Description
Ted ‘Kid’ Lewis
Birth name: Gershon Mendeloff
Alias: The Aldgate Sphinx
Record: 191-32-14
77 KOs 6 KOs
Division: Welter
Bouts: 237
Career: 1909-1929
Debut: 1909-08-29
Nationality: United Kingdom
Residence: St George’s, London, United Kingdom
Birth place: St George’s, London, United Kingdom
Born: 1893-10-28
Died: 1970-10-20 (Age:76)
Ted (Kid) Lewis is generally credited with being the first fighter to use a mouthpiece; at the very least he was one of the first notable fighters to use one.
Jewish Boxers | World Welterweight Champions | English World Champions | IBHOF Members | Commonwealth Boxing Council Middleweight Champions | Commonwealth Boxing Council Welterweight Champions | Boxers with more than 200 bouts
