PETER JACKSON (BOXER)

'Peter Jackson' (born July 3,1861 in Christiansted, Sankt Croix, Danish Virgin Islands – died July 13, 1901 in Roma, Queensland) was a boxer from Australia. Standing at the Height of 6' 1 1/2" tall and weighing in at 192-210 lbs he became the winner of the Australian Heavyweight championship in 1886. Originally working on ships as a deck hand in the Sydney Docks since he was 14, he used his fist to quell a mutiny. This garnered him some notoriety and brought him to the attention of Larry Foley and started his career in boxing. He came to be known as "Black Prince"

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Career

Jackson won the Australian heavyweight title in 1886 with a knockout of Tom Leeds in the 30th round, and the British Commonwealth title against Jem Smith by KO in the second round.
In 1888 he beat "Old Chocolate" Godfrey to gain the colored heavyweight championship.
On May 21, 1891, in San Francisco, California Jackson fought James Corbett because the reigning John L. Sullivan wouldn't fight him because he was black. The match went 61 rounds before it was declared no contest because both boxers were too exhausted to continue.
He died of tuberculosis on 13 July 1901.

See also

★ List of bare-knuckle boxers

★ List of heavyweight boxing champions

★ List of male boxers

External links

★ Boxing: Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame - Peter Jackson

★ Boxing: The Best Heavyweights to Never Get a Title Shot

★ IBHOF / Peter Jackson

★ Peter Jackson

★ ADB biography

★ Record (incomplete)