Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. © 2020 Relationship Science LLC. | I Only five rounds in "Lewis Wins Bout in San Francisco". In the ninth, he was stunned by a crushing right that appeared to leave him unconscious on his feet, before he recovered and clinched. Though Lewis dominated in all fifteen rounds, the majority of the crowd of 15,000, cheered for McAvoy, the game Englishman with the fast punch. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to feedback@findagrave.com and include a link to the page and details about the problem. [citation needed] In the ninth and tenth, he was at risk of losing by knockout to his heavyweight challenger, but weathered the challenge. Ray, fighting with a fifteen-pound weight advantage, fought in a sideways crouch that baffled Lewis for a few rounds. The company was founded on June 8, 1981 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. Please reset your password. Stiff rights to end the tenth in "Early Lead Disposes of Foe's Spurt", Rochester, New York. Before a tiny crowd of 2,988, Lewis batted Godwin to the mat with a stunning right cross, and after he rose unleashed a flurry of blows that forced the referee to call the fight. Harvey complained of an injured right hand after the bout. [37] Several reporters attributed Lewis's dominance in rounds thirteen through fifteen, to Ettore's growing fatigue.

[7] Lewis landed cleaner punches and in three rounds sent Scozza back on his heels with strong rights to the jaw. Due to the Depression and a lack of interest in the Light Heavyweight class, Olin's manager had a difficult time finding a promoter or an audience for the fight, finally settling on a payment of $15,000 to fight Lewis in St. Louis. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. John Henry Lewis (May 1, 1914 – April 18, 1974) was a hall of fame American boxer who held the World Light Heavyweight Boxing Title from 1935 to 1938.

| C Lewis is portrayed by Troy Amos-Ross in the 2005 Braddock biopic film Cinderella Man. In the tenth round, Lewis tried for a knockout, but was rebuffed by the scientific skill of Rosenbloom, who blocked his attacks and showered him with blows.
If you have questions, please contact support@findagrave.com. found in Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940. Lewis claimed his refusal to fight Tiger Fox, the reason he was stripped of the NYSAC Light Heavyweight Title, was an economic necessity, as he knew Fox would not draw a significant audience. [56], His next fight would have been a rematch with Len Harvey in London, but the it was cancelled after Lewis failed the pre-fight medical tests. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Vantage Deluxe World Travel, Inc.

He managed to win the ninth and tenth, but still was behind on points. Olin's trainer, Ray Arcel, later wrote that his boxer lost the nerve to fight Lewis and had to be encouraged to change his mind up to the day of the match.

Join Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in Finding Your Roots on PBS! Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? "Cleveland Heavy is Hero of Sensational Ten-ROund Struggle". overseas, and also conducted it in Germany and the Netherlands. The Pittsburgh audience watched Lewis knock Patrick to the mat within the first minute of fighting for a count of three, and shortly after he arose, he went down for the full count from a left and right to the jaw.[16][17]. The crowd of 10,000 booed the decision. [34][35], On February 8, 1937, Lewis defeated Al Ettore at Convention Hall in Philadelphia in a savage fifteen round split decision before a crowd of 13,000. McGoogan, W. J., "Bob Olin Lost His Title Here". It serves in the areas of rare genetic diseases, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and endocrinology. [1], Lewis faced future World Heavyweight champion, James J. Braddock on September 21, 1932, defeating him in a ten-round points decision at Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to … | P [36] The United Press gave eight rounds to Lewis, with seven for Ettore. | Acronyms You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. [18][19][20], In his next fight on November 29, 1935, Lewis lost to Maxie Rosenbloom in a close, dull, 10-round non-title decision at Dreamland Auditorium in San Francisco. [1][44][45], Lewis was undefeated in twelve bouts in 1938.

After six years as a double-bassist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, he played (double-bass) with and conducted (in Germany and the Netherlands) the Seventh Army Symphony while serving in the United States Armed Forces (1955-1956). You can still file a request but no one will be notified. [5], Taking a break from his high school studies, Lewis won a ten-round decision over Lou Scozza, a veteran Light Heavyweight contender, on October 26, 1932 in San Francisco. A relationship does not necessarily indicate a personal connection.

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