Pearlware pottery mug with the images of the boxers Molineux and Cribb, circa 1815

On December 18, 1810, at Copthorne Gap, near Surrey, Tom Molineaux, the first fighter from the United States to fight for a world title, fought Tom Cribb, England’s “Champion of Champions” in the first of their two fights. There is a detailed description of the two fights between Tom Cribb and the ex slave Tom Molineaux on a page of the World Boxing Association’s web site, here is a link

Height: 3 ⅝”

In good condition

£890

US$1,202