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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 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

Name: 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
Author: Miles, Henry Downes

Miles, Henry Downes

Boxing

6.――Both ready, but Parker afraid to approach his man.
     The Slasher hit out left and right, but was out of
     distance, and Parker broke away. Parker again dodging
     for an opening, and on getting close up to the work,
     left-handed counters were exchanged, but the
     impressions were trifling. A wild rally, in which the
     Slasher got a slap on the mug, and Parker a heavy hit
     on the ribs from the Slasher’s right. A scrambling
     exchange of hits left and right, when Parker slipped
     down. The hitting was wild, and anything but effective.

     7.――The Slasher’s mug somewhat flushed, but anything
     but serious in its aspect. Parker feinted with his left
     and popped in a pretty crack with his right on the
     Slasher’s jaw, and then broke away. Dodging, but no
     hitting. The Slasher hit out left and right, but was
     short; Parker retreated to his corner; wild but
     ineffective exchanges left and right, and Parker
     dropped on his knees.

     8.――Both at the scratch at the call of time. Parker
     tried his left, but was stopped; advancing and
     retreating. Parker endeavoured to steal a march, but
     was unable to get home, and the Slasher retired
     laughing. Parker again advanced, while the Slasher
     retreated; neither would go near enough to get to work.
     At last they got to a wild rally, missing their hits,
     and Parker retreating. Having reached Parker’s corner,
     the Slasher weaved left and right, but did not plant
     his intended compliments. Parker slipped down, the
     Slasher upon him. Parker’s right was puffed from the
     effect of one of his flying nobbers.

     9.――Offers, but no blows. The Slasher tried his right
     at Parker’s nob, but was beautifully stopped, and
     Parker broke away. Parker advanced ready to hit with
     his left, when the Slasher rushed wildly to him,
     weaving left and right, catching Parker on the left ear
     with the latter. In the scramble which followed Parker
     slipped down, the Slasher upon him.

     10.――Parker’s ear flushed, and his nose following suit
     in a slight degree. Parker advanced, but retreated the
     next moment, and the Slasher went to him. On getting to
     his corner there were slight exchanges with the left;
     the Slasher hit over Parker’s head with his right, and
     Parker dropped.

     11.――Parker slow to the scratch, and on the Slasher
     advancing he retreated to the ropes. A wild exchange of
     hits with the left, when Parker again slipped down on
     his knees.

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