Benjamin Bindoff (1838–1899), known as Benjamin Bandoff, was a 19th-century English-Jewish bare-knuckle boxer.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Benjamin Bindoff[1] |
| Born | 1838[2] Shoreditch, London, England |
| Died | 1899 (aged 60)[3] Brighton, England |
| Years active | 1853–1865 |
| Height | 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm) (1865)[4] |
| Weight | 10 st 12 lb (152 lb; 69 kg) (1865)[4] |
| Sport | |
| Country | England |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Super welter |
Bandoff's first match was on 20 September 1853, having been matched against Jerry Duggan for £10 a side. The battle, which continued for 75 rounds, was interrupted by the approach of darkness, and the match was drawn. Bandoff next fought George Sims, and was beaten by him on 8 November 1854 and on 17 May 1858.[5][6] Four years later, however, Bandoff retrieved his reputation as a fighter when he met and defeated Hopkinson after a battle of 28 rounds (9 April 1862). This victory was followed by another on 8 September 1863, when Bandoff defeated Australian boxer Frederick "Black Billy" Jackson at Home Circuit after 40 rounds.[7] On the same spot he fought 86 rounds with Callaghan; but owing to darkness the match terminated in a draw. Bandoff's last appearance in the prize-ring was at Thames Haven on 14 February 1865, when he was beaten by Jack Smith, the "Brighton Doctor," after a contest of 16 rounds.[8] He worked as a leather merchant in Brighton, where he died in 1899.[9]
His grandson was historian Stanley Bindoff.[9][10]
References
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Jacobs, Joseph; Vizetelly, Frank H. (1902). "Bandoff, Benjamin (Bendoff or Bendorff)". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 489.
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837–1915
- ^ "Bandoff and Jackson, for £20". Nottingham Journal. 10 September 1863. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
Ben Bandoff is twenty-nine years of age
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
- ^ a b Henning, Fredrick W. J. (1888). Some Recollections of the Prize Ring. London: Henning and Company. pp. 123–124.
- ^ Furniss, Harold, ed. (20 May 2024). "Strange Adventures of Ben Bendoff". Famous Fights—Past and Present. 1 (3): 36–37.
- ^ "The Ring". Bell's Life in Victoria. Melbourne. 14 August 1858. p. 3.
- ^ Rubinstein, William D.; Jolles, Michael A.; Rubinstein, Hillary L., eds. (2011). "Bandoff, Benjamin". The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6. OCLC 793104984.
- ^ Furniss, Harold (ed.). "Slashing Fight between Ben Bendoff and Jack Smith, the Paddington Doctor". Famous Fights—Past and Present. 7 (79): 9–10.
- ^ a b 1881 England Census
- ^ East Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813–1920
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