Boxing
Harry Lazarus
The son of Izzy Lazarus, Harry fought professionally in the United States in the 1850s.
Birth and Death Dates:
b. 1839 - d. 1865
Career Highlights:
While a young boy, Lazarus and his brother Johnny Lazarus travelled throughout England giving exhibitions and were dubbed "The Infant Wonders." Bare-knuckled fighters, Harry and Johnny travelled to the United States in 1852 (Harry was 13-years old) because boxing had been banned in many English cities and towns in the 1840s. The two boys helped build interest in boxing by giving lessons and putting on exhibitions around the country (their parents joined them in America in 1855).
Birth and Death Dates:
b. 1839 - d. 1865
Career Highlights:
While a young boy, Lazarus and his brother Johnny Lazarus travelled throughout England giving exhibitions and were dubbed "The Infant Wonders." Bare-knuckled fighters, Harry and Johnny travelled to the United States in 1852 (Harry was 13-years old) because boxing had been banned in many English cities and towns in the 1840s. The two boys helped build interest in boxing by giving lessons and putting on exhibitions around the country (their parents joined them in America in 1855).
On June 10, 1857, Lazarus travelled to Canada and fought Denny Harrigan in a bout that lasted an incredible 2 hours and 58 minutes and took 97-rounds to complete. The fight was during the bare-knucked era of the Puglistic Society's "London Prize Ring Rules." Established in 1838, the Rules were modified in 1853 (the year Lazarus arrived in the U.S.) to state that the ring was to be 24-feet square and surrounded by two ropes. Any knockdown marked the end of a round and the downed fighter had to "come to scratch" in middle of the ring unaided within eight seconds or the fight was over (previous rules allowed seconds to assist the fighter).
Origin:
England