Welterweight · United States
Lew Tendler 145-16-8, 2 NC 39 KO · 1913–1928
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Lew Tendler was a welterweight boxer from United States, born Sep 28, 1898. Record 145-16-8, 2 NC with 39 knockouts over 1913–1928. Lew Tendler last fought Nate Goldman on Jun 18, 1928 and won by TKO in round 5 of 10.
Also: ليو تندلر · ルー・テンドラー · 루 텐들러 +3 more "Lefty" Lew Tendler · Lefty Lew · Lefty Tendler
Born Sep 28, 1898
Died Nov 15, 1970
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Southpaw
Height 168 cm
Reach 178 cm
Nickname Lefty Lew
Debut Nov 6, 1913
Career 1913–1928
Rounds boxed 531
KO share 27%
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Confirmed bouts 15 of 171
Career record Record
145-16-8, 2 NC, 39 KOs · 1913–1928
Last result W
Nate Goldman
TKO 5/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
The record 171 bouts, 1913–1928, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 59-11-2
W
Nate Goldman
TKO 5/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 144-16-8 · Goldman —
L
Ace Hudkins
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 144-15-8 · Hudkins —
W
Jack McFarland
TKO 8/12 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 143-15-8 · McFarland —
W
SD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 142-15-8 · Martínez —
W
Vincent Forgione
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 141-15-8 · Forgione —
W
Pat Haley
KO 1/8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 140-15-8 · Haley —
W
Sailor Darden
PTS 10/10 · Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 139-15-8 · Darden —
W
Willie Greb
KO 4/10 · Carnival Park, West Manayunk, 🇺🇸
Tendler 138-15-8 · Greb —
W
Danny Gordon
KO 8/10 · Carnival Park, West Manayunk, 🇺🇸
Tendler 137-15-8 · Gordon —
L
Ace Hudkins
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Tendler 137-14-8 · Hudkins —
W
Young Harry Wills
TKO 8/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Tendler 136-14-8 · Wills —
L
Tommy Jordan
DQ 4/10 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 136-13-8 · Jordan —
W
Farmer Joe Cooper
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 135-13-8 · Cooper —
W
Danny Gordon
PTS 10/10 · Carnival Park, West Manayunk, 🇺🇸
Tendler 134-13-8 · Gordon —
W
Al Conway
6 · Airport, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 133-13-8 · Conway —
W
Joe Reno
PTS 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 132-13-8 · Reno —
W
Mickey Forkins
TKO 5 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 131-13-8 · Forkins —
W
Joe Reno
PTS 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 130-13-8 · Reno —
L
Meyer Cohen
PTS 10/10 · Hurley Stadium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Tendler 130-12-8 · Cohen —
W
Georgie Russell
TKO 6/8 · Bacharach Ball Park, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 129-12-8 · Russell —
Show all 171 bouts W
Basil Galiano
PTS 10/10 · Coney Island Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 128-12-8 · Galiano —
W
Don Boyer
TKO 6/12 · Armory, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Tendler 127-12-8 · Boyer —
W
Jack McFarland
10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Tendler 126-12-8 · McFarland —
D
Joe Reno
8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 126-12-7 · Reno —
D
PTS 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 126-12-6 · Dundee 52-11-9
W
UD 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 125-12-6 · Zivic —
W
Tony Julian
TKO 3/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 124-12-6 · Julian —
W
Nate Goldman
TKO 5/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 123-12-6 · Goldman —
W
Joe Reno
TKO 5/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 122-12-6 · Reno —
L
TKO 5/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Tendler 122-11-6 · Zivic —
W
Joe Tiplitz
PTS 10/10 · 108th Field Artillery Armory, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 121-11-6 · Tiplitz —
W
Joe Libby
PTS 10/10 · 108th Field Artillery Armory, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 120-11-6 · Libby —
W
K.O. Mars
10 · Redland Field, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Tendler 119-11-6 · Mars —
D
Bobby Barrett
MD 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 119-11-5 · Barrett —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 119-10-5 · Walker 64-12-2
W
Sailor Friedman
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Tendler 118-10-5 · Friedman —
W
Ted Marchant
TKO 4/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 117-10-5 · Marchant —
W
10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Tendler 116-10-5 · Mitchell 40-9-4
W
Ray Mitchell
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 115-10-5 · Mitchell —
L
Nate Goldman
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 115-9-5 · Goldman —
W
Pep O'Brien
UD 10/10 · 109th Infantry Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Tendler 114-9-5 · O'Brien —
W
8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 113-9-5 · Palmer —
L
For NYSAC and NBA lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 113-8-5 · Leonard 163-21-8
W
Tim Droney
10 · Midway Arena, Allentown, 🇺🇸
Tendler 112-8-5 · Droney —
W
Pal Moran
8 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 111-8-5 · Moran —
W
Jack Lawler
TKO 5/8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 110-8-5 · Lawler —
W
Pal Moran
PTS 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 109-8-5 · Moran —
W
Johnny Mendelsohn
10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Tendler 108-8-5 · Mendelsohn —
W
Ever Hammer
8 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 107-8-5 · Hammer —
L
NYSAC and NBA lightweight titles at stake 12 · Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 107-7-5 · Leonard 159-21-8
W
Bobby Barrett
TKO 7/8 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 106-7-5 · Barrett —
W
UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 105-7-5 · Dundee 173-43-44
W
Tim Droney
8 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 104-7-5 · Droney —
L
Charley Pitts
DQ 7/12 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 104-6-5 · Pitts —
W
Alex Hart
8 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 103-6-5 · Hart —
W
Johnny Sheppard
KO 3/12 · Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 102-6-5 · Sheppard —
W
Oakland Jimmy Duffy
TKO 8/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 101-6-5 · Duffy —
NC
NC 1/8 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 101-6-5 · Coogan —
W
Barney Adair
8 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 100-6-5 · Adair —
W
Sailor Friedman
PTS 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 99-6-5 · Friedman —
W
Manuel Azevedo
TKO 2/8 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 98-6-5 · Azevedo —
L
PTS 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 98-5-5 · Kansas 96-19-13
W
Sailor Friedman
8 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 97-5-5 · Friedman —
W
Sailor Friedman
8 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 96-5-5 · Friedman —
W
Tim Droney
8 · Lauer's Park, Reading, 🇺🇸
Tendler 95-5-5 · Droney —
W
Sailor Friedman
10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Tendler 94-5-5 · Friedman —
W
Willie Jackson
10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Tendler 93-5-5 · Jackson —
W
Otto Wallace
TKO 4/8 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 92-5-5 · Wallace —
W
Chick Simler
TKO 7/8 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 91-5-5 · Simler —
W
Johnny Tillman
8 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 90-5-5 · Tillman —
W
Harlem Eddie Kelly
KO 5/8 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 89-5-5 · Kelly —
W
Joe Welling
10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Tendler 88-5-5 · Welling —
W
TKO 5/12 · Lawrence, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Tendler 87-5-5 · Callahan —
W
Willie Jackson
8 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 86-5-5 · Jackson —
W
Richie Mitchell
10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Tendler 85-5-5 · Mitchell —
D
Eddie Fitzsimmons
8 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 85-5-4 · Fitzsimmons —
W
10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Tendler 84-5-4 · Mitchell 16-2-2
W
Georges Papin
KO 6/12 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Tendler 83-5-4 · Papin —
W
Johnny Tillman
10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Tendler 82-5-4 · Tillman —
W
Banty Sharpe
KO 5/8 · Lyceum Theatre, Paterson, 🇺🇸
Tendler 81-5-4 · Sharpe —
W
Tim Droney
6 · Fulton Opera House, Lancaster, 🇺🇸
Tendler 80-5-4 · Droney —
W
Stanley Hinckle
TKO 6/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 79-5-4 · Hinckle —
W
Johnny Martin
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 78-5-4 · Martin —
W
Johnny Rose
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 77-5-4 · Rose —
W
Dick DeSanders
KO 3/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 76-5-4 · DeSanders —
W
Allentown Dundee
KO 2/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 75-5-4 · Dundee —
W
Johnny Noye
TKO 2/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 74-5-4 · Noye —
W
Charley Pitts
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 73-5-4 · Pitts —
W
Young George Erne
KO 2/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 72-5-4 · Erne —
W
Harvey Thorpe
10 · Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Tendler 71-5-4 · Thorpe —
L
Johnny Noye
DQ 3/12 · Stockyards Stadium, Denver, 🇺🇸
Tendler 71-4-4 · Noye —
W
Stanley Yoakum
TKO 4/12 · Stockyards Stadium, Denver, 🇺🇸
Tendler 70-4-4 · Yoakum —
W
Willie Jackson
6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 69-4-4 · Jackson —
W
Joe Welling
6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 68-4-4 · Welling —
W
Packy Hommey
8 · Pennsgrove, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Tendler 67-4-4 · Hommey —
W
KO 1/6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 66-4-4 · Chaney 89-18-5
W
Al Murphy
10 · Nesbitt Theatre, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Tendler 65-4-4 · Murphy —
W
Cal Delaney
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 64-4-4 · Delaney —
W
Westside Jimmy Duffy
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 63-4-4 · Duffy —
W
Joe Welling
8 · 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Tendler 62-4-4 · Welling —
W
Larry Hansen
6 · Auditorium, Reading, 🇺🇸
Tendler 61-4-4 · Hansen —
W
Harlem Eddie Kelly
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 60-4-4 · Kelly —
W
Ralph Brady
10 · Grand Opera House, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Tendler 59-4-4 · Brady —
W
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 58-4-4 · Brown —
W
10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Tendler 57-4-4 · Kansas 70-15-11
W
Ever Hammer
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 56-4-4 · Hammer —
W
TKO 9/12 · Armory, Boston, 🇺🇸
Tendler 55-4-4 · Callahan —
W
Joe Welsh
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 54-4-4 · Welsh —
W
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 53-4-4 · Callahan —
W
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 52-4-4 · Chaney 81-17-5
W
Harvey Thorpe
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 51-4-4 · Thorpe —
W
Patsy Broderick
3 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 50-4-4 · Broderick —
W
Patsy Cline
6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 49-4-4 · Cline —
W
8 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Tendler 48-4-4 · Callahan —
W
Tommy Carey
3 · Service Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 47-4-4 · Carey —
W
Vincent Pokorni
10 · League Park, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Tendler 46-4-4 · Pokorni —
W
Phil Bloom
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 45-4-4 · Bloom —
W
Willie Jackson
PTS 15/15 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Tendler 44-4-4 · Jackson —
W
Frankie Britt
KO 3/12 · Armory, Boston, 🇺🇸
Tendler 43-4-4 · Britt —
W
Terry Brooks
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 42-4-4 · Brooks —
W
Patsy Cline
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 41-4-4 · Cline —
W
Eddie Wallace
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 40-4-4 · Wallace —
W
Frankie Nelson
TKO 4/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Tendler 39-4-4 · Nelson —
W
Pete Hartley
TKO 4/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 38-4-4 · Hartley —
W
Tommy Touhey
KO 4/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 37-4-4 · Touhey —
W
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 36-4-4 · Callahan —
W
Willie Jackson
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 35-4-4 · Jackson —
W
Jack Russo
TKO 5/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Tendler 34-4-4 · Russo —
W
Frankie McManus
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 33-4-4 · McManus —
W
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 32-4-4 · Kansas 60-12-6
W
Frankie Britt
PTS 12/12 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Tendler 31-4-4 · Britt —
W
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 30-4-4 · Dundee 117-23-25
W
Young Terry McGovern
6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 29-4-4 · McGovern —
W
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 28-4-4 · Dundee 103-21-24
W
Artie Root
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 27-4-4 · Root —
W
Texas Kid
PTS 10/10 · Holliday Street Theatre, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Tendler 26-4-4 · Kid —
D
Al Shubert
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 26-4-3 · Shubert —
W
Dick Loadman
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 25-4-3 · Loadman —
W
Al Shubert
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 24-4-3 · Shubert —
W
Benny Kaufman
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 23-4-3 · Kaufman —
L
Benny Kaufman
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 23-3-3 · Kaufman —
W
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 22-3-3 · Herman 36-10-7
D
Eddie O'Keefe
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 22-3-2 · O'Keefe —
L
Eddie O'Keefe
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 22-2-2 · O'Keefe —
W
Willy Brown
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 21-2-2 · Brown —
W
Kid Goodman
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 20-2-2 · Goodman —
W
Young Jack Toland
6 · Douglas A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 19-2-2 · Toland —
NC
Johnny Solzberg
6 · Location unknown
Tendler 19-2-2 · Solzberg —
W
Battling Reddy
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 18-2-2 · Reddy —
W
Willie Mack
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 17-2-2 · Mack —
W
Louisiana
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 16-2-2 · Louisiana —
W
Willie Mack
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 15-2-2 · Mack —
W
Willie Mack
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 14-2-2 · Mack —
W
Barney Snyder
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 13-2-2 · Snyder —
W
Jimmy Murray
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 12-2-2 · Murray —
W
Young Freddie Diggins
TKO 4/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 11-2-2 · Diggins —
W
Kid Goodman
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 10-2-2 · Goodman —
W
Pinky Burns
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 9-2-2 · Burns —
W
Freddie Haefling
TKO 4/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 8-2-2 · Haefling —
L
Young Terry McGovern
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 8-1-2 · McGovern —
L
Young Terry McGovern
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 8-0-2 · McGovern —
D
Mickey Brown
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 8-0-1 · Brown —
D
Neil McCue
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 8-0-0 · McCue —
W
Mickey Brown
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 7-0-0 · Brown —
W
Kid Goodman
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 6-0-0 · Goodman —
W
Neil McCue
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 5-0-0 · McCue —
W
Benny Reilly
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 4-0-0 · Reilly —
W
Bobby Woods
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 3-0-0 · Woods —
W
Kid Burns
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 2-0-0 · Burns —
W
Johnny McLaughlin
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 1-0-0 · McLaughlin —
W
Mickey Brown
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tendler 0-0-0 · Brown —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Lew Tendler's record? Lew Tendler's professional record is 145-16-8, 2 NC with 39 knockouts.
Who did Lew Tendler fight last? Lew Tendler last fought Nate Goldman on Jun 18, 1928 and won by TKO in round 5 of 10. Sources Boxerbook ID 6752 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/6752 . 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.
