Peter Crawley
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| Peter Crawley | |
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| Nickname(s) | Young Rump Steak |
| Rated at | 164.5 lb (74.6 kg) |
| Height | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 5 December 1799 Newington Green, London |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. West Smithfield, London |
Peter Crawley (born 5 December 1799, Newington Green, London – 12 March 1865, West Smithfield, London) was a British bare-knuckle boxer. He became Heavyweight Championship of England in 1827.
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Fights
1815
- Pat Flannagan - WIN
1816-1817
- Bill Hunt - WIN
- Jack Bennett - WIN
- Tom Price - WIN
- Bill Coleman - WIN
- "Clara Market John" - WIN
- Harry Buckstone - WIN
- Tom McCarthy - WIN
- Tom Tyler - WIN
- Shirley's Carman - WIN
- Big Drayman - WIN
1818
- 11 February - Tom Watson - DRAW
- 7 August - Ben Sutcliffe - WIN
1819
- 16 March - Tom Hickman - LOSE
1822
- 7 May - "Southern's Bully" - WIN
1823
- 5 May - Dick Acton - WIN
- Crawley defeated some moreminor opponents
1825
- Crawley was unsuccessful to find a backed to fight with Jem Ward for the heavyweight championship of England
1826
- "Unknown Englander" - WIN (private fight)
1827
- 2 January - Jem Ward - WIN - Crawley becomes Heavyweight Championship of England
- 4 January - Crawley retires from the ring and refused to meet Jem Ward in another Championship fight
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