James Burke (boxer)

Hand-coloured aquatint by Charles Hunt, c. 1839 (after a painting by Henry Hoppner Meyer)

James "Deaf" Burke (8 December 1809 – 8 January 1845) was an English bare-knuckle boxer active from 1828 to 1843. He primarily competed in Southern England, though he also toured the United States from 1836 to 1838, fighting both exhibition matches and prizefights.