| LC control no. | no2007110701 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Richmond, Bill, 1763-1829 |
| Biography/History note | Bill Richmong was an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee. |
| Associated country | England |
| Birth date | 17630805 |
| Death date | 18291228 |
| Place of birth | Staten Island (New York, N.Y.) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Boxing |
| Profession or occupation | Boxers (Sports) |
| Found in | Egan, P. Bill Richmond, 1999 p. 2 (Bill Richmond; b. 8/5/1763 on Staten Island, N.Y.; d. 1829) African American National Biography, accessed March 25, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Richmond, Bill; William Richmond; boxer; born 05 August 1763 in Staten Island, New York, United States; began his career in England (1734); fought prominent fighters in regularly scheduled and well-publicized bouts (1800s); knocked out by George Maddox in his first fight (1804); came back with two victories against "Youssop the Jew" and Jack Holmes (1805); faced Tom Cribb and defeated (1805); opened his own tavern "Horse and Dolphin"; fought one fight each year and won them all (1810, 1814 and 1815); boxed a few exhibition fights (1816 and 1817); won his last recorded fight (1818); opened a small boxing academy in England; inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (1999); died 28 December 1829 in London, England) |
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