Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 1 (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

by Henry Downes Miles

The Black, to say at least, is bold,

That in the battle he was sold:

If so—by Auction—for ’tis known,

When he was sold, Cribb knocked him down!

[139]. See note A., Appendix to Period IV. Captain Barclay, Allardyce of Ury.

[140]. In “Boxiana,” this house is elegantly metamorphosed into “The Prad and Swimmer,” the original name not being thought sufficiently incongruous.

[141]. “On the Champion’s quitting his trade of coal-merchant for that of victualler, at the sign of the King’s Arms.

“Black Diamonds adieu! Tom’s now took to the bar,

The fancy to serve with new charms—

For a ‘chop’ or a glass, to mill or to spar,