Jem Smith
| Jem Smith | |
|---|---|
 Smith circa 1885 | |
| Statistics | |
| Rated at | 170 to 212 lb (77 to 96 kg) |
| Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.740 m) |
| Nationality | English |
| Born |
January 21, 1863 Shoreditch, London, England |
| Died |
September 10, 1931 (aged 68) Willesden, London, England |
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.
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. 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.
External links
- Cyberzone boxing website data and photo
- Boxinggyms contemporary newspaper reporting of his fight with John L Sullivan of Boston USA in 1887
- Jem Smith at Find a Grave