Bare-knuckle Heavyweight Champion of England
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Bare-knuckle Heavyweight champion as recognized by the country of England.
RELATED LINK: Bare-knuckle Heavyweight Title Fights of England
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Figg | 1719 Sep 18 | 1730 R | 5 |
| 2 | Tom Pipes | 1730 1 | 1734 | 0 |
| 3 | George Taylor | 1734 Dec 10 2 | 1736 | 0 |
| 4 | Jack Broughton | 1736 | 1750 Apr 10 | 8 |
| 5 | Jack Slack | 1750 Apr 10 | 1760 Jun 17 | 3 |
| 6 | William Stevens | 1760 Jun 17 | 1761 Mar 2 | 0 |
| 7 | George Meggs | 1761 Mar 2 | 1762 Jul | 0 |
| 8 | George Millsom | 1762 Jul | 1765 Aug 22 | 1 |
| 9 | Tom Juchau | 1765 Aug 22 | 1766 May 21 | 0 |
| 10 | William Darts | 1766 May 21 | 1769 Jun 27 | 2 |
| 11 | Tom Lyons | 1769 Jun 27 | 1769 R | 0 |
| 12 | William Darts (2) | 1769 3 | 1771 May 18 | 0 |
| 13 | Peter Corcoran | 1771 May 18 | 1776 Oct 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Harry Sellers | 1776 Oct 10 | 1779 Sep 25 | 3 |
| 15 | Duggan Fearns | 1779 Sep 25 | 1779 V | 0 |
| 16 | Tom Johnson | 1787 Jan 18 | 1791 Jan 17 | 4 |
| 17 | Benjamin Brain | 1791 Jan 17 | 1794 Apr 8D | 0 |
| 18 | Daniel Mendoza | 1794 Nov 12 | 1795 Apr 15 | 0 |
| 19 | John Jackson | 1795 Apr 15 | 1796 R | 0 |
| 20 | Thomas Owen | 1796 Nov 14 | 1797 Aug 22 | 1 |
| 21 | Jack Bartholomew | 1797 Aug 22 | 1800 May 15 | 1 |
| 22 | Jem Belcher | 1800 May 15 | 1805 Dec 6 | 4 |
| 23 | Henry Pearce | 1805 Dec 6 | 1807 Sep 30 R | 0 |
| 24 | John Gully | 1807 Oct 14 | 1808 R | 1 |
| 25 | Tom Cribb | 1808 Oct 25 | 1822 May 18R | 3 |
| 26 | Tom Spring | 1823 May 20 | 1824 R | 2 |
| 27 | Tom Cannon | 1824 Jun 23 | 1825 Jul 19 | 1 |
| 28 | Jem Ward | 1825 Jul 19 | 1827 Jan 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Peter Crawley | 1827 Jan 2 | 1827 Jan 4 R | 0 |
| 30 | Jem Ward (2) | 1827 Jan 4 4 | 1832 Jun 25 R | 2 |
| 31 | James Burke | 1833 May 30 | 1839 Feb 12 | 0 |
| 32 | William Thompson | 1839 Feb 12 | 1840 R | 0 |
| 33 | Ben Caunt | 1840 5 | 1841 Feb 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Nick Ward | 1841 Feb 2 | 1841 May 11 | 0 |
| 35 | Ben Caunt (2) | 1841 May 11 | 1845 Sep 9 | 0 |
| 36 | William Thompson (2) | 1845 Sep 9 | 1850 R | 1 |
| 37 | William Perry | 1850 Dec 17 | 1851 Sep 29 | 0 |
| 38 | Harry Broome | 1851 Sep 29 | 1856 May 19 | 1 |
| 39 | Tom Paddock | 1856 May 19 | 1858 Jun 15 | 0 |
| 40 | Tom Sayers | 1858 Jun 15 | 1860 May 20 R | 4 |
| 41 | Sam Hurst | 1860 Nov 5 | 1861 Jun 18 | 0 |
| 42 | Jem Mace | 1861 Jun 18 | 1862 Nov 26 | 1 |
| 43 | Tom King | 1862 Nov 26 | 1863 R | 1 |
| 44 | Jem Mace (2) | 1866 Aug 6 | 1871 V | 3 |
D - Died
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated
Footnotes
1 - Pipes claimed the championship following the retirement of Figg; Taylor and Broughton made no claim for the title, while Bill Gretting disputed the claim.
2 - Taylor claimed the championship following the death of Figg.
3 - Darts reclaimed the championship after Lyons declined another fight and retired.
4 - Ward reclaimed the championship after Crawley declined another fight and retired.
5 - Caunt claimed the championship following the retirement of Thompson due to a knee injury.