1736 to 1740 in sports

Events in world sport through the years 1736 to 1740.

Boxing[edit]

Events

1736 — Broughton defeated Bill Gretting, but it is unclear if it was a championship fight.^[1]^{[better source needed]}
1736 — Broughton defeated Taylor after 20 minutes in London. Broughton claimed the English title and held it until 1750.^[1]^[2]^{[better source needed]}
1737 — Broughton defeated John Smith ("Buckhorse") in London to retain the title.^[1]^{[better source needed]}
1738 — Broughton defeated Prince Boswell in London to retain the title.^[1]^{[better source needed]}
1739 — Broughton defeated Will Willis in London to retain the title.^[1]^{[better source needed]}
1740 — Broughton defeated Sailor Field in London to retain the title.^[1]^{[better source needed]}

Events

1740 — Parliament introduced an Act "to restrain and to prevent the excessive increase in horse racing", though it was largely ignored.^{[citation needed]}

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Jack Broughton". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "The Bare Knuckle Heavyweight Champions of England". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell.
Maun, Ian (2009). From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750. Roger Heavens. ISBN 978-1-900592-52-9.
McCann, Tim (2004). Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century. Sussex Record Society.
Waghorn, H. T. (1906). The Dawn of Cricket. Electric Press.

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