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Ben Caunt (1814 - 1861) - Bare-knuckle Champion of England 1841 - 1845

Ben was born in 1814 from parents Robert and Martha Caunt. First coming to notice by beating a family memeber in 1835 , Richard Butler at Wighay Field Hucknall, Ben quickly moved on in the world of the pugilist. Fighting the English champion Bendigo (William Thompson) in 1836, Ben lost the match after 22 harsh rounds.

In 1836 Ben had his re-match and over a period of 76 rounds was able to claime the title of English Champion. Many more fights followed including a tour of the United States and a career that moved into being a fight promoter and a publican.

Late in 1861 Big Ben Caunt died aged 47 years in London, buired at Hucknall, the place of his birth, where his funeral attracted a large crowd of people. Is it still said that the visitors to Ben Caunt's grave far outnumber those of the poet Lord Byron who is also buried at Hucknall.   

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) - English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens's works are characterized by attacks on social evils, injustice, and hypocrisy. He had also experienced in his youth oppression, when he was forced to end school in early teens and work in a factory. Dickens's good, bad, and comic characters, such as the cruel miser Scrooge, the aspiring novelist David Copperfield, or the trusting and innocent Mr. Pickwick, have fascinated generations of readers.

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