Barney Aaron
English bare-knuckle boxer
バーニー・アーロン
- Born
- 21 November 1800
- Died
- 1850, London
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- lightweight
- Occupation
- boxer
Barney Aaron (21 November 1800 at Aldgate – 11 July 1859 in Whitechapel, London) was an English bare-knuckle boxer.
Aaron, the father of Hall of Famer Young Barney Aaron, began boxing in 1819, and became a leading lightweight contender in the 1820s, arguably the top-rated lightweight of the era in England. Known as The Star of the East, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.
Awards and honours
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 2001
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2884688 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.