Sam Hurst
Template:DMCA Template:DMCA Sam Hurst (13 March 1832 – 22 May 1882),[1]Template:R/superscript nicknamed the Stalybridge Infant in ironic reference to his considerable physical size, was the English bare-knuckle boxing champion 1860–61. He was born in Marsden, in Yorkshire, England, but in 1857 moved to Stalybridge, where he took a job in the local iron foundry and worked as a bouncer at the White House public house.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. Hurst was also a notable Lancashire wrestler.[2]
Hurst won the English championship in his first bare-knuckle fight by defeating Tom Paddock at Aldermaston on 6 November 1861, in a contest that lasted five rounds.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. Paddock was suffering from the effects of a knife wound,[3]Template:R/superscript and was unable to continue after being knocked down by a punch that broke three of his ribs. Hurst's prize money of £400 is equivalent to about £29,000 as of 2010.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.[a] His next fight was against Jem Mace at Medway Island on 18 June 1861. At 6 feet 2.5 inches (1.9 m) Hurst was five inches taller than his opponent, and correspondingly heavier,[b] but he was not a skillful boxer and was no match for Mace's speed and agility. Hurst's seconds withdrew him from the fight in the eighth round, and he never fought again except in exhibition matches.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
A month after the unsuccessful defence of his title Hurst married the daughter of a Manchester publican, and in 1862 became landlord of the Wilton Arms in Shudehill, Manchester. He also took over the management of the beerhouse in the Botanical Gardens at Hyde in 1865, and the following year became landlord of the Glass House tavern in Manchester, where he remained until 1871.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
By 1881 Hurst was recorded as being a shoemaker; he died in poverty the following year, aged 50.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
References
Notes
Page Template:Reflist/styles.css has no content.
- ^ Comparing the relative purchasing power of £400 in 1860 with 2010.[4]Template:R/superscript
- ^ Hurst's weight is variously given as 14 stone 12 pounds (94 kg),Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. or 15–17 stone (95–108 kg).[1]Template:R/superscript
Citations
Page Template:Reflist/styles.css has no content.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Skotnicki, Jan, "Sam Hurst", The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia, retrieved 10 December 2012
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pashayev, Ruslan C. "Lancashire Wrestling (England)". traditionalsports.org. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Script error: No such module "template wrapper". (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Officer, Lawrence H. (2009), "Five Ways to Compute the Relative Value of a UK Pound Amount, 1270 to Present", MeasuringWorth, archived from the original on 24 November 2009, retrieved 25 November 2012
Bibliography
Page Template:Refbegin/styles.css has no content.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Warrender, Keith (2011), Manchester's Oddities: Curious People and Places Around Manchester, Willow Publishing, ISBN 978-0-946361-43-4
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Authority control/config' not found.
