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Edward "Ned" Sutton
Edward "Ned" Sutton, "The Gravesend Pipemaker" "The Kentish Champion" HW boxer 4 England
Roughly 1718-1735, remembered as the only man to ever beat Figg. fistiana has him challenging Figg for the first time in 1720 bear
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07-21-2008, 11:47 PM | #82 |
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Ould Donald McBane
Ould Donald McBane HW boxer 2 Scotland
1692-1726 famed soldier and fighter of Prizes who rivals William Hope as the greatest swordsman in the history of Scotland. Fought numerous duels to establish himself as a master. Then conducted his "School" in a room at the brothel that his wife kept. Served in the Duke of Marlborough's campaign in the low countries. Experienced 16 battles, 52 sieges, and numerous skirmishes. Wounded 27 times, exclluding his being blown up by his own hand grenade. Retired from military at agee 49 with 2 musket balls in his thigh and a plate of silver in his head. Despite these he began a successful career fighting prizes at the Bear Garden before settling down at the age of 63 after his bout with the Irishman O,'Bryen. McBane was the polar opposite of the aristocratic and genteel Hope. Bear
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Daniel Bane
Daniel Bane HW boxer 1 Scotland
1692-1726 Alternate name given by one source for Donald McBane the famed fighter of Prizes bear
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07-21-2008, 11:54 PM | #84 |
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Tom Pipes
Tom Pipes HW boxer 3 England
title claimant after Figg rough career dates 1722-1734 Tony Gee gives his real name as Thomas Allen bear
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Thomas Pipes Allen
Thomas Pipes Allen HW boxer 3 England
title claimant after Figg rough career dates 1722-1734 Known generally as Tom Pipes Tony Gee gives his real name as Thomas Allen bear
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07-21-2008, 11:58 PM | #86 |
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A Country Chaw Bacon
A Country Chaw Bacon hw Slugger 0 England
1750's nearly bested Slack in an impromptu but "fell apart" when Slack revealed his name. bear
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William Gill
William Gill HW boxer 1 England
well known fighter of Prizes, Godfrey describes him as a master of the backsword, particularily good inside. Gill was a known student of Figg so some acquaintance with pugilism is presumed. 1720-1735 are estimated career dates. known to have appeared at Figg's in 1731 bear
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Irish Michael Butler
Irish Michael Butler HW boxer 0 Ireland
1705-1731 approximate dates Noted stage fighter for Prizes, died of wounds inflicted by Gill that turned gangrenous. bear
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07-22-2008, 12:04 AM | #89 |
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Cheltenham Thomas Cook
Cheltenham Thomas Cook HW boxer 1 England
1748-1755 pugilist estimated career dates pre 1752 beat Joe James 1752-03 matched vs. Joseph Line bear
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A Gorman
A Gorman HW boxer 0 England
Known to have appeared in a Prize in 1700 bear
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07-22-2008, 12:08 AM | #91 |
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Bill Gretting
Bill Gretting HW slugger 3 England
rival of Tom Pipes rough dates 1724-1735 sometimes spelled Greeting bear
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Bill Greeting
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Bill Greeting HW slugger 2 England rough dates 1724-1735 alternate rating for an alternate spelling of Bill Gretting bear
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07-22-2008, 12:12 AM | #93 |
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John Gritton
John Gritton HW boxer 1 England
Pugilst fighting in the 1720's. Name maybe a corrupt spelling of Gretting. 1720-1730 a guess at career dates.
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The Muscovite
The Muscovite HW slugger 0 Russia
1720-1727 estimated career, challenged Gritton to a bout of boxing in 1727 bear
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Richard Mills, "The Onion Boy"
Richard Mills, "The Onion Boy" HW boxer 3 England
1753-1760 estimated career dates 1758-05-17 W 1 hour Ned Hunt may have an earlier victory over Hunt bear
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Andrew O'Bryen
Andrew O'Bryen HW slugger 0 Ireland
1720-1726 approximate career dates, badly beaten by McBane in 1726 prize when McBane was 63 bear
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07-22-2008, 12:19 AM | #97 |
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Nicholaes Petter
Nicholaes Petter HW boxer HW boxer 0 Netherlands
his book: Klare Onderichtinge der Voortreffelijcke Worstel-Konst ("Clear Education in the Magnificent Art of Wrestling," Amsterdam, 1674) contains the earliest illustrations of pugilists illustrated by Romeyn de Hooge bear
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Thomas Prinching
Thomas Prinching HW boxer 0 England
Appears to have been convicted of a boxing related death in 1726, estimates on career 1724-1726 bear
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Andrew Reed
Andrew Reed HW boxer 0 England
listed in the Velasquez papers as the first prize ring fatality career dates approximated as 1727-1732 bear
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Paddington Bob Russell
Paddington Bob Russell HW boxer 1 England
had 1733 pugilistic bout vs. Faulconer bear
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