Abey Belasco

Abey or Aby Belasco
Born
Abraham Belasco
Aby Belasco in Puglistica

9 April 1797[2] or 1798[3]
Aldgate, London, England[4]
Died (aged 63)[3]
London, England[4]
NationalityEnglish, of Spanish heritage
Other namesAby, sometimes Abey
Statistics
Weight(s)lightweight - welterweight
Averaged 147 lb, 66.6 kg
Height5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)[1]
StanceBare-knuckle boxing
Fists raised, one foot leading

Abraham Belasco, usually Aby or Abey, (1797 – 1830) was an English bare-knuckle boxer who fought between 1817 and 1824, and was considered one of the top rated Jewish boxers of the post-Mendoza era, along with Isaac Bitton, Young Dutch Sam and Barney Aaron. In his prime in 1817–18, Belasco may have been considered among the five highest rated London area boxers in any weight class.[5]

  1. ^ 5' 6.5" in Egan, Pierce, Boxiana; Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism, Volume 2, (1824) London, Printed for Sherwood, Jones, and Company, pg. 455.
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