Tom Hyer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tom Hyer

American boxer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1819

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 26-Jun-1864

Profession: boxer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Tom Hyer (January 1, 1819 – June 26, 1864) was an American bare-knuckle boxer.
He became a world heavyweight boxing champion after defeating Country McCloskey in a long brutal fight in New York on September 9, 1841, though there was no global sanctioning body to recognize his championship.
He held the title until vacating it in 1851, and was widely celebrated as the first American to hold the honor.
His victory increased American participation in boxing, and made him a celebrity, generating fight coverage and publicity in hundreds of American newspapers. He could be a brawler and engaged in several bar fights.
The fights he had as a result of his political association with the nativist Bowery Boys' anti-Immigration gang in 1855, could be particularly violent, and often involved weapons.