About Bill Brassey
Bill Brassey was a boxer.
Bill Brassey (known as John Leechman) was an English bare-knuckle boxer.
On 26 October 1840 Ben Caunt defeated Bill Brassey at Six Mile Bottom, Cambridgeshire, in 101 rounds.
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Who was Bill Brassey?
British boxer
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Bill Brassey was a boxer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bill Brassey. https://biography.guide/bill-brassey/
MLA: "Bill Brassey." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bill-brassey/.
Chicago: "Bill Brassey." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bill-brassey/.
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