SPORT & NOTE
Lew JENKINS

Male

"Sweetwater Swatter"
(Elmer Verlin Jenkins)
Lightweight, USA, Sweetwater, Texas
Born: December 4, 1916, Milburn, Texas, USA
Died: October 30, 1981, Oakland, California
Height: 5ft 7in, mt 1,71


No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1935
- July 8Bobby ReedAbilene, United States L 8
- July 22Gene NobleAbilene, United States TKO by 4
+ Dec. 1Lee MullinsPhoenix, United States W 4
- Dec. 13Ray CarrilloPhoenix, United States L 4
1936
+ Mar. 5Sailor Fay KoskySilver City, United States W 4
+ May 21Cullen WilliamsDallas, United States W 4
1937
= Apr. 15Billy FirpoSilver City, United States Draw 10
+ Apr. 24Alberto PenaSilver City, United States TKO 2
+ July 4Billy FirpoSilver City, United States W 8
- Sept. 22Midget MexicoCorpus Christi, United States L 6
1938
= Jan. 11Raymond Serrano Houston, United States Draw 6
+ Jan. 14Kid LevaDallas, United States TKO 5
+ Jan. 28Young ErnestDallas, United States KO 5
+ Feb. 4Jackie ConwayDallas, United States KO 2
+ Feb. 18Frankie GrahamDallas, United States TKO 4
+ Mar. 11Louis ArriolaDallas, United States TKO 5
+ Mar. 18Raymond Serrano Dallas, United States KO 2
+ Apr. 1Jackie SharkeyDallas, United States KO 2
+ Apr. 8Lew FeldmanDallas, United States W 10
- Apr. 28Wesley RameyDallas, United States L 10
+ May 13Chief Evening ThunderDallas, United States KO 8
- May 27Bobby BrittonDallas, United States KO by 7
+ July 22Willard BrownDallas, United States KO 4
- July 29Chino AlvarezDallas, United States TKO by 8
+ Aug. 23Zeke CastroLos Angeles, United States W 6
+ Sept. 7Cullen WilliamsCorpus Christi, United States KO 3
+ Sept. 16Jack GriffinDallas, United States W 6
+ Sept. 30Don EddyDallas, United States TKO 8
+ Oct. 6Luis OrozcoDallas, United States KO 1
+ Oct. 20Carl FaustDallas, United States TKO 8
+ Nov. 3Carl FaustDallas, United States KO 8
Texas State Lightweight Title
= Nov. 9Sammy MuscoCorpus Christi, United States Draw 10
- Nov. 17Lew FeldmanDallas, United States L 10
+ Dec. 2Sammy MuscoDallas, United States W 10
- Dec. 16Wesley RameyDallas, United States L 10
Texas State Lightweight Title
+ Dec. 29Ted TellosDallas, United States W 6
1939
+ Jan. 6Joe LawChicago, United States W 6
= Jan. 19Willie JoyceChicago, United States Draw 10
+ Jan. 31Sammy ScullyHouston, United States KO 5
+ Feb. 10Kid LevaCorpus Christi, United States KO 3
- Feb. 17Willie JoyceChicago, United States L 8
- Feb. 24Willie JoyceChicago, United States L 8
+ Mar. 3Jack DarcyDallas, United States W 6
+ Mar. 8K.O. BarradoCorpus Christi, United States KO 2
+ Mar. 15Sammy MuscoCorpus Christi, United States KO 6
- Mar. 24Pete LelloChicago, United States KO by 7
- Apr. 29Pedro OrtegaMexico City, Mexico L 10
+ May 6Panchito CamposMexico City, Mexico KO 1
- May 13Carlos MalacaraMexico City, Mexico L 10
+ May 26Jimmy HatcherDallas, United States KO 4
- May 31Manuel Villa IICorpus Christi, United States L 10
+ June 5Roberto GomezSan Antonio, United States TKO 2
+ June 19Jorge MoreliaSan Antonio, United States W 10
+ July 18Quentin BreeseLong Island City, United StatesW 8
+ Aug. 1Joey FontanaLong Island City, United StatesW 8
+ Aug. 15Quentin BreeseLong Island City, United StatesW 8
+ Sept. 5Ginger ForanLong Island City, United StatesKO 4
+ Sept. 12Primo FloresBronx, United States TKO 4
+ Oct. 10Primo FloresBronx, United States TKO 5
+ Nov. 21Mike BelloiseBronx, United States TKO 7
+ Dec. 15Billy MarquartNew York, United States KO 3
1940
+ Jan. 24Chino AlvarezDallas, United States KO 1
+ Mar. 8Tippy LarkinNew York, United States KO 1
+ May 10 Lou AmbersNew York, United States TKO 3
World Lightweight Title
- July 17Henry ArmstrongNew York, United States TKO by 6
+ Sept. 16Bob MontgomeryPhiladelphia, United States W 10
+ Nov. 22Pete LelloNew York, United States KO 2
World Lightweight Title
= Dec. 20Fritzie ZivicNew York, United States Draw 10
1941
+ Feb. 28Lou AmbersNew York, United States TKO 7
- May 16Bob MontgomeryNew York, United States L 10
+ Aug. 4Joey ZoddaNewark, United States KO 3
+ Sept. 12Cleo McNealMinneapolis, United States KO 3
- Oct. 6Freddie CochraneNew York, United States L 10
- Dec. 19Sammy AngottNew York, United States L 15
World Lightweight Title
1942
- Feb. 17Marty ServoPhiladelphia, United States L 10
- Mar. 27Mike KaplanBoston, United States L 10
- May 13Jackie ByrdHot Springs, United States L 10
- May 25Fritzie ZivicPittsburgh, United States TKO by 10
- Aug. 17Cosby LinsonNew Orleans, United States L 10
- Aug. 27Carmen NotchDetroit, United States L 10
- Sept. 22Al TribuaniWilmington, United States L 10
+ Nov. 18Chato GonzalezLas Vegas, United States KO 2
- Dec. 4Henry ArmstrongPortland, United States TKO by 8
- Dec. 22John ThomasLos Angeles, United States TKO by 5
1943-1944
Inactive
1945
- Dec. 3Jimmy DoyleCleveland, United States TKO by 4
1946
+ Jan. 15Jerry ZulloSalem, United States KO 2
+ Jan. 25Jack GarrityDanbury, United States KO 1
+ Jan. 29Johnny CoolManchester, United States WDQ 2
- May 21Henry MajcherHouston, United States L 10
- June 14Louis FlyerDallas, United States KO by 6
+ Sept. 26Tony DavilaWaco, United States KO 1
+ Nov. 20Ted GarciaGalveston, United States TKO 9
+ Dec. 13Hubert GrayDallas, United States KO 10
+ Dec. 20Nick CastiglioneChicago, United States TKO 4
1947
Inactive
1948
+ Dec. 10Andres Balderas El Paso, United States KO 3
1949
+ Jan. 17Rene CamachoPhiladelphia, United States TKO 2
+ Jan. 31Chuck BurtonPhiladelphia, United States KO 9
- Feb. 28Percy BassettPhiladelphia, United States L 10
+ Mar. 17Santa BuccaPhiladelphia, United States KO 4
+ Mar. 28Joey CarkidoPhiladelphia, United States KO 4
+ Apr. 11Bobby TimpsonPhiladelphia, United States TKO 10
- May 2Eddie GiosaPhiladelphia, United States L 10
+ June 6Jimmy CollinsPhiladelphia, United States W 8
+ June 21Mario MorenoAllentown, United States KO 2
- July 1Giuseppe ColasantiLong Beach, United States L 10
+ Aug. 1Louis JoyceAllentown, United States W 8
+ Aug. 17Don WilliamsWorcester, United States W 10
- Sept. 1Bob SandbergMilwaukee, United States L 10
- Sept. 21Don WilliamsWorcester, United States L 10
+ Sept. 30Eddie GiosaPhiladelphia, United States W 10
+ Oct. 20Isaac JenkinsPhiladelphia, United States W 8
- Nov. 14Calvin SmithPhiladelphia, United States L 10
+ Dec. 5Johnny DeFazioNewark, United States KO 8
+ Dec. 19Iggy VaccariBoston, United States TKO 9
1950
+ Jan. 9Al PenninoNewark, United States KO 3
- Jan. 25Walter HainesNew York, United States L 8
- Jan. 31Rafael LastreToledo, United States KO by 10
- Mar. 6Carmen BasilioSyracuse, United States L 10
- Apr. 14Beau JackWashington, United States TKO by 5

 

Summary

Total bouts: 119, Won: 73 (51 inside the limit), Lost: 41 (12 inside the limit), Draw: 5, NC: 0