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Barney Lebrowitz (June 10, 1891 – February 12, 1949), better known as Battling Levinsky, was an American boxer who was the world light heavyweight champion from 1916 to 1920. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Levinsky as the #12 ranked light heavyweight of all time, while The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at ...
Jan 1, 2024 · But no one disputes the fact that light heavyweight champion Battling Levinsky was one of the true “iron men” of boxing, a highly active fighter who enjoyed a two decade long career during a time when “highly active” meant fighting a dozen times or more in a year.
Levinsky was floored three times, twice for nine-counts, in the first 37 seconds of the first round. "You can tell the world I'm through, " he said immediately after the bout. "A fighter is a bum when he starts and a bum when he finishes.
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World Light Heavyweight Champions. American World Champions. IBHOF Members. Boxers with more than 200 bouts. Managed by Jack Hanlon.
Levinsky battled legendary fighters such as Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney, and a series of ten fights with Jack Dillon, including two title fights in 1914 and 1916 before Levinsky finally defeated Dillon on October 24, 1916, to capture the world light-heavyweight title.
Newspaper decision from boyh the Philadelphia Item and the Philadelphia Record in favor of Levinsky. Levinsky fought under the name of "Barney Williams." He would have had a substantial weight advantage over Coleman.
BATTLING LEVINSKY (BARNEY LEBROWITZ) Sport: Boxing. Inducted: 1982. Country: United States. Born: June 10, 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died: February 12, 1949. World Light-Heavyweight Champion from 1916 to 1920, Battling Levinsky began his boxing career under the name Barney Williams.
