The Fighters' Plaque
The framed plaque in the Watts Arms, Hanslope.
The details are printed in the table below.
The letters AS mean "A Side" or "per person"
Born 1804
Alex McKay
Scotland
'The Highland Hercules'
lost
Simon Byrne
47 mins
5 rounds
3rd May 1877
£100
won
Peter Curran
18 mins
-
1828
£40
won
Paul Spencer
-
25 rounds
16th October 1828
£40
won
Paul Spencer
30 mins
34 rounds
17th February 1829
£100 AS
lost
Simon Byrne
53 mins
47 rounds
Fatal 2nd June 1830
£200 AS
died 3rd June 1830
born 1806
Simon Byrne
Ireland
'The Emerald Gem'
lost
Mike Larking
150 mins
138 rounds
7th June 1825
£50
drawn
Jack Manning
61 mins
39 rounds
stopped 17th February 1826
£100
won
Alex McKay
47 mins
5 rounds
3rd May 1827
£100
won
Bob Avery
95 mins
36 rounds
30th August 1827
£50 AS
won
Phil Samson
103 mins
45 rounds
30th June 1829
£200 AS
won
Alex McKay
53 mins
47 rounds
Fatal 1830
£200 AS
lost
Jim Ward
77 mins
33 rounds
12th July 1831
£200 AS
lost
James 'Deaf' Burke
186 mins
99 rounds
Fatal 30th May 1833
£100 AS
died 2nd June 1833
Simon Byrne was tried and acquitted manslaughter
James 'Deaf' Burke was tried and acquitted manslaughter