Jack Randall (25 November 1794 – 12 March 1828), nicknamed "The Nonpareil", was an exceptional English bare-knuckle boxer, dominant at his weight class, who fought from 1815 to 1822, and retired undefeated.

Born in London in St. Giles, of Irish ancestry and standing only 5'6" tall, the compact and sturdy Randall was one of the dominant pugilists of his era, winning all of his 16 fights.

Credited as the inventor of the one-two punch, a left jab followed by a rapid right cross, Randall conquered Ned Turner, twice defeated Jack Martin, and starred in a stage version of his ring exploits at London's Regency Theatre.

[3] On 26 August 1815, he defeated Walton, the "Twickenham Youth" for five guineas at Coombe Wood (a popular prizefighting location, northeast of Kingston Upon Thames, south of Richmond Park).

[4] Around 24 April 1816, Randall defeated George Dodd at the popular prizefighting location Moulsey Hurst (in what is now West Molesey, Surrey, on the fringes of Greater London).

[9] Randall defeated Harry Holt for 25 guineas at Coombe Warren on 20 May 1817 in a match lasting 25 minutes and eight rounds, ending the contest with a tremendous right to the head.

On 30 September 1817, at Shepperton Range, Surrey, Randall defeated the Jewish boxer Abraham "Abey" Belasco, an associate of the great English champion Daniel Mendoza.

Each ended with Belasco on the floor, but he drew first blood in the second round by 'put[ting] in a sharp hit on Randall's mouth, which brought forth the claret in a twinkling'.

[11] Pierce Egan wrote of the match that "The most experienced judges of boxing agree that throughout the annals of pugilism, such a finished display of scientific excellence as the above battle is not to be paralleled.

Egan also noted in Bells Life in London that Randall's 'hitting and getting away, his style of stopping and returning, with the excellent judgment he manifested, added to his activity and quickness on his legs, all tended to stamp him as one of the most finished boxers of his weight.

The fight took place on 16 June 1818 at Wimbledon Common and Randall extended his 100% career record by winning in twenty-three rounds, taking forty-five minutes.

Randall's superiority was clear, however, and he eventually emerged victorious after a hard-fought epic contest of 2 hours and 19 minutes, lasting, in all, 34 rounds.

Randall's first act, upon being declared the victor 'was to push the crowd away from him, and to clasp the hand of his brave fallen foe with much zeal and friendship [...].

[20] London's Morning Post noted that both men showed great control and science in their boxing, and feints and parries abounded, but Turner suffered far more, and most significantly lacked the hitting power of Randall.

He won the victory with comparative ease, and except for a slight mark on his left eye and a scratch on his ear, he had no signs of having been in a boxing match.

[23] After this victory, Randall used his prize winnings to open his own public house, 'The Hole in the Wall' on Chancery-Lane, where he would work and reside the rest of his life.

At around this time, Randall issued a challenge to any fighter of under 11 stone to fight him for stakes of 500 guineas a side[24] (an almost unprecedented sum in the history of bare-knuckle boxing).

According to a contemporary account: '[Randall] now put forth such a "bit of good truth" as positively to terrify the spectators with the terrible execution he was capable of administering.

[28] In one of his last public appearances, he attended a memorial for his boxing rival and friend Ned Turner on 18 April 1826, and addressed the audience.

He attended Turner's funeral five days later at Aldgate Churchyard with some of the most exceptional boxers of the era including Tom Owen, Harry Holt, and the boxing reporter who helped immortalize Randall, Pierce Egan.

On 12 March 1828, he succumbed to an illness of around ten weeks, and died at his home, the public house Hole-in-the-Wall on West London's Chancery Lane at the early age of 33, leaving a widow and two children.