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Top 25 Best Bare-Knuckle Boxers Ever
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Bare-knuckle boxing (also known as bare-knuckle or fisticuffs) is the original form of boxing closely related to ancient combat sports. It involves two individuals fighting without any boxing gloves or other form of padding on their hands. The difference between a streetfight and a bare-knuckle boxing match is that there are rules, such as not striking a downed opponent, that are followed instead unlike a "no holds barred" match. These are the best bare-knuckler ever:
| 1. | Simon Byrne - Ireland |
| 2. | Ben Caunt - England |
| 3. | Tom Cribb - England |
| 4. | Lenny McLean - England |
| 5. | Daniel Mendoza - England |
| 6. | Tom Molineaux - US |
| 7. | Tom Sayers - England |
| 8. | Roy Shaw - England |
| 9. | John L. Sullivan (first heavyweight champion) - US |
| 10. | William 'Bendigo' Thompson - England |
| 11. | Bartley Gorman - England/Ireland |
| 12. | "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey - United States |
| 13. | Jack McAuliffe - United States |
| 14. | Barney Aaron - United States |
| 15. | Abe Hicken - United States |
| 16. | Sam Collyer - United States |
| 17. | Caleb Baldwin - England |
| 18. | Dutch Sam - England |
| 19. | Jack Randall - England |
| 20. | Dick Curtis - England |
| 21. | “Young” Dutch Sam - England |
| 22. | Jack Hannan - England |
| 23. | Johnny Broome - England |
| 24. | Jonny Walker - England |
| 25. | Bob Travers - England |
| 26. | Johnny Moneghan - United States |
| 27. | James Hart - United States |
| 28. | Johnny Moneghan - United States |
| 29. | Barney Aaron - United States |
| 30. | Patrick “Scotty” Brannigan - United States |
| 31. | Owney Geoghegan - United States |
| 32. | Sam Collyer - United States |
| 33. | Billy Edwards - United States |
| 34. | Arthur Chambers - United States |
| 35. | Charley Norton - United States |
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mmm not sure about lennie being above bartly gorman ...i know lennie had plenty of fights but most of his best work was in the unlicenced ring with gloves.i think most of lennies bare knuckles would have been punchups rather than organised fights like bartlys...just my thoughts ..dont know for sure!!wouldnt like to have been on the wrong end of either of em haha
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