1806 Gallery of the Gallant Ballot

[Lord Cornelius Acton]

Attention: Voting membership of the Royal Explorers Club


Balloting for the 1806 Gallery of the Gallant is now open and will remain so for three days.

You may cast a ballot for any, all or none of the following retired pugilists:



Tom Johnson (HW) 1783 - 1802
W20(8) / L11(5) / D2 - Two-time World Heavyweight Champion & English Heavyweight Champion

Johnson held the English title briefly in 1783 when he defeated the great Mendoza. In 1795, when he was generally considered past his prime, Johnson pushed eventual World champion John Jackson to a second day of fighting in the REC elimination tournament. With a flagging career, Johnson had a seven fight string beginning in 1798 that led to a World title shot in 1800 at the age of fifty. Johnson shocked the fancy with an upset over Big Ben Bryan. He lost the belt to Thomas Owen in 1801 but miraculously won it back in 1802 and defended once before retiring from the ring. This is Johnson's forth time on the ballot.

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Tinman Hooper (MW) 1789 - 1803
W19(5) / L11(3) / D3 - World Middleweight Champion & Two-time English Middleweight Champion

Hooper was the workhorse of the middleweight division for more than a decade defeating (and bowing to) nearly everyone of consequence. More than half of his professional bouts were for the English or World titles. This is Hooper's third time on the ballot.

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Joe Ward (HW) 1789 - 1805
W20(6) / L11(8) / D2

Ward was a competent pug that became a fixture in the REC annual rankings.

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Jack Holmes (MW) 1786 - 1800
W9(1) / L17(6) / D4 - Two-Time English Middleweight Champion

Despite compiling a losing record, Holmes was in the right place to secure the English title twice over his fourteen year career.

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Solly Sodicky (HW) 1789 - 1803
W17(6) / L12(3) / D2 / ND1

From 1795 to 1802, Sodicky won 15 of 18 mills and pushed his way to the top of the REC rankings. His lone title shot resulted in a fifteen round decision to Tom Johnson.

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Ruffian Symonds (HW) 1791 - 1803
W13(5) / L12(6) / D1

Symonds was a tough pug that ground out a decent career in the prize ring.

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Sincerely,
Lord Cornelius Acton
President, Royal Explorers Club of Glasgow.

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[Romdawg88]

Looking at that group you have to think that Johnson will take this ballot by a landslide. I don't really see anyway he won't get into the Gallery this year.

[mh2365]

well I will continue the tradition of voting on name alone and go with Solly Suckdicky!


Edit ... nah he blows ... will go with the Johnson ... I mean Tom Johnson

[CONN CHRIS]

Originally Posted by Romdawg88

Looking at that group you have to think that Johnson will take this ballot by a landslide. I don't really see anyway he won't get into the Gallery this year.

In the 25 years to-date of my universe, he is my favorite.

Originally Posted by mh2365

well I will continue the tradition of voting on name alone and go with Solly Suckdicky!


Edit ... nah he blows ... will go with the Johnson ... I mean Tom Johnson

I can't wait for Cat's Meat Gadzee and No Arms Chapman to retire.

[mh2365]

No Arms Chapman????? Oh man we have to get him in the HOF!!!

[Tosti]

Big Tom for me!

Have you seen this, Boxiana or, Sketches of Ancient and ... - Google Book Search

[CONN CHRIS]

Thanks Tom. I have bits and pieces of that printed out but not all of it as I have with Fistiana. Still hoping to get a glimps of the rare American Fistiana some day.

I have been starting to crawl through the Famous Fights re-posts on this site:

Famous Fights - boxing history

Very entertaining stuff.

[bigMatt]

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

Thanks Tom. I have bits and pieces of that printed out but not all of it as I have with Fistiana. Still hoping to get a glimps of the rare American Fistiana some day.

I have been starting to crawl through the Famous Fights re-posts on this site:

Famous Fights - boxing history

Very entertaining stuff.

Oh this is indeed wonderful.

Dang it Chris - like I don't have enough reading on my plate already.

Since Johnson is a favorite of yours, I will lift my protest over the earlier shoddy treatment of Bob Watson and cast a vote in his favor.

[mikehoudini]

Tom deserves to get in, and Ruffian is such a tough name!

[Lord Cornelius Acton]

Thank you all for a most encouraging turnout. With roughly twenty-four hours remaining to vote, we may well have a third enshrinee to the Gallery of the Gallant.

Lord Acton