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Peter Jackson (3 July 1861 – 13 July 1901) [1] was an Australian heavyweight boxer who had a significant international career. Jackson was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural 1990 class, as well as being the 2004 inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in the Pioneers category.
Young Peter Jackson (31 October 1877 – 14 September 1923) was a boxer active between 1895 and 1914. During his career, he was able to achieve victories over some of the most storied fighters of all-time, including Sam Langford , Barbados Joe Walcott , Philadelphia Jack O'Brien , and Mysterious Billy Smith .
Young Peter Jackson (April 15, 1912 – April 9, 1979) was an African American boxer active from 1929 to 1939. Born Peter Martin in Los Angeles, California , he renamed himself in honor of the great colored heavyweight champ Peter Jackson and the welterweight contender Peter Jackson .
Young Peter Jackson (boxer, born 1877) (1877–1923), African American welterweight boxer known as "The Baltimore Demon" Young Peter Jackson (boxer, born 1912) (1912–1979), African American lightweight boxer
The World Colored Welterweight Championship was a title that existed during the time of the color bar in professional boxing.. On 26 July 1936, Herbert Lewis Hardwick ("The Cocoa Kid") met Young Peter Jackson at Heinemann Park in New Orleans, Louisiana in a 10-round title bout referred by Harry Wills, the former three-time World Colored Heavyweight Champ.
Bill Farnan was a foundry worker who fought Peter Jackson in the first Australian heavyweight contest using Marquis of Queensbury rules in Melbourne on 26 July 1884. [1] He hit Jackson hard "between wind and water" in the second round and continuing body hits drove Jackson down and out in the third round.
On 24 August 1888, at age 36, Godfrey faced off against world renowned Australian boxer Peter Jackson in San Francisco, California. He would end up losing the bout by technical knockout in the nineteenth round, subsequently losing the World 'Colored' Title. [ 5 ]
Peter Jackson (boxer) L. Héctor Lombard; M. William Miller (Australian athlete) R. Bec Rawlings This page was last edited on 9 November 2023, at 10:59 (UTC). Text ...