Tom Molineaux

United States
Born 1784-03-23
Died 1818-08-04

Also known as

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.

Teachers (1)

  • Bill Richmond
    sports_martial_artsBoxing Probable
    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)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    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

Sources

Tom Molineaux - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) link history info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FN4P37W7D677STBWFZ
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Tom Molineaux. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FN4P37W7D677STBWFZ - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5JPY6FN4P37W7D677STBWFZ, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Tom Molineaux}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FN4P37W7D677STBWFZ}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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