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
Round 1.—Considerable anxiety was manifested
upon the combatants setting to, and the
interested spectators were much agitated with
hopes and fears, upon the decision of this third
contest between two such distinguished
pugilists. Sam made a feint with his left hand,
and endeavoured with his right to hit Tom’s
ribs; but they were stopped, and Belcher
returned feebly with his left hand; in closing,
Sam was underneath.
2.—Sam going in to rally. Tom hit him right
and left, and likewise stopped two blows. In
closing, Belcher was thrown. (Betting now
commenced—five to two on Sam.)
3.—Sam extremely cautious till he had got
his proper distance, when, after making a
left-handed feint, he put in a terrible blow
under Belcher’s left eye that brought the
claret out in abundance, and its effects
were so severe that Tom was confused, and,
upon exchanging a hit, was thrown. (Three to
one on Sam.)
4.—Both rallying, and exchanging hits at arm’s
length; no advantage on either side; but the
strength of Sam was prominent in closing. He
threw his opponent.
5.—A most excellent round, but rather in favour
of Belcher. Sam rallied, but without effect,
as Belcher hit him off. Notwithstanding, Sam
closed, disengaged, and commenced another rally,
when Tom put in a most tremendous blow upon the
left eye of his opponent, and also threw him a
heavy fall.
6.—Desperate fighting; both exhausted, and fell
together.
7.—Belcher put in two slight hits; when they
closed irregularly and fell.
8.—Rallying and good science on both sides;
hitting and stopping in good style, till they
both fell. Belcher manifested first weakness.
9.—Sam incorrect in his distances; Belcher gave
him a severe fall. (Four to one on Sam.)
10.—Belcher hit his opponent slightly, when Sam
threw him.
11.—Sam, full of strength, rallied desperately,
which was followed up by Tom, but in favour
of the Jew. Sam’s blows were dreadful, and
Belcher’s face and body suffered materially. He
fell from weakness.
12.—No blows given. Tom ran himself down. (All
betters, but no one sanguine enough to take
them.)
13.—Sam followed the style of his opponent, and
ran himself down.
14.—Belcher somewhat shy from the severe beating
he had received. He fell from two of Sam’s
right-handed body blows.
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