Editorial'Thomas Cribb. The champion of England'. Tom Cribb (8 July 1781 – 11 May 1848) was an English bare-knuckle boxer of the 19th century, so successful that he became world champion. He was a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Boxiana; or, ...
EditorialThe second contest between Cribb & Molineux, September 28, 1811. Tom Molineaux (1784 – 1818) was an African-American bare-knuckle boxer. Tom Cribb (8 July 1781 – 11 May 1848) was an English bare-knuckle boxer. In 1810 Cribb was awarded the Briti...
EditorialEnglish bare-knuckle boxers prize-fighting in a field, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847.
EditorialBare-knuckle prize fighters in a boxing match, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England, Scotland and Ireland, Ackermann, 1827.
EditorialGeorge Taylor, George the Barber, champion prizefighter and bare-knuckle boxer, died 1750. Copperplate engraving from John Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, Young, London, 1819.