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{{other people|James Burke}} |
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'''James "Deaf" Burke''' (8 December 1809 – 8 January 1845),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/756074/James-Burke |title=James Burke (British boxer) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia |publisher=Britannica.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=OPte-avQDgAC&q=James+Burke+boxer+December+8,+1809&dq=James+Burke+boxer+December+8,+1809&hl=en&ei=pczaTdLtFoHo0QG58Kj8Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw |title=Encyclopedia of Boxing - Gilbert E. Odd - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-30}}</ref> {{convert|6|ft|2|in}} tall, {{convert|14|st|4|lb}}, was one of England's earliest [[boxing]] champions. He trained in the area around the [[River Thames]]. |
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==Career== |
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On 30 May 30 1833, in a particularly brutal fight for the English heavyweight championship that lasted more than 3 hours, Burke defeated [[Simon Byrne]], the Irish champion. Burke knocked him unconscious in the 10th round and Byrne died three days later. Burke was promptly arrested and tried for Byrne's murder, but he was acquitted on 11 July 1833 and subsequently freed. The former English champion [[Jem Ward]], who had earlier retired rather than face Burke in the ring, refused to hand over the championship belt or acknowledge Burke as heavyweight champion. |
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[[File:Henry Hoppner Meyer00.jpg|thumb|left|<center>James Burke]] |
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Following Byrne's death and the resulting [[Social stigma|stigma]] from having killed his opponent, Burke found it impossible to obtain opponents in Britain. He went to the United States and fought the new Irish champion Sam O'Rourke in [[New Orleans]] on May 6, 1837. As the fight progressed, O'Rourke took heavy punishment. In the third round, fearing O'Rourke's defeat, elements of the crowd rioted and caused the fight to be abandoned. Burke was forced to flee on horseback. |
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On 12 February 1839, Burke fought [[ William Thompson (boxer)|William Thompson]] for the English heavyweight crown. Burke was disqualified in the 10th round for hitting Thompson when he was down. Thompson retired the next month and Burke claimed the title. |
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Jem Ward's younger brother [[Nicholas Ward (boxer)|Nick Ward]] fought Burke for the English championship on 22 September 1840. The fight ended in disarray when Ward's gang forced the referee to disqualify Burke for an alleged foul.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/ward-n.htm |title=Nick Ward |publisher=Cyber Boxing Zone |date= |accessdate=2012-05-30}}</ref> |
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Burke challenged [[ William Perry (boxer)|William Perry]], 'The Tipton Slasher', to a fight in July 1842. Perry declined. |
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Burke won his final fight against Bob Castles (to whom he was related by marriage) in the 37th round on 13 June 1843. |
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==Death== |
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At age 35 and in extreme poverty, Burke died of [[tuberculosis]] at home on 8 January 1845 in Francis Street, Waterloo, London. He is buried in St John's Church-yard, Waterloo. |
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==Legacy== |
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He was added to the [[International Boxing Hall Of Fame]] in 1992, 147 years after his death. |
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== See also == |
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*[[Simon Byrne]] |
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*[[List of bare-knuckle boxers]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist|2}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/burke-j.htm Cyber Boxing Zone] contains records of James Burke's matches. |
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* [http://www.ibhof.com/burke.htm Enshrinees] contains a biography of James Burke. |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Burke, James |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British boxer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 8 December 1809 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 8 January 1845 |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burke, James}} |
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[[Category:1809 births]] |
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[[Category:1845 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Bare-knuckle boxers]] |
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[[Category:Deaths from tuberculosis]] |
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[[Category:Deaf sportspeople]] |
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[[Category:English boxers]] |
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[[Category:Infectious disease deaths in England]] |
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