Simpson

Description

English prizefighter known only by his surname, a pupil of Tom Johnson, beaten by Tom Jones on the green near Putney in June 1804.

Teachers (1)

  • Tom Johnson
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    Probable
    Miles calls him Johnson's pupil; one 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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    Miles calls him Johnson's pupil; one source.
    “Simpson, a pupil of Tom Johnson’s, upon whom considerable expectations had been raised, was matched against Jones for 10 guineas a-side”
    — Miles, Henry Downes. (1906). Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 1link info

Sources

“Simpson, a pupil of Tom Johnson’s, upon whom considerable expectations had been raised, was matched against Jones for 10 guineas a-side, which battle was decided on the Green, near Putney, in June 1804.”
— Miles, Henry Downes. (1906). Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 1link info

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Simpson. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M61VT2BR3AKHE2H22QDZ7GEA - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M61VT2BR3AKHE2H22QDZ7GEA, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Simpson}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M61VT2BR3AKHE2H22QDZ7GEA}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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