Ted "Kid" Lewis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | The Aldgate Sphinx |
| Born | Gershon Mendeloff 28 October 1894 Parish of St George in the East, London, England |
| Died | 20 October 1970 (aged 75) London, England |
| Height | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) |
| Weight | Light Heavyweight Middleweight Welterweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 301 |
| Wins | 232 |
| Win by KO | 77 |
| Losses | 46 |
| Draws | 23 |
Ted "Kid" Lewis (born Gershon Mendeloff; 28 October 1894 – 20 October 1970) was an English-Jewish professional boxer who twice won the World Welterweight Championship (147 lb). Lewis is often ranked among the all-time greats, with ESPN ranking him 41st on their list of the 50 Greatest Boxers of All-Time and boxing historian Bert Sugar placing him 46th in his Top 100 Fighters catalogue. Statistical boxing website BoxRec ranks Lewis as the 17th best welterweight of all-time and the 7th best UK boxer ever. He is a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame.