James figg biography
Jack broughton.
That was the cry heard around the Marylebone area of London in the early 18th Century where James Figg opened an academy of arms, including boxing.
James figg biography
Standing 6 feet (1.8m) and weighing 185 pounds (84kg), Figg was a stalwart figure who was always ready to accept a challenge to fight. He lost only one match, and on that occasion he was said to be ill.
Figg was the first recognised champion of England at fighting with bare fists.
Also an expert at wrestling, swordplay, and fighting with cudgels, he became prominent as a pugilist about 1719 and claimed the title 'Champion of England' from then until about 1730.
He died in London on December 8, 1734.
and is buried at the Old Parish Church of St. Marylebone, London, England.
James Figg's grave.
James Figg was born in Thame in February 1684, the youngest of seven children born to Francis and Elizabeth Figg whom popular opinion believe lived in a row of cottag