Career
Born in London and standing only 5"6" tall, the diminutive Randall was one of the dominant pugilists of his era, compiling a 16-0-1 record as a professional, with all of his wins coming by knockout. Often credited as the inventor of the one-two punch, Randall successfully battled with contemporaries such as Ned Turner and Jack Martin (whom he defeated twice), and starred in a stage version of his ring exploits at the Regency Theatre. Randall was admired by the foremost prizefighting reporter of the period, Pierce Egan, who also delighted in Randall"s Irish parentage:
"JACK RANDALL, DENOMINATED (THE Prime Irish Lad, otherwise the NONPAREIL)
(Boxiana, volume II, 1818).
Randall struggled with alcoholism, and died of alcohol-related causes at the early age of 34.