Q:Facts:   - weight: welterweight , middleweight    - draws: 7    - losses: 15    - caption: basham in 1914    - height: 5 ft 8 in m 1.73 on    - ko: 24    - death date: 8 june 1947    - nickname: the happy wanderer    - total: 82      - birth date: 1890    - name: johnny basham    - nationality: british    - image: johnny basham 1914.png    - birth place: newport , monmouthshire , wales    - wins: 60   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of johnny basham .
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john michael `` johnny '' basham -lrb- 1890 -- 8 june 1947 -rrb- was a welsh boxer who became british and european champion at both welter and middleweight .his professional career spanned over 20 years , from 1909 to 1929 , and after being stationed in wrexham through military service , he fought most of his bouts in nearby liverpool .basham was the first welterweight to win the lonsdale belt outright , successfully defended his british welterweight title on two occasions and also took the commonwealth welterweight title in 1919 .his career was defined not only by his successes , but also through the death in the ring of opponent harry price , which saw basham face manslaughter charges , and his failed contests with ted `` kid '' lewis towards his career 's end .