Description
English prizefighter, champion of England after John Gully's retirement
until 1822. He twice beat Tom Molineaux (1810, 1811), took Tom Spring under his
patronage, and handed the title to Spring when he retired in 1822.
Honours (1)
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receipt_longChampion of England
Confirmed
Title ([1807,1808])
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Independent sources state it; they differ on the year.
“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
“He was All England Champion from 1808 to 1822.”
Identifiers
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@incollection{martialis_01M5JPY6FNF0SG23M0XHYNDVP4, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Tom Cribb}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FNF0SG23M0XHYNDVP4}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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