James Mace | |
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| Born | James Mace 8 April 1831 |
| Died | 30 November 1910 (aged 79) Jarrow, County Durham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | The Gypsy |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Won Welter - Heavyweight titles Boxing range 61.6 Kg -79.3 Kg (136-175 lb) |
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9.3 in) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37* (3 No Decisions) |
| Wins | 25* |
| Wins by KO | N/A |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 5 |
James "Jem" Mace (8 April 1831 – 30 November 1910) was an English boxing champion, primarily during the bare-knuckle era. He was born at Beeston, Norfolk. Although nicknamed "The Gypsy", he denied Romani ethnicity in his autobiography. Fighting in England, at the height of his career between 1860 and 1866, he won the English Welterweight, Heavyweight, and Middleweight Championships and was considered one of the most scientific boxers of the era. Most impressively, he held the World Heavyweight Championship from 1870 to 1871 while fighting in the United States.[1][2]
- ^ "Jem Mace Boxing Record". Cyber Boxing Zone. CBZ. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Roberts, James, and Skutt, Alexander,Boxing Register, (2006) International Boxing Hall of Fame, McBooks Press, Ithaca, New York, pg. 35