Real name Tom Jones Wins 17 Died August 22, 1833 Number of contests 1 Nationality British Role Boxer Losses 3 | Rated at 139–146 lb (63–66 kg) Name Paddington Jones Draws 1 Nickname(s) Paddington Jones No contests 1 Height 1.73 m | |
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Paddington Jones (1766 – 22 August 1833) was a British boxer from 1785 to 1805. He was born in Paddington, London.
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Career
Jones is credited with having fought more bouts and seconded more pugilists than any person before him. He fought many notable bare-knuckle boxers of his day, including Caleb Baldwin, and in 1799 lost to Jem Belcher in the Middleweight Championship of England.
Death
Jones died in Paddington on August 22, 1833 at age 67.
Honors
Jones was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010.
References
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