1736 to 1740 in sports - Misplaced Pages

Events in world sport through the years 1736 to 1740.

Boxing

Events

1736 — Broughton defeated Bill Gretting, but it is unclear if it was a championship fight.
1736 — Broughton defeated Taylor after 20 minutes in London. Broughton claimed the English title and held it until 1750.
1737 — Broughton defeated John Smith ("Buckhorse") in London to retain the title.
1738 — Broughton defeated Prince Boswell in London to retain the title.
1739 — Broughton defeated Will Willis in London to retain the title.
1740 — Broughton defeated Sailor Field in London to retain the title.

Events

1740 — Parliament introduced an Act "to restrain and to prevent the excessive increase in horse racing", though it was largely ignored.

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McCann, Tim (2004). Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century. Sussex Record Society.
Waghorn, H. T. (1906). The Dawn of Cricket. Electric Press.

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