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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- English Bare Knuckle Champion

Peter Crawley
("Young Rump Steak")

BORN   December 5 1799; Newington Green, London, England
DIED March 12 1865; West Smithfield, London, England
HEIGHT.. 6-0 1/2
WEIGHT 164-165 lbs
Crawley was a quiet, modest individual who was a skillful, strong and tough fighter 
1815
       Pat Flannagan             Whitecross Street, Eng     (15:00)  W   

1816-1817
       Bill Hunt                 Long Fields, Eng           (10:00)  W  3
       Jack Bennett              Clara Market, Eng          (15:00)  W   
       Tom Price                 Clara Market, Eng          (20:00)  W   
       Bill Coleman                                                  W   
       "Clara Market John"                                           W 19
       Harry Buckstone                                               W   
       Tom McCarthy              Long Fields, Eng           (20:00)  W   
       Tom Tyler                 Green Man, Kent Road, Eng   (1:00)  W  1
       Shirley's Carman          Warwick Lane, Eng          (30:00)  W   
       Big Drayman               Whitecross Street, Eng              W  4

1818
Feb 11 Tom Watson                Gough Square, London, Eng(2:30:00) ND  
Aug  7 Ben Sutcliffe             Rushley Farm, Kingston, Eng (9:30)  W  7

1819
Mar 16 Tom Hickman               Moulsey Hurst, Eng         (13:30)  L 13

1822
May  7 Southern's Bully          Chester Races, Eng         (50:00)  W   

1823
May  5 Dick Acton                Blindlow Heath, Eng        (16:00)  W 13
          -Crawley defeated some minor opponents

1825
          -Crawley was unsuccessful in finding a backer
           to fight Jem Ward for the Heavyweight Championship
           of England

1826
       "Unknown Engineer"        Lumber Court, Eng                   W
          -This was a "private" fight

1827
Jan  2 Jem Ward                  Royston, Eng               (26:00)  W 11
          -Heavyweight Championship of England

Jan  4 -Crawley retired from the ring and refusd to meet
           Jem Ward in another Championship fight; Ward 
           reclaimed the Heavyweight Championship of England
           when Crawley abdicated
Record courtesy of Jan Skotnicki, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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