Jem Mace, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJem Mace
British boxer
Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1831
Place of Birth: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 30-Nov-1910
Profession: boxer
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Jem Mace
- James "Jem" Mace (8 April 1831 – 30 November 1910) was an English boxing champion, primarily during the bare-knuckle era.
- He was born at Beeston, Norfolk.
- Although nicknamed "The Gypsy", he denied Romani ethnicity in his autobiography.
- Fighting in England, at the height of his career between 1860–66, he won the English Welterweight, Heavyweight, and Middleweight Championships and was considered one of the most scientific boxers of the era.
- Most impressively, he held the World Heavyweight Championship from 1870-71 while fighting in the United States.
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