1852 in sports
1852 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Events
- 21 August — John Morrissey defeats George Thompson in the 11th round at Mare Island, California and claims the Heavyweight Championship of America, which has been vacated by the now-retired Tom Hyer. His claim is not generally recognised at this time because of the prior claim by Yankee Sullivan, who fought Hyer in 1849.[1]
- Harry Broome retains the Championship of England but there is no record of any fights involving him in 1851.[2]
Events
Events
England
England
The Boat Race
Other events
References
Sports by year 1851 – 1900
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to 1850 • 1851 – 1900 • 1901 – 1950 • 1951 – 2000 • from 2001
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