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Events in world sport through the years 1736 to 1740.

Boxing

Events

  • 1736 — Broughton defeated Bill Gretting, but it is unclear if it was a championship fight.[1]
  • 1736 — Broughton defeated Taylor after 20 minutes in London. Broughton claimed the English title and held it until 1750.[1][2]
  • 1737 — Broughton defeated John Smith ("Buckhorse") in London to retain the title.[1]
  • 1738 — Broughton defeated Prince Boswell in London to retain the title.[1]
  • 1739 — Broughton defeated Will Willis in London to retain the title.[1]
  • 1740 — Broughton defeated Sailor Field in London to retain the title.[1]

Horse racing

Events

  • 1740 — Parliament introduced an Act "to restrain and to prevent the excessive increase in horse racing", though it was largely ignored.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jack Broughton". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "The Bare Knuckle Heavyweight Champions of England". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Sources

  • Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell.
  • Maun, Ian (2009). From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750. Roger Heavens. ISBN 978-1-900592-52-9.
  • McCann, Tim (2004). Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century. Sussex Record Society.
  • Waghorn, H. T. (1906). The Dawn of Cricket. Electric Press.
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