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Bill Richmond

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American boxer (1763-1829)

United StatesAthletesLived 1763 to 1829 · aged 66
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Bill Richmond was a British boxer, born into slavery in Richmondtown, New York. Although born in Colonial America, he lived for the majority of his life in England, where all his boxing contests took place. Richmond went to England in 1777, where he had his education paid for.

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Tom Molineaux, trainee of Bill RichmondTom Molineaux, trainee of Bill RichmondJohn Neal, one of Richmond's late-life boxing academy pupilsJohn Neal, one of Richmond's late-life boxing academy pupilsA plaque honouring Richmond on the Tom Cribb pub in WestminsterA plaque honouring Richmond on the Tom Cribb pub in Westminster

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2005International Boxing Hall of Fame

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Bill Richmond was a British boxer, born into slavery in Richmondtown, New York. Although born in Colonial America, he lived for the majority of his life in England, where all his boxing contests took place. Richmond went to England in 1777, where he had his education paid for. He then apprenticed as a cabinetmaker in York.

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United States
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Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1763 to 1829 · aged 66
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