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
Carter, who had vanquished this sombre hero in seventeen minutes,
laughed at this new experiment of his capabilities, and accepted the
challenge without the slightest reflection. On Wednesday, June 26, 1816,
at Coombe Warren, the above boxers met to decide this match, for twenty
guineas a-side; and, notwithstanding the badness of the weather, the
patrons of pugilism mustered strongly. Much sporting speculation
occurred, and they both entered the ring in good spirits. Six to four on
Carter. The latter was attended by Cribb and Harmer; Robinson had for
his seconds Oliver and Richmond.
THE FIGHT.
Round 1.—Carter, as in the last fight, immediately upon setting-to
went quickly to work with his left hand and nobbed the Black in
style. Robinson was not able to make any return, and he received
four severe successive facers. Carter did as he pleased, hit and got
away with much dexterity. Two minutes elapsed before the round was
finished, when the man of colour went down.
2.—It seemed not to be the intention of Robinson to make any hits,
but merely to prolong the fight. He sparred with the utmost caution,
but he was not able to prevent Carter from nobbing him at almost
every step. The man of colour, however, was induced to make a sort
of rally, but he was at length hit down. This round lasted three
minutes.
3.—Carter, with the utmost activity, put in six severe blows on the
cheek of Robinson, and got cleanly away, without the least return. A
close took place, when Carter got the Black’s head under his arm,
and fibbed him so severely that he fell out of the ring, and Carter
upon him.
4.—The fighting was all on the side of Carter: he planted hits with
the utmost dexterity, and, had he not been fighting against time,
any odds must have been laid upon him as to proving the conqueror.
He again held Robinson up, and fibbed him till he went down.
5.—Carter kept hitting and getting away, till at length they closed,
when he got Robinson’s head under his arm, and the man of colour, to
prevent being fibbed, grasped tight hold of Carter’s hand; but the
round was finished by Blacky’s going down.
6.—The left hand of Carter was again three times in succession in
the Black’s face, without any return. Robinson kept cautiously
sparring and drawing himself back; and those blows he attempted to
make were out of all distance and lost their effect. Robinson was
again sent down.
7.—It was astonishing to see with what ease and facility Carter made
use of his left hand. He now put in with the utmost rapidity nine
severe facers, making Robinson’s head dance again, and experiencing
not the least return. In closing, they both went down, but the Black
undermost.
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