Lightweight · Golden Age (1920–1959)
Lew Jenkins
"The Sweetwater Swatter"
73
Wins
41
Losses
5
Draws
51
KOs
70%
KO %
- Born
- 1916
- Died
- 1981
- Nationality
- USA
- Career
- 1934–1950
A thin Texan with explosive punching power.
Titles & Honours
- World Lightweight Champion (1940–1941)
Career Timeline
1934–1950- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Bobby Reed · L PTS
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Ted Tallos · PTS. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Title history
Title reign begins
World Lightweight Champion (1940–1941). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.
- Signature fight
vs Lou Ambers
W TKO · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Signature fight
vs Bob Montgomery
W UD · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Joey Zodda · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Beau Jack · L TKO. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935-07-08 | L | Bobby Reed | PTS | 8 | West Texas Open Air Arena, Abilene, Texas, U.S. |
| 1935-07-22 | L | Gene Noble | TKO | 4 | West Texas Open Air Arena, Abilene, Texas, U.S. |
| 1935-12-02 | W | Lee Mullins | PTS | 4 | Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| 1935-12-13 | L | Ray Carrillo | PTS | 4 | Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| 1936-03-05 | W | Sailor Fay Kosky | PTS | 4 | Silver City, New Mexico, U.S. |
| 1936-05-21 | W | Cullen Williams | PTS | 4 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1937-04-15 | D | Billy Firpo | PTS | 10 | Silver City, New Mexico, U.S. |
| 1937-04-24 | W | Alberto Pena | TKO | 2 | Silver City, New Mexico, U.S. |
| 1937-07-04 | W | Billy Firpo | PTS | 8 | Silver City, New Mexico, U.S. |
| 1937-09-22 | L | Midget Mexico | PTS | 6 | 40 & 8 Arena, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-01-11 | D | Ramon Serrano | PTS | 6 | Olympiad Arena, Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-01-14 | W | Kid Leyva | TKO | 5 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-01-28 | W | Young Ernest | KO | 5 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-02-04 | W | Jackie Conway | KO | 2 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-02-18 | W | Frankie Graham | TKO | 4 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-03-11 | W | Louis Arriola | TKO | 5 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-03-18 | W | Ramon Serrano | KO | 2 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-04-01 | W | Jackie Sharkey | KO | 2 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-04-08 | W | Lew Feldman | SD | 10 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-04-28 | L | Wesley Ramey | PTS | 10 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-05-13 | W | Chief Evening Thunder | KO | 8 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-05-27 | L | Bobby Britton | KO | 7 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-07-22 | W | Willard Brown | KO | 4 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-07-29 | L | Chino Alvarez | TKO | 8 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-08-23 | W | Zeke Castro | PTS | 6 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1938-09-07 | W | Cullen Williams | KO | 3 | 40 & 8 Arena, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-09-16 | W | Jack Griffin | PTS | 6 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-09-30 | W | Don Eddy | TKO | 8 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-10-06 | W | Luis Orozco | KO | 1 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-10-20 | W | Carl Faust | TKO | 8 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-11-03 | W | Carl Faust | KO | 8 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-11-09 | D | Sammy Musco | PTS | 10 | 40 & 8 Arena, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-11-17 | L | Lew Feldman | MD | 10 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-11-22 | W | Young Ernest | KO | 2 | 34 East Concho Arena, San Angelo, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-12-02 | W | Sammy Musco | UD | 10 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-12-16 | L | Wesley Ramey | PTS | 10 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1938-12-29 | W | Ted Tallos | PTS | 6 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1939-01-06 | W | Joe Law | PTS | 6 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1939-01-20 | D | Willie Joyce | SD | 10 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1939-01-31 | W | Sammy Scully | KO | 5 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1939-02-10 | W | Kid Leyva | KO | 3 | 40 & 8 Arena, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| 1939-02-17 | L | Willie Joyce | SD | 8 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1939-02-24 | L | Willie Joyce | SD | 8 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1939-03-03 | W | Jack Darcy | PTS | 6 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1939-03-08 | W | KO Borrado | KO | 2 | 40 & 8 Arena, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| 1939-03-15 | W | Sammy Musco | KO | 6 | 40 & 8 Arena, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| 1939-03-24 | L | Pete Lello | KO | 7 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1939-04-29 | L | Pedro Ortega | PTS | 10 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1939-05-06 | W | Panchito Campos | KO | 1 | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1939-05-13 | L | Carlos Malacara | PTS | 10 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1939-05-26 | W | Jimmy Hatcher | KO | 4 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1939-05-31 | L | Manuel Villa II | PTS | 10 | 40 & 8 Arena, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| 1939-06-05 | W | Roberto Gomez | TKO | 2 | Walkathon Arena, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| 1939-06-19 | W | Jorge Morelia | PTS | 10 | Walkathon Arena, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| 1939-07-18 | W | Quentin Breese | PTS | 8 | Queensboro Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1939-08-01 | W | Joey Fontana | PTS | 8 | Queensboro Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1939-08-15 | W | Quentin Breese | PTS | 8 | Queensboro Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1939-09-05 | W | Ginger Foran | KO | 4 | Queensboro Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1939-09-12 | W | Primo Flores | TKO | 4 | New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1939-10-10 | W | Primo Flores | TKO | 5 | New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1939-11-21 | W | Mike Belloise | TKO | 7 | New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1939-12-15 | W | William Marquart | KO | 3 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1940-01-24 | W | Chino Alvarez | KO | 1 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1940-03-08 | W | Tippy Larkin | KO | 1 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1940-05-10 | W | Lou Ambers | TKO | 3 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1940-07-17 | L | Henry Armstrong | TKO | 6 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1940-09-16 | W | Bob Montgomery | UD | 10 | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1940-11-22 | W | Pete Lello | KO | 2 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1940-12-20 | D | Fritzie Zivic | PTS | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1941-02-28 | W | Lou Ambers | TKO | 7 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1941-05-16 | L | Bob Montgomery | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1941-08-04 | W | Joey Zodda | KO | 3 | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1941-09-12 | W | Cleo McNeal | KO | 3 | Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., Minnesota, U.S. |
| 1941-10-06 | L | Freddie Cochrane | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1941-12-19 | L | Sammy Angott | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1942-02-17 | L | Marty Servo | UD | 10 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1942-03-27 | L | Mike Kaplan | UD | 10 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1942-05-13 | L | Jackie Byrd | PTS | 10 | Rix Stadium, Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
| 1942-05-25 | L | Fritzie Zivic | TKO | 10 | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1942-08-17 | L | Cosby Linson | PTS | 10 | Victory Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1942-08-27 | L | Carmen Notch | SD | 10 | Arena Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1942-09-22 | L | Al Tribuani | UD | 10 | Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. Park, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| 1942-11-18 | W | Chato Gonzalez | KO | 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1942-12-04 | L | Henry Armstrong | TKO | 8 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| 1942-12-22 | L | John Thomas | TKO | 5 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1945-12-03 | L | Jimmy Doyle | TKO | 4 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1946-01-01 | W | Jerry Zullo | KO | 2 | Salem Arena, Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1946-01-25 | W | Jack Garrity | KO | 1 | Young Men's Catholic Club Hall, Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1946-01-29 | W | Johnny Cool | DQ | 2 | Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| 1946-05-21 | L | Henry Majcher | PTS | 10 | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 1946-06-14 | L | Louis Flyer | KO | 6 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1946-09-26 | W | Tony Davila | KO | 1 | Wright's Arena, Waco, Texas, U.S. |
| 1946-11-20 | W | Ted Garcia | TKO | 9 | City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, U.S. |
| 1946-12-13 | W | Hubert Gray | KO | 10 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1946-12-20 | W | Nick Castiglione | TKO | 4 | Rainbo Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1948-12-10 | W | Andres Balderas | KO | 3 | Liberty Hall, El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| 1949-01-17 | W | Rene Camacho | TKO | 2 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1949-01-31 | W | Chuck Burton | TKO | 9 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1949-02-28 | L | Percy Bassett | UD | 10 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1949-03-17 | W | Santa Bucca | KO | 4 | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1949-03-28 | W | Joey Carkido | KO | 4 | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1949-04-11 | W | Bobby Timpson | TKO | 10 | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1949-05-02 | L | Eddie Giosa | SD | 10 | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1949-06-06 | W | Jimmy Collins | MD | 8 | Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1949-06-21 | W | Mario Moreno | KO | 2 | Fair Grounds Arena, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1949-07-01 | L | Guiseppe Colasanti | SD | 10 | Long Beach, California, U.S. Stadium, Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| 1949-08-01 | W | Louis Joyce | SD | 8 | Fair Grounds Arena, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1949-08-17 | W | Don Williams | UD | 10 | Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1949-09-01 | L | Bob Sandberg | UD | 10 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 1949-09-21 | L | Don Williams | UD | 10 | Auditorium, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1949-09-30 | W | Eddie Giosa | UD | 10 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1949-10-20 | W | Issac Jenkins | UD | 8 | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1949-11-14 | L | Calvin Smith | PTS | 10 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1949-12-05 | W | Johnny DeFazio | KO | 8 | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1949-12-19 | W | Iggy Vaccari | TKO | 9 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1950-01-09 | W | Al Pennino | KO | 3 | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1950-01-25 | L | Walter Haines | UD | 8 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1950-01-31 | L | Rafael Lastre | TKO | 10 | Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1950-03-06 | L | Carmen Basilio | MD | 10 | State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| 1950-04-14 | L | Beau Jack | TKO | 5 | Uline Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Showing 120 of 120 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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