biography
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Jackson, John
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known as Gentleman Jackson
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1769–1845)
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| biography:
| Boxer, born in London, UK. He won the English heavyweight boxing championship in 1795, and retired undefeated in 1803 after only three defences of his title. After his retirement he started a school of self-defence in London, where one of his pupils was Lord Byron, who celebrated him in verse. |
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