Also known as
The Black Diamond
Description
English prizefighter, "The Black Diamond", champion of England
1825–1831, though sanctioned for throwing a fight in 1822. In retirement he kept
a hotel in Liverpool, painted, and taught boxing; his student Tom King beat Jem
Mace for the title.
Students (1)
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person
Tom King
sports_martial_artsBoxing
Probable
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“King's brawling bought him to the attention of the retired boxing champion
Jem Ward who began to train him in earnest.”
— Thomas King (boxer) - Wikipedia (English).
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history
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“He taught the boxing arts to students, one of whom, Tom King, defeated the
legendary Jem Mace to become champion in 1863.”
Honours (1)
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receipt_longChampion of England
Confirmed
Title (1825)
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Independent sources state it.
“Eventually, a champion of true quality was discovered in the talented Jem Ward
(1800–1884, champion from 1825 to 1831)”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
info
“he was the English champion from 1825 until 1831.”
Identifiers
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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Jem Ward. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FNG2MRE0K9T5SBKT6K - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5JPY6FNG2MRE0K9T5SBKT6K, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Jem Ward}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year
= {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FNG2MRE0K9T5SBKT6K}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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