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Tom Paddock
(the "Redditch Needlepointer")

BORN   1824; Redditch, Herts, England
DIED June 30 1863 (after a long illness)
HEIGHT.. 5-10 1/2
WEIGHT 166-168 lbs
BACKERS Johnny Broome, Alec Keene
Paddock was skillful, strong, and durable but possessed an uncontrollable temper; He often resorted to violent, foul tactics in the ring
Undated (prior to 1844)
          -Paddock won a number of fights against minor opponents

1844
Jan 29 Fred Pearce               Mapleborough Green, Eng   (1:30:00)  W   
       Jack Stagg                                                     W   
Dec  3 Elijah Parsons            Sutton Coldfield, Eng       (22:00)  W 23
Dec 24 Sam Hurst                 near Redditch, Herts, Eng   (25:00)  W  

1846
Jan 27 Nobby Clarke              Coleshill Castle, Eng       (55:00)  W 42

1847
Apr  6 Nobby Clarke              Stoney Stratford, Eng       (48:00) WF 35

1850
Jun  5 William Thompson          Mildenhall, Eng             (59:00) LF 49
          -Championship of England
Aug 22 William Perry                                                SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held
Dec 17 William Perry             Working Common, Eng         (42:00) LF 27
          -Championship of England;
          Paddock struck Perry on the neck 
          while he was walking to his corner

1851
       Jack Grant	                                                 SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held
       Con Parker	                                                 SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held
Sep 23 Harry Poulson             Sedgebrook, Eng           (1:35:00)  L 71
Dec 16 Harry Poulson             Belper, Eng               (1:35:00)  W 86
          -This fight ended in a riot; Both men were jailed
          and then sentenced to ten months at hard labor

1854
Feb 14 Harry Poulson             Mildenhall, Eng           (2:32:00)  W 102
Jul 18 Aaron Jones               Long Reach, Eng           (2:24:00)  W 121

Aug 27 -Paddock challenged Harry Broome and William Perry 
          to a Championship bout; They refused and Paddock 
          claimed the Championship of England, but was not 
          generally recognized

1855
Feb 20 Harry Broome	                                                 SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held; Broome refused
Mar 12 Harry Broome	                                                 SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held; Broome refused
Jun 26 Aaron Jones               Mildenhall, Eng           (1:29:00)  W 61

1856
May 19 Harry Broome              Manningtree, Eng          (1:03:00)  W 51
          -Championship of England
Oct  2 William Perry                                                SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held;
          Paddock was ill

1858
Jun 15 Tom Sayers                Canvey Island, Eng        (1:20:00)  L 21
          -Championship of England;
          Some sources report 6/16/1858

1860
Nov  6 Sam Hurst                 Berkshire, Eng               (9:30)  L  5
          -Championship of England;
          Some sources report 11/05/1860

Record courtesy of Jan Skotnicki, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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