“I have seen your challenge in the papers, and in reply beg to state the only terms that will induce me to meet you, or any one else, in the ring, and which, considering the battles I have fought, will not, I trust, be thought out of the way. £200 a-side is the least I mean to fight for. And when you talk of two months, you must have forgotten the state of my left hand; but if the last Tuesday in April will answer your purpose, and your friends are willing to agree as to the sum I propose, I shall be most happy to accommodate you. I should be sorry to think my refusal the cause of your leaving the ring, in which I wish you success; but I must take care to leave off fighting before fighting leaves me.
“I am yours, etc.,
“EDWARD TURNER.
“Newtown, Montgomeryshire, North Wales,
“December 15, 1824.”
The health of Turner was, however, rapidly declining, and he retired from the ring without making any further match. Inglis also now retired into private life, but we have not met with any record of his death.
At the close of the Fifth and Sixth Periods, opening the Second Volume, we propose to give an Appendix of the Remarkable Light Weights who especially illustrated this epoch of pugilistic history, thus collecting the lesser stars into a galaxy, instead of scattering them here and there among the larger lights—the planets of the pugilistic system.
INDEX TO VOLUME I.
- A.
- ÆNEAS (Introd.), [xii]
- AMPHOTIDES described (Introd.), [xiii]
- AMYCUS (Introd.), [vii]
- ANTÆUS (Introd.), ib.
- ANCIENTS, History of Boxing among the (Introd.), [v]–xvi
- ASTON, Col. Henry, a patron of Pugilism, [92]
- His melancholy death (note), ib.
- B.
- BALDWIN, CALEB, “The Pride of Westminster,” 1796–1816:—
- BARCLAY, Captain, Allardyce of Ury:—
- BARRYMORE, Lord:—
- BARTHOLOMEW, JACK, [179]5–1800:—
- BELASCO, ABY, [181]7–1824:—
- Jewish prize-fighters, [481]
- Belasco’s birth, ib.
- His battle with Cribb’s Coalheaver, [482]
- Beat Josh. Hudson, ib.
- 〃 Jack Payne, ib.
- Beaten by Tom Reynolds, [483]
- 〃 by Jack Randall, ib.
- Beat the Winchcomb Champion, ib.
- Wrangle with Phil. Sampson and three fights, [484]
- Room fight with Josh. Hudson, ib.
- Beat Pat. Holton, [485]
- Becomes an L. V. in Whitechapel, [486]
- Beat George Weston, ib.
- His degraded career, ib.
- BELCHER, JEM (Champion), [179]8–1809:—
- His pedigree, person, and symmetry, [132]
- His natural skill as a boxer, [133]
- Beat Britton, ib.
- Introduced to Bill Warr, [133]
- Beat Tom (Paddington) Jones, [134]
- 〃 Jack Bartholomew, [134], [135]
- 〃 Andrew Gamble (Irish Champion) twice, [135], [136]
- 〃 Joe Berks, first encounter, [137]
- Ditto, second encounter, [138]
- Ditto, third encounter, [140]
- Proceedings against Belcher and Berks for breach of the peace, [141]–143, [146]
- Battle with Firby, [146], [147]
- Indicted in consequence, [148]
- Loses his eye at rackets, ib.
- His announced retirement, ib.
- Pearce claims the championship, [149]
- Belcher challenges Pearce, ib.
- His defeat (see Pearce), ib.
- John Gully’s disparaging remark, ib.
- His two defeats by Cribb, [150], [247], [251]
- His boxing and personal qualities, [151]
- Death and burial, [152]
- BELCHER, TOM, [180]4–1822:—
- His birth and first fight in the London P.R., [153]
- Defeated Jack Warr, [154], [155]
- Beaten by Bill Ryan, [155]
- Beat O’Donnell, ib.
- 〃 Bill Ryan, [156]
- Beaten by Dutch Sam thrice, [157]
- Beat Dogherty, [157], [158]
- 〃 Cropley, [158]
- 〃 Silverthorne, [159]
- 〃 Dogherty, second time, in Ireland, [160]
- A turn up at Hampstead and in Holborn, [163]
- The Castle Tavern and sporting publicans, ib.
- Belcher’s sparring, [164]
- Retirement and death, [166]
- BERKELEY, Hon. GRANTLEY, M.P.:—
- BERKS, JOE, of Shropshire:—
- Beat Christian, beaten by Jem Belcher twice, by Hen. Pearce twice, and Dick Deplige (note), [137]
- BITTOON, ISAAC, [180]1–1804:—
- BLACKWOOD’S MAGAZINE.
- Sonnets to Randall, [361]
- BLAKE, “Tom Tough,” 1804–1810:—
- BOB’S CHOP-HOUSE (the Castle, Holborn), [162], [237]–240
- BOXING, vindication of, [1], [2]
- BOND, Mr., the Bow Street Magistrate, [146]
- BRAIN, BENJAMIN, “Big Ben” (Champion), [178]6–1791:—
- BROUGHTON, JOHN (Champion), [173]4–1750:—
- Secedes from George Taylor’s Booth, [19]
- Description of, [21]
- His amphitheatre in Oxford Street, [22]
- His battle with Stevenson, ib.
- 〃 〃 Jack James, [23]
- His rivalry with George Taylor, [24]
- His “New Rules” reform the art of boxing, [25]
- Invents padded boxing-gloves for practice, [26]
- A Yeoman of the Guard, ib.
- His fight with Slack, [27]
- Captain Godfrey’s eulogy on, [28]
- His retirement, anecdote of, [29]
- Pension, property, death, and funeral, [30]
- BUCKHORSE (John Smith), [173]2–1746, [40]
- Curious particulars of, [41]
- BURKE, of Woolwich, beaten by Jack Randall (glove fight), [333]
- Ditto, second time, [388]
- BURN, “Uncle Ben,” 1810–1834:—
- As a pugilist, backer, and second, [461]
- Beat Christie, ib.
- Beaten by Dogherty, Silverthorne, Palmer Jones, Tom Spring, and Tom Oliver, ib.
- BURSCHEN, German, their murderous fights, [3]
- C.
- CÆSTUS, descriptions and drawings of (Introd.), [xv], [xvi]
- CASTLE TAVERN, Holborn, sporting head-quarters, [162], [163], [237], etc.
- CASTOR and POLLUX (Introd.), [vi]
- CAMELFORD, Lord, Richmond’s master, [291]
- CLARENCE, Duke of (afterwards William IV.), a ring patron, [100]
- CLOANTHUS (Introd.), [xii]
- COHANT (or COANT), the Butcher (note), [45]
- COOPER, GEORGE, [181]2–1825:—
- His height, weight, etc., [302]
- Beat Harry Lancaster, ib.
- Beaten by Tom Oliver, [303]
- Beat Jay, ib.
- Goes to Scotland, ib.
- Beat Tom Molineaux, the Black, [304]
- Beaten by Dan Donnelly, ib.
- Returns to London, ib.
- Beat Robinson, the Black, [305]
- Goes on a continental tour, (lines from “Tom Cribb’s Memorial to Congress”), [306]
- Boxing at Aix-la-Chapelle, [307]
- Returns to Edinburgh, ib.
- Turn up with Kendrick, the Black, at Tom Oliver’s, [309]
- Set-to with Hickman (Gas), [310]
- Set-to with Jack Randall, [311]
- Matched with Shelton, ib.
- Beaten by Hickman, [312]
- Moulsey Hurst, lines on, [313]
- Beat Tom Shelton, ib.
- Returns to Edinburgh, [316]
- Matched again with Hickman, ib.
- Beaten by Hickman, [317]
- 〃 by Ned Baldwin, “White-headed Bob”, [318]
- His retirement and death, ib.
- CORBALLY and BIG BEN, [66]
- CORCORAN, PETER, his defeat by Turner, [47]
- Fights with Dalton, Davis, and Smiler, ib.
- 〃 〃 Bill Darts, [48]
- 〃 〃 Sam Peters, ib.
- Blunders of “Boxiana”, ib.
- CRABBE, ELISHA, [52]
- CRIBB, TOM (Champion), [180]5–1820:—
- English Champions, remarks on, [242]
- His birth and arrival in London; becomes wharf porter, [243]
- A slow fighter, [244]
- Beat George Maddox, ib.
- 〃 “Tom Tough”, [245]
- 〃 “Ikey Pig”, [216]
- Beaten by George Nicholls (see Nicholls), ib.
- Beat Bill Richmond, ib.
- 〃 Jem Belcher, first time, [247]
- 〃 Bob Gregson for championship, [249]
- 〃 Jem Belcher, second time, [251]
- 〃 Tom Molineaux, first time, [252]
- Challenged anew by Molineaux, [255]
- Beat Tom Molineaux, second time, [256]
- Cribb’s return to town, [258]
- His training by Captain Barclay, and anecdotes, [260]
- Presented with a silver cup, [261]
- Fails as a coal-merchant, and becomes a publican, [262]
- Spars in the presence of monarchs, princes, and marshals, ib.
- High patronage of boxers, [263]
- Anecdotes—Cribb and the pig, ib.
- Cribb and the navvy, [264]
- The champion and his dwarf, [265]
- Cribb and Massa Kendrick, ib.
- Curtis’s challenge to Cribb, [266]
- Cribb’s punishment of Carter, [267]
- Challenged by Neat, [268]
- Cribb’s retirement, [269]
- He attends as a page at the Coronation of George IV., [270]
- Lines on the challenge of Neat (note), ib.
- His formal retirement from the ring, and speech, [271]
- “Cribb and his customer”, [272]
- “The three tailors”, ib.
- “Cribb and the cobbler”, [273]
- His death, ib.
- Character by Vincent Dowling, Esq., [274]
- His monument in Woolwich Churchyard, [275]–277
- “CRIBB’S, TOM, Memorial to Congress” quoted, [306]
- CRIBB, GEORGE, [180]7:—
- Beaten by Horton, Dogherty (twice), Cropley, Isle of Wight Hall, Ned Maltby, [449]
- CROPLEY, BILL, [180]7–1810:—
- CUMBERLAND, WILLIAM, Duke of, patron of Broughton, [19]
- D.
- DARES (Introd.), [xii]
- DARTS, BILL (Champion), [176]4–1791:—
- DAVIS, CY., “The Gay Bristol Boy,” 1818–1823:—
- DEATH (Stephen Oliver), [46], [51]
- “DEATH’S DOINGS,” lines from, [393]
- DOGHERTY, DAN (Irish Champion), [180]6–1811:—
- DONNELLY, DAN., beats George Cooper (see Donnelly, vol. ii.), [304]
- DOWLING, VINCENT G., Esq., [96]
- DOYLE, beaten by a sawyer, [52]
- DUTCH SAM (see Elias Samuel).
- E.
- EGAN, PIERCE, author of “Boxiana,” notice of, by Grantley Berkeley (note), [239]
- ELIAS, SAMUEL, “Dutch Sam,” 1801–1814:—
- His fighting qualities, [192]
- Introduction to the ring, [193]
- Early fights, and Caleb Baldwin, [193], [194]
- Beat Britton, [195]
- Beaten by Jas. Brown, ib.
- Beat Tom Belcher, [196]
- Drawn battle with Tom Belcher, [198]
- Third fight with Belcher, [199]
- Arrested for match with Dogherty, [200]
- Beat Cropley, ib.
- 〃 Ben Medley, [201]
- Retires from ring; his intemperance, [202]
- Returns, and is beaten by Nosworthy, ib.
- Anecdotes of Dutch Sam, [203]
- His death, [204]
- EMERY, the celebrated Yorkshire actor, a ring goer, [240]
- Presents a silver cup to Tom Cribb, [261]
- ENTELLUS (Introd.), [ix]
- ERYX (Introd.), [vii]
- F.
- FAULKNER, TOM, “the Cricketer,” 1758–1791:—
- FEWTEREL, his battle with John Jackson, [93]
- His battle with a Highlander (note), ib.
- FIG, JAMES (Champion), [171]9–1734, [8]
- FIRBY, “The Young Ruffian,” beat Symonds, “The Old Ruffian,”, [130]
- FRANCIS, JOHN, “The Jumping Soldier”, [18]
- G.
- GAMBLE, ANDREW, [179]2–1800:—
- GEORGE IV. has a retinue of boxers at his Coronation, and presents them with a gold medal, [100], [270]
- GODFREY, Captain, his sketches of the boxers, [8], [9], [12], [14]
- GOWLETT, beaten by Symonds, [130]
- GREGSON, BOB, [180]7–1809:—
- GRETTING, GEORGE, [172]4–1734, [14]
- GRANBY, Marquis of, and Hayman, the painter, [91]
- GULLY, JOHN, [180]5–1808:—
- GWYDYR, Lord, letter of thanks to, for the services of the pugilists at the Coronation, [270]
- GYAS (Introd.), [xii]
- H.
- HARMER, HARRY, [181]2–1815:—
- HAYMAN, the painter, and the Marquis of Granby, [91]
- HENLEY, PAT., [174]2, [18]
- HOLMES, JACK, fight with “Tom Tough”, [235]
- HOLT, HARRY, “The Cicero of the Ring,” 1816–1820:—
- Articled to a surveyor, [467]
- Ring reporter to the “Era”, ib.
- Beaten by Parish, the waterman, [468]
- His eloquence, ib.
- Beat Jack O’Donnell, [469]
- Beaten by Jack Randall, [470]
- 〃 by David Hudson, ib.
- 〃 by Jack Scroggins (room fight), [471]
- His newspaper career, [472]
- His death, [473]
- Succeeded by his son Alfred, his death, ib.
- HOMER, first reporter of a prize fight (Introd.), [viii]
- HOOD, JOE, [177]3–1760:—
- HOOPER, BILL, the Tinman, [178]9–1797:—
- His birth, patronised by Lord Barrymore, and reward, [103]
- His battles with Clarke, Cotterell, Wright, and Bob Watson, [104], [105]
- His fights with Big Ben (Brain), [67], [106]
- 〃 〃 Bunner, of Colchester, [106]
- 〃 〃 George Maddox, [107]
- 〃 〃 Will Wood, ib.
- 〃 〃 Tom Owen, [108], [110]
- Becomes a bully and drunkard, his degradation and melancholy death, [108], [109]
- HORACE celebrates pugilism (Introd.), [vi]
- HUMPHRIES, RICHARD, [178]4–1790:—
- HUNT, EDWARD, [174]6–1758:—
- I.
- INGLESTON, GEORGE, the Brewer, [178]9–1793:—
- INGLIS, PEACE, “The Phenomenon,” 1822–1824:—
- J.
- JACKSON, MR. JOHN (Champion), [178]8–1795:—
- Slanderers of pugilism and its defenders, [89], [90]
- His birth and education, [92]
- His debût in the ring, [93]
- Fights with Fewterel, ib.
- 〃 〃 Daniel Mendoza, [94]
- 〃 〃 George Ingleston, ib.
- His muscular strength, [96]
- Mr. Vincent Dowling’s eulogium on, ib.
- His rooms:—Lord Byron, Sir John Lade, Colonel Hanger, etc., Jackson’s personal appearance, [98]
- As a teacher of boxing, [99]
- His generosity, [100]
- Presentation of plate to, ib.
- Death and personal honours, [101]
- JOHNSON, TOM (Champion), [178]3–1791:—
- His real name, his kindness, his character by a contemporary, [55], [56]
- His fights with Jarvis, “the Croydon Drover,” Oliver (Death), Bill Love, Jack Towers, Fry, and Bill Warr, [57], [58]
- His fight with Michael Ryan, [58], [59]
- 〃 〃 Isaac Perrins, [59], [63]
- 〃 〃 Brain (Big Ben), [63], [68]
- His style of fighting, [64]
- His retirement and death, ib.
- JOHNSON, Dr. SAMUEL, a practical exponent of pugilism, [10], [90]
- JOHNSON, Mr. ANDREW, the swordsman and boxer, [10]
- JONES, TOM (Paddington), [178]6–1805:—
- His early battles, [114], [115]
- His battle with Caleb Baldwin, [115]
- 〃 〃 Abraham Challice, [116]
- Frightens “Leather Jacket”, ib.
- Beat Keely Lyons, twice, [117]
- Beaten by Jem Belcher, ib.
- Draw with George Nicholls, [118]
- Fights with Isaac Bittoon and Simpson, ib.
- A well-known attendant at the Fives Court, [119]
- His death, ib.
- JUCHAU, TOM, the Paviour (note), [45]
- K.
- KENDRICK, MASSA, [308]–310
- L.
- LAWS OF THE RING, BROUGHTON’S, [25]
- LINES on the fights of Epeus and Euryalus, Homer (Introd.), [viii]
- On the fight of Dares and Entellus, Virgil, (Introd.), [x], [xi]
- On the two great masters of defence, Messrs. Fig and Sutton, by Dr. John Byrom, [11], [12]
- On Ben Brain (Big Ben) by a pugilist, [70]
- On John Jackson at Brompton Cemetery, [102]
- On the heroic conduct of Henry Pearce, [179]
- On the death of Fletcher Reid, Esq., [197]
- On Tom Cribb, by “An Old Miller”, [270]
- On Tom Cribb, by V. G. Dowling, Esq., [277]
- From “Tom Cribb’s Memorial to Congress,” by Tom Moore, [240]
- On Moulsey Hurst, [313]
- To Jack Randall, by Tom Moore, [355]
- To Jack Randall, by a contributor to Blackwood’s Magazine, [360]
- “Jack Randall’s Ghost,” from Bell’s Life in London, [361]
- From “Death’s Doings”, [393]
- On Jack Scroggins (Epitaph), [434]
- On Shaw, the Life-guardsman, by Sir Walter Scott, [443]
- LOVE, BILL, [178]8, [57]
- LYONS, the Waterman (Champion), [176]9,
- his fight with Bill Darts, [45]
- M.
- MADDOX, GEORGE, “the Veteran,” 1792–1805:—
- MARTIN, JACK, “the Master of the Rolls,” 1813–1828:—
- His birth and early battles, [395]
- Beat George Oliver, ib.
- 〃 Paddington Johnson, [396]
- Wins a foot-race against Spring, Ben Burn, and a novice, [398]
- A bout with Scroggins, ib.
- Matched with Scroggins, [399]
- Beat Scroggins, [400]
- Beaten by Jack Randall, first time, [401]
- 〃 by Ned Turner, ib.
- Beat Josh. Hudson, [402]
- 〃 Cabbage, of Bristol, [403]
- Mills half-a-dozen “dandies”, [404]
- Beat Phil. Sampson, [405]
- 〃 a Gipsy, [406]
- 〃 David Hudson, [407]
- Wins a foot-race from “the Chicken Butcher”, [408]
- Beat Ned Turner, ib.
- Beaten by Jack Randall, second time, [410]
- Marriage announcement, ib.
- Beaten by Young Dutch Sam, [411]
- His retirement, ib.
- MARTIN, the Bath Butcher, fights with Mendoza, [72]
- His battle with Humphries, [85]
- 〃 〃 Bligh and King (note), ib.
- MEGGS, GEORGE, the Collier (note), [35], [36]
- MEGGS, PARFITT, [37]
- MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS, CRIBB’S, [306]
- MENDOZA, DANIEL, [178]4–1820:—
- His style and skill, [71]
- His battles with Harry the Coalheaver, ib.
- 〃 〃 Martin, of Bath, [72]
- 〃 〃 Humphries, first battle, ib.
- 〃 〃 〃 second battle, [73]
- 〃 〃 〃 third battle, [74]
- 〃 〃 Bill Warr, two fights, [76], [77]
- 〃 〃 John Jackson, [78]
- 〃 〃 Harry Lee, [79]
- 〃 〃 Tom Owen, [81]
- Farewell benefit and death, [82]
- MENDOZA, AARON, [76]
- MIDAS, a Meddling, [146]
- MOLINEAUX, TOM, the Black, [181]0–1815:—
- Born in Virginia, [278]
- His first battle, ib.
- Beat “Tom Tough” 279
- He claims the championship, [280]
- Beaten by Cribb, first time, ib.
- Beat Rimmer, [281]
- Beaten by Cribb, second time, [282]
- His downward course, [283]
- A good wrestler, ib.
- Richmond arrests Molineaux, ib.
- Beat Jack Carter, [284]
- His passion for dress and women, [285]
- Beat Fuller, ib.
- Beaten by George Cooper, [287]
- Rencontre with Abe Denston, ib.
- Dies in Ireland, [288]
- MOORE, TOM, Lines to “the Nonpareil”, [365]
- “Tom Cribb’s Memorial to Congress”, [306]
- MOULSEY HURST, Lines on, [313]
- N.
- NICHOLLS, GEORGE, [181]2–1818:—
- NOSWORTHY, WILLIAM, the Baker:—
- O.
- OLIVER, STEPHEN, “Death,” 1770–1788, [51]
- O’DONNELL, JACK, [180]2–1806:—
- OWEN, TOM, [179]6–1820:—
- P.
- PACKER AND MENDOZA, [76]
- PALMER, JOHN, see “Scroggins, Jack.”
- PAYNE, JACK, the Butcher:—
- PEARCE, HENRY, “the Game Chicken” (Champion), [180]3–1805:—
- His brilliant qualities, [167]
- Comes to London and meets Berks and beats him, [167], [168]
- Beat Berks in the ring, [169]
- Pearce’s second indicted, [170]
- Challenges Bittoon, and beats Elias Spray, ib.
- Beat Carter, ib.
- 〃 John Gully and becomes champion, [170], [175]
- Challenged by Jem Belcher, [175]
- Defeats Jem Belcher, [176]
- His bravery and humanity, [178]
- Verses on Pearce’s gallantry, [179]
- Attacked by pulmonary disease, [180]
- His early death, [181]
- PEARTREE, NAT., his defeat of Whitaker, [13]
- PERRINS, ISAAC, of Birmingham, [60]
- His fight with Tom Johnson, [59]–63
- PETERS, SAM., of Birmingham, [177]1–1774, [52]
- PIPES AND GRETTING, Captain Godfrey’s account of, [14]
- POWER, JACK:—
- PRUSSIA, FREDERICK WILLIAM, King of, patronises sparring, [100]
- PUGILISM, its advantages, [6], [7], [96]
- R.
- RANDALL, JACK, “the Nonpareil,” 1809–1821:—
- His birth-place, [328]
- His early battles, [328], [329]
- His debut in the ring, [329]
- Beat Walton, “the Twickenham Youth,” and “Ugly Baruk”, ib.
- 〃 “West Country Dick”, [330]
- 〃 Harry Holt, [331]
- 〃 Aby Belasco, [333]
- Glove-fight with Burke, of Woolwich, [335]
- Beat Joe Parish, the Waterman, [336]
- 〃 Burke, of Woolwich, [339]
- Matched with Ned Turner, [340]
- Public excitement, [341]
- Beat Ned Turner, first time, [342]
- Becomes publican, [345]
- Randall and Burn, [346]
- Matched with Jack Martin, ib.
- The road to a fight in olden times, ib.
- Beat Jack Martin, first time, [348]
- Turn-up in Battersea Fields, [350]
- Challenged by Scroggins, ib.
- An adventure with “roughs”, ib.
- Comes from his retirement and challenges Martin, [351]
- Beats Jack Martin, second time, ib.
- “A Cantab’s” account of the fight, [353]
- Lines by Tom Moore to, [355]
- Forfeits to Martin, [356]
- A rencontre at Hampstead, [357]
- Randall and the Mayor of Canterbury at Hatton Garden, [359]
- His death, [360]
- Sonnets to Randall, ib.
- His “Farewell to the ring”, [361]
- “Jack Randall’s Ghost”, ib.
- Summary of Randall’s pugilistic merits; his charitable disposition, [362], [363]
- REID, Mr. FLETCHER, a patron of pugilism, lines on his death, [197]
- REYNOLDS, TOM (note), [483]
- RICHMOND, BILL, [180]4–1818:—
- His birth in New York State, comes to England, and education, [289]
- First boxing match, ib.
- Early battles, [290]
- Beat Myers and Green, ib.
- Beaten by George Maddox, [291]
- Beat Youssouf, a Jew, ib.
- 〃 Jack Holmes, the Coachman, [292]
- Beaten by Tom Cribb, ib.
- Beat Carter (countryman), [293]
- 〃 Isaac Wood, ib.
- 〃 George Maddox, [294]
- 〃 Jack Power, [295]
- Becomes a publican, [296]
- The P.C. Club, ib.
- Beat Davis, the Navvy, [297]
- 〃 Tom Shelton, [298]
- Retires and keeps sparring rooms, [299]
- Turn-up with Carter, [300]
- As a second, ib.
- His long life and lamented death, [301]
- RUSSIA, ALEXANDER, Emperor of, patronises the boxers, [100]
- RYAN, BILL, [180]4–1806:—
- S.
- SAVILLE HOUSE, history of, [19]
- SCOTT, Sir WALTER, Lines on Shaw, the Life-guardsman, [443]
- SCROGGINS, JACK, [180]3–1822:—
- His sobriquet, [412]
- His birth and early days, ib.
- His early fights, [413]
- Pressed and sent to sea, [414]
- Champion on board the Argo, ib.
- A turn-up at Woolwich, [415]
- Beat Jack Boots (Wilford), ib.
- 〃 Dolly Smith, [416]
- 〃 Nosworthy, ib.
- Matched with Bill Eales, [418]
- Beat Bill Eales, [419]
- Becomes publican, [420]
- Beat Whittaker, “the Oilman”, [421]
- 〃 Church, [423]
- A draw with Ned Turner, [426]
- Beat Fisher (room fight), [427]
- Beaten by Ned Turner, [428]
- Second match with Turner, [429]
- Beaten by Turner, second time, ib.
- His imprudence, ib.
- Beaten by Jack Martin, ib.
- 〃 by Josh. Hudson, ib.
- 〃 David Hudson, twice, ib.
- Beat Harry Holt (room fight), [430]
- 〃 Parish, the Waterman, [431]
- Receives forfeit from Parish, [432]
- Beaten by Gipsy Cooper, [433]
- His poverty and fate, ib.
- The moral of his death, [433]
- His epitaph, [434]
- SELLERS, HARRY (Champion), [177]6–1785:—
- SHAW, JOHN, the Life-guardsman, [181]2–1815:—
- SHELTON, TOM, “the Navigator,” 1812–1825:—
- His birth and qualifications, [319]
- Beat Fitzgerald, ib.
- Origin of the term “Navvy” (note), ib.
- At the Fives Court, ib.
- Beaten by Harmer, [320]
- Beat Studd, the Farmer, ib.
- Beaten by Richmond, ib.
- Becomes a publican, ib.
- Beats Ben Burn, first time, [322]
- 〃 〃 second time, [322]
- Forfeit from Benniworth, [324]
- Beaten by Tom Oliver, [325]
- 〃 by George Cooper, ib.
- Receives forfeit from “Unknown,” ib.
- Beat Carter (turn-up), ib.
- 〃 Josh. Hudson, ib.
- Received forfeit from Josh. Hudson, [326]
- Beaten by Big Brown, ib.
- Died by prussic acid, [327]
- SIDMOUTH, Viscount, his letter of thanks to the pugilists, [270]
- SILVERTHORNE, beaten by Tom Belcher, [450]
- Beat Dan Dogherty, ib.
- 〃 Ben Burn, [451]
- A Sunday-school teacher, ib.
- SLACK, JACK (Champion), [175]0–1760:—
- SMALLWOOD, TOM, [174]1–1747, [17], [18]
- STEPHENSON, GEORGE, the great engineer, [180]1, [439]
- Beat Ned Wilson, “the fighting pitman” of Callerton, [440]
- STEVENS, BILL, the Nailer, [36]
- SUTTON, the Pipemaker, his fight with Fig, [11]
- SYMONDS, “the Ruffian,” 1791–1795:—
- T.
- TAYLOR, GEORGE (Champion), [173]4–1756:—
- TENNIS COURT in the Haymarket, [35]
- “TOM TOUGH,” see Blake.
- TRING, TOM, his person, battles, and character, [67]
- TURNER, NED, [181]4–1824:—
- His birth and calling, [364]
- Beat Balch, ib.
- His minor battles, [365]
- Goes to Scotland, ib.
- Returns to London, [366]
- Battle with George Curtis (fatal), [367]
- Inquest on Curtis, [369]
- Trial and defence of Turner, [371]
- His sentence, [373]
- Matched with Scroggins, [374]
- Draw with Jack Scroggins, [375]
- Beat Scroggins, [377]
- Turner visits Wales, [381]
- Third meeting with Scroggins, ib.
- Beat Scroggins, second time, [383]
- 〃 Cy. Davis, [385]
- Matched with Jack Martin, [387]
- Jack Scroggins’ estimate of Turner and Martin, ib.
- Beat Jack Martin, [388]
- Tom Belcher challenges Turner, [390]
- Beaten by Cy. Davis, ib.
- 〃 by Peace Inglis, ib.
- Beat Peace Inglis, [391]
- His last illness, [392]
- His death and funeral honours, [393]
- His character as a boxer, [394]
- TURNUS, King of the Rutuli (Introd.), [xii]
- TYNE, TOM, “the Tailor,” 1788–1792:—
- U.
- UPPER-CUT, the (note), [194]
- V.
- VIRGIL, his account of the prize fight of Dares and Entellus (Introd.), [x], [xi]
- W.
- WALES, FREDERICK, Prince of, patron of George Taylor, [19]
- WALES, GEORGE, Prince of, a ring patron, [52], [94], [126], [128]
- WARR, BILL, of Bristol, [178]7–1792:—
- WATSON, BOB, of Bristol, [178]8–1791:—
- WEST-COUNTRY DICK, the Navigator, [181]6–1820:—
- His birth, [474]
- His fights with Grabbler, Reeve, Jack Curtis, Jack Payne, and Charley Martin, twice, [474], [475]
- Beat Street, [475]
- 〃 Jack Payne, [476]
- Beaten by David Hudson, [478]
- Beat Davis, ib.
- Turn-up with Abbott, [479]
- 〃 〃 Parsing, ib.
- Beaten by Gipsy Cooper, ib.
- Beat Parsing, [480]
- 〃 Redgreaves, ib.
- 〃 Mason, ib.
- 〃 Hellick, [481]
- WHITAKER, BOB, [173]3:—
- WHITEHEAD, PAUL, the Poet, [19]
- WILLIS, WILLIAM, “the Fighting Quaker,” 18
- WINDHAM, Right Hon. WILLIAM, his defence of pugilism, [90], [91]
- WOOD, WILL, the Coachman, [178]8–1804:—
- Y.
- YORK, Duke of, patron of Stevens, [176]0, [85]