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British boxer
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Peter Crawley (born 5 December 1799, Newington Green, London – 12 March 1865, West Smithfield, London) was a British bare-knuckle boxer. He won the Heavyweight Championship of England in 1827.
Fights
1815
- Pat Flannagan - WIN
1816-1817
- Bill Hunt - WIN
- Jack Bennett - WIN
- Tom Price - WIN
- Bill Coleman - WIN
- "Clara Market John" - WIN
- Harry Buckstone - WIN
- Tom McCarthy - WIN
- Tom Tyler - WIN
- Shirley's Carman - WIN
- Big Drayman - WIN
1818
- 11 February - Tom Watson - DRAW
- 7 August - Ben Sutcliffe - WIN
1819
- 16 March - Tom Hickman - LOSE
1822
- 7 May - "Southern's Bully" - WIN
1823
- 5 May - Dick Acton - WIN
- Crawley defeated some more minor opponents
1825
- Crawley was unsuccessful to find a backed to fight with Jem Ward for the heavyweight championship of England
1826
- "Unknown Englander" - WIN (private fight)
1827
- 2 January - Jem Ward - WIN - Crawley becomes Heavyweight Championship of England
- 4 January - Crawley retires from the ring and refused to meet Jem Ward in another Championship fight
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