Newington Green
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London
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– 12 March 1865,
West Smithfield
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London
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) was an English
bare-knuckle boxer
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. He won the Championship of England in 1827.Henry Downes Miles, 1906, Pugilistica, The History of British Boxing, pp233-247
*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 more minor opponents
1825
*Crawley was unsuccessful to find a backed to fight with
Jem Ward
Jem Ward (26 December 1800 – 3 April 1884) was an English bare-knuckle boxer. "A fine fighter and powerfully built man",
1827
*2 January - Jem Ward - WIN - Crawley becomes Champion of England
*4 January - Crawley retires from the ring and refused to meet Jem Ward in another Championship fight