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
3.—Dolly meant to punish his opponent, and went to work with his
right hand, but it was out of distance, and he was again on the
ground.
4.—Dolly was too short to get at Abbot; he could not nob him, and
was always compelled to hit first. They closed, and some sharp
fibbing occurred, when both went down, Dolly undermost. (Six to four
on Abbot; the confident betters roared out two to one.)
5.—The short arms of Dolly frequently failed in planting a blow.
This was a tolerable round, and Smith received a severe hit that
sent him staggering away, but he recovered himself. In closing,
Dolly paid away, but went down bleeding copiously.
6.—Abbot made some feints, when, after a short round, Dolly was hit
down. (Bravo, and loud shouting.)
7.—Dolly came quite fresh to the scratch, but he received a heavy
body hit that floored him. (“Well done, Abbot!”)
8.—A sharp round, and both down.
9.—Both hit short. Long sparring. In closing, some fibbing occurred,
when Dolly broke away. More sparring. Abbot hit short. In closing at
the ropes, Abbot hit Dolly down. (Shouting, and “Bravo, Abbot!”)
10.—The expected smashing forte of Abbot was not seen, and he kept
retreating till Dolly hit first, when he then let fly frequently to
advantage. Both down.
11.—Dolly’s mug was painted in every direction, while Abbot had not
received a scratch. Some sharp fibbing, and Dolly the worst of it,
and down.
12.—Abbot never tried to take the lead, although he generally got
the best of the round. He was the best at in-fighting; and Dolly now
bled copiously, till both went down.
13.—Both down.
14.—Dolly gave a good bodier; and, after some hard hitting, both
again down.
15.—Dolly put in a snorter that made Abbot’s pimple rattle again.
(“Such another pretty Dolly,” roared out Tom Owen, “is not to be
seen in the kingdom.”) After some sharp exchanges, Dolly was hit
down on the right side of his head.
16.—The punishment on Dolly’s mug was conspicuous. Both down.
17.—The right eye of Dolly was nearly closed. Some sharp work in a
close, but Dolly down. Thirty-three minutes.
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