Page 3 - L&T Tom Paddock

Thomas (Tom) Paddock, Bareknuckle fighter

Contents

Information about Thomas/Tom Paddock, Bareknuckle fighter................................................6
Tom Paddock’s Main Fights........................................................................................................7

Assaulting an Officer..................................................................................................................8
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Droitwich Petty Sessions – Friday May 9 – Charge of Assault.................................................8
The Ring – Tom Paddock will fight Phil Inkins............................................................................9
A meeting took place at Ben Terry’s, Birmingham on Thursday................................................9

Tom Paddock would like a fight.................................................................................................9
The Ring - Nobby Clarke and Tom Paddock – Another deposit..................................................9

The Ring - Tom Paddock will fight Burton of Leicester.............................................................10
The Ring - Tom Paddock of Redditch is open to fight any 11st 10lb man in the world............10
Tom Paddock prepared to make a match with Perry the Black...............................................10

The Ring - Nobby Clarke and Tom Paddock – At Dudley Races................................................10
The Birmingham and Staffordshire Ring – Nobby Clarke and Tom Paddock...........................11

Tom Paddock intends having a sparring booth at Redditch Races..........................................11
Breach of the Peace.................................................................................................................11

The Birmingham Ring – Tom Paddock (who it will be remembered defeated Nobby Clarke)
struck Jem Lane on the mouth.................................................................................................12

Nobby Clarke and Paddock......................................................................................................13

The Ring - Nobby Clarke and Tom Paddock.............................................................................13
The Ring - Nobby Clarke and Tom Paddock.............................................................................13
A fight for 100 sovs..................................................................................................................14

The Ring - John Cain and Thomas Paddock.............................................................................14
The Ring - C, Lewis of Wolverhampton will fight Tom Paddock...............................................14

Birmingham Ring – Tom Paddock was second to Joseph Smith..............................................15
Tom Paddock is open to fight Poulson.....................................................................................15

The Ring – Tom Paddock will fight Nat Langham....................................................................15
The Championship of the Ring – Bendigo (William Thompson) and Tom Paddock.................16

William Bendigo Thompson – one of Tom Paddock’s opponents in 1850 and Paddock lost by
a foul blow...............................................................................................................................16

The Championship of England.................................................................................................17
Paddock and the Tipton Slasher...............................................................................................18

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