Lord Byron

United Kingdom

Also known as

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron

Description

English Romantic poet (1788–1824) who took boxing lessons from John Jackson at his Bond Street rooms and called him his "corporeal pastor and master".

Teachers (1)

  • John Jackson
    swordsBoxing Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Byron's own note in Don Juan calls Jackson his master; Miles says Jackson taught him.
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    Private lesson
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    Byron's own note in Don Juan calls Jackson his master; Miles says Jackson taught him.
    “When Jackson taught the author of “Childe Harold,” he was forty-four, Byron about twenty-three”
    — Miles, Henry Downes. (1906). Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 1link info
    visibilityFirst-hand
    ““My friend and corporeal pastor and master, John Jackson, Esquire, professor of pugilism”
    — Miles, Henry Downes. (1906). Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 1link info

Sources

“Byron, who was proud of being thought a pugilist, has in his correspondence spoken highly of his tutor”
— Miles, Henry Downes. (1906). Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 1link info

Identifiers

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Lord Byron. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M61VT2BRDR7F2MSC33KZHS4B - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M61VT2BRDR7F2MSC33KZHS4B, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Lord Byron}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M61VT2BRDR7F2MSC33KZHS4B}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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