Peter Crawley (boxer)
Peter Crawley | |
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Born | Newington Green, Middlesex, England | 5 December 1799
Died | 12 March 1865 West Smithfield, London, England | (aged 65)
Nationality | British |
Other names | Young Rump Steak |
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Weight(s) | 164.5 lb (74.6 kg) |
Height | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) |
Peter Crawley (born 5 December 1799, Newington Green, London – 12 March 1865, West Smithfield, London) was an English bare-knuckle boxer. He won the Championship of England in 1827.[1]
Fights
1815
- Pat Flannagan – WIN
1816–1817
- Bill Hunt – WIN
- Jack Bennett – WIN
- Tom Price – WIN
- Bill Coleman – WIN
- "Clara Market John" – WIN
- Harry Buckstone – WIN
- Tom McCarthy – WIN
- Tom Tyler – WIN
- Shirley's Carman – WIN
- Big Drayman – WIN
1818
- 11 February – Tom Watson – DRAW
- 7 August – Ben Sutcliffe – WIN
1819
- 16 March – Tom Hickman – LOSE
1822
- 7 May – "Southern's Bully" – WIN
1823
- 5 May – Dick Acton – WIN
- Crawley defeated some more minor opponents
1825
- Crawley was unsuccessful to find a backed to fight with Jem Ward for the championship of England
1826
- "Unknown Englander" – WIN (private fight)
1827
- 2 January – Jem Ward – WIN – Crawley becomes Champion of England
- 4 January – Crawley retires from the ring and refused to meet Jem Ward in another Championship fight
References
- ^ Henry Downes Miles, 1906, Pugilistica, The History of British Boxing, pp233-247
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