Jack Broughton

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Jack Broughton (* 1704 in Cirencester ; † January 8, 1789 ) was an English boxer and rule-giver of boxing.

Broughton trained at the boxing school of James Figg and in 1738 followed George Taylor, another student of Figgs, as English boxing champion. He became the third English champion.

He later opened his own boxing school in competition with the Figg Academy. On April 10, 1750 he lost his title by knocking out Jack Slack, a grandson of Figgs.

He first used gloves ("mufflers") for training and exhibition fights.

In 1741 he is said to have accidentally killed his opponent George Stevenson in a fight, which prompted him to publish new rules in 1743, the Broughton Rules , which were valid until the introduction of the Revised London Prize Ring Rules in 1838.

Broughton Rules (sometimes referred to as the London Prize Ring Rules (in broader terms))

  • Hitting below the belt was forbidden.
  • The fight lasted until one of the opponents went down (break in the fight). If he did not face his opponent again within 30 seconds, he was considered defeated.
  • A fighter lying on the ground or defeated could no longer be hit or otherwise touched.
  • Only boxers and seconds were in the ring.
  • Wrestling only above the belt.
  • Regulations for the division of the combat exchange.

There was still no boxing ring with ropes, the arena was essentially a marker on the ground and was limited by the bystanders.

Broughton, who had the honorary titles "The Father of the English School of Boxing" and "Father of the Science of the Art of Self-Defense", was buried in Westminster Abbey .

In 1990, Broughton was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Werner Bartens: Boxer's brain in danger. Süddeutsche Zeitung, November 24, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Broughton, Jack
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English boxer and rule giver of boxing
DATE OF BIRTH 1704
PLACE OF BIRTH Cirencester
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 1789