Biographies from the 1700s
🥊 Jack Broughton (1704-1789) - Known as the "Father of English boxing", created the first set of boxing rules.
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Further Reading
- Jack Broughton | Boxing Champion, Prize Fighter & Pugilist (britannica.com)
- London - History - The Father of English Boxing - BBC (co.uk)
- Jack Broughton (ibhof.com)
- Broughton Rules - Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Jack Broughton - The Cyber Boxing Zone (cyberboxingzone.com)
- Jack Broughton: The Father of Prizefighting | Pioneers of Boxing (medium.com)
- The Boxing Glove - Remembering….Jack Broughton 1704 ... (facebook.com)