Bill was born a slave but would go on to have an impact on boxing in the early 1800's. Here some info on his story & an interesting bio documentary.
IBHOF Profile
Bill Richmond
An indepth piece on Bill for further reading if interested
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar...1/jsh3601k.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYR0L2lZSyg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gP4y6C8QVI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTfU6T_hCN4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsAKUIPBw4c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l437HZElbvU
