The tipton slasher biography sample
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William Perry (boxer)
British heavyweight prize fighter
For other people named William Perry, see William Perry (disambiguation).
William Perry | |
|---|---|
William Perry | |
| Born | 1819 Tipton, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | (aged 61) Bilston, Staffordshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | The Tipton Slasher |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | 13 st 7 lb (86 kg; 189 lb) |
| Height | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.842 m) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 11 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 2 |
William Perry (1819 – 24 December 1880[1]), known as "The Tipton Slasher"[1][2] after his native town of Tipton, was a British heavyweight prize fighter of the 19th century and claimed the championship of England, with some dispute, for two periods between 1850 and 1857.[2][3] His fighting career began in London in 1835 and after fighting a number of highly rated championship contenders, h