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Gallery of the Gallant

Rules of admission: 1. A pugilist must be retired. 2. A pugilist must be deemed to have shown extraordinary gallantry in the prize ring by no less than eight tenths of the Royal Explorers Club voting membership. 3. A pugilist may be considered for five consecutive years following his retirement provided that he received support from at least one voting member in the year prior.



Class of 1725

Timothy Buck 1700 - 1716
W23 / L4  English Heavyweight Champion

Selected by 91.67% of balloting members on first ballot.

Buck held the English title in 1707 and from 1708 to 1716.

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Class of 1731

James Figg 1714 - 1731
W24 / L2  REC World & English Heavyweight Champion

Selected by 100% of balloting members on first ballot.
Figg held the English title from 1715 to 1721 and from 1724 to 1726.

Figg held the REC World title from 1726 to 1731

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Class of 1738

Andrew Mac-Colley 1721 - 1735
W20 / L7  Irish Heavyweight Champion

Selected by 80.00% of balloting members on fourth ballot.

Mac-Colley held the Irish title from 1724 to 1734 and again in 1735 prior to retirement.

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Class 0f 1741

Jack Broughton 1725 - 1741
W29 / L3  REC World and English Heavyweight Champion

Selected by 100.00% of balloting members on first ballot.

Broughton held the English title from 1728-1730 and the REC World Title from 1731 to 1740 making 17 defenses.

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