John Jackson

Also known as

Gentleman John Jackson

Description

English prizefighter, "Gentleman" John Jackson, who beat Daniel Mendoza in 1795 and then ran a boxing academy for gentlemen at 13 Bond Street, London. Lord Byron was among his students. At George IV's coronation in 1821 he led the prizefighters who kept order at Westminster Abbey.

Honours (1)

• receipt_longChampion of England Probablebalance

  Probable – conflicting evidence recorded

  Single source; contemporary usage questioned.

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

  Title (1795)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Single source; contemporary usage questioned.

  “Following Mendoza, the title of champion passed to “Gentleman” John Jackson (1769–1845), who along with John Gully (1783–1863) dominated the Regency prize ring.”

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

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  “However, sources from the 1790s and subsequent decades never describe either Jackson or Mendoza as having been champions of England.”

  — John Jackson (English boxer) - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

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