Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 1 (of 3): Containing Lives of the Most Celebrated Pugilists; Full Reports of Their Battles from Contemporary Newspapers, With Authentic Portraits, Personal Anecdotes, and Sketches of the Principal Patrons of the Prize Ring, Forming a Complete History of the Ring from Fig and Broughton, 1719-40, to the Last Championship Battle Between King and Heenan, in December 1863Miles, Henry Downes
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Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 1 (of 3): Containing Lives of the Most Celebrated Pugilists; Full Reports of Their Battles from Contemporary Newspapers, With Authentic Portraits, Personal Anecdotes, and Sketches of the Principal Patrons of the Prize Ring, Forming a Complete History of the Ring from Fig and Broughton, 1719-40, to the Last Championship Battle Between King and Heenan, in December 1863
Miles, Henry Downes
Boxing
6.—Mendoza, experienced in all the manœuvres of
the art, with the coolness of the veteran,
judging that his opponent would attempt another
rally, waited for him with the greatest
composure; as he came in Dan put in a tremendous
hit over Harry’s nose, and threw him.
7.—Of no account.
8.—Lee, trusting to impetuosity more than
judgment, went in rapidly; but the folly of such
conduct was self-evident—Mendoza hit him away
with the greatest ease, following him, and, in
the event, throwing him a cross-buttock. Lee’s
frontispiece had now a variegated appearance.
9.—Lee, full of gaiety, rallied; but Mendoza hit
him sharply over the left eye, which was already
terribly swelled. Five to one on Mendoza.
10.—Dan laughed at his opponent; who made a
feeble hit and fell upon his knees.
11.—It appeared from Lee’s conduct that he
entertained an idea that his opponent was to be
conquered by impetuosity. He rushed in most
furiously, when the latter hit him; Harry
retreated and took refuge upon the ground.
12.—Mendoza thought it was necessary to show a
little fight, and, in a sharp rally, quickly
punished his opponent out of the ring.
13.—Rallying was the order of the day with Lee;
Dan put in a severe hit, and, to avoid going
down, Harry caught hold of his opponent.
14.—Mendoza struck his adversary, who, to the
astonishment of the spectators, laid himself
down as before. (Some hisses and disapprobation
occurred; and cries of “Foul—take him away!”)
15.—Trifling away time; Lee went down without a
hit, and Dan laughed at him. (Six to one against
Lee.)
16.—Mendoza waiting for his opponent, hit him in
the throat, which more than tickled him, and he
fell from its effects, to all appearance
extremely weak. (The odds now were out of
comparison: a guinea to half-a-crown was
offered.)
17.—Lee went to the ground on the first blow.
18.—Mere flourishing-the men closed and fell.
19.—Harry, quite gay, tried what effect another
rally might produce; but Mendoza’s sagacity
rendered the attempt futile. He gave Lee a
desperate blow upon the chin, which not only cut
it severely, but sent him under the ropes.
20.—Mendoza laughing at the insufficiency of his
opponent’s attempts—who now appeared quite
passionate—stopped Harry’s blows with the
greatest _sang froid_. In closing, both went to
the ground.
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Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 1 (of 3): Containing Lives of the Most Celebrated Pugilists; Full Reports of Their Battles from Contemporary Newspapers, With Authentic Portraits, Personal Anecdotes, and Sketches of the Principal Patrons of the Prize Ring, Forming a Complete History of the Ring from Fig and Broughton, 1719-40, to the Last Championship Battle Between King and Heenan, in December 1863 — John Shaqi
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