Title

Ted 'Kid' Lewis, British boxer, (1938). Artist: Unknown

Caption

Ted 'Kid' Lewis, British boxer, (1938). Lewis (1894-1970) won the world welterweight title in 1915 when he defeated Jack Britton of the United States. The two men were fierce rivals, fighting each other no less than 20 times, covering a total of 224 rounds, between 1915 and 1921. In all, Lewis fought 300 times, with a record of 227 wins, 40 losses and 23 draws. A Churchman's Cigarettes picture card.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1938

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C59_338

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (2,4Mb) / 10,1in x 19,3in / 3034 x 5802 (300dpi)

Keywords

England people male sport man men country guy clothes British English boxer boxing dress location century shorts Britain champion photograph thirties sportsman fighter B&W MONOCHROME black & white black and white B W 1930s 20th century The Print Collector cigarette card sports personality world champion photograph portrait Unknown Lewis Ted welterweight Ted 'Kid' Lewis Kid Lewis photograph portrait