Paddington Tom Jones
| Tom Jones | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Tom Jones |
| Nickname(s) | Paddington Jones |
| Rated at | 139–146 lb (63–66 kg) |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
1766 Paddington, London |
| Died | 22 August 1833 |
| Boxing record | |
| Wins | 17 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
Paddington Jones (1766 – 22 August 1833) was a boxer from 1785 to 1805. He was born in Paddington, London.
Career
Jones is credited with having fought more bouts and seconded more pugilists than any person before him. He fought many notable bare-knuckle boxers of his day, including Caleb Baldwin, and in 1799 lost to Jem Belcher in the Middleweight Championship of England.
Death
Jones died in Paddington on August 22, 1833 at age 67.
Honors
Jones was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paddington Tom Jones. |
- Paddington Tom Jones @ International Boxing Hall of Fame
- Paddington Tom Jones @ Cyber Boxing Zone
- Downes Miles, Henry (1906). Pugilistica: the history of British boxing. J. Grant. p. 114. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- The Sportsman's magazine of life in London and the country, Volume 1. London. 1845. p. 173. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- Badcock, John; Egan, Pierce (c. 1823). Boxiana; or, Sketches of modern pugilism. London: Sherwood, Jones and Co. p. 501. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
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