In 1800 Jem Belcher became the youngest ever world champion. This is his incredible true story. At the turn of the 19th century social change and progress were slowly spreading across the British Empire. In England, both town and country were still rife with poverty and struggle. But in the back alleys and fairgrounds of Bristol a new kind of popular hero was emerging. His name was Jem Belcher and he was to transform primitive pugilism into the sport of kings
