Also known as
Tom Molyneux · Tom Molyneaux
Description
American bare-knuckle boxer, possibly a former slave, who came to London in
1809. Trained by Bill Richmond, he fought Tom Cribb for the English title in
1810 and 1811 and lost both times, the first amid a crowd invasion and
accusations of a fix.
Teachers (1)
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person
Bill Richmond
sports_martial_artsBoxing
Probable
Coach (1809–1810)
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Wikipedia only; Green and Svinth say managed.
“On December 18, 1810, having been trained by Bill Richmond, Molineaux fought
Tom Cribb at Shenington Hollow in Oxfordshire for the English title.”
— Tom Molineaux - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia
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“With Richmond as his trainer, Molineaux decisively won two fights, then
challenged Cribb.”
— Bill Richmond - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia
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“the fact that Molyneux was black (and managed by another black, fellow African
American Bill Richmond, 1763–1829) added a certain edge to the occasion.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Tom Molineaux. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FN4P37W7D677STBWFZ - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5JPY6FN4P37W7D677STBWFZ, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Tom Molineaux}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FN4P37W7D677STBWFZ}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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