Error on Harry Lewis record

-KOKid- · Post by **-KOKid-** » 14 Feb 2006, 09:30

On Harry Lewis' record it says that "Lewis died the following morning" after his final fight with Jack Borrell in 1913.
This contradicts all other info concernining Lewis' date of death, including the one listed on his statistics on the same page. It is obviously a typo.

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=011032

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-KOKid- · Post by **-KOKid-** » 14 Feb 2006, 09:35

According to http://www.jewsinsports.org:

"Lewis' last career fight was in October 1913 against Joe Borrell in Philadelphia. Lewis collapsed after a blow to the jaw in the fifth-round as the punch caused a bloodclot and Lewis lingered near death for days. He recovered, but suffered partial paralysis -- and continued to live for another 43 years."

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klompton · Post by **klompton** » 03 Jun 2006, 00:56

Its true, Lewis did not die after his fight with Borrell. I have several articles which reference him years after his fight with Borrell. At one point he tried to sue his wife because he gave her money he had won in the ring for safe keeping and she wouldnt give it back to him HAHAHA.