Jack Broughton

United Kingdom
Born 1703~
Died 1789-01-08

Also known as

John Broughton · Father of English Boxing

Description

English prizefighter, a former pupil of James Figg and champion of England from 1738 until Jack Slack beat him in 1750. He wrote the first boxing rules (1743), ran his own amphitheatre in Oxford Road, coached gentlemen with "mufflers", the first boxing gloves, and was later called the father of English boxing.

Teachers (1)

  • James Figg
    sports_martial_artsBoxing Probable
    Probable
    Single source.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    fact_check
    Single source.
    “In 1738, a former pupil of Figg, Jack Broughton (ca. 1703–1789), became champion.”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Honours (1)

  • receipt_longChampion of England Probable
    Probable
    Single source.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    Title (1738)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Single source.
    “In 1738, a former pupil of Figg, Jack Broughton (ca. 1703–1789), became champion.”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Sources

“Broughton’s reforms and his unusually cultured, almost classless, demeanor meant that the social elite of the era flocked to spar with and be coached by him.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
Jack Broughton - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) link history info

Identifiers

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Jack Broughton. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FN8JJDRXE32238VE7H - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5JPY6FN8JJDRXE32238VE7H, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Jack Broughton}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FN8JJDRXE32238VE7H}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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