Boxers

John Camel Heenan

1834-1873
Boxer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Thomas Hickman

1785-1822
Pugilist
Sitter in 1 portrait

Ignacio Hita

Cuban champion boxer
Sitter in 2 portraits

William ('Billy') Hooper

died 1790
Prize-fighter
Sitter in 1 portrait

Richard Humphries (Humphreys)

circa 1760-1827
Prize-fighter
Sitter in 13 portraits

John Jackson

1769-1845
Pugilist
Sitter associated with 8 portraits | Artist associated with 1 portrait

Jacobs

active 1788
Perhaps a pugilist; acted as bottle holder to Daniel Mendoza in a prize fight
Sitter in 4 portraits

Edion John

Pugilist
Sitter in 3 portraits

John Arthur ('Jack') Johnson

1878-1946
Boxer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Tom Johnson (Thomas Jackling)

circa 1750-1797
Prize-fighter
Sitter in 14 portraits

Tom ('Paddington') Jones

1766-1833
Prize-fighter
Sitter in 1 portrait

Anthony Joshua

1989-
Super heavyweight boxer; Olympian
Sitter in 1 portrait

Amir Khan

1986-
Boxer; welterweight champion and Olympian
Sitter in 1 portrait

Kirkland Laing

1954-2021
Boxer
Sitter in 1 portrait

John Lancaster

active 1812
Prize-fighter
Sitter in 1 portrait

Lennox Lewis

1965-
Boxer
Sitter in 2 portraits

Benjamin ('Benny') Lynch

1913-1946
Scottish boxer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Jem Mace

1831-1910
Prize-fighter
Sitter in 1 portrait

Barry McGuigan

1961-
Boxer, journalist and commentator on boxing
Sitter in 2 portraits

Victor Andrew de Bier McLaglen

1883-1959
Boxer and actor
Sitter in 3 portraits

Savannah Marshall

1991-
Boxer; Olympian
Sitter in 1 portrait

Daniel Mendoza

1764-1836
Pugilist
Sitter in 12 portraits

Freddie Mills

1919-1965
Boxer
Sitter in 2 portraits

Hyman Barnett ('Harry') Mizler

1913-1990
Boxer; Olympian
Sitter in 1 portrait

Tom Molineaux

1784-1818
Boxer
Sitter in 4 portraits

Fola Okesola

1974-
Heavyweight boxer; Olympian
Sitter in 2 portraits

Pete Parsons

active 1950s
Boxer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Tommy Peacock

1969-
Lightweight boxer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Henry Pearce

1777-1809
Prize-fighter
Sitter in 2 portraits

Isaac Perrins

1750 or 1757-1801
Boxer and mechanical engineer
Sitter associated with 4 portraits

Jack Petersen

1911-1990
Boxer
Sitter in 4 portraits

Pickard

active 1780s
Pugilist
Sitter in 1 portrait

Jack Power

1790-active 1812
Prize-fighter
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Harry Preston

1860-1936
Brighton hotelier and amateur boxer
Sitter in 2 portraits

Bill Richmond

1763-1829
Pugilist
Sitter in 2 portraits

Michael Ryan

active 1787-1789
Prize-fighter
Sitter in 1 portrait

Tom Sayers

1826-1865
Boxer
Sitter in 2 portraits

Phil Scott (Philip Scott Suffling)

1900-1983
Boxer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Mr Shaw

active early 1860s
Boxer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Charles Shepherd

1971-
Boxer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Jack Slack

circa 1721-1768
Boxer
Sitter in 3 portraits

Thomas Smallwood

active 1740
Boxer
Sitter in 2 portraits

George Stevenson

circa 1720-1741
Pugilist
Sitter in 2 portraits

George Taylor

circa 1710-1758
Pugilist and showman
Sitter in 4 portraits

William ('Bendigo') Thompson

1811-1880
Boxer and minister
Sitter in 1 portrait

Thomas Tring

circa 1760-1815
Pugilist and artists' model
Sitter in 5 portraits

Randolph Turpin

1928-1966
Boxer
Sitter in 3 portraits

Billy Walker

1939-
Boxer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Jimmy Walsh

1913-1964
Boxer
Sitter in 1 portrait

James Ward

1800-1885
Pugilist
Sitter in 3 portraits

Joseph ('Joe') Ward

active 1770-1814
Pugilist
Sitter associated with 7 portraits

William ('Bill') Ward

active 1789-1792
Boxer; murderer
Sitter in 5 portraits

Bob Watson

active 1790
Prize-fighter
Sitter in 1 portrait

Jem Wharton

1813-1856
Pugilist
Sitter in 1 portrait

Jimmy Wilde

1892-1969
Boxer
Sitter in 1 portrait

William ('Bill') Wood

active 1795
Pugilist
Sitter in 1 portrait

Colonel Wyndham

active 1788
Associated with pugilism; acted as umpire in 1788
Sitter in 1 portrait

Khalid Yafai

1989-
Boxer; Olympian
Sitter in 1 portrait