Benjamin Brain
English bareknuckle prizefighter
ベンジャミン・ブレイン
- Born
- 1753, Bristol
- Died
- 8 April 1794, London
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
Benjamin "Big Ben" Brain (1753 – 8 April 1794) was a bareknuckle prizefighter who took the championship of all England in 1791 against the reigning champion Tom Johnson.
A collier by trade, his fighting career spanned twenty years.
Awards and honours
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 1994
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1072719 (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.
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