| 词条 | James Wharton (boxer) |
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| name = James Wharton | image = Jem Wharton 1839 portrait by William Daniels.png | image_size = | alt = | caption = | realname = | nickname = Young Molineaux | weight = | height = | reach = | nationality = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1813|3|3}} | birth_place = Tangier, Morocco | death_date = {{death date and age|1856|04|25|1813|3|3}} | death_place = Liverpool, England | style = Bareknuckle | total = 9 | wins = 8 | KO = | losses = 0 | draws = 1 | no contests = | website = | medaltemplates = | show-medals = | embed = }} James Wharton (3 March 1813 — 25 April 1856) was a Moroccan boxer. Wharton boxed from 1833 to 1840 and had a career record of 8 wins and 1 draw. He was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2012. Early lifeWharton was born in Tangier, Morocco on 3 March 1813. His mother was a peasant, while his father was a sailor. Wharton started working as a cabin boy on the Hopewell at the age of twelve.[1][1] CareerWharton 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.[2] 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.{{sfn|Smith|2003|p=96-98}} 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.[3] After the match, Wharton toured with Deaf Burke's trainer Tommy Roundhead.{{sfn|Smith|2003|p=101}} In 1837, Wharton went to Liverpool, England to face Harry Preston. Wharton won the match when he made Preston unconscious from a throw.[4] Throughout 1837, Wharton won matches against Sandy MacNeish in Scotland and William Renwick in England. In 1839, Wharton won a rematch against Renwick.{{sfn|Flesicher|1983| p=59, 61-62}} In 1840, Wharton fought against John Lane. While Wharton almost lost to Lane by a chokehold, Wharton defeated Lane and won his final match.{{sfn|Chill|2017|p=175-76}} Awards and honorsWharton was inducted posthumously into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2012.[5] DeathOn 25 April 1856, Wharton died in Liverpool, England from complications related to tuberculosis.[5]{{sfn|Smith|2003|p=113}} References1. ^{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Kevin |title=Black Genesis: The History of the Black Prizefighter 1760-1870 |date=2003 |publisher=iUniverse |isbn=0595288847 |page=95 |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=BfxS1aT0X58C&lpg=PA95 |accessdate=11 October 2018}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wharton, James}}2. ^{{cite book |last1=Fleischer |first1=Nat |title=Black Dynamite: The Story of the Negro in the Prize Ring from 1782 to 1938 |date=1938 |publisher=C. J. O'Brien, Inc |pages=54–55 |edition=Volume I |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=LBsYAAAAIAAJ}} 3. ^{{cite book |last1=Fryer |first1=Peter |title=Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain |date=1984 |publisher=Pluto Press |isbn=0861047494 |page=450 |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=J8rVeu2go8IC&lpg=PA450 |accessdate=11 October 2018}} 4. ^{{cite book |last1=Chill |first1=Adam |title=Bare-Knuckle Britons and Fighting Irish: Boxing, Race, Religion and Nationality in the 18th and 19th Centuries |date=2017 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476663302 |page=174 |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=C4owDwAAQBAJ |accessdate=11 October 2018 |language=en}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite web |title=James Wharton (Young Molineaux) |url=http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/pioneer/wharton.html |website=International Boxing Hall of Fame |accessdate=10 October 2018}} 5 : 1813 births|1856 deaths|Moroccan male boxers|International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees|Deaths from tuberculosis |
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