Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

John ('Jack') Broughton NPG D31640

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by F. Ross, published by W & G Smith, probably after William Hogarth

Broughton was a heavyweight boxing champion. He had a lasting influence on boxing, helping to turn it into a formal sport by codifying the first set of boxing rules and inventing 'mufflers', the forerunners of modern boxing gloves. Originally a waterman on the River Thames, Broughton fought semi-professionally throughout the 1730s. Broughton became England's third champion heavyweight boxer after beating George Taylor in 1734, and he held this title until 1750. From 1742 until his death, Broughton operated his own boxing arena in Hanway... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.