James William "Iron" Hague (6 November 1885 – 18 August 1951)[1] was a boxer born in Mexborough, West Riding of Yorkshire.
He tried to cover it with his scarf and cap, but his teacher asked him to remove the wraps, and upon seeing the wound said, "you must be made of iron, lad!
[6] Hague married Lucy Law (11 September 1886 - 16 May 1946) on 27 October 1909 in Mexborough, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.
[6] Hague fought for the Yorkshire heavyweight title against Dick Parkes at Doncaster on 8 April 1905, winning in the fifth round.
He was invited to enter the Heavyweight Novice competition held at the National Sporting Club, London in January 1908.
He won this in the first round with a knockout in 2 minutes and 47 seconds, creating a new boxing record for the fastest victory of a title.
On 24 May 1909, shortly after winning the title, Hague agreed to fight Sam Langford, the Black boxer from Canada at the National Sporting Club in Covent Garden, London.
[8] Langford said in later years that in all his time in boxing no one hit him as hard as the punch he took from "Iron" Hague in the second round, which knocked him over.
Hague lost his title on 24 April 1911 to the up-and-coming Bombardier Billy Wells[6] for the first Lonsdale Belt.