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
8.—The nob of the Black, from the severe punishment he had received,
now assumed a terrific aspect, and in his endeavour to plant a hit,
Carter stopped it dexterously, and returned so severe a facer that
Blacky’s pimple appeared to go round upon his shoulders, like the
movement of a harlequin; he went reeling away like a drunken man,
and fell.
9.—The Black reluctantly appeared at the mark, when Carter, as fresh
as a daisy, added more dreadful left-handed hits to his already
disfigured nob. In closing, both down, but Blacky undermost.
10.—It was almost up with the man of colour; he made a running hit
and fell. Some disapprobation now manifested itself.
11.—The game of the Black, if he ever had any, was now all
exhausted, and he went down from a mere push. It was thought rather
currish.
12 and last.—The Black, in a state bordering on frenzy, endeavoured
to follow Carter, but the latter punished him at every step, fibbed
him terribly, and, in closing, both down, but Blacky undermost. So
complete a finish in seventeen minutes and a half was scarcely to be
expected, from the high milling qualities the Black was said to
possess; and even the most knowing upon the subject offered to bet,
previous to the fight, that it continued upwards of forty minutes.
REMARKS.—Blacky, from the above display, lost ground in the opinion
of the amateurs; his strength was more prominent than any other
pugilistic quality. He left the ring apparently much distressed in
body and mind from the punishment he had experienced. Carter was in
good condition and in high spirits, and disposed of his opponent in
first-rate style, and positively retired from the contest without a
scratch, excepting upon his back, which, it is said, occurred either
from a bite or a pinch given him by the man of colour. Carter showed
himself evidently improved as a scientific pugilist: there was
nothing hurried in his manner of attack; he viewed his antagonist
with much fortitude, and scarcely made a hit without doing material
execution. He adopted the milling on the retreat system, and hit and
got away with all the celerity of Richmond. Two Blacks he has thus
completely vanquished; and it is generally considered to the above
might be added a third(?). It must certainly be admitted that Carter
gained a step or two on the pugilistic roll of fame from the above
contest, and perhaps removed many doubts that hitherto existed
respecting his pretensions as a first-rate boxer. An opinion was now
entertained that he had only to look well to himself, and something
higher was still within his reach.
Gregson now made a rather odd and suspicious match on behalf of Carter,
which “Boxiana” calls a “NOUVELLE feature in the Prize Ring, namely, A
MATCH AGAINST TIME!” This was, that Carter should beat Robinson within
half an hour.
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