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Bill Richmond (5 August 1763 – 28 December 1829) was a British boxer, born into slavery in Richmondtown, New York. Although born in Colonial America , he lived for the majority of his life in England, where all his boxing contests took place.
Mar 11, 2019 · Bill Richmond was born a slave in Colonial America, but gained his freedom — and later celebrity — through boxing in England. Richmond didn't become a professional boxer until he was in his 40s and he won matches into his 50s against opponents 20 years his junior.
Mar 23, 2017 · Bill “The Black Terror” Richmond passed away on December 28, 1829, at the age of 66. His last night was spent in a tavern owned by none other than Thomas Cribb.
Bill Richmond was born into slavery on 8 August 1763 in Staten Island, an outpost of the British colonies to the southwest of Manhattan. By the end of his remarkable life, Richmond had left his origins as a slave far behind and earned unprecedented acclaim for a black sportsman.
After a pair of victories in 1805, he squared off with contender Tom Cribb on Oct. 8, in Hailsham in Sussex. Although the 42-year-old Richmond, known now as the Black Terror, gave away 18 years and more than 20 pounds, he gave the Englishman all he could handle.
Aug 26, 2015 · Born into slavery in the USA, Bill Richmond went on to be the world's first black sporting superstar – and forged friendships with the English upper classes. Why is his name so little known ...
Oct 2, 2020 · Bill Richmond is one response you are unlikely to get if you ask someone to name a sporting great, but the bare-knuckle boxer, born in the 18th century, was arguably the first black sporting...
