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The sad end of Tom Molineaux, the 1700s bare-knuckles slave fighter who was America's first boxing star - Face2Face Africa
BKB - Tom Molineaux was born a slave in Virginia in 1784. Trained by his father, Zachary Molineaux, he boxed with other slaves in order to entertain plantation owners. His owner won
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Tom Molineaux and ladies, in Sean Clarke's Sean Clarke, Olivia Clarkewright, Madeline Clarkewright Comic Art Gallery Room
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Boxing History - "The Virginia Slave" Tom Molineaux, 1810s heavyweight and former slave for twice challenged for the heavyweight championship of England | Facebook
![BARE-KNUCKLE BOXING Tom Cribb at left punches former slave Tom Molineaux who falls backwards towards his trainer Bull Richmond. Contemporary print of the fight on 28 September,1811, at Thistleton Gap, Leicestershire Stock BARE-KNUCKLE BOXING Tom Cribb at left punches former slave Tom Molineaux who falls backwards towards his trainer Bull Richmond. Contemporary print of the fight on 28 September,1811, at Thistleton Gap, Leicestershire Stock](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2BD2R7B/bare-knuckle-boxing-tom-cribb-at-left-punches-former-slave-tom-molineaux-who-falls-backwards-towards-his-trainer-bull-richmond-contemporary-print-of-the-fight-on-28-september1811-at-thistleton-gap-leicestershire-2BD2R7B.jpg)
BARE-KNUCKLE BOXING Tom Cribb at left punches former slave Tom Molineaux who falls backwards towards his trainer Bull Richmond. Contemporary print of the fight on 28 September,1811, at Thistleton Gap, Leicestershire Stock
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