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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.

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  Bill Richmond

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  Probable

  Wikipedia only; Green and Svinth say managed.

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

  Coach (1809–1810)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  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 (English)link history info

  “With Richmond as his trainer, Molineaux decisively won two fights, then challenged Cribb.”

  — Bill Richmond - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

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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 info

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