1788 in sports

1788 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Boxing

Events

  • Tom Johnson retained his English championship but no fights involving him are recorded in 1788.[1]
  • 31 December — "Big" Ben Brain defeated William Corbally at Navestock in 20 minutes.[2]

Cricket

Events

England

Horse racing

England

References

  1. Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Johnson. Retrieved on 7 November 2009.
  2. Cyber Boxing Zone - Ben Brain. Retrieved on 20 January 2018.
  3. Note that scorecards created in the 18th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and the missing data prevents effective computation of averages
  4. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.


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