Also known as
Thomas King · The Fighting Sailor
Description
English boxer, "The Fighting Sailor", trained by the retired
champion Jem Ward and later under Nat Langham. He lost to Jem Mace in January
1862, beat him in the rematch, and retired in 1863 as heavyweight champion of
England.
Teachers (2)
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Nat Langham
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Probable
(1861–1862)
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“He trained carefully for his bouts with Young Broome and Mace under the
tuteledge [sic] of boxer Nat Langham.”
— Thomas King (boxer) - Wikipedia (English).
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“In his boxing retirement, he became the matchmaking manager of the first
official English heavyweight champion, Jem Mace, and occasionally mentored
Mace's student Tom King.”
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person
Jem Ward
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“King's brawling bought him to the attention of the retired boxing champion
Jem Ward who began to train him in earnest.”
— Thomas King (boxer) - Wikipedia (English).
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“He taught the boxing arts to students, one of whom, Tom King, defeated the
legendary Jem Mace to become champion in 1863.”
Honours (1)
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receipt_longChampion of England
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Title
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“He retired from the ring in 1863, as the Heavyweight Champion of England,
following his defeat of the reigning champion Jem Mace and American contender
John C. Heenan.”
— Thomas King (boxer) - Wikipedia (English).
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Identifiers
https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FNA9MDXPS6WGQQ4FTC
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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Tom King. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FNA9MDXPS6WGQQ4FTC - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5JPY6FNA9MDXPS6WGQQ4FTC, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Tom King}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year
= {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FNA9MDXPS6WGQQ4FTC}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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