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
6.――Caunt, first to the call of time, waited with his
hands well up, but blowing. We believe he was
over-trained, and really distressed thus early in the
struggle. Bendy manœuvred to the right and left; Caunt
approached him, but he retreated. Caunt let fly left
and right, but Bendy ducked his canister, and got down
with more caution than gallantry.
7.――Left-handed exchanges on the nobs, but of no
moment. Caunt made some desperate lunges left and
right, but was too high, and Bendy slipped down.
8.――Bendy, after a few dodges, got within Caunt’s guard
with his left, and gave him a pretty prop on the cheek.
Caunt missed his return, but, seizing Bendy in his
grasp, flung him over the ropes. Here he leaned heavily
on him, overbalanced himself, and fell over on his own
head, bringing Bendy with him, amidst loud shouts and
abusive epithets. Caunt fell at the feet of his
friends, Tom Spring and the editor of _Bell’s Life_,
the latter of whom was seated on that side of the ring
near the centre stake.
9.――Bendy came up full of glee, and played round his
man, watching for his opportunity to plant his left.
This at last offered, and catching Caunt on the old
wound he ducked his head to avoid the return, and got
down.
10.――More sly manœuvring by Bendy, who, after dancing
about at arm’s length, stole a march, and caught Caunt
a stinging smack with his left on the right cheek,
drawing more claret, and giving the big ’un more of the
tragedy hue. Caunt instantly closed, gave Bendy the
Cornish hug, flung him by main strength, and fell on
him.
11.――Bendy pursued his eccentric gyrations round his
man, when with the swiftness of lightning he popped in
his left on the jaw and right on the body, and fell.
Caunt, stung by these visitations, followed him, and
dropped on his knees close to his man, but luckily did
not touch him, and Bendy was picked up laughing and
uninjured; in fact, up to this time he scarce showed
the semblance of a hit beyond a slight contusion on the
lip and left ear.
12.――Bendigo retreated from Caunt’s vigorous charge
right and left, and slipped down, but instantly jumped
up and renewed the round. After some wild fighting, but
no execution worth recording, Bendy went down in his
corner, amidst cries of “Foul!” “Unmanly,” &c.
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