Jem Smith

Jem Smith
Smith circa 1885
Statistics
Weight(s) 170 to 212 lb (77 to 96 kg)
Height 5 ft 8.5 in (1.740 m)
Nationality English
Born (1863-01-21)21 January 1863
Shoreditch, London, England
Died 10 September 1931(1931-09-10) (aged 68)
Willesden, London, England
Boxing record
Total fights 14
Wins 9
Wins by KO 4
Losses 5
Draws 1

Jem Smith (21 January 1863 – 10 September 1931) was a bare-knuckle prize fighter and Heavyweight Champion of England in the late 19th century and into the early 20th century. In 2010 he was inducted into the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame.[1]

Early career

In 1881 he fought his first bare-knuckle prizefight aged 18 years. In 1889, he won the last internationally recognized bare-knuckle prizefight that was fought in Bruges, Belgium.

Titles

Smith fought his first heavyweight title fight in 1884 against Woolf Bendoff in the West End of London, England and won by TKO in the 13th round. He fought Jake Kilrain in 1887, in defence of his heavyweight title. The match lasted 2 hours 16 minutes and after 106 rounds the bout was called a draw due to darkness.[2] In 1891 he fought his last BBBC fight against Ted Pritchard in New Cross, also in London, England and lost by a TKO in the 3rd round.

References

  1. ↑ "BKBHOF Inductees". Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jake Kilrain". IBHOF.com. Retrieved 29 April 2018.

See also


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