Jem Mace

James Mace
Born
James Mace

(1831-04-08)8 April 1831
Beeston, Norfolk, England
Died30 November 1910(1910-11-30) (aged 79)
NationalityBritish
Other namesThe Gypsy
Statistics
Weight(s)Won Welter - Heavyweight titles
Boxing range 61.6 Kg -79.3 Kg (136-175 lb)
Height176 cm (5 ft 9.3 in)
Boxing record
Total fights37* (3 No Decisions)
Wins25*
Wins by KON/A
Losses5
Draws5

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]

  1. ^ "Jem Mace Boxing Record". Cyber Boxing Zone. CBZ. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. ^ Roberts, James, and Skutt, Alexander,Boxing Register, (2006) International Boxing Hall of Fame, McBooks Press, Ithaca, New York, pg. 35