Jack Slack (The Norfolk Maul)

Champion / Bare-knuckle Boxer

18th-century English bare-knuckle boxing champion who defeated James Figg's successor Jack Broughton in 1750.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth1721

Date of Death1768

Era18th century

Country of OriginUnited Kingdom

Rank / Title2nd Champion of England in Bare-knuckle Boxing (1750)

Active Years1740–1760

Biography

Jack Slack defeated Jack Broughton in 1750 to become Heavyweight Champion of England. Famous for the downwards "Chopper Punch", he held the bare-knuckle title for a decade.

Associated Martial Arts

London Prize Ring RulesChampion→

The 1838 rules of the bare-knuckle prize ring. A round ended with a knockdown, rounds were unlimited, and a bout ran until a man failed to toe the line.