Titles: Welterweight champion from 1916-1917 and again from 1919-1922
Record: 220-55-50 and 10 no decisions
Born: October 14, 1885 in Clinton, New York (USA)
Years active: 1909-1930
Nickname: None
Britton enjoyed one of the longest careers of any world champion and fought
in over 300 bouts during his illustrious 24 year career. Britton was a
great fighter with not only good power but excellent boxing skills to go
along with the power. Britton won the welterweight title from Mike Glover
in easy fashion, then would engaged his nemesis Ted "Kid" Lewis. They would
pass the title among themselves during their 20 bout rivalry. Britton held
a one victory edge on Ted Lewis in their famous rivalry. One of Britton's
more famous bouts had him losing to Benny Leonard but he so enraged Leonard
that he struck him while he was down and was disqualified. His reign as
champion came to a end at the hands of Mickey Walker who beat him on
points. Britton boxed for another 8 years and was still beating some of the
top boxers at the age of 43. Age finally caught up with Britton and he lost
9 of his last 12 fights. Must be regarded as one of the best technicians
of his time.
1905
Oct 7 Tommy Shea Chicago L 6
Oct 20 Steve Kinney Milwaukee TKO by 2
Nov 11 Jack Nolan Chicago W 6
1906
Jan 1 Young Loughrey Philadelphia W 6
Feb 14 Eddie Wallace Wilmington W 6
Feb 17 Todo Morgan Philadelphia W 6
Mar 28 Johnny Earle Wilmington W 6
Apr 18 Young Loughrey Philadelphia D 6
Oct 18 Leo Houk Lancaster L 6
Dec Tommy Herman ND
1907
Jan 12 Eddie Fay Philadelphia W 6
Jan 25 Young Karl Philadelphia W 6
Mar 8 Kid Hogan Philadelphia D 6
May 17 Joe Smith Philadelphia W 6
May 24 Kid Gilbert Philadelphia TKO 3
June 6 Young Pierce Philadelphia D 6
July Rouse O'Brien ND 6
July Willie Riley ND 6
Sep 10 Mississippi New York W 6
Sept 20 Eddie O'Neil New York W 6
Oct 21 Young Kid Broad Philadelphia W 6
Nov 4 Eddie Carton Philadelphia W 6
Nov 5 Young Bechtel Reading, Pa KO 2
Nov 9 Kid Haney Philadelphia D 6
Nov 11 Bobby O'Neil Philadelphia D 6
Nov 19 Toney Haney Reading, Pa D6
Nov 25 Kid Bebe Wilkes-Barre W 6
Dec 9 Tony Haney Philadelphia W 6
Dec 10 Willie Lucas Reading, Pa L 6
Dec 25 Battling Stinger Wilmington W 10
1908
Jan 6 Phil Griffin Philadelphia W 6
Jan 28 Tommy Love Reading, Pa W 6
Feb 6 Lew Sheppard New York W 6
Feb 27 Art Edmunds New York W 6
Apr 4 Phil Griffin Philadelphia L 6
May Johnny Regan KO 2
May Young Farrell ND 6
June 1 Billy Glover Brooklyn D 6
June 23 Johnny Dwyer Brooklyn W 6
Sept Percy Cove New York ND 6
Sept Terry Young ND 6
Oct Percy Cove ND 6
Oct Tommy Carey ND 6
Oct 20 Reddy Moore Philadelphia L 6
Oct 23 Johnny Johnson Philadelphia W 6
Nov 6 Joe Thiel Philadelphia D 6
Nov 14 Mike Fleming Philadelphia W 6
Dec 5 Al Grander Philadelphia D 6
Dec 14 Reddy Moore Philadelphia L 6
1909
Jan 4 Charley Miller Philadelphia W 6
Feb 4 Leo Houk Lancaster D 6
Feb 10 Dimp O'Donnell Philadelphia ND 6
Feb 25 Johnny Hogan Lancaster W 6
Mar 17 Joe Hirst Philadelphia W 6
Mar 18 Leo Houk Lancaster L 6
Apr Kid Burns ND 10
May Jim Holland KO 4
June Jimmy Dasher KO 6
Sept 9 Joe Sieger New York ND-10
Oct 25 Nathan Erlich Philadelphia W 6
Nov 15 Tommy O' Keefe Philadelphia L 6
Nov 29 Harry Stone Philadelphia W 6
Dec 3 Kid Farmer Savannah, Ga L F 3
Dec 9 Kid Farmer Savannah, Ga TKO 7
Dec 17 Patsy Hogan Savannah, Ga W F-14
1910
Jan 25 Harry Cutch Philadelphia W 6
Feb 22 Young Erne Philadelphia L 6
Mar 19 Jack Curley Savannah, Ga W 15
Mar 22 Mike Memsic Atlanta, Ga W 10
Mar 26 Jimmy Dasher Savannah, Ga W 15
Apr 18 Dummy Decker Savannah, Ga W 15
May 7 Dummy Decker Savannah, Ga D 15
June 17 Tommy Devlin Savannah, Ga D 10
June 30 Ray Bronson New Orleans L 10
Aug 19 Jack McGuire Savannah, Ga KO 7
Nov 12 Bert Keys Savannah, Ga W 15
Nov 14 Young Saylor Memphis D 8
Nov 21 Kid Farmer Memphis W 8
Dec 5 Frankie White Atlanta, Ga D 10
Dec 12 Ray Temple Memphis W 8
1911
Jan 20 Packey McFarland Memphis D 8
Apr 21 Jake Barada St. Joseph W 15
May 9 Johnny Marto New York W 10
Sept 8 Jerry Murphy San Francisco L 4
Sept 22 Danny O'Brien San Francisco KO 1
Oct 6 Willie Richie San Francisco L 4
Oct 14 Johnny McCarthy Sacramento W 10
Dec 8 Ray Temple San Francisco D 4
1912
Jan 5 Al Rogers San Francisco W 10
Jan 24 Frankie Burns Oakland W 10
Apr 20 Phil. Pal Moore San Francisco W 20
July 17 Harry Stone New York W 10
Aug 12 Eddie Smith New York W 10
Aug 27 Eddie Murphy Boston KO 11
Sept 10 Willie Beecher New York W 10
Sept 17 Young Saylor Boston W F 6
Sept 24 Jack Redmond New York W 10
Oct 4 Joe Egan New York TKO 4
Oct 7 Young McDonough Thornton D 12
Oct 11 Leach Cross New York W 10
Oct 24 Freddie Duffy New York W 10
Nov 28 Young Saylor Dayton TKO 8
Dec 5 Billy Bennett Brooklyn TKO 10
Dec 6 Frank Loughrey Philadelphia W 6
Dec 17 Frankie Nelson New York W 10
Dec 23 Young Ahearn Brooklyn D 10
Dec 25 Tommy O'Keefe Philadelphia
1913
Jan 10 Joe Thomas New Orleans W 10
Jan 18 Frankie Gage New Orleans KO 9
Jan 27 Jimmy Evans Memphis TKO 7
Jan 31 Eddie Hanlon Savannah, Ga TKO 7
Mar 7 Packey McFarland New York L 10
Mar 17 Johnny Krause Philadelphia W 6
Mar 20 Young Brown New York W 10
Mar 31 Kid Curley Philadelphia TKO 3
Apr 15 Matty Baldwin New York W 10
Apr 21 Phila. Pal Moore Philadelphia NC 4
Apr 22 Johnny Dohan New York W 10
May 17 Kid Graves Philadelphia D 6
May 21 Eddie Murphy Kenosha, Wisc. W 10
May 29 Jimmy Duffy Buffalo,N.Y. L F 6
June 23 Jimmy Duffy Buffalo,N.Y. L 10
July 4 Charley White New Orleans TKO 18
Nov 21 Battling Gates Wilkes-Barre KO 3
Nov 27 Mike Glover Brooklyn L 10
Dec 8 Packey McFarland Milwaukee L 10
Dec 29 Al Dewey Wilkes-Barre D 10
1914
Jan 5 Phil Bloom New York W 10
Jan 19 Mike Glover New York W 10
Jan 31 Ray Campbell Brooklyn W 10
Feb 10 Johnny Dohan Brooklyn W 10
Feb 17 Gene Moriarty Brooklyn TKO 7
Feb 24 Fankie Madden New York W 10
Mar 7 Joe Hirst Philadelphia W 6
Mar 10 Kid Grave Brooklyn W 10
Mar 30 Leo Kelly St. Louis, Mo W 8
Apr 13 Billy Grifith Cincinnati W 10
Apr 25 Kid Garaves Philadelphia W 6
June 30 Joe Eagan Boston, Mass KO 4
July 4 Johnny Griffiths Canton W 12
Sept 26 Soldier Bartfield Brooklyn L 10
Oct 9 Eddie Moran Brooklyn W 10
Nov 2 Eddie Moran New Britain W 12
Nov 26 Soldier Barltfiel Brooklyn D 10
Dec 28 Al Dewey Wilkes-Barre D 10
1915
Jan 9 Frankie Notter Brooklyn W 10
Jan 30 Kid Graves Brooklyn W 10
Mar 4 Sol O'Donnell Philadelphia W 10
Mar 6 Jack Toland Brooklyn W 10
Mar 13 Phil Bloom Brooklyn W 10
Mar 26 Ted (Kid) Lewis New York L 10
May 17 Leo Kelly Columbus, Ohio W 10
June 1 Young Denny Cincinnati W 10
June 22 Mike Glover Boston, Mass W 12
(Won World Welterweight Title)
Aug 31 Ted (Kid) Lewis Boston, Mass L 12
(Lost World Welterweight Title)
Sept 6 Johnny Griffiths Canton D 12
Sept 27 Ted (Kid) Lewis Boston L 12
(For World Welterweight Title)
Oct 30 Terry Mitchell Brooklyn W 10
Dec 28 Johnny Griffiths Akron L 12
1916
Jan 20 Ted (Kid) Lewis Buffalo W 10
Jan 21 Hilliard Lang Toronto D 6
Feb 5 Silent Martin Brooklyn W 10
Feb 15 Ted (Kid) Lewis Brooklyn W 10
Mar 13 Knockout Brennan Buffalo W 10
Mar 22 Kid Graves Dayton, Ohio W 15
Apr 24 Ted (Kid) Lewis New Orleans W 20
(Regained World Welterweight Title)
June 6 Mike O'Dowd Boston W 12
June 23 Battling Kopin Syracuse D 12
July 25 Johnny Griffiths Akron W 10
Sept 5 Joe Welling Buffalo W 10
Oct 2 Jimmy Coffey Schenectady W 10
Oct 17 Ted (Kid) Lewis Boston W 12
Nov 14 Ted (Kid) Lewis Boston D 12
Nov 21 Charley White Boston W 10
Dec 4 Steve Latzo Wilkes-Barre L 10
Dec 8 Sam Robideau Cleveland W 10
1917
Jan 1 Jimmy Duffy Buffalo W 10
Jan 9 Albert Badoud New York W 10
Jan 25 Mike O'Dowd St. Paul D 10
Jan 29 Johnny Griffiths Cincinnati D 10
Mar 1 Tommy Robson Lawrence D 10
Mar 5 Bryan Downey Columbus L 10
Mar 26 Ted (Kid) Lewis Cleveland L 10
May 8 Mike O'Dowd Brooklyn W 10
May 19 Ted (Kid) Lewis Toronto L 10
June 6 Ted (Kid) Lewis St. Louis D 10
June 14 Ted (Kid) Lewis New York D 10
June 25 Ted (Kid) Lewis Dayton L 20
(Lost World Welterweight Title)
Sept 14 Marty Cross New York W 10
Oct 3 Eddie Billings Superior ? 10
Oct 19 Benny Leonard New York L 10
Nov 6 Jimmy O' Hagen Albany, N.Y. L 10
Nov 12 Johnny Tillman Philadelphia W 6
Nov 13 Soldier Bartfield Buffalo W 10
Dec 4 Johnny Tillman Boston W 12
1918
Jan 1 Jimmy Duffy Buffalo W 10
Jan 16 Tommy Robson Providence W 12
Feb 11 Marty Cross Providence W 12
Mar 6 Ted (Kid) Lewis Atlanta D 10
Mar 20 Vic Morgan Chattanooga KO 6
Mar 27 Jimmy Duffy Atlanta WF 8
May 2 Ted (Kid) Lewis Scranton D 10
May 16 Tommy Ferguson Scranton ND 10
May 24 Ted (Kid) Lewis New York W 6
June 6 Fighting Zunner Buffalo W 4
June 11 Bryan Downey Boston W 12
June 20 Ted (Kid) Lewis New York W 6
June 25 Benny Leonard Philadelphia L 6
July 11 Willie Loughlin Atlantic City W 8
July 15 Willie Ryan Perth Amboy W 8
July 16 Eddie Shelvin Boston W 12
July 29 Willie Ryan Jersey City TKO 4
Aug 6 Soldier Bartfield Philadelphia D 6
Sept 17 Tommy Robson Boston W 12
Nov 11 Soldier Bartfield Philadelphia D 6
Nov 16 Soldier Bartfield New York D 6
Dec 17 Soldier Bartfield Buffalo L 10
Dec 23 Silent Martin Jersey City W 8
1919
Feb 3 Al Doty Canton W 12
Feb 10 Willie Ryan Trenton W 8
Mar 17 Ted (Kid) Lewis Canton KO 9
(Regained World Welterweight Title)
Mar 24 Jack Perry Pittsburhgh W 10
Apr 7 Bryan Downey Canton D 12
Apr 25 Jock Malone St. Paul W 10
May 6 Johnny Griffiths Buffalo W 12
May 12 Johnny Tillman Baltimore W 12
May 19 Joe Welling Syracuse W 10
May 24 Jimmy McCabe Philadelphia W 6
June 13 Walter Mohr Montreal W 10
June 26 Jack Perry Cumberland, Md L 12
July 4 Johnny Griffiths Canton W 15
July 8 Al Doty Connellsville, Pa TKO 2
July 28 Ted (Kid) Lewis Jersey City W 8
Aug 7 Johnny Griffiths Denver D 12
Aug 22 Mike O'Dowd Newark W 8
Nov 5 Johnny Tillman Detroit D 10
Nov 7 Billy Doig LaSalle, Ill D 10
Nov 25 Harvey Thorpe Buffalo W 10
Dec 1 Willie Ryan Canton KO 11
Dec 9 Steve Latzo Jonstown, Pa W 10
1920
Jan 1 Johnny Gill Steelton, Pa W 10
Jan 6 Johnny Alberts Bayonne W 8
Jan 30 Jimmy Conway Savannah W 12
Mar 8 Dave Palitz Hartford ND 10
Mar 17 Jack Perry Canton W 12
Mar 26 Bryan Downey Cleveland W 10
Apr 7 Dennis O'Keefe Kenosha W 10
Apr 26 Jock Malone Canton W 12
May 1 Frankie Maguire Philadelphia W 6
May 17 Mike O'Dowd Canton L 12
May 31 Johnny Griffiths Akron W 15
June 2 Young Joe Borrell Philadelphia W 8
June 7 Len Rowlands Philadelphia W 8
July 1 Eddie Shelvin Portland, Me W 12
July 26 Marcel Thomas Newark, N.J. TKO 10
Aug 23 Lou Bogash Bridgeport, Con D 12
(Retained World Welterweight Title)
Sept 3 Johnny Tillman Cleveland W 10
Sept 6 Ray Bronson Cedar Point W 10
Oct 8 Jack Perry Toledo, Ohio D 12
Nov 18 Morris Lux Kansas City W 10
Nov 23 Bud Logan San Antonio ND 10
Nov 29 Jake Abel Atlanta W 10
Dec 6 Pinkey Mitchell Milwaukee W 10
Dec 20 Jim Montgomery Jersey City ND 8
1921
Feb 7 Ted (Kid) Lewis New York W 15
(Retained World Welterweight Title)
May 17 Johnny Tillman Des Moines W 10
May 25 Travis Davis Seattle D 4
June 3 Dave Shade Milwaukee, Ore D 10
June 10 Frank Barrieu Milwaukie D 10
July 8 Mickey Walker Newark, N.J. W 12
1922
Feb 17 Dave Shade New York D 15
(Retained World Welterweight Title)
May 5 Cowboy Padgett Omaha W 10
May 16 Morris Lux Tulsa, Ok KO 5
May 26 Ray Long Oklahoma City D 12
June 13 Benny Leonard New York W F 13
(Retained World Welterweight Title)
Oct 10 Jimmy Kelly Havana, Cuba W 12
Nov 1 Mickey Walker New York L 15
(Lost World Welterweight Title)
1923
Apr 20 Jim Montgomery Norfolk, Va W 10
May 13 Joey O'Hara Chicago W 10
June 8 Cowboy Padgett Youngstown W 12
June 14 Soldier Bartfield New York W 10
Nov 20 Frankie Schoell Boston L 10
Dec 18 K.O. Phil Kaplan New York W 10
1924
Jan 21 Fred Archer Canton W 10
Feb 11 Johnny Karr Canton L 10
July 10 Billy Carney Boston W 10
Aug 28 Jack Rappaport Newark W 10
Oct 1 K.O. Phil Kaplan Newark L 10
Oct 13 Phil Krug Newark, N.J. W 12
Nov 19 Jimmy Duffy San Francisco L 4
Dec 2 Billy Vincent Los Angeles W 4
1925
Jan 16 Norman Genet San Francisco W 8
Jan 22 Izzy Tanner Portland, Ore W 10
Feb 20 Berm. Billy Wells San Francisco L 10
Mar 20 Morrie Schlaifer Omaha L 10
May 16 Ted Krache Seattle D 6
May 20 Ray Moore Los Angeles W 10
June 3 Harry Ritzer Wilmington W 10
June 26 Dave Forbes Kansas City W 10
1926
Aug 2 Colin McLachlin Miami W 10
1927
Apr 2 Arthur Schackles Fort Lauderdale W 10
Aug 29 George Levine Brooklyn W 10
Sept 12 Tommy Jordan Brooklyn W 10
Sept 19 Joey Knapp New York W 10
Oct 17 Hilario Martinez Brooklyn L 10
Nov 14 Jimmy Jones Canton L 10
1928
Jan 4 Floyd Hybert Cleveland NC 5
July 20 Harry Felix Long Branch W 8
Aug 7 Tommy Dunn Staten Island W 10
Aug 14 Tony Vaccarelli New York W 10
Aug 28 Pal Silvers New York L 10
Sept 24 Mickey Sears Lynn, Mass W 10
Oct 1 Pete Proverncher Boston W 10
Oct 12 Jimmy McGonigle Boston W 10
Oct 16 Laddie Lee Portland, Me W 12
Oct 22 Meyer Cohen Holyoke, Mass W 10
Oct 26 Pete Provencher Manchester W 10
Nov 1 Danny Sears Portsmouth W 10
Nov 14 Larry Brignolia Boston W 10
Dec 7 Frankie O'Brien Boston L 10
Dec 20 Canada Lee Boston, Mass W 10
1929
Feb Cliff Wellons Miami W 10
Feb Spike Webb Miami W 10
Mar 22 Joe Cooper New Orleans W 10
Apr 8 Grover Mallini Mobile W 10
Apr 12 Tot Wilson Macon, Ga W 10
Apr 22 Red Herring Memphis L 8
Apr 30 Ted Goodrich Atlanta W 10
June 10 Billy Brown New Orleans W 12
June 23 Patsy Pollock Chicago W 10
July 9 Ham Jenkins Denver L 10
Aug 19 Morrie Sherman Grand Rapids L 10
Aug 21 Henry Firpo Zanesville, Oh L 10
Sept 3 George Gibbons Kenton, Ohio D 10
Sept 30 Johnny Roberts Portsmouth L 10
Oct Frankie Palmo Portsmouth D 10
Nov Sam Bruce Buffalo L 6
Dec 17 Joe Cooper Charlotte, N.C. L 10
1930
Jan 20 Ralph Hood Roanoke, Va. W 10
Mar 6 Alf Schell Hartford, Conn W 10
May 8 Bobby Ruffalo Yonkers, N.Y. W 8
Aug Rudy Marshall Stamford, Conn L 10
