James Wharton (boxer)

For other people with the same name, see James Wharton.

James "Jem" Wharton
Portrait of Jem Wharton (1939) by William Daniels
Born(1813-03-03)3 March 1813
London or Tangiers
Died25 April 1856(1856-04-25) (aged 43)
Liverpool, England
NationalityEnglish
Other namesYoung Molineaux
The Moroccan Prince
Jemmy the Black
Jem Molyneaux
Statistics
StanceBareknuckle
Boxing record
Total fights9
Wins8
Losses0
Draws1

James "Jem" Wharton (3 March 1813 — 25 April 1856) was an English boxer. Wharton boxed from 1833 to 1840 and had a career record of eight wins and one draw. He was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2012.

Early life

Wharton's early life is unclear, during his boxing career he described himself as being born in Tangier, Morocco on 3 March 1813 and that his mother was a peasant, while his father was a sailor. However, in the 1851 census Wharton gave London as his place of birth.[1] Wharton said he started working as a cabin boy on the a ship called Hopewell at the age of twelve.[2][3] It was on the Hopewell that he began boxing.

Career

Wharton fought multiple challengers in the early 1830s while working on the Hopewell. One of Wharton's earliest wins was against the cook of the Hopewell who accused him of stealing food. He then went to London to train under retired fighter Jem Burn.[4] Wharton won his first three career fights against Tom McKeevor in 1833, "the Herefordshire Pippin" Evans in 1834, and "the Hammersmith Cowboy" Jack Wilsden in 1835. After the cancellation of an 1835 match against Nick Ward, Wharton toured with Deaf Burke. Later in the year, he won a match against Bill Fisher.[5]

In 1836, Wharton had his only draw in his career against Tom Britton. During the match, fans of Britton threw stuff at Wharton and threatened him. Wharton's match against Britton lasted over four hours with 200 rounds before a draw was called.[6] After the match, Wharton toured with Deaf Burke's trainer Tommy Roundhead.[7] In 1837, Wharton went to Liverpool, England to face Harry Preston. Wharton won the match when he made Preston unconscious from a throw.[8] Throughout 1837, Wharton won matches against Sandy MacNeish in Scotland and William Renwick in England. In 1839, Wharton won a rematch against Renwick.[9] In 1840, Wharton fought against John Lane. While Wharton almost lost to Lane by a chokehold, Wharton defeated Lane and won his final match.[10]

Wharton retired undefeated in 1840. He went on to work as a trainer and operated a pub in Liverpool.[11]

Awards and honors

Wharton was inducted posthumously into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2012.[2]

Death

On 25 April 1856, Wharton died in Liverpool, England from complications related to tuberculosis.[2][12]

References

  1. ^ "Jem Wharton - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "James Wharton (Young Molineaux)". International Boxing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ^ Smith, Kevin (2003). Black Genesis: The History of the Black Prizefighter 1760–1870. iUniverse. p. 95. ISBN 0595288847. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. ^ Fleischer, Nat (1938). Black Dynamite: The Story of the Negro in the Prize Ring from 1782 to 1938 (Volume I ed.). C. J. O'Brien, Inc. pp. 54–55.
  5. ^ Smith 2003, pp. 96–98.
  6. ^ Fryer, Peter (1984). Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain. Pluto Press. p. 450. ISBN 0861047494. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. ^ Smith 2003, p. 101.
  8. ^ Chill, Adam (2017). Bare-Knuckle Britons and Fighting Irish: Boxing, Race, Religion and Nationality in the 18th and 19th Centuries. McFarland. p. 174. ISBN 9781476663302. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  9. ^ Fleischer 1938, pp. 59, 61–62.
  10. ^ Chill 2017, pp. 175–76.
  11. ^ "Jem Wharton – National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  12. ^ Smith 2003, p. 113.

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