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American boxer
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Male
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Birth:
28 September 1898(Philadelphia)
Death:
15 November 1970(Atlantic City)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
"Lefty" Lew Tendler (September 28, 1898, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 5, 1970, in Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American boxer. He is generally considered one of the best boxers to never have won a world title. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Tendler as the #10 ranked lightweight of all time, while The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at #9. He is a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame, the World Boxing Hall of Fame, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Notable bouts
| Result | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw |  Joe Dundee | PTS | 10 | 1925-07-16 | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Loss | Mickey Walker | UD | 10 | 1924-06-02 | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | For World Welterweight Title. |
| Loss | Benny Leonard | UD | 15 | 1923-07-24 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York | For World Lightweight Title. |
| Loss | Benny Leonard | NWS | 12 | 1922-07-27 | Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey | For World Lightweight Title. Newspaper Decision |
| Win | Johnny Dundee | UD | 15 | 1922-05-05 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Loss | Rocky Kansas | PTS | 15 | 1921-10-21 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | George KO Chaney | KO | 1 (6), 1:12 | 1919-06-04 | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | George KO Chaney | NWS | 6 | 1918-09-18 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Newspaper Decision |
| Win | Rocky Kansas | NWS | 6 | 1917-10-29 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Newspaper Decision |
| Win | Johnny Dundee | NWS | 6 | 1917-10-01 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Newspaper Decision |
| Win | Johnny Dundee | NWS | 6 | 1917-03-26 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Newspaper Decision |
| Win | Kid Herman | NWS | 6 | 1916-02-28 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Newspaper Decision |