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Morgan
Crowther
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| BORN | c. 1868; in Wales (Fought out of Cardiff, Wales and Newport, Monmouthshire, England) |
| DIED | (Was alive in 1930) |
| HEIGHT | 5-3 |
| WEIGHT | 117-124 1/2 lbs |
Crowther was a Featherweight Champion of England during the
1890s
During his career, he defeated such men as Fred Johnson,
Edwin "Nunc" Wallace and Arthur
Wilkinson
1887-1888
Smith W
Cook W
Tom Withers W
-Some sources report "D"
Charley Hipkiss W
Tom McCarthy W
Elly Jones W
May Haysmann Bath, Eng D
1889
Aug 18 Hickey Cheltenham, Eng W
Oct 18 Edwin "Nunc" Wallace Newmarket, Eng W 6
Dec 10 -Crowther challenged any man in the world to a bout
at 120 lbs with 2 ounce gloves, Fred Johnson and
Frank Murphy preferred
1890
Jan 27 Bill Baxter South London, Eng LT 17
-Some sources report 120 Championship of the World;
Some sources report 120 Pound Championship of England;
Haysmann D
-Police intervened; Both men were arrested;
Perhaps, this is the 1887-1888 bout
1891
Feb 27 Arthur Wilkinson London, Eng TK 45
-Featherweight Championship of England;
Police intervened; The referee refused to render
a decision; Men were to meet again in 6 hours;
Wilkinson then gave fight to Crowther;
Some sources report "W 45"
Some sources report 3/01/91
Mar 2 -Crowther challenged any man in the world to a bout
at 118 lbs
Mar 12 -Crowther was challenged by Tom Wilson to a bout
Dec 2 Arthur Wilkinson London, Eng KO 42
-Perhaps, this is the 2/27/91 bout
1892
Apr 29 Tom Wilson London, Eng LK 27
1893
Apr 11 Fred Johnson London, Eng KO 20
-Some sources report 124 Pound Championship of England
May 10 -Crowther was challenged by Jack Fitzpatrick to a bout
Aug 22 -Crowther was challenged by George Siddons to a bout
Sep George Dixon SCH
-A fight with Dixon was tentatively set for the
Featherweight Championship of the World to be held
in either America or England but it fell through
Oct 11 -Crowther was challenged by Billy James to a bout
Oct 13 Tommy Merrin Devonshire, Eng L 12
-Some sources report that Merrin fought "Martin
Crowther"
1894
Jan 10 -Crowther was challenged by Fred Johnson to a bout
Some sources report "Fred Jackson" challenged Crowther
1897
Mar 29 Dave Wallace London, Eng L 20
*** Most Data Was Provided By William Schutte ***
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