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 — John Shaqi
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.—This round was the best display by Painter throughout the fight.
He planted several facers with success, and one was so severe, that,
had it not been for the ropes, Spring must have gone down. In
closing, both down.
10.—Spring hit short several times, and Painter planted a good
nobber, but, in return, he received some sharp hits, so that he
turned round and went down. Great applause for Spring.
11.—The manliness of conduct exhibited in this round by Spring
received thunders of applause. Painter endeavoured to punish Spring
in the act of closing; but the latter, instead of holding him up, as
he might have done, let his man down, and put up both his hands.
“Bravo, Spring!” and he now became, in a great measure, the
favourite. The knowing ones began to look queer.
12.—The same manly conduct again exhibited on the part of Spring.
13.—Painter hit down.
14.—Blow for blow, but Painter down.
15.—Spring slipped, but hit Painter again to grass.
16.—Spring hit down by a complete body blow. “Well done, Painter,”
from his friends.
17.—Painter got a blow on the mouth, when he went down, but appeared
to slip.
18.—The left hand of Spring was used with success; and his science
and length gave him great advantages. Painter down.
19 to 24.—Painter was evidently much distressed, and went down in
all these rounds. He frequently hit himself down.
25.—Spring, although he occasionally hit short, planted some heavy
chopping blows on the arms and shoulders of Painter, which, added to
the accident, tended, in a great measure, to disable his efforts.
The latter, on going in, was hit down, Caleb Baldwin now loudly
offered five guineas to one on Spring.
26.—Painter was so weak that he hit himself down.
27.—Spring’s left hand caught Painter as he was coming in, and the
latter fell on his face.
28 to 31, and last.—Description is not necessary for these rounds.
Painter was completely exhausted, and he resigned the contest in one
hour and twenty-nine minutes; nothing but the highest state of
condition could have enabled him to last such a length of time.
REMARKS.—Spring turned out a much better man than he was previously
rated; though it was still urged that he was not a hard hitter.
Painter did not complain of the punishment he received, but of the
excruciating pain of his head, and the impracticability he
experienced of using his shoulder to any advantage. The gameness of
Painter was too well known to need comment. Spring used his left
hand well, and got away with ease and dexterity; he also displayed
coolness and command of temper. Spring’s body was rather marked; his
peepers somewhat damaged; he was also distressed a little at one
period of the fight, but soon recovered, and kept the lead. On being
declared the victor, Cribb took him up in his arms and carried him
round the ring, amidst loud huzzas.
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