MALEY

Thomas . b. 21 Dec. 1817; beat John Hannan £25 a side 30 Aug. 1838; beat Sam Merryman £25 a side, 28 rounds in 2 hours 23 June 1840; beaten by Edward Adams £50 a side, 64 rounds in 2 hours 6 Oct. 1840; fought a drawn battle with James Cro £50 a side, 110 rounds in 4 hours and 22 minutes 21 Sep. 1841; beat Cro at Wood ford heath, War wicks hire £100 a side, 22 rounds in 44 minutes 25 July 1842; beaten by John M’Grath at Canvey Isle, E ex £100 a side, 76 rounds in 2 hours and 38 minutes 21 Feb. 1843; beaten by Sam Merryman at Horley £50 a side, 79 rounds in 205 minutes 20 Feb. 1844, beat him at Lower Hope Point £100 a side, 52 rounds in 95 minutes 31 March 1846; beaten by Wm. Gill at And over Road £100 a side, 77 rounds in 159 minutes 7 Nov. 1848; beaten by James Cro at Woking £50 a side, 52 rounds in 130 minutes 25 Sep. 1849; won 10 out of 17 fights 1834–49; his fighting weight was 9 stone and his height 5 feet 5 inches; his style of getting away and of avoiding punishment was inimitable; a capital teacher of boxing. d. Coach and Horses public house, 90 St. Martin’s lane, London 13 Feb. 1858. John Hannan’s Guide to British boxing (1852) 37–9.