The Sporting Life
Henry Angelo (1756 – 1835)
The son of a famous Italian sword master, Henry Angelo inherited his father’s Fencing Academy in Bond Street, London in 1785. It was there,... Read More →
James Belcher (1781 – 1811)
Another of the famous boxers of the period, Belcher held the English title from 1800 to 1803. He is more likely to be... Read More →
Tom Cribb (1781 – 1848)
Another bare-knuckle boxer, Cribb won the English title in 1811. The next year he beat the American ex-slave, Tom Molineaux to become the world... Read More →
Gentleman Jackson (1769 – 1845)
John Jackson was the bare-knuckle boxing champion of England in 1795, and retired to open a boxing club in London. The club on Bond... Read More →