Bill Brassey
Encyclopedia
Bill Brassey was an English
bare-knuckle boxer
.
On October 26, 1840, Ben Caunt
defeated Bill Brassey at Six Mile Bottom
, Cambridgeshire
, in 101 rounds.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
bare-knuckle boxer
Bare-knuckle boxing
Bare-knuckle boxing is the original form of boxing, closely related to ancient combat sports...
.
On October 26, 1840, Ben Caunt
Ben Caunt
Ben Caunt was a 19th century English bare-knuckle boxer who became the "heavyweight" boxing champion known as the "Torkard Giant" and "Big Ben".-Early life:...
defeated Bill Brassey at Six Mile Bottom
Six Mile Bottom
Six Mile Bottom is a hamlet within the parish of Little Wilbraham, near Cambridge in England.-History:In the 1790s the only building at Six Mile Bottom was a paddocks run by a stable keeper. In 1802, a sizeable country house was built nearby...
, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, in 101 rounds.