BORN : April 8 1831; Beeston, Norfolk, England
DIED : November 30 1910; Jarrow, Tyne And Wear, England(Buried at Liverpool, England); Some sources report March 3 1910; Newcastle, England
HEIGHT : 5-9 1/2
WEIGHT : 136-175 lbs
Mace was a clever boxer and was known as the "Father of Modern Boxing"; He probably had the greatest influence upon boxing during the pre-1900 era; Mace traveled all over the world teaching boxing and conducting tournaments; He developed many talented pugilists
Mace has a memorial at the Beeston church yard which stands beside the grave of Willian Mace, Jem's father; Jem was buried in his daughter's family plot at Anfields Cemetery at Liverpool
Mace was elected to the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990
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