Bob Smith
(the "Liverpool Darkey")
BORN March 11 1840; Washington, DC DIED February 1867; Liverpool, England (Reported by some sources) HEIGHT 5-10 WEIGHT 146 lbs BACKER Captain Michael Hanrahan Smith possessed boxing skills and had great strength, speed and durability; He was a ready, willing and able scrapper
Bob was born an American but went to England where he was declared a free man; Victorious in skirmishes with some sailors on the ship going over, he gained backing by the ship captain once ashore; A hard hitter, especially with his right hand blow, he was also a vicious body puncher1863 Jul 2 the "Liverpool Greyhound" near Liverpool, Eng W 3 Sep 15 Harry Burgess Point of Ayr, Wales W 43 1864 Feb 20 Harry Allen Hillbury Island, Hersey, Eng W 49 Jun 2 Tom Allen Widbury Isle, Eng W 50 1865 Feb 21 Harry Allen Woodhead, Surrey, Eng W 29 1866 -Smith announced his retirement from the ring *** Data Provided By Black Dynamite I (Fleischer, 1938) ***
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian,
International Boxing Research Organization
