Peter Crawley

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Nickname(s) Young Rump Steak Role Boxer Name Peter Crawley		Nationality British Rated at 164.5 lb (74.6 kg) Height 1.84 m

Born 5 December 1799 Newington Green, London ( 1799-12-05 ) Died March 12, 1865, Smithfield, London, City of London, United Kingdom

Peter Crawley (born 5 December 1799, Newington Green, London – 12 March 1865, West Smithfield, London) was a British bare-knuckle boxer. He won the Heavyweight Championship of England in 1827.

1815

Pat Flannagan - WIN

1816-1817

Bill Hunt - WIN

Jack Bennett - WIN

Tom Price - WIN

Bill Coleman - WIN

"Clara Market John" - WIN

Harry Buckstone - WIN

Tom McCarthy - WIN

Tom Tyler - WIN

Shirley's Carman - WIN

Big Drayman - WIN

1818

11 February - Tom Watson - DRAW

7 August - Ben Sutcliffe - WIN

1819

16 March - Tom Hickman - LOSE

1822

7 May - "Southern's Bully" - WIN

1823

5 May - Dick Acton - WIN

Crawley defeated some more minor opponents

1825

Crawley was unsuccessful to find a backed to fight with Jem Ward for the heavyweight championship of England

1826

"Unknown Englander" - WIN (private fight)

1827

2 January - Jem Ward - WIN - Crawley becomes Heavyweight Champion of England

4 January - Crawley retires from the ring and refused to meet Jem Ward in another Championship fight

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Peter Crawley Wikipedia

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