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
10.—Cribb and Spring both exerted themselves to restore their man to
animation, but he seemed quite stupefied, and came up reeling as if
tipsy. Ward saw his advantage, and instantly came up, hit him right
and left, on each side of the head, and on the nose, and the poor
fellow dropped to rise no more. He was immediately lifted on his
second’s knee, but was deaf to all encouragement. His head dropped
powerless on his shoulder, and the carmine was seen trickling from
his nose and mouth. Loud shouts of congratulation burst from Ward’s
friends, and he walked to the side of the stage and shook hands with
several of them. He afterwards approached Cannon, and took him by
the hand, but the latter was insensible to his kindly feeling. Ward
then descended from the stage, and mounting his straw tile, he was
placed on a grey pony, and was conducted out of the ring in triumph.
A surgeon who was on the ground mounted the stage and attended to
Cannon, but a full half hour elapsed before his senses were
restored, and he was then so weak that it became necessary to lift
him into the carriage of Mr. Hayne, which was drawn up at the side
of the stage to receive him. The fight lasted but ten minutes, and
the amount of money which changed hands upon the result was immense.
REMARKS.—This battle afforded but little scope for observation, and
still less in the way of a pugilistic treat to the amateurs who were
present. Cannon, from the outset, pursued his bustling system, and
seemed to think that upon that alone depended his chance of success.
By his exertions in this way, however, from the excessive heat of
the day, he only tended to expedite his defeat; and we have no
hesitation in saying that his final overthrow was more occasioned by
exhaustion than by punishment. In fact, on looking at him while in a
senseless state, there appeared to be no very great severity in the
blows which he had received. His principal injuries were to be
attributed to his falls, which were certainly very heavy. Ward
fought throughout with great steadiness, presence of mind, and
caution, and may be said to have won without a scratch; but, like
Cannon, we do not think he could have stood up much longer,
notwithstanding the excellence of his condition. He had two severe
falls, but received only one blow of any importance, which was under
the left ear.
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