Here lies Bare-knuckle Boxer #TomSayers RIP. After his sensational World Championship fight in 1860 Sayers was a national hero, the public raised a hefty £3K for him & he retired. Aged 39, he died 5 years later, his funeral attracted 100K people who formed a cortège to #HighgateCemetery where this marble tomb, by #MortonEdwards, is guarded by the sculpture of his mastiff, Lion.
In Source: Highgate Cemetery
