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William Perry
(the "Tipton Slasher")

BORN   March 21 1819; Tipton, Staffordshire, England
DIED January 18 1881; Wolverhampton, England
HEIGHT.. 6-0 1/2
WEIGHT 185-189 lbs
BACKERS Jem Ward, Owen Swift

Perry possessed average physical skills but was tricky, cool under pressure and used good judgment; During his career, he won the Championship of the England

William defeated such men as Tom Paddock, Tass Parker and Jem Scunner

1835
Nov  3 Barney Dogherty            Mortlake, Eng                       D  7
          -Police intervened
Nov  3 Barney Dogherty            Lechmore Common, Eng                W  6
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date

1836
Dec 27 Ben Spilsbury              Oldsbury, Eng                       W 10

1837
Nov 22 Jem Scunner                Gospel End, Eng                     D  7
Nov 23 Jem Scunner                Kinswinford, Eng          (1:00:00) W 31

1842
Jul  7 -Perry was challenged by James Burke; He refused
Dec  6 Charles Freeman            Sawbridgeworth, Eng       (1:24:00) D 70
          -Freeman was 6-10 1/2, 276 lbs
Dec 15 Charles Freeman            Taplow Heath, Eng                 SCH   
          -This fight was scheduled but not held;
          Authorities prevented the contest
Dec 20 Charles Freeman            Cliffe Marshes, Eng        (39:00) LF 38
          -Perry was disqualified for going down without a blow striking him

1843
Dec 19 Tass Parker                Dartford Marshes, Eng     (1:34:00) D 67
          -Declared for the Championship of England;
           Police intervened

1844
Feb 27 Tass Parker                Horley, Eng              (2:32:00) WF 133
          -Perry claimed the Championship of England;
          Parker was disqualified for going down
          without a blow striking him

1846
Aug  4 Tass Parker                Linderick Common, Eng       (27:00) W 23
          -Championship of England

1849
Sep    Con Parker                                                   SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held;
          Parker was ill; He paid forfeit

1850
Aug 22 Tom Paddock                                                  SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held;
          Neither man made a deposit
Dec 17 Tom Paddock                Working Common, Eng        (42:00) WF 27
          -Perry claimed the Championship of England; 
          Paddock struck Perry on the neck while he 
          was walking to his corner; Perry requested
          William Thompson's Championship Belt but 
          Thompson gave no reply; Perry then challenged
          him to a fight

1851
Sep 29 Harry Broome               Mildenhall, Sussex, Eng    (33:00) LF 15
          -Heavyweight Championship of England;
          Perry struck Broome while he was kneeling;
          Some sources report "LF 33"

1853
Aug    Harry Broome                                                 SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held;
          Broome paid forfeit; Perry claimed the 
          Heavyweight Championship of England

1856
       Aaron Jones                                                  SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held;
          Jones paid forfeit
Oct  2 Tom Paddock                                                  SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held;
          Paddock was ill but paid forfeit; Perry
          claimed the Heavyweight Championship
          of England

1857
Jun 16 Tom Sayers                 Isle of Grain, Eng        (1:42:00) L 10
          -Sayers claimed the Heavyweight Championship of England


*** Assistance Provided By Sergei Yurchenko ***

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

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