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John Jackson

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English boxer, born 1769

AthletesLived 1769 to 1845 · aged 76
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John Jackson was a celebrated English pugilist of the late 18th century. He is sometimes described in 20th and 21st century sources as having been the bare-knuckle boxing champion of England in 1795, after defeating Daniel Mendoza.

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Lithograph of Jackson (1821)Lithograph of Jackson (1821)Daniel Mendoza posed with guard upDaniel Mendoza posed with guard upJackson at his boxing academy, 1830Jackson at his boxing academy, 1830The Cock Hotel in Sutton, 1789.[19]The Cock Hotel in Sutton, 1789.[19]The grave of boxer John Jackson, Brompton CemeteryThe grave of boxer John Jackson, Brompton Cemetery

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1992International Boxing Hall of Fame

Athletes born in the 1760s 3

Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond49.0John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley37.1Daniel Mendoza49.2

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John Jackson was a celebrated English pugilist of the late 18th century. He is sometimes described in 20th and 21st century sources as having been the bare-knuckle boxing champion of England in 1795, after defeating Daniel Mendoza. However, sources from the 1790s and subsequent decades never describe either Jackson or Mendoza as having been champions of England.

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deceased
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Lived 1769 to 1845 · aged 76
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