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Young Dutch Sam (January 30, 1808, in London, England – November 4, 1843) was a professional boxer, who fought during the sport's "pioneer era" (pre-1892). ==Pro career== Young Dutch Sam is best known as a being a welterweight champion in the 1820s. Sam won his first fight at age 15, and went on to defeat Ned Stockham, Harry Jones, Tom Cooper, Jack Cooper, Dick Davis and Ned Neale among others before retiring from the ring without ever losing a fight. The leading prizefight reporter of the period, Pierce Egan, describing the Young Dutch Sam's emergence into the ring: :(1829 ) The anxious moment had now arrived, and all the peepers were on the stretch to view the condition of the men. On peeling, Sam appeared as fine as a star () laughing and full of confidence. In short, SAM might be compared to a handsome game cock, crowing almost to himself, that victory was in his grasp. (Egan,''Book of Sports'', 1832) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Young Dutch Sam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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