Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 2 (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, 1719-1740, 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 2 (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, 1719-1740, to the Last Championship Battle Between King and Heenan, in December 1863
Miles, Henry Downes
Boxing
In consequence of this challenge, a match was made between Spring and
Painter, on the Tuesday following, at Cribb’s, the Union Arms, Oxenden
Street, “to fight on the second Tuesday in February, in a twenty-four
feet ring, thirty miles from London. An umpire to be chosen by each
party, and Mr. Jackson as the referee; fifty guineas a-side to be
completed in the course of three weeks at Cribb’s, and the remaining
fifty at Harmer’s the last Tuesday in January, or the deposit money to
be forfeited.”
The friends of Painter, however, forfeited to Spring, or rather, the
gentleman who somewhat hastily put down the £5. In consequence, however,
of a challenge that Tom Belcher would back Oliver against Painter for
£100 a-side, within thirty miles of London, and deposit £20, pp., the
gage was taken up with great spirit by the sporting men of Norwich,
which led to the following articles of agreement:—
“_Castle Tavern, May 20, 1820._
“Edward Painter agrees to fight Thomas Oliver for a purse of 100
guineas, on Monday, the 17th July, within twenty miles of the city
of Norwich. To be a fair stand-up fight, in a twenty-four feet ring,
half-minute time. An umpire to be chosen by each party, and a
referee selected on the ground by the umpires. Ten pounds a-side are
deposited in the hands of Mr. Soares, and the remaining ten pounds
a-side to be made good at the Castle Tavern, on Monday, May 29,
between the hours of seven and eleven o’clock. The forty pounds to
be placed in the hands of Mr. Jackson. Either party declining the
contest to forfeit the deposit money; but if a fight takes place,
Oliver to draw the £40. The purse to be given by the Pugilistic Club
at Norwich. The place of fighting to be left in writing for Oliver
and his friends, at the house of Mr. Painter, on the Saturday
previous to the battle. The gate-money to be divided between Oliver
and Painter, and their respective seconds and bottle-holders. The
purse to be placed in the hands of a banker previous to the day of
fighting.
“Signed, in behalf of PAINTER, C. T.
“For OLIVER, T. BELCHER.”
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