The Boxing Marvel Jack Britton.

Jack Britton fought as a Welterweight from 1904 till 1930. Britton is considered as one of the greatest Welterweights to ever live for his achievements. He is truly one of the all time greats. I am gonna share some info about him and my opinions and thoughts.


Professional record: 240:59:41 (including newspaper decisions)

3 Time Lineal Welterweight Champion
3 Time World Welterweight Champion
37 Fights against Champions
Beat 5 Champions
34 Fights against Hall of Famers


Apart from his achievements, Jack Britton was arguably the most skilled fighter of his time. He was not a hard hitter but a very clever fighter that knew every trick in the book. Another interesting thing about Jack Britton is that he started his career at Bantamweight and moved up to Welterweight eventually fighting at Middleweight.

Britton is recognized as one of the greatest Welterweights by boxing historians. He is rated Number 3 Greatest Welterweight to ever live by The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer, He is also ranked number 10  greatest Welterweight by Herb Goldman.

Britton did not hit hard, but he was one tough and durable fighter. Only getting knocked out once in a career with over 300 fights. He also fought multiple times per month like a lot of other greats of his time. Between 1905 and 1911 he fought nearly 100 times against the toughest and most clever Lightweights of his time. Britton became known fighting the greatest Lightweight of his time Packey Mcfarland. The fight came to a draw. The decision was very close. 

Britton fought the best of his time in multiple fight series. He fought Ted Kid Lewis 19 times, Charley White 2 times, Soldier Bartfield 8 times, Benny Leonard 3 times, Mickey Walker 2 times and the list goes on. Britton definitely holds one of the greatest CV's/resumes ever fighting multiple Champions, Hall of Famers and top 10 contenders multiple times. 

Final thoughts: In my opinion, Jack Britton is a very underrated fighter by a lot of boxing fans and should be at least in the top 20 greatest fighters of all time. Depending on how you rate fighters he could make into the top 10. Britton left a legacy behind him that should not be forgotten.

PS: Thanks Ben Worsley for the extra information. 

1885-1962