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Champion Nickname --Reign-- James Figg the First Champion 1719 1730 retired Tom Pipes the Claimant 1730 1734 George Taylor the Barber 1734 1736 Jack Broughton the Father of Boxing 1736 1750 Jack Slack the Norfolk Butcher 1750 1760 William Stevens the Nailer 1760 1761 George Meggs the Collier 1761 1762 George Millsom the Baker 1762 1765 Tom Juchau the Pavior 1765 1766 William Darts the Dyer 1766 1769 Tom Lyons the Waterman 1769 1769 retired William Darts the Dyer 1769 1771 Peter Corcoran the Irish Champion 1771 1776 Harry Sellers the West Countryman 1776 1779 vacated Duggan Fearns (Jack Fearns) 1779 1779 vacated Tom Johnson (Thomas Jackling) 1787 1791 Benjamin Brain Big Ben 1791 1794 died Daniel Mendoza the Jewish Champion 1794 1795 John Jackson Gentleman 1795 1796 retired Thomas Owen the Fighting Oilman 1796 1797 Jack Bartholomew Barty 1797 1800 Jem Belcher Napoleon of the Ring 1800 1805 Henry "Hen" Pearce the Game Chicken 1805 1807 retired John Gully the Potter 1807 1808 retired Tom Cribb the Black Diamond 1808 1822 retired Tom Spring the Light Tapper 1823 1824 Tom Cannon the Great Gun of Windsor 1824 1825 Jem Ward the Black Diamond 1825 1827 Peter Crawley Young Rump Steak 1827 1827 retired Jem Ward the Black Diamond 1827 1832 James Burke the Deaf 'Un 1833 1839 William Thompson Bendigo 1839 1840 Ben Caunt the Torkard Giant 1840 1841 Nick Ward (Nicholas Ward) 1841 1841 Ben Caunt the Torkard Giant 1841 1845 William Thompson Bendigo 1845 1850 retired William Perry the Tipton Slasher 1850 1851 Harry Broome the Unknown 1851 1856 Tom Paddock the Redditch Needlepointer 1856 1858 Tom Sayers the Brighton Boy 1858 1860 retired Sam Hurst the Staleybridge Infant 1860 1861 Jem Mace the Gypsy 1861 1862 Tom King the Fighting Sailor 1862 1863 retired Joe Wormald 1865 1865 Jem Mace the Gypsy 1866 1871 vacatedSee also
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