Jack Broughton
British boxer
ジャック・ブラウトン
- Born
- 1703, London
- Died
- 8 January 1789, London
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
John Broughton (c. 1703 – 8 January 1789) was an English bare-knuckle boxer. He was the first person to codify a set of boxing rules; prior to this the "rules" that existed were very loosely defined and tended to vary from contest to contest. His seven rules were widely used in boxing for nearly a century, until they were replaced by the London Prize Ring rules in 1838. Pierce Egan characterised Broughton as the "Father of the English School of Boxing".
Awards and honours
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 1990
External links
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