# Tom Paddock

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English boxer (1822–1863)

Tom Paddock Personal information Nickname Redditch Needlepointer Nationality English Born Thomas Paddock 1822 Redditch, Worcestershire Died (1863-06-30)30 June 1863 Marylebone, London Height 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) Weight Heavyweight Boxing career Boxing record Total fights 16 Wins 11 Losses 5

**Tom Paddock**, born **Thomas Paddock** (c. 1822, [Redditch](/source/Redditch) – 30 June 1863) also known as the **Redditch Needlepointer** was a champion English [bare-knuckle boxer](/source/Bare-knuckle_boxing) in the early [Victorian era](/source/Victorian_era).[1]

Tom was baptised on 25 August 1822 in [Redditch](/source/Redditch), Worcestershire, England, the son of George Paddock and Elizabeth (née Morris).[2] Brought up on a farm, he was noted to have developed a size and endurance that served him well in his career as a boxer.[1]

His professional career in [boxing](/source/Boxing) started in 1844; at the time he was just under six feet tall and weighed twelve stone. Between then and 1850 he was largely undefeated in the boxing ring, and gained a reputation not only for his courage but for his foul tactics and uncontrollable temper.[1] It was [William Thompson](/source/William_Thompson_(boxer)) of [Nottingham](/source/Nottingham) who spoilt his clean record in 1850 in [Mildenhall, Suffolk](/source/Mildenhall%2C_Suffolk).[3]

In 1851 a fight against Harry Poulson in [Belper](/source/Belper) ended in a riot when both men were jailed. Both served ten months [hard labour](/source/Hard_labour).[3]

Three years later Paddock challenged both [Harry Broome](/source/Harry_Broome) and [Bill Perry](/source/William_Perry_(boxer)) to a [Heavyweight](/source/Heavyweight) Championship of England bout but both turned it down. Paddock then claimed himself as the Heavyweight Champion of England by default,[3] though this was not generally recognised until 1856 following fifty-one rounds in the ring against Harry Broome in [Manningtree](/source/Manningtree).[4] However, his victory was short-lived; he lost the title later the same year to Bill Perry.[1] He twice attempted to regain the title, but was unsuccessful.[3]

Paddock's last fight took place in 1860 against [Sam Hurst](/source/Sam_Hurst), for the championship of England.[3] He died of [heart disease](/source/Heart_disease) on 30 June 1863 in [Marylebone](/source/Marylebone).[1][5]

A book on Paddock's life is currently being penned by Tom Podmore, a Nottingham-based writer originally from Redditch.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ODNB_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ODNB_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ODNB_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ODNB_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-ODNB_1-4) Broadfoot, William; Lock, Julian (rev.) (2004). "Paddock, Tom (1822–1863)". [*Oxford Dictionary of National Biography*](http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21079). *[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography](/source/Dictionary_of_National_Biography#Oxford_Dictionary_of_National_Biography)* (online ed.). Oxford University Press. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1093/ref:odnb/21079](https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fref%3Aodnb%2F21079). Retrieved 11 December 2012. (Subscription, [Wikipedia Library](https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/88/) access or [UK public library membership](https://www.oxforddnb.com/help/subscribe#public) required.)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Familysearch.org](http://www.familysearch.org)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CBZ_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CBZ_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-CBZ_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-CBZ_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-CBZ_3-4) [Fighting history at cyberboxingzone.com](http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/paddock.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Boxing championship fight at famous-fights.com](http://www.famous-fights.com/2007/08/broome-versus-paddock.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071207224504/http://www.famous-fights.com/2007/08/broome-versus-paddock.html) 7 December 2007 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [FreeBMD](https://www.freebmd.org.uk/)

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