zivic 103-24-5
W
Pete Lello
Retained NYSAC and The Ring lightweight titles KO 2/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 47-16-4 · Lello —
W
UD 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 46-16-4 · Montgomery 26-1-2
L
TKO 6/12 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 46-15-4 · Armstrong 109-14-8
W
Won NYSAC and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 3/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 45-15-4 · Ambers 90-6-7
W
KO 1/15 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 44-15-4 · Larkin 63-6-0
W
Chino Alvarez
KO 1/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 43-15-4 · Alvarez —
W
KO 3/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 42-15-4 · Marquart —
W
TKO 7/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 41-15-4 · Belloise —
W
Primo Flores
TKO 5/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 40-15-4 · Flores —
W
Primo Flores
TKO 4/8 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 39-15-4 · Flores —
W
Ginger Foran
KO 4/8 · Queensboro Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 38-15-4 · Foran —
W
PTS 8/8 · Queensboro Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 37-15-4 · Breese —
W
Joey Fontana
PTS 8/8 · Queensboro Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 36-15-4 · Fontana —
W
PTS 8/8 · Queensboro Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 35-15-4 · Breese —
W
Jorge Morelia
PTS 10/10 · Walkathon Arena, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 34-15-4 · Morelia —
W
Roberto Gomez
TKO 2/10 · Walkathon Arena, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 33-15-4 · Gomez —
L
Manuel Villa II
PTS 10/10 · 40 & 8 Arena, Corpus Christi, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 33-14-4 · Villa II —
W
Jimmy Hatcher
KO 4/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 32-14-4 · Hatcher —
L
Carlos Malacara
PTS 10/10 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Jenkins 32-13-4 · Malacara —
W
Panchito Campos
KO 1/10 · El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Jenkins 31-13-4 · Campos —
L
Pedro Ortega
PTS 10/10 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Jenkins 31-12-4 · Ortega —
L
Pete Lello
KO 7/8 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 31-11-4 · Lello —
W
Sammy Musco
KO 6/10 · 40 & 8 Arena, Corpus Christi, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 30-11-4 · Musco —
W
KO Borrado
KO 2/10 · 40 & 8 Arena, Corpus Christi, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 29-11-4 · Borrado —
W
Jack Darcy
PTS 6/6 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 28-11-4 · Darcy —
L
SD 8/8 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 28-10-4 · Joyce 17-1-3
L
SD 8/8 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 28-9-4 · Joyce 16-1-3
W
Kid Leyva
KO 3/10 · 40 & 8 Arena, Corpus Christi, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 27-9-4 · Leyva —
W
Sammy Scully
KO 5/10 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 26-9-4 · Scully —
D
SD 10/10 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 26-9-3 · Joyce 16-1-2
W
Joe Law
PTS 6/6 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 25-9-3 · Law —
W
Ted Tallos
PTS 6/6 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 24-9-3 · Tallos —
L
Lost USA Texas State lightweight title PTS 10/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 24-8-3 · Ramey 134-21-13
W
Sammy Musco
UD 10/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 23-8-3 · Musco —
W
Young Ernest
KO 2/10 · 34 East Concho Arena, San Angelo, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 22-8-3 · Ernest —
L
MD 10/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 22-7-3 · Feldman —
D
Sammy Musco
PTS 10/10 · 40 & 8 Arena, Corpus Christi, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 22-7-2 · Musco —
W
Carl Faust
Won vacant USA Texas State lightweight title KO 8/15 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 21-7-2 · Faust —
W
Carl Faust
TKO 8/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 20-7-2 · Faust —
W
Luis Orozco
KO 1/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 19-7-2 · Orozco —
W
Don Eddy
TKO 8/8 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 18-7-2 · Eddy —
W
Jack Griffin
PTS 6/6 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 17-7-2 · Griffin —
W
Cullen Williams
KO 3/10 · 40 & 8 Arena, Corpus Christi, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 16-7-2 · Williams —
W
Zeke Castro
PTS 6/6 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 15-7-2 · Castro —
L
Chino Alvarez
TKO 8/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 15-6-2 · Alvarez —
W
Willard Brown
KO 4/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 14-6-2 · Brown —
L
Bobby Britton
KO 7/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 14-5-2 · Britton —
W
Chief Evening Thunder
KO 8/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 13-5-2 · Thunder —
L
PTS 10/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 13-4-2 · Ramey 124-18-13
W
SD 10/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 12-4-2 · Feldman —
W
KO 2/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 11-4-2 · Sharkey 59-71-23
W
Ramon Serrano
KO 2/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 10-4-2 · Serrano —
W
Louis Arriola
TKO 5/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 9-4-2 · Arriola —
W
Frankie Graham
TKO 4/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 8-4-2 · Graham —
W
Jackie Conway
KO 2/6 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 7-4-2 · Conway —
W
Young Ernest
KO 5/6 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 6-4-2 · Ernest —
W
Kid Leyva
TKO 5/8 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 5-4-2 · Leyva —
D
Ramon Serrano
PTS 6/6 · Olympiad Arena, Houston, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 5-4-1 · Serrano —
L
Midget Mexico
PTS 6/6 · 40 & 8 Arena, Corpus Christi, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 5-3-1 · Mexico —
W
Billy Firpo
PTS 8/8 · Silver City, New Mexico, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 4-3-1 · Firpo —
W
Alberto Pena
TKO 2/8 · Silver City, New Mexico, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 3-3-1 · Pena —
D
Billy Firpo
PTS 10/10 · Silver City, New Mexico, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 3-3-0 · Firpo —
W
Cullen Williams
PTS 4/4 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 2-3-0 · Williams —
W
Sailor Fay Kosky
PTS 4/4 · Silver City, New Mexico, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 1-3-0 · Kosky —
L
Ray Carrillo
PTS 4/4 · Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 1-2-0 · Carrillo —
W
Lee Mullins
PTS 4/4 · Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 0-2-0 · Mullins —
L
Gene Noble
TKO 4/4 · West Texas Open Air Arena, Abilene, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 0-1-0 · Noble —
L
Bobby Reed
PTS 8/8 · West Texas Open Air Arena, Abilene, 🇺🇸
Jenkins 0-0-0 · Reed —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Lew Jenkins's record? Lew Jenkins's professional record is 74-41-5 with 52 knockouts.
Who did Lew Jenkins fight last? Lew Jenkins last fought Beau Jack on Apr 14, 1950 and lost by TKO in round 5 of 10. Sources Boxerbook ID 10624 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10624 . 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.
