Boxiana; Or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism: From the championship of Cribb to the present timeGeorge Virtue, 1824 |
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12 stone advantage adversary amateurs appeared applause Baker battle Belasco Belcher betting Black blows were exchanged boxer boxing Caleb Baldwin Carter CHAMPION claret closing colour combatants commenced considerable considered contest Cooper courage CRIBB Crockey Curtis defeated desperate Dick displayed Dogherty Donnelly Dutch Sam Eales endeavoured entered the lists entered the ring exhibited facers Fancy favour fell fibbed fight first-rate Ford fought gloves guineas a-side Harmer head hero instantly Jack Joe Ward Lancashire Lancaster latter left hand length little hero manly match milling minutes Molineaux Moulsey-hurst nobber Nosworthy notwithstanding Oliver opponent Paddington Jones Painter planted possessed prize-ring proved pugilism pugilistic punishment Purcell purse rally Randall received returned Richmond Robinson ropes round Sawbridgeworth scientific scratch Scrog Scroggins seemed sent set-to setting-to severe Shelton sparring spectators sporting strength style superior Sutton threw TOM CRIBB Tom Oliver Tom Owen took place tremendous Turner undermost victory weight witness