1785 in sports

1785 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Boxing
Events
 * 7 June — Bill Harvey defeated Harry Sellers in a 20-minute fight at Ash Fields.

Cricket
Events England
 * First definite mention in the sources of Billy Beldham. The rise of the White Conduit Club foreshadowed a shift of direction by cricket's hierarchy from rural Hampshire to metropolitan London.
 * Most runs – Richard Stanford 124
 * Most wickets – Richard Hosmer 7

Horse racing
England
 * The Derby – Aimwell
 * The Oaks – Trifle
 * St Leger Stakes – Cowslip