People of Boxing

Boxing: 6 documented people. Also: predecessor / teacher (2), champion (3), historian (1).

Predecessor / teacher (2)

Jack BroughtonPredecessor / teacher: London Prize Ring RulesEnglish 18th-century bare-knuckle boxer, author of the Broughton's Rules of 1743, the first standardised rules of boxing, in force until 1838.James FiggPredecessor / teacher: London Prize Ring RulesEnglish fighter with weapons and bare fists, who in 1719 opened an arena in London's Marylebone and taught boxing, fencing and stick and cudgel fighting there.

Champion (3)

Jack DempseyChampion: Professional BoxingJack Dempsey (1895–1983) was an American boxer, heavyweight world champion from 1919 to 1926, and author of the book Championship Fighting, in which he described the Dempsey Roll.Jack SlackChampion: London Prize Ring RulesEnglish bare-knuckle boxer known as the "Norfolk Butcher", who defeated Jack Broughton on 11 April 1750 and held the title of champion of England until 1760.John JacksonChampion: London Prize Ring RulesEnglish boxer who defeated Daniel Mendoza in 1795, ran a boxing academy in London, taught Lord Byron, and founded the Pugilistic Club in 1814.

Historian (1)

John GodfreyHistorian: London Prize Ring RulesCaptain John Godfrey, author of the treatise A Treatise Upon the Useful Science of Defence, published in 1747 in London, on the kinship of the small-sword and the backsword.

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