Tom Cribb
Tom Cribb (born July 8, 1781 in Hanaham , Gloucestershire, † May 11, 1848 in Woolwich , London) was an English bare knuckle boxer in the early 19th century and an unofficial heavyweight world champion.
He beat the colored American Bill Richmond and in a hard-fought battle the ex-champ Jem Belcher 1807. The rematch in 1809 was won by Cribb and was then considered a champion. In 1810 he called himself world champion after defeating the former American slave Tom Molineaux , the first black man to box for a championship.
For the rematch, he prepared himself through conditioning training, which was an innovation at the time. In fact, he was able to defeat his opponent, who had dominated the initial phase, precisely through this.
In 1821, when he retired, he received the first lion skin championship belt .
In 1991 Cribb was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame .
Web links
- Hall of Fame ( Memento from March 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cribb, Tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English bare knuckle boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1781 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanaham , Gloucestershire |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1848 |
| Place of death | Woolwich , London |