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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 ...
Battling Levinsky (* 10. Juni 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania als Barney Lebrowitz; † 12. Februar 1949 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Boxer jüdischer Herkunft. Der Linksausleger gab im Jahre 1910 gegen Matt Ryan mit einem Sieg durch K. o. in Runde 1 erfolgreich sein Profidebüt.
Levinsky defends his World Light-Heavyweight title claim The Wheeling Intelligencer gave Greb eight rounds and scored the other two even. The Pittsburgh Post said that Greb won every round, showering his man with blows, but these were not heavy punches.
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1. Jan. 2024 · According to the legend, late in the morning of January 1st, 1915, Levinsky boxed ten fast rounds with one Bartley Madden at the Broadway Athletic Club in Brooklyn. After lunch, Morgan and Levinsky went to Manhattan where Levinsky boxed another ten rounds, this time with Soldier Kearns.
Name: Battling Levinsky. Alias: Barney Williams. Birth Name: Barney Lebrowitz. Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died: 1949-02-12 (Age:57) Stance: Orthodox. Height: 180cm. Reach: 178cm. Pro Boxer: Record. Managers Fred Douglas, Jack Hanlon, and Al Lippe (circa 1928) Photo #2.
wiki. 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.
World Light-Heavyweight Champion from 1916 to 1920, Battling Levinsky began his boxing career under the name Barney Williams. However, the former Barney Lebrowitz received little attention until he took on a manager named “Dumb” Dan Morgan in 1913, who changed Barney’s name and his boxing fortunes.
