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.—Carter came up bleeding from the lip, and flushed in the face.
Jem was ready, and all on the tip-toe for mischief. Carter again
tried his favourite left hand, but was prettily stopped. Jem made a
feint; but, although Carter left himself open, he did not go in.
Carter kept away for a time, and got away from a well-intentioned
smack from Ward’s left, and smiled. At last Jem stood on no
ceremony, but rushed in right and left, jobbing well on Carter’s
nob. Carter fought with him, but wildly, and received a fresh
visitation to his mouth. In the close for the fall, Carter was
thrown over on his head.
4.—Each stopped a left-handed compliment. Carter at length went in
left and right, in rather a scrambling manner and open-handed. Jem
drew back and jobbed him severely on the mug. Carter caught him
round the neck, but Jem was alive to his opportunity, and his
in-fighting was excellent; he hit up well, and in the close threw
Carter a beautiful cross-buttock, falling heavily upon him.
5.—Carter stopped Jem’s left with great quickness. Jem neatly rushed
in with his one, two, and then drawing back, hit up in admirable
style. Carter broke away, but Jem was with him, and counter-hits
were exchanged. Jem now made himself up for execution, and having
tried his right at Carter’s body, got to a rally, hammering away
with all his might. Carter stood manfully to him, and popped in a
good left-hander on the side of the nose. This roused Jem’s choler;
he rattled in, delivering left and right, and hitting up. A long
struggle ensued for the fall, during which Jem fibbed with great
quickness. Carter got down, Ward falling easily upon him.
6.—Carter hit short at the body, and stopped Jem’s right and left
with excellent precision. He then planted a slight blow on Jem’s
nob. Jem, all alive, saw his opening, and hit away left and right
with the rapidity of lightning, and the activity of a two-year old.
His execution was wonderful, and Carter’s left eye was puffed to a
close; still Jem peppered away, until at last Carter fell on his
knees somewhat groggy.
7.—Carter came up game, but Jem gave him no time for reflection. He
at once rushed to work, delivering with terrific precision, left and
right. Carter was wild in his returns, and on closing was dropped.
8.—(Thirty to one on Ward.) Jem jobbed severely with his right, and
then with his left, drawing more crimson. Carter fought manfully
with him, but without precision. Jem was busy at in-fighting, and in
getting away fell on his back, while Carter remained standing.
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