Tom King

United Kingdom
Born 1835-08-14, Stepney, London
Died 1888-10-03

Also known as

Thomas King · The Fighting Sailor

Description

English boxer, "The Fighting Sailor", trained by the retired champion Jem Ward and later under Nat Langham. He lost to Jem Mace in January 1862, beat him in the rematch, and retired in 1863 as heavyweight champion of England.

Teachers (2)

  • Nat Langham
    sports_martial_artsBoxing Probable
    Probable
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    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    (1861–1862)
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    “He trained carefully for his bouts with Young Broome and Mace under the tuteledge [sic] of boxer Nat Langham.”
    — Thomas King (boxer) - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
    “In his boxing retirement, he became the matchmaking manager of the first official English heavyweight champion, Jem Mace, and occasionally mentored Mace's student Tom King.”
    — Nat Langham - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
  • Jem Ward
    sports_martial_artsBoxing Probable
    Probable
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    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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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). Wikipedia (English)link history info
    “He taught the boxing arts to students, one of whom, Tom King, defeated the legendary Jem Mace to become champion in 1863.”
    — Jem Ward - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) link history info

Lineage

Honours (1)

  • receipt_longChampion of England Probable
    Probable
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    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    Title
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    “He retired from the ring in 1863, as the Heavyweight Champion of England, following his defeat of the reigning champion Jem Mace and American contender John C. Heenan.”
    — Thomas King (boxer) - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

Sources

Thomas King (boxer) - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) link history info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FNA9MDXPS6WGQQ4FTC
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Cite and reuse

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Tom King. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FNA9MDXPS6WGQQ4FTC - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5JPY6FNA9MDXPS6WGQQ4FTC, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Tom King}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FNA9MDXPS6WGQQ4FTC}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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