Bob Brettle

Robert "Bob" Brettle (1832–1872)[1] was a successful bare-knuckle boxer[2] active in Birmingham, England, during the 1850s.[2] He was known as "The Birmingham Pet".[2]

Bob Brettle
Born
Robert Brettle

(1832-01-18)18 January 1832 [1]
Portobello, Edinburgh
Died7 April 1872(1872-04-07) (aged 40) [1]
Birmingham
Resting placeSt. Peter's Church, Harborne
Other namesThe Birmingham Pet
Known forBoxing

A silver belt, given to him by his patrons to honour his achievements, and made in Birmingham, was featured on the television programme Antiques Roadshow, while in the possession of one of his descendants. It was subsequently donated to the British Boxing Board of Control and is now displayed at their headquarters.[3]

Brettle died aged 40 and is buried in the churchyard of St. Peter's Church, Harborne[2] in Birmingham.

Fights
  • February 1854 (1854-02): James Malpas, for a purse of £50 in February 1854.[2]
  • November 1854 (1854-11): Jack Jones of Portsmouth, for £100.[2]
  • 1855 (1855): Defeated Roger Coyne, for £200, plus side bets.[2]
  • 1855 (1855): Defeated Sam Simmonds, for £200, plus side bets.[2]
  • 4 August 1857 (1857-08-04): Job Cobley, The Elastic Pot-Boy (47 rounds, 1 hour 37 minutes. £100 a side).[4]
  • 20 September 1859 (1859-09-20): Tom Sayers, British champion. Brettle retired with a dislocated shoulder in the 7th round.[2][5]

References
  1. Robert “The Birmingham Pet” Brettle at findagrave.com
  2. "Meet Bob Brettle, the bare-knuckle boxing landlord; back in time". Sunday Mercury. Birmingham, England: Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. 11 March 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  3. Antiques Roadshow's Greatest Finds (episode unknown)
  4. Cobley, Mark. "Job Cobley - The Elastic Pot Boy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  5. "Fight between Tom Sayers and Bob Brettle, for £600". Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle. 25 September 1859. p. 7. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via The British Newspaper Archive.


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