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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- English Bare Knuckle Champion
Sam Hurst
(the "Staleybridge Infant")
BORN March 13 1832; Marsden, Yorkshire, England DIED May 22 1882; Staleybridge, Lancashire, England HEIGHT.. 6-2 1/2 WEIGHT 210-238 lbs BACKERS Mr. Woolley, Mr. Hyde Hurst was a successful wrestler but an inexperienced boxer with minor pugilistic skills; He was strong and tough but slow and awkward 1860 Nov 5 Tom Paddock Berkshire, Eng (9:30) W 5 -Heavyweight Championship of England; Hurst received the Champion's Belt from Tom Sayers Nov 19 -Hurst fell and broke a leg 1861 Jun 18 Jem Mace Medway, Eng (40:00) L 8 -Heavyweight Championship of England; Weights: 200 - 158; Some sources report Hurst was 6-2 1/2, 165 lbs -Hurst announced his retirement from the ring
Record courtesy of Jan Skotnicki, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization