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
9.—On setting-to Yorky received a facer, which nearly turned him
round, but he recovered himself, and planted a good hit. In closing,
Stringer got his arms round his opponent’s body, but he could not
prevent Spring from administering some heavy punishment. The
Yorkshireman, however, obtained the throw, and fell with all his
weight upon Spring.
10.—Stringer fought with so much desperation that he almost laid
himself down, he appeared so exhausted.
11.—The Yorkshireman could not protect his head from the repeated
shots of his opponent. In closing, both down, but Spring uppermost.
12.—Both men exhibited severe marks of the other’s handy-work. The
claret was flowing copiously. Both down. A quarter of an hour had
elapsed.
13.—A short but sharp round, till both on the ground.
14.—Stringer was rather conspicuous in this round. He bored Spring
to the ropes, where much struggling took place before they went
down.
15.—Stringer was hit down at the ropes. Great applause.
16.—This was as terrible a round as any in the fight. One minute
passed in hard milling, without intermission, till Spring got the
best of it, when Stringer went down and fell upon his hands.
17.—The conduct of Spring was again truly brave. He had Stringer in
a situation that he might have punished him till he was tired, but
he let him down amidst the loudest shouts of approbation. Bravo,
Spring!
18.—Stringer kept fighting till he fell.
19.—The game displayed by the Yorkshireman was equal to anything
ever seen; notwithstanding the severe milling he received, he came
laughing up to the scratch. But his head was never out of chancery
in this round. Both down.
20.—The men upon setting-to went as eagerly to work as if the fight
had just commenced. Hit for hit were reciprocally given, till, in
closing, both had enough of it, and went down.
21.—Equally desperate with any of the preceding rounds. Richmond now
loudly observed to Stringer “to fight his own way.” The Yorkshireman
went down covered with claret.
22.—Spring took the lead in this round in an eminent degree. He
fibbed Stringer terribly, till he slipped through his hands.
23.—The courage of the Yorkshireman was truly fine, and had he
possessed science equal to his opponent the termination of the
battle would have been doubtful. The men fought like lions, till
they both fell out of the ropes. Loud shouting.
24.—Spring again behaved handsomely to Stringer. Many of the
spectators called out to “take the Yorkshireman away.” (Three to one
on Spring.)
25.—A more determined round was never fought. In a rally, both men
were hit to a stand still; they at length got away from each other,
when Stringer rushed in and got his arms round his opponent’s body,
but, ultimately, he was so severely fibbed that he went down
exhausted.
26.—On setting-to, Stringer merely exchanged a blow and went down.
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