REC GALLERY of the GALLANT

Royal Explorers Club President Lord Cornelius Acton invites you all to become voting members of the REC. As voting members, you will be entitled to a vote in each Gallery of the Gallant ballot as well as unlimited cigars and wiskey in the trophy room.
Gallery of the Gallant
Rules:
1) Vote for as many of the prize fighters on the ballot as you deem worthy of inclusion or for none of the above.
2) To gain entrance, a prize fighter will need to recieve eight tenths of the votes cast.
3) Any fighter receiving at least one vote will carry over to the next ballot
4) A fighter that fails entry for five consecutive ballots will be removed from future consideration.
The Ballot of 1753:
Doctor Samuel Johnson (1740-1749)
Fourth year on ballot
Heavyweight
B. 1709
London, England
Career Record: 13-3
Titles: English Title
Notable victories: Tom Smallwood
Other: Lost to Taylor in bid for world title
Previous Votes:
1750 - 33.33%
1751 - 28.57%
1752 - 42.86%
Johnson, Doctor Samuel (1740 - 1749)
Bob Whittaker(1733-1750)
Third year on ballot
Heavyweight
B. 1713
England
Career Record: 12-8
Titles: English 1740-41
Notable victories: Andrew Johnson, Doctor Samuel Johnson
Previous Votes:
1751 - 14.29%
1752 - 28.57%
Whittaker, Bob (1733 - 1750)
Slann, Coachman William (1733-1751)
Second year on ballot
Heavyweight
B. 1713
London, England
Career Record: 22-10
Titles: None
Notable victories: Irish champion Pat Henley (3), Carolina Thomas Butler, John James
Other: Lost to Jack Slack in only world title fight
Previous votes:
1752 - 28.57%
Slann, Coachman William (1733 - 1751)
Francis, Jumping John (1736-1751)
Second year on ballot
Heavyweight
B. 1716
England
Career Record: 1-22
Titles: None
Notable victories: none
Previous votes:
1752 - 14.29%
Francis, Jumping John (1736 - 1751)
Henley, Pat (1734-1751)
Second year on ballot
Heavyweight
B. 1714
Ireland
Career Record: 9-17
Titles: Irish Champion 1734, 1735, 1743-1751
Notable victories: Andrew Mac-Colley, John Divine
Previous votes:
1752 - 14.29%
Henley, Pat (1734 - 1751)
Goroji, Ayagawa (1740-1752)
First year on ballot
Heavyweight
B. 1700
Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Career Record: 14-6
Titles: Far East Champion 1747-1752
Notable victories: Pat Henley, Maruyama Gondazaemon, Tom Smallwood
Goroji, Ayagawa (1740 - 1752)
Foster, Tom Boy Richard (1735-1752)
First year on ballot
Heavyweight
B. 1715
England
Career Record: 11-18
Titles: None
Notable victories: Terrible James Francis
Foster, Tom Boy Richard (1735-1752)
Smith, East Anglia Daniel(1742-1752)
First year on ballot
Heavyweight
B. 1722
East Anglia, England
Career Record: 7-13
Titles: None
Notable victories: None
Other: Lost three bids for english title to Jack Slack (twice) and Joseph Line
Smith, East Anglia Daniel(1742-1752)