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English champion prizefighter of the Regency ring who retired in 1807, then became a racehorse owner with four Derby winners and a Member of Parliament (1832–1837).

Honours (1)

• receipt_longChampion of England Probable

  Probable

  One source states it; the other implies it.

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

  Title

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  One source states it; the other implies it.

  “John Gully (21 August 1783 – 9 March 1863) was an English champion prizefighter who became a racehorse owner and, from 1832 to 1837, a Member of Parliament.”

  — John Gully - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

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  “Upon Gully’s retirement from the ring in 1807, Tom Cribb (1781–1848) was declared champion.”

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

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