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Lew Jenkins
(Verlin Elmer Jenkins)

BORN December 4 1916; Milburn, Texas
DIED October 30 1981; Oakland, California
HEIGHT 5-7 (Some sources report 5-8)
WEIGHT 125-144 lbs
MANAGER Benny Woodhall, Frank Bachman, Hymie Kaplan, Willie Ketchum
TRAINER Charley Rose

Jenkins was a very hard hitter - both in the ring and out; Capable of taking out the best men with a punch or two, Lew was also capable of wild escapades and incidents that were hurtful to his career - excessive drinking, carousing, etc., - often just before important fights

He was a boxing champion in the Armed Services, a decorated war hero and, during his career, won the Lightweight Championship of the World; Jenkins was included among The Ring magazine's 100 greatest punchers of all time (2003); His career was handled by his wife, Katie, some of the time

Lew defeated such men as Lou Ambers, Bob Montgomery, Tippy Larkin, Mike Belloise, Pete Lello, Lew Feldman, Nick Castiglione and Eddie Giosa

Jenkins was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1977, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1983 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1999

1935
Dec  1 Lee Mullins                Phoenix, Az                       W  4
Dec 13 Ray Carillo                Phoenix, Az                       L  4

1936
Mar  5 "Sailor" Fay Koskey        Silver City, NM                   W  4
May 21 Cullen Williams            Dallas, Tx                        W  4

1937
Apr 12 Billy Firpo                Silver City, NM                   D 10
          -Some sources report "L 6"
Apr 24 Alberto Pena               Silver City, NM                  TK  2
Jul  4 Billy Firpo                Silver City, NM                   W  8
Sep 22 Midget Mexico              Corpus Christi, Tx                L  6

1938
Jan 11 Ray Serrano                Houston, Tx                       D  6
Jan 14 Kid Leva                   Dallas, Tx                       KO  5
Jan 28 Young Ernest               Dallas, Tx                       KO  5
Feb  4 Jackie Conway              Dallas, Tx                       KO  2
Feb 18 Frankie Graham             Dallas, Tx                       TK  4
Mar 11 Louis Arriola              Dallas, Tx                       KO  5
Mar 18 Ray Serrano                Dallas, Tx                       KO  2
Apr  1 Jackie Sharkey             Dallas, Tx                       KO  2
Apr  8 Lew Feldman                Dallas, Tx                        W 10
Apr 28 Wesley Ramey               Dallas, Tx                        L 10
May 14 "Chief" Evening Thunder    Dallas, Tx                       KO  8
May 27 Bobby Britton              Dallas, Tx                       LK  7
Jun 17 "Chief" Evening Thunder    Dallas, Tx                       KO  3
Jul 22 Willard Brown              Dallas, Tx                       KO  4
Jul 29 Chino Alvarez              Dallas, Tx                       LK  8
Aug 23 Zeke Castro                Los Angeles, Ca                   W  6
Sep  7 Cullen Williams            Corpus Christi, Tx               KO  3
Sep 16 Jackie Griffin             Dallas, Tx                        W  6
Sep 23 Carlos Malacara            Dallas, Tx                        L 10
Sep 30 Don Eddy                   Dallas, Tx                       KO  8
Oct  6 Luis Orozco                Dallas, Tx                       KO  1
Oct 20 Carl Faust                 Dallas, Tx                       KO  8
Nov  3 Carl Faust                 Dallas, Tx                       KO  8
Nov  9 Sammy Musco                Corpus Christi, Tx                D 10
Nov 17 Lew Feldman                Dallas, Tx                        L 10
Dec  2 Sammy Musco                Dallas, Tx                        W 10
Dec 16 Wesley Ramey               Dallas, Tx                        L 10
Dec 23 Pedro Ortega               San Antonio, Tx                   L  8
Dec 29 Ted Tellos                 Dallas, Tx                        W  8

1939
Jan  6 Joe Law                    Chicago, Il                       W  6
Jan 19 Willie Joyce               Chicago, Il                       D 10
          -Some sources report 1/20/39
Jan 31 Sam Scully                 Houston, Tx                      KO 10
Feb 17 Willie Joyce               Chicago, Il                       L  8
Feb 24 Willie Joyce               Chicago, Il                       L  8
Mar  8 K.O. Borrado               Corpus Christi, Tx               KO  2
Mar 15 Sammy Musco                Corpus Christi, Tx               KO  6
Mar 24 Pete Lello                 Chicago, Il                      LK  7
Apr 29 Pedro Ortega               Mexico City, Mex                  L 10
May  6 Panchito Campos            Mexico City, Mex                 KO  1
May 13 Carlos Malacara            Mexico City, Mex                  L 10
May 26 Jimmy Hatcher              Dallas, Tx                       KO  2
May 31 Manuel Villa II            Corpus Christi, Tx                L 10
Jun  5 Robert Gomez               San Antonio, Tx                  TK  2
Jun 19 Jorge Morelia              San Antonio, Tx                   W 10
Jul 18 Quentin "Baby" Breese      Long Island City, NY              W  8
Aug  1 Joey Fontana               Long Island City, NY              W  8
Aug 15 Quentin "Baby" Breese      Long Island City, NY              W  8
Sep  5 Ginger Foran               Long Island City, NY             KO  4
Sep 12 Primo Flores               Bronx, NY                        TK  4
Oct 10 Primo Flores               Bronx, NY                        TK  5
Nov 21 Mike Belloise              Bronx, NY                        TK  8
          -Some sources report "TK 7"
Dec 15 Billy Marquart             New York, NY                     KO  3

1940
Jan 24 Chino Alvarez              Dallas, Tx                       KO  1
Mar  8 Tippy Larkin               New York, NY                     KO  1
May 10 Lou Ambers                 New York, NY                     TK  3
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
           "New York" Lightweight Championship of the World
Jul 17 Henry Armstrong            New York, NY                     LT  6
          -Some sources report this as a Welterweight Championship
           of the World contest
Sep 16 Bob Montgomery             Philadelphia, Pa                  W 12
Nov 22 Pete Lello                 New York, NY                     KO  2
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
Dec 20 Fritzie Zivic              New York, NY                      D 10
          -Zivic was the Welterweight Champion of the World 
           at the time of this fight

1941
Feb 28 Lou Ambers                 New York, NY                     TK  7
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
May 16 Bob Montgomery             New York, NY                      L 10
Aug  4 Joey Zodda                 Newark, NJ                       KO  3
Sep 12 Cleo McNeil                Minneapolis, Mn                  KO  3
Oct  6 Freddie "Red" Cochrane     New York, NY                      L 10
Dec 19 Sammy Angott               New York, NY                      L 15
          -Lightweight Championship of the World

1942
Feb 17 Marty Servo                Philadelphia, Pa                  L 10
Mar 27 Mike Kaplan                Boston, Ma                        L 10
May 13 Jack Byrd                  Hot Springs, Ar                   L 10
May 25 Fritzie Zivic              Pittsburgh, Pa                   LT 10
Aug 17 Cosby Linson               New Orleans, La                   L 10
Aug 27 Carmen Notch               Detroit, Mi                       L 10
Sep 22 Al Tribuani                Wilmington, De                    L 10
Nov 18 Chato Gonzalez             Las Vegas, Nv                    KO  2
Dec  4 Henry Armstrong            Portland, Or                     LT  8
Dec 22 John Thomas                Los Angeles, Ca                  LT  5

1943
Jul 28 Steve Rosina               Oran, Mo                         KO  2
Aug  6 Chick Broussard            Oran, Mo                          W  3

1945
Dec  3 Jimmy Doyle                Cleveland, Oh                    LT  4

1946
Jan 15 Jerry Zullo                Salem, Ma                        KO  2
Jan 25 Jack Garrity               Danbury, Ct                      KO  1
Jan 29 Johnny Cool                Manchester, NH                   WF  2
          -Some sources report "KO 2"
May 21 Henry Majcher              Houston, Tx                       L 10
Jun 14 Lou Flyer                  Dallas, Tx                       LK  6
Sep 26 Tony Davila                Waco, Tx                         KO  1
Nov 20 Ted "Mustang" Garcia       Galveston, Tx                    TK  9
Dec 13 Hubert Gray                Dallas, Tx                       KO 10
Dec 20 Nick Castiglione           Chicago, Tx                      TK  4

1948
Dec 10 Andres Balderas            El Paso, Tx                      KO  3

1949
Jan 17 Rene Camacho               Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  2
Jan 31 Chuck Burton               Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  9
Feb 28 Percy Bassett              Philadelphia, Pa                  L 10
Mar 17 Santa Bucca                Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  4
Mar 28 Joey Carkido               Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  4
Apr 11 Bobby Timpson              Philadelphia, Pa                 KO 10
May  2 Eddie Giosa                Philadelphia, Pa                  L 10
Jun  6 Jimmy Collins              Philadelphia, Pa                  W  8
Jun 21 Mario Marino               Allentown, Pa                    KO  2
Jul  1 Beppe Cosalanti            Long Beach, NY                    L 10
Aug  1 Lou Joyce                  Allentown, Pa                     W  8
Aug 17 Don Williams               Worcester, Ma                     W 10
Sep  1 Bob Sandberg               Milwaukee, Wi                     L 10
Sep 21 Don Williams               Worcester, Ma                     L 10
Sep 30 Eddie Giosa                Philadelphia, Pa                  W 10
Oct 20 Isaac "Ike" Jenkins        Philadelphia, Pa                  W  8
Nov 14 Calvin Smith               Philadelphia, Pa                  L 10
Dec  5 Johnny DeFazio             Newark, NJ                       KO  8
Dec 19 Iggy Vaccari               Boston, Ma                       TK  9

1950
Jan  9 Al Pennino                 Newark, NJ                       KO  3
Jan 25 Walter Haines              New York, NY                      L  8
Jan 31 Rafael Lastre              Toledo, Oh                       LK 10
Mar  6 Carmen Basilio             Syracuse, NY                      L 10
Apr 14 Beau Jack                  Washington, DC                   LT  5
          -Some sources report "LK 6"

*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1936
Jul 28 Wilfred "Moon" Mullins     Columbus, Tx                      W  8
Dec 17 E.F. Merill                                                SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

1937
       Jimmy Maddox                                                 D  8
       Rudolfo Ramirez                                             LK  8
       Ray Serrano                Houston, Tx                       W  4


Record courtesy of Mike Tegen, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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