By all accounts a superb boxer and a genial and kindly if uncommunicative man,
it was Cribb's extraordinary courage and refusal to admit defeat
that endeared him not only to the Fancy, but to a far wider public;
he may fairly be called the first superstar in the history of sport.
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Some links to sites concerning my famous boxing ancestor, Tom Cribb
Cribb's Parlour
A scene from Pierce Egan's 'Life in London' - the book William Moncrieff dramatized as 'Tom and Jerry' 1823 Production
(Was Tom Cribb really played by an actor called Champion?)
1821 Production
Channel 4's Georgian Underworld
Note: Cribb was a relative novice when he beat Richmond.
He didn't become champion for another three years.
There were several historical inaccuracies in the programme, too.
It was well worth watching, though.