Sam Collyer was a bare-knuckle boxer, and the American Lightweight Champion. He was the son of James Jamieson and Jane Taylor of Angus, Scotland. He weighed between 115 and 125 pounds, and stood 5 feet 5 ½ inches. Born in France, he came to the United States as a boy. He received the United States Medal of Honor in 1898, for his actions in 1864 in the American Civil War.
Walter Jamieson wearing his Medal of Honor
1887 Trading card of Sam Collyer, made by Lorillard Tobacco
1893 color lithograph of Sam Collyer and Billy Edwards, made by Lorillard Tobacco
Young Barney Aaron was a bare-knuckle boxer.
Abraham "Young Barney" Aaron in his later days as a referee, c. 1890 – 1900.
Young Barney Aaron
Lightweight Champion Sam Collyer