Peter Crawley
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Peter Crawley was a British
bare-knuckle boxer
. He became Heavyweight Championship of England in 1827.
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. He became Heavyweight Championship of England in 1827.
1816-1817
- Bill Hunt - WIN
- Jack Bennett - WIN
- Tom Price - WIN
- Bill Coleman - WIN
- "Clara Market John" - WIN
- Harry Buckstone - WIN
- Tom McCarthy - WIN
- Tom Tyler - WIN
- Shirley's Carman - WIN
- Big Drayman - WIN
1825
- Crawley was unsuccessful to find a backed to fight with Jem WardJem WardJem Ward was an English bare-knuckle boxer. "A fine fighter and powerfully built man", he was the English champion boxer from 1825 until 1831. However, he is most notable for being the first boxer to be officially disciplined for deliberately losing a fight. During his fighting career he was...
for the heavyweight championship of England
1827
- January 2 - Jem Ward - WIN - Crawley becomes Heavyweight Championship of England
- January 4 - Crawley retires from the ring and refusd to meet Jem Ward in another Championship fight