Word: welterweight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fighter, famed Jack Britton, 43, onetime welterweight champion of the world, last week, in Boston, clambered through the ropes and was attacked by young and clumsy Larry Brignola. As canny as an aged monkey, Britton stepped around the ring, warding the wild, drastic punches of his adversary. In the third round, Brignola knocked a false tooth from Britton's mouth. Therefore Jack Britton drove Brignola to the ropes and kept him there with feints and clinches, ordering the referee to find his tooth and keep it. When the referee had found his tooth, Jack Britton laughed and the fight went...
...Welterweight (147) Joe Dundee...
Time was (1922) when Jack Britton wore the welterweight champion's crown. He wore it so skillfully and sensibly. that he retired from the ring with several hundred thousands in the bank...
Last week he pitted some 40 years of life and 23 years of ring experience against Georgie Levine, young welterweight. Levine jabbed, ducked, danced. Britton, his legs lazy with age, dodged well, punched hard, won the decision. Levine rushed over from his corner: "Jack, you're a great...
...given by the H. A. A. to the champions of each weight although the exact nature of these awards has not yet been determined. Three men who won championships in last year's tournament will defend their crowns again this year. G. N. Burns '29, who won the welterweight title last year will box in the light weight class in this tournament. F. R. Sullivan '27, bantam weight champion, and R. E. Johnson '27, middle weight title holder, will defend their crowns...