Description

English prizefighter, deemed champion of England on James Figg's retirement in 1730 and for five years after, until George Taylor replaced him.

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 (1730)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Single source.

  “Upon Figg’s retirement in 1730, Tom Pipes (1702–?) was deemed champion of England. Pipes remained champion for five years until George “The Barber” Taylor (1716–?) replaced him for the next three years.”

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

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