William Stevens · Lineage tree

Also known as

the Nailer

Description

English prizefighter, "the Nailer", reigning champion in 1760, when he was widely believed to have thrown a fight to George Meggs.

Honours (1)

• receipt_longChampion of England Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  Title

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Single source.

  “In 1760, the reigning champion, William Stevens (“the Nailer,” meaning a nail maker, 1736–ca. 1794) was widely believed to have thrown a fight against George Meggs (1735–), a collier from Bristol”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

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