Schedule News Current Champs WAIL! Encyclopedia Links Store Home
The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Black Dynamite

James Wharton
(the "Moroccan Prince")
("Young Molineaux")
("Jemmy the Black")

BORN   March 3 1813; Morocco
DIED April 25 1856; Liverpool, England
HEIGHT.. 5-8
WEIGHT 150-154 lbs


Wharton was a muscular, natural athlete who was an outstanding boxer and wrestler; He possessed fighting "savvy" and was aggressive, quick, strong and powerful; In addition, he was fearless, game and durable; James was pleasant and full of life; It showed as he walked with a bounce and wore colorful, gaudy clothes

As a young boy, he worked as a cabin boy on a ship where he first learned to box - with shipmates; After he established himself as a fighter, he had great difficulty getting real fights since he was so extremely talented

 
Undated (About 1831)
          -Wharton engaged in numerous exhibition bouts against mates aboard his ship   

1831-1832
          -Wharton received boxing instruction from Jem Burns in London, Eng

1833 
Apr 16 Tom McKeever               Whetstone, England          (54:00) W   

1833-1836 
       Wilsden                                                        W  
       Evans                                                          W   
       Bill fisher                Liverpool, England        (1:10:00) W 49

1836 
Feb  9 Tom Britton                Liverpool, England        (4:04:00) D   
          -Wharton was better; Britton was badly punished;
           The rowdy crowd threatened Wharton

1837 
Apr 18 Harry Preston              Birmingham, England                 W 16

          -Wharton toured Scotland giving exhibitions

       Sandy McNeish              in Scotland                        KO   
          -McNeish was a heavyweight
Oct 21 Renwick                    Cambo, England                    SCH   
          -Police intervened; The ring was moved
Oct 21 Renwick                    Middletown Ridge, England (1:30:00) W 89
          -The fight was finally held here

1838
Apr  3 -Wharton trained and seconded Ben Caunt vs Bold Bendigo (William Thompson)
           at Skipworth Common, England

1839
          -Wharton toured Scotland and Ireland giving exhibitions

Mar    Renwick                    Newcastle, England                 TK 64

1840 
Jun  9 Hammer Lane                                                   KO 52

          -Wharton and Hammer Lane toured England giving exhibitions

1845
Sep  9 -Wharton trained and seconded Ben Caunt vs Bold Bendigo (William Thompson)
           at Stoney Stratford, England 
1850
Jun  5 -Wharton trained and seconded Bold Bendigo (William Thompson)
           vs Tom Paddock at Mildenhall, England
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

Schedule

News

Current Champions

Boxing Journal

Encyclopedia

Store

Home

[Return to Top]