Thomas Sibblis

United Kingdom

Description

English prizefighter, a student of James Figg, who took over Figg's Oxford Road amphitheatre in 1731; Jack Broughton fought there often.

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.
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    Single source.
    “His students included early professional prizefighters such as William Flanders, William Gill, and Thomas Sibblis, as well as men of the gentry and nobility.”
    — James Figg - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

Sources

“He frequently appeared as a fighter at the amphitheatres of Thomas Sibblis, who had taken over James Figg's venue in 1731, and James Stokes.”
— Jack Broughton - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Thomas Sibblis. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FNEGHP82K70QDXRATZ - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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