1833-1834
-Caunt defeated several minor opponents
George Graham W
1835
Jul 21 William Thompson Nottingham, Eng LF 22
-Caunt was disqualified for an alleged foul -
striking Thompson while he was sitting in
his corner
1837
Aug 17 William Butler Stoneyford, Eng W 14
Nov 4 Bill Boniford Sunrise Hill, Eng (12:00) W 6
1838
Apr 3 William Thompson Skipworth Common, Eng (1:20:00) WF 75
-Thompson was disqualified for going down
without being struck; Caunt claimed the
Championship of England but was not
generally accepted
Jun 24 William Thompson SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
1840
Oct 26 Bill Brassey Six Mile Bottom, Eng (1:30:00) W 101
1841
Feb 2 Nick Ward Crookham Common, Eng (12:00) LF 7
-Championship of England;
The crowd forced the referee to disqualify
Caunt for an alleged blow - striking Ward
while he was down
May 11 Nick Ward Long Marsden, Eng (47:00) W 35
-Championship of England
Sep 10 -Caunt sailed for America to challenge Tom Hyer
to a fight; Hyer did not reply
1842
Mar 10 -Caunt returned to England with Charles Freeman,
the "American Giant"
1845
Sep 9 William Thompson Stoney Stratford, Eng (2:10:00) LF 93
-Championship of England;
This was a disputable decision; It was
alleged that Caunt went down without a
blow striking him; Caunt denied this
accusation and announced his retirement
(only to return later)
1845-1851
-Caunt worked as farm laborer and then became
the landlord of "The Coach and Horses" pub at
St. Martin's Lane; This business made him very
prosperous
-A fire destroyed "The Coach and Horses" pub and
killed two of his children
1857
Sep 22 Nat Langham River Medway, Eng (1:29:00) D 60
-Both men were too exhausted to continue;
Some sources report 9/09/57; Some sources report 9/21/57;
Some sources report "Home Circuit"
Record courtesy of Jan Skotnicki,
Historian,
International Boxing Research Organization
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