Boxiana; Or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism: From the days of the renowned Broughton and Slack, to the championship of Cribb, Volumen1George Virtue, 1830 |
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... nearly to the following purport : - " Gentlemen , perhaps , as how , you may think , that I have picked out the best man in London to beat this here foreigner ; but if you will come this day se'nnight , I'll produce a man that J shall ...
... nearly to the following purport : - " Gentlemen , perhaps , as how , you may think , that I have picked out the best man in London to beat this here foreigner ; but if you will come this day se'nnight , I'll produce a man that J shall ...
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... nearly to the following purport , all over the town ; TO THE PATRONS AND ENCOURAGERS OF THE MANLY ART OF BOXING . Whereas , Mr. Broughton , well knowing that I was to fight Mr. Field , on Tuesday next , the 13th of March , 1743 , in ...
... nearly to the following purport , all over the town ; TO THE PATRONS AND ENCOURAGERS OF THE MANLY ART OF BOXING . Whereas , Mr. Broughton , well knowing that I was to fight Mr. Field , on Tuesday next , the 13th of March , 1743 , in ...
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... nearly . as heavy as Broughton , but not quite fourteen stone . SLACK was very little indebted to science , and trusted to a method almost exclusively his own his blows were generally well put in , and given with a most dreadful force ...
... nearly . as heavy as Broughton , but not quite fourteen stone . SLACK was very little indebted to science , and trusted to a method almost exclusively his own his blows were generally well put in , and given with a most dreadful force ...
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... nearly choked and black in the face ; and it was with some difficulty that SLACK released himself from this unplea- sant situation . - The next ten minutes the Frenchman appeared like a blacksmith hammering away at SLACK , and driving ...
... nearly choked and black in the face ; and it was with some difficulty that SLACK released himself from this unplea- sant situation . - The next ten minutes the Frenchman appeared like a blacksmith hammering away at SLACK , and driving ...
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... nearly five years , lost it in a desperate struggle with LYONS , the waterman— here the CHAMPIONSHIP was at a stand - still for a short time - when DARTS had once more an opportunity of gaining it with PETER CORCORAN ; but PETER grasped ...
... nearly five years , lost it in a desperate struggle with LYONS , the waterman— here the CHAMPIONSHIP was at a stand - still for a short time - when DARTS had once more an opportunity of gaining it with PETER CORCORAN ; but PETER grasped ...
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Términos y frases comunes
advantage adversary amateurs antagonist appeared battle beat bets Bill Gibbons Bill Warr Bitton bottle-holder bottom boxer boxing brave BROUGHTON Caleb celebrated challenged character Chicken combatants commenced completely considerable contended contest courage Cribb DANIEL MENDOZA defeat desperate displayed distinguished Dogherty Dutch Sam endeavoured entered the lists entered the ring excellent fame favour favourite feet fight first-rate fist fought friends gave GEORGE GEORGE MADDOX Gregson guineas Gulley hero honour HOOPER Humphries instantly JACK JACK BARTHOLOMEW Jackson Jem Belcher Joe Ward JOHNSON JONES knocked MADDOX manly match Mendoza milling minutes Molineaux Moulsey Hurst nearly never notwithstanding numerous occasion odds opponent Paddington PEARCE possessed pounds pretensions proved the conqueror pugilism pugilist punished rally received rendered Richmond round Ryan scarcely set-to setting-to severe blow SLACK soon sparring spectators spirit sporting world strength style superior threw Tom Cribb Tom Johnson Tom Jones took place TRING truly victory witnessed