Harrison was the Friar's Oak blacksmith, and he had his nickname because he fought Tom Johnson when he held the English belt, and would most certainly have beaten him had the Bedfordshire magistrates not appeared to break up the fight.
Harrison, c'était le forgeron de Friar's Oak. Il avait reçu ce surnom, le jour où il avait combattu avec Tom Johnson, qui était alors en possession de la ceinture d'Angleterre, et il l'aurait sûrement battu sans l'apparition des magistrats du comté de Bedford qui interrompirent la bataille.