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    James "Jem" Mace (8 April 1831 – 30 November 1910) was an English boxing champion, primarily during the bare-knuckle era. He was born at Beeston, Norfolk...
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    William "Bendigo" Thompson, Ben Caunt, William Perry, Tom Sayers and Jem Mace. The record for the longest bare-knuckle fight is listed as 6 hours and...
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  • Heavyweight Champion of England, following his defeat of the reigning champion Jem Mace and American contender John C. Heenan. King was born on Silver Street,...
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  • his fight with Jem Mace, which was to take place in Piercetown, Tipperary, Ireland in 1864. Goss fought a 1 round draw against Jem Mace on 24 May 1866...
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  • Pogues Jem Karacan (born 1989), English footballer Jem Mace (1831–1910), English bare-knuckle boxer Jem Shaw (1836–1888), English cricketer Jem Smith (1863–1931)...
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  • historian Jem Mace (1831–1910), English bare-knuckle boxing champion Joe Mace (born 1971), British television producer and presenter Myles Mace (1911–2000)...
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  • having taken place on boxer's career records. In England, such boxers as Jem Mace, Jimmy Wilde and Tommy Farr boxed both official and exhibition bouts at...
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    race, while dressed in full West Ham kit. Mace is related to the famous bare-knuckle fighter Gypsy Jem Mace, the reputed father of boxing, and is one...
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  • there is no longer a clear and official NABBP champion. Events 6 August — Jem Mace defeats Joe Goss in the 21st round and reclaims the vacant English Championship...
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  • Jem Mace returns to competitive boxing and fights Tom Allen, nominally for the now-defunct English Championship at Kennerville, Louisiana. Mace wins...
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  • greater New York City. Some clubs practically disband. Events 18 June — Jem Mace defeats Sam Hurst in eight rounds at Medway Island to win the Heavyweight...
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    early prize fighter who fought under Marquess of Queensberry rules was Jem Mace, former English heavyweight champion, who defeated Bill Davis in Virginia...
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  • Aaron Jones in the 34th round at Busenbord's Station, Ohio. 15 October — Jem Mace is due to defend the English Championship against Ned O'Baldwin in London...
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  • Championship. Heenan refuses to fight and Coburn claims the title. 28 January — Jem Mace successfully defends his British Championship against Tom King, winning...
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  • with great success. Events With the arrival in America of English boxers Jem Mace and Tom Allen, there are several claimants for the American Championship...
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    second round and drawing the rematch. Meanwhile, the last English Champion Jem Mace is touring America and giving sparring exhibitions only. The Hamilton Football...
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  • Thomas King Nat Langham James Leak Chris Leben Jack Lester Artem Lobov Jem Mace Billy Madden / Peter Maher Billy Martin / Jack McAuliffe Dominick McCaffrey...
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    benefited from more specialized boxing training. Former heavyweight champion Jem Mace had been inactive for many years, and was believed to have vacated the...
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    year, attention focuses on two fights between Jem Mace and Joe Coburn. Both fights are drawn and Mace continues to state his claim to the American Championship...
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    Year Inductees Nationality 1990 Jack Broughton  England 1990 Jem Mace  England 1990 Daniel Mendoza  England 1990 Tom Sayers  England 1990 John L. Sullivan...
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    80-round bout. Arguably the real first World Heavyweight champion was Jem Mace, who defeated Tom Allen in 1870 at Kenner, Louisiana, but strong anti-British...
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    the afternoon of January 24, 1871, Haggerty and three others arrived at Jem Mace's Capitol Saloon on Twenty-Third Street. They had become intoxicated while...
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  • the approval of the Football Association at The Oval, London. 10 May – Jem Mace wins the boxing championship of the world, defeating fellow Englishman...
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    socialist activist Ray Lugg, professional footballer, born in Jarrow in 1948 Jem Mace, famous pugilist died at 6 Princess Street, Jarrow in 1910 Aidan McCaffery...
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    Highway was swampland.[citation needed] In Kenner on May 10, 1870, "Gypsy" Jem Mace defeated Tom Allen for the heavyweight championship of the bare-knuckle...
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    The Ibanez JEM is an electric guitar manufactured by Ibanez and first produced in 1987. The guitar's most notable user is its co-designer, Steve Vai....
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    International Boxing Hall of Fame and a mentor to the British boxers Tom King and Jem Mace. Stephen Nathaniel Langham was born to Nathaniel and Mary Langham, frame...
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    them, including a gloved exhibition in 1877 with former English champion Jem Mace in Sydney, who would become a friend and mentor. On 20 March 1879, he fought...
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    movement and caginess from one of the greatest bare-knuckle fighters, Jem Mace. Mace encouraged Fitzsimmons to develop his punching technique, drawing on...
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    Rounds by Sgt. Instructor F.Barrett and Sgt. Pope and A Prize Fight by Jem Mace and Burke. The year before, German filmmaker Max Skladanowsky had made...
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