# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/tom-molineaux
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:58:05.132Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/tom-molineaux"
name: "Tom Molineaux"
slug: "tom-molineaux"
description: "Thomas Molineaux, sometimes spelled Molyneaux or Molyneux, was an American bare-knuckle boxer and possibly a former slave. He spent much of his career in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, where he had notable successes. He arrived in England in 1809 and started his fighting career there in 1810. His two fights against Tom Cribb in 1810 and 1811 widely viewed as the Champion of England, brought Molineaux fame even though he lost both contests. The result of the first encounter was hotly contested, with accusations of a fix. The second match with Cribb, however, was an undisputed loss. His prizefighting career ended in 1815. After a tour that took him to Scotland and Ireland, he died in Galway, Ireland, in 1818 at age 34."
tagline: "American boxer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tom_Molineaux_('Molineaux')_by_and_published_by_Robert_Dighton.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1784-03-23"
deathDate: "1818-08-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.7
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.130962666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Molineaux"
    title: "Tom Molineaux"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88"
    title: "توم مولينو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88"
    title: "توم مولينو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Molineaux"
    title: "Tom Molineaux"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Molineaux"
    title: "Tom Molineaux"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Molineaux"
    title: "Tom Molineaux"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Molineaux"
    title: "Tom Molineaux"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Molineaux"
    title: "Tom Molineaux"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Molineaux"
    title: "Tom Molineaux"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1073208"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump