Early Life
Caunt was born on March 22, 1815 in Hucknall Torkard in Nottinghamshire in England. Caunt stood six foot two and a half inches tall and had a fighting weight of between 203 and 210 lb (95 kg). He was said to be strong, durable, willing yet also slow and clumsy. His early boxing career is not well known, but he did defeat several minor local opponents at the age of 18.
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