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Peter Jackson (3 July 1861 – 13 July 1901) was an Australian heavyweight boxer who had a significant international career. Jackson was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural 1990 class, as well as being the 2004 inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in the Pioneers category.
W-TKO. eventboutwiki. ref: Hiram Cook. Billed for the 'coloured' Heavyweight title and fought with 2 ounce gloves under Marquis of Queensberry rules for a purse of $2, 000. The only knockdown came in the second round when the bigger Jackson uppercut Godfrey.
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Jun 29, 2024 · Peter Jackson (born July 3, 1861, St. Croix, Virgin Islands—died July 13, 1901, Roma, Queensland, Australia) was an outstanding professional boxer. A victim of racial discrimination (Jackson was black), he was denied a chance to fight for the world heavyweight championship while in his prime.
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Sep 4, 2015 · Peter Jackson, nicknamed the Black Prince, was one of the top heavyweights of the late 1880s and early 1890s. The Cyber Boxing Zone called him "one of the greatest boxers who ever fought in the ring." However, Jackson was never given a chance to fight for the world title because he was black.
Mar 7, 2016 · A man from the tiny Caribbean island of St Croix was the 1886 Heavyweight champion of Australia. By 1901, he had died of consumption in a small west Queensland town. But that is far from the full...
Dec 4, 2021 · Peter Jackson, who had been refused the opportunity to compete for the World Heavyweight Championship because of the color of his skin, died on July 13, 1901, of tuberculosis, in Sydney, Australia. He was 40. In 1990, Jackson was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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Peter Jackson was tall, smooth, and elusive on the order of the modern boxer yet he possessed the ruggedness that typified the “Old School”. He had size, quickness, and strength accompanied by great ring science. Jackson was among the first of the heavyweights to fight up on his toes.
