Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 3 (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, 1719-40, 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 3 (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, 1719-40, to the Last Championship Battle Between King and Heenan, in December 1863
Miles, Henry Downes
Boxing
4.――After renewed dodging the Slasher made himself up
for mischief, feinted once or twice, and then hit out
with his left. This brought the men to a rally, in
which favours were exchanged, and the Slasher catching
it on the nozzle showed first blood. After some wild
fighting, in which hits were exchanged, the Slasher was
down.
5.――Slasher cautious and getting away from the Giant;
he at last steadied himself, and counter-hits with the
left were exchanged. The Giant followed up his man to
the corner, but missed both left and right, and Slasher
got down.
6.――Counter-hits with the left, but no sting in them.
The Giant hit out well with his right, but the Slasher
dodged and got away. The Slasher was short with his
left and right, and again got away. He returned to the
charge, and caught Freeman slightly on the body with
his left. Freeman returned the compliment on the
temple, but it was more of a shove than a blow. Slasher
hit short with his left, ducked, and got away laughing.
The Giant steadied himself, waited for the attack,
stopped the Slasher’s left, and caught him a stinger on
the left ear with his right. The Slasher scrambled down
in a sort of rally.
7.――The Slasher planted his right on the Giant’s
shoulder, and got away; the Giant after him, and after
exchanging left and right out of distance, the Slasher
got down.
8.――Pretty exchanges left and right, and flesh marks
left. The Slasher tried at the body with his left,
stooped, and got away. The Giant pursued him, hitting
wildly left and right. He at last caught the Tipton in
his arms and chopped him on his head several times with
his right, but without administering any serious
punishment. The Slasher slipped down to avoid further
hitting.
9.――The Slasher tried his left, was short, and got
away. The Giant followed him as he dodged round the
ring, but his blows did not reach their destination.
After a wild scrambling rally the Slasher got down.
There was a want of precision in Freeman’s deliveries
which forbade the hope of execution.
10.――The Slasher dropped a heavy smack on the Giant’s
ivories with his left, which, coming in contact with
his teeth, inflicted a wound on his own finger, that
bled profusely. He tried it again, but was short, as
was the Giant in his attempt to return, and the Slasher
fell on his knees.
11.――The Giant’s mouth showed the effect of the blow in
the last round, his lips were swollen a little, and a
tinge of blood was perceptible. The Slasher led off
left and right; the former on the ribs, and the latter
on the shoulder, and rushing in after a struggle, went
down on his knees.
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