This first defeat took place on the 25th May, 1830, and thenceforward, until 1832, Perkins remained without a customer. Towards the close of 1831 a negotiation with Harry Jones, the Sailor Boy, was concluded. The stakes, £50 a-side, were tabled, and on January 17th, 1832, at Hurley Bottom, the scene of his victory over the London Pet, the Oxford man was defeated, after a gallant defence, in twenty-two rounds, time forty-six minutes.
With this defeat closed the Ring career of “the Oxford Pet,” in three short years.
END OF VOL. II.
INDEX TO VOLUME II.
- A
- AARON, BARNEY (“the Star of the East”).
- His birthplace, [504]
- His early days, [504]
- His battles with Connelly, Lyons, Ely Bendon, and Sam Belasco, [504]–5
- Beats Tom Collins for a purse, [504]
- Beats Ned Stockman, [504]
- Beats Tom Lenney (twice), [505]–6
- Beats Frank Redmond, [507]
- Beats Peter Warren, [508]
- A gallant tar’s generosity, [509]
- A “chant of victory”, [509]
- Beaten by Arthur Matthewson, [510]
- Arthur Matthewson (note), [510]
- Challenges Matthewson to a second trial, [511]
- Battle with Dick Hares, [511]
- Mynheer Van Haagen’s letter descriptive of the fight, [511]
- Defeated by Dick Curtis, [512]
- Set-to with Curtis at the Coburg Theatre, [512]
- Second battle with Frank Redmond, [512]
- A disappointment, [513]
- The stakes awarded to Barney, [513]
- Third match with Frank Redmond, [513]
- Beats Frank Redmond, [514]
- Beats Marsh Bateman, [515]
- Beaten by Tom Smith, [515]
- Dies in Whitechapel, [515]
- ABBOT, BILL.
- His victories, [182]
- Beats Dick Hares and Dolly Smith, [183]
- Beaten by West Country Dick (see Vol. I.), [184]
- Beats a “Johnny Raw”, [185]
- Beats a “navvy” at Hampton, [185]
- Beats Bennyflood, [186]
- Beats Pitman, [186]
- Beats Tom Oliver, [186]
- Beats Phil Sampson, [189]
- Challenges Josh Hudson, [191]
- Fights a cross with Jem Ward, [191]
- Beaten by Larkins, of Cambridge, [191]
- Beats Search, [191]
- ACTON, DICK, his battles, note of, [200]
- B
- BROWN, TOM (“Big Brown,” of Bridgnorth).
- His birthplace, [437]
- Aspires to the Championship, [437]
- Matched with Tom Shelton, [437]
- Patronised by Tom Spring, [437]
- Beats Tom Shelton, [438]
- Challenges the Championship, [440]
- Replies to the challenges by Ward and Sampson, [441]
- Match with Jem Ward goes off, [443]
- Defeated by Phil Sampson, [445]
- Beats Isaac Dobell (first time), [446]
- Beats Isaac Dobell (second time), [449]
- Announces his retirement from the P.R., [450]
- Second match with Sampson, [450]
- Beats Phil Sampson, [451]
- Disputed result—Mr. Beardsworth gives up the stakes, [452]
- Recovers the £200 battle-money of Mr. Beardsworth, [453]
- Becomes a Boniface in Bridgnorth, [453]
- BALDWIN, EDWARD (“White-headed Bob”).
- His birth, [338]
- First appearance in the Ring, [338]
- Beats O’Connor, [338]
- A pupil of Bill Eales, [338]
- A plant with Jem Ward, [388]
- Beats Maurice Delay, [339]
- His patronage by “Pea-green Hayne”, [341]
- Becomes a “man on town”, [341]
- Forfeits to Ned Neale £100, [341]
- Is beaten by Ned Neale, [341]
- Challenges Langan, the Irish Champion, [342]
- Beats George Cooper, [342]
- Opens “Subscription Rooms”, [344]
- Takes a Provincial tour, [344]
- Beaten by Jem Burn, [344]
- Beats Jem Burn, [345]
- Fights a “draw” with Ned Neale, [350]
- Beats Ned Neale, [350]
- Dies at the “Coach and Horses,” St. Martin’s Lane, Oct., 1831, [352]
- BURN, JEM (“My Nevvy”).
- His birth at Darlington, [328]
- Apprenticed at Newcastle, [326]
- Of a fighting family, [326]
- Early exploits, [326]
- Beats O’Neil, [327]
- Sir Bellingham Graham, [328]
- Matched with Jack Martin, [328]
- A draw, [329]
- Defeated by Ned Neale, [329]
- And by Phil Sampson, [329]
- Beats Pat Magee, [330]
- Marries Miss Watson, of Bristol, [333]
- Matched with Ned Baldwin (“White-headed Bob”), [333]
- Beats Baldwin, [334]
- A second match made, [335]
- Is defeated by Baldwin, [336]
- Beaten by Neale (second time), [336]
- Becomes host of the “Queen’s Head”, [336]
- An active second, backer, and professor of the art, [336]
- His character and last illness, [336]
- A mechanical contrivance, [336]
- His death, [336]
- C
- CANNON, TOM (“the Great Gun of Windsor”).
- Appeared too late in the P.R., [248]
- Born at Eton, [248]
- Classic associations of youth, [248]
- A fisherman, “bargee,” and runaway, [249]
- Cannon defeats Tom Anslow, a Grenadier, [249]
- Matched with Dolly Smith, [250]
- Witnesses the fight of Hudson and Ward, [251]
- Offers to fight either combatant, [251]
- Matched with Josh Hudson, [251]
- Beats Josh Hudson, [252]
- Second match with Hudson, [254]
- Gamekeeper to Mr. Hayne, [255]
- Stage and Grand Stand for the fight, [256]
- “The Squire” (Osbaldeston) referee, [256]
- Defeats Josh Hudson again, [257]
- Becomes a publican at Windsor, [259]
- Challenges the Championship for £1,000, [259]
- “Pea-green” Hayne’s match at Brighton, [259]
- Wrestles with Carney the Gambler, [260]
- Sparring at “Ireland’s Ground”, [260]
- Is challenged and beaten by Jem Ward, [261]
- Exhibits at the Coburg Theatre, [261]
- Is beaten by Ned Neale, [261]
- Becomes host of the “Castle,” Jermyn Street, [261]
- Retires, and is a “swan-watcher” to the City Corporation, [262]
- Commits suicide in his 69th year, in July, 1858, [262]
- CARTER, JACK (“the Lancashire Hero”).
- His character as a boxer, [161]
- His early days, [161]
- Works as a “navvy”, [162]
- Pierce Egan’s story of the jackass, [162]
- Meeting with Bob Gregson, [163]
- Appears at the Fives Court, [163]
- Beats Boone, the Soldier, [164]
- Beaten by Jack Power, [164]
- Beaten by Molineaux, [164]
- Travels the Provinces and Ireland, [165]
- His challenges, [165]
- His battle with Stephenson, [165]
- His battle with Sam Robinson, [166]
- His second battle with Robinson, [168]
- Matched with Tom Oliver, [170]
- Defeats Tom Oliver, [171]
- His pedestrian capabilities, [173]
- Again challenges Cribb, [173]
- His puffing announcements, [174]
- Matched with Spring, [174]
- His defeat by Spring, [175]
- Returns to Ireland, [176]
- And to England, [176]
- Challenges Shelton and Jem Ward, [176]
- Is beaten by Jem Ward, [176]
- Beaten by Deaf Burke, [176]
- Died at Manchester, 1844, [176]
- CRAWLEY, PETER, 1818–1827.
- His introduction to the Ring, [233]
- His birth and parentage, [233]
- Apprenticed to a butcher in Clare Market, [233]
- Juvenile encounters, [234]
- The “Coal-yard” against “Bloomsbury”, [234]
- Sundry fistic exploits, [235]
- A Westminster election and its consequences, [236]
- Beats Ben Sutliffe in the Ring, [237]
- Has a severe accident, [237]
- Glove-fight with Bully Southerns, [238]
- Defeats Dick Acton, [238]
- Goes into business as a butcher, [239]
- Is engaged as a “special” at the Coronation of George IV., [240]
- Mr. Sullivan’s mistake, [240]
- Replies to Jem Ward’s challenge, [240]
- Matched with Ward, [240]
- Two Commissaries and a contretemps, [240]
- Beats Jem Ward, “the Champion”, [242]
- Peter at the Tennis Court, [245]
- His modest speech and retirement from the P.R., [245]
- Becomes landlord of the “Queen’s Head and French Horn,” Smithfield, [246]
- An insolent customer, [246]
- His forbearance and courage, [246]
- Acts as referee at the fight of Harry Broome and “the Tipton Slasher”, [247]
- His death in 1865, aged 66, [247]
- CURTIS, DICK (“the Pet of the Fancy”).
- His merits as a pugilist, [481]
- His birth, [482]
- His first battle with Watson, [482]
- Beats Ned Brown (“the Sprig of Myrtle”), [482]
- Beats Lenney, [483]
- Dick at Epsom Races, [484]
- Beats Cooper, a Gipsy, [485]
- Defeats Peter Warren four times, [485]
- His battle with Hares prevented, [486]
- Defeats Dick Hares, [487]
- Receives £100 forfeit from Barney Aaron, [487]
- Poetical effusions on the match with Aaron, [489]
- A “turn-up” with Ned Savage, [490]
- Disposes of Stockman in one round, [491]
- Matched with Aaron for £100 a-side, [491]
- Beats Barney Aaron, [492]
- Matched with Tisdale, [492]
- An idle controversy with Jack Randall, [498]
- Takes leave of the Ring, [498]
- A rencontre with a coalheaver, [498]
- Goes on a tour in the North, [499]
- Disposes of Coaly’s pretensions in a glove-fight, [499]
- Is beaten by Perkins, “the Oxford Pet”, [500]
- His talent as a second, [500]
- Testimony to his integrity by a friend, [501]
- His death and funeral, [501]
- Monody on Dick Curtis, [501]
- D
- DONNELLY, DAN (“Champion of Ireland”).
- His birth, [138]
- Fight with Isle of Wight Hall, [139]
- Defeats George Cooper, [139]
- Comes over to Liverpool, [140]
- Joins Carter in a sparring exhibition, [141]
- Comes to London—opinions of the amateurs, [142]
- Appears at the Minor Theatre, Catherine Street, Strand, [142]
- Challenged by Sutton, the Black, [143]
- Sets-to at the Fives Court, [143]
- Challenged by Oliver, [144]
- Defeats Tom Oliver, [145]
- Other challenges to Donnelly, [149]
- His dissipation and loss of money, [149]
- His arrest, and subsequent departure for Ireland, [150]
- Donnybrook Fair, [151]
- Carter’s challenge to Donnelly, [152]
- The match goes off, [153]
- His house in Pill Lane, [153]
- His sudden death, [154]
- Dan’s humour and training eccentricities, [154]
- Public and literary honours to Dan’s memory, [155]
- His funeral, [159]
- His epitaph, [160]
- E
- EVANS, SAMUEL (“Young Dutch Sam”).
- His birth and parentage, [353]
- His early days, [354]
- Apprenticed as a compositor, [354]
- A youthful escapade, [355]
- Becomes a “flying newsman”, [355]
- Is introduced to Mr. John Jackson, &c., [355]
- Receives forfeit from Lenney, [356]
- His friendship with Dick Curtis, “the Pet”, [356]
- Beats Ned Stockman, [356]
- Spars at the theatres, [358]
- Beats Harry Jones, “the Sailor Boy”, [358]
- Defeats Tom Cooper, “the Gipsy”, [359]
- Beats Bill Carroll at Ascot, for “a purse” given by the Duke of Wellington, [361]
- Beats Jack Cooper, “the Gipsy”, [362]
- Defeats Dick Davis, “the Manchester Pet”, [364]
- Matched with Bishop Sharpe, [367]
- Comparison of the men, [367]
- The fight prevented, [368]
- Sparring at the Tennis Court, [369]
- The stakes given up to Sharpe, [370]
- Challenges Peace Inglis, [370]
- Receives forfeit from Dan M’Kenzie, [370]
- Held to bail for twelve months, [371]
- Beats a big carman for striking Dick Curtis, [371]
- Challenged by Jack Martin, [372]
- Preliminaries of the battle, [373]
- Defeats Jack Martin, [374]
- Preliminaries of first fight with Ned Neale, [376]
- Beats Ned Neale (first battle), [379]
- Renewed challenge by Neale, [382]
- Contrasted qualifications of the men, [383]
- The road to Newmarket, [384]
- Defeats Neale a second time, [385]
- Sam “a man about town”, [387]
- The Haymarket and its “night-houses”, [388]
- Challenged by Tom Gaynor, [388]
- A drunken constable and a lost “warrant”, [388]
- Defeats Tom Gaynor, [389]
- Matched with Reuben Martin, [392]
- Prevented by the death of “Brighton Bill”, [392]
- Absconds to Paris, [392]
- Frank Redmond (note), [392]
- Adventures in Paris, [393]
- Returns, is tried at Hertford, and acquitted, [394]
- “Tom-and-Jerryism” rampant 1836–46, [394]
- A police fracas and three months’ imprisonment, [395]
- “Lament of the Disorderly Gentlemen”, [396]
- Becomes a publican, and marries, [397]
- Sam’s qualifications as a boxer, [397]
- His death, and a “Monody” thereon, [398]
- G
- GAYNOR, TOM (“the Bath Carpenter”).
- His late début in the Ring, [400]
- Birthplace, [400]
- Tom’s wonderful uncle “the Zummerzet Champion”, [400]
- Early skirmishes of the young carpenter, [401]
- Makes his way to the Metropolis, [401]
- A glove-bout with Josh Hudson, [402]
- Sets-to with Ben Burn, [402]
- Defeated by Ned Neale, [402]
- Beaten at Epsom Races by “Young Gas”, [402]
- Matched with Alec Reid, [402]
- Beats Alec Reid, [403]
- Matched with “Young Gas”—a draw, [405]
- Beaten by Bishop Sharpe, [405]
- Matched with Charles Gybletts, [405]
- Beats Gybletts, [406]
- Second match with Neale proposed, [408]
- Both men publicans, [408]
- Beats Ned Neale, [409]
- Challenged by Young Dutch Sam, [411]
- Beaten by Young Dutch Sam, [411]
- His death, [411]
- H
- HICKMAN, THOMAS (“the Gasman”).
- His character as a boxer, [118]
- His birth, [118]
- Apprenticed to a boiler maker, [119]
- Early battles, [120]
- His battle with Peter Crawley, [121]
- Beats George Cooper, [122]
- Receives forfeit from Cooper, [124]
- Glove battle with Kendrick the Black, [124]
- Second match with George Cooper, [124]
- Beats George Cooper second time, [125]
- Matched with Tom Oliver, [126]
- Scenes on the road, [126]
- Defeats Tom Oliver, [127]
- Matched with Neat, [128]
- Display at the Fives Court with Shelton, [129]
- Beaten by Neat, [130]
- Hickman’s irritability, [131]
- Turn-up with Rawlinson, [131]
- Theatrical engagement of Neat and Hickman, by Davidge, [132]
- His character, [132]
- His melancholy death, [132]
- Coroner’s inquest, [133]
- Funeral of Hickman and Mr. Rowe, [134]
- Sympathy of brother pugilists, and benefit for his widow, [135]
- HUDSON, DAVID.
- His victories, [191]
- Beats West Country Dick, [192]
- Beats Harry Holt, [192]
- Beats Jack Scroggins (Palmer) twice, [194], [195]
- Beaten by Jack Martin, [195]
- Beats Green, “Essex Champion”, [195]
- Beats Jack Steadman, [196]
- Becomes publican at Chelmsford, [196]
- Second victory over Green, [196]
- Beaten by Ned Neale, [197]
- Beaten by Larkins (the Irishman), [198]
- Died Nov. 27th, 1835, [198]
- HUDSON, JOSH (“the John Bull Fighter”). 1816–1826.
- His birth at Rotherhithe, [263]
- His good humour, [263]
- Fight with Jack Payne, the Butcher, [263]
- Draw with Aby Belasco, [263]
- Defeats Street and Charles Martin, [263]
- Beats Thompson, “the Essex Coachman”, [264]
- Takes a voyage to India, [264]
- Beaten by Bowen, “the Chatham Caulker”, [264]
- Beats Williams, “the Waterman”, [264]
- Defeats Scroggins at Moulsey, [264]
- Beats Phil Sampson, [265]
- Beaten by Tom Spring, [267]
- Turn-up with Aby Belasco at Norwich, [267]
- Beats “Swell” Williams, [267]
- Miscalculation of the “knowing ones”, [268]
- Beaten by Ned Turner in a “turn-up”, [269]
- Second match with Phil Sampson, [269]
- Beats Phil Sampson, [270]
- Fracas with Jack Ford, [270]
- Challenge to Martin and Garrol, [272]
- Second match with “the Chatham Caulker”, [272]
- A stormy day, a beak, and a move, [273]
- Defeats Bowen, [274]
- Challenges, [275]
- Beats Barlow, “the Nottingham Youth”, [275]
- Matched with Tom Shelton, [277]
- Receives forfeit from Shelton, [278]
- Matched with Jem Ward, [278]
- Remarks on the capabilities of the combatants, [279]
- Josh’s training costume, [279]
- Defeats Jem Ward, [280]
- The return from the fight, [283]
- A speculation in bandannas, [284]
- A silver cup voted to Josh, [284]
- At the Fives Court, Hudson and Ward, [285]
- Hudson and Sampson, impromptu, [285]
- Presentation of a silver cup, [286]
- The “no fight” affair with Sampson, [287]
- His marriage—the “Half Moon Tap”, [288]
- Josh’s gallantry—a ruffian punished, [288]
- Josh, “mine uncle,” and the silver cup, [289]
- Josh Hudson Junior, [290]
- Died Oct. 8th, 1838, in Milton Street, Finsbury, [290]
- J
- JONES, HARRY (“the Sailor Boy”).
- His many battles, [515]
- His birth in Bristol, [516]
- Apprenticed on board an Indiaman, [516]
- Beaten by Latham, [516]
- Beaten by Ned Stockman (twice), [516]
- Bye-battles with Watts, Riley, and Peter Brookery, [516]
- Beats Brown (“Sprig of Myrtle”), [517]
- The Fighting “Typo,” a bride and a challenge, [517]
- Beaten by Dick Price, [517]
- Held to bail at Oxford, [518]
- Beaten by Tom Reidie, [518]
- And by Ned Stockman (third time), [518]
- Beats Fred Edwards, [519]
- Beats Mike Curtain, [519]
- Defeats “Captain Corduroy”, [519]
- The humours of Westminster in by-past times, [519]
- A day’s outing—Harry Jones and Tommy O’Lynn, [520]
- Jones defeats Tommy O’Lynn, [521]
- Is beaten by Young Dutch Sam, [521]
- Beats Knowlan, the Tumbler, [522]
- Beats Mike Curtain the second time, [522]
- Beats Tom Collins, [522]
- Beats Pick, of Bristol, [522]
- Beats Reuben Howe, [523]
- Beaten by Charley Gybletts, [523]
- Interrupted fight with Jem Raines, [524]
- Beats Bob Simmonds, [525]
- Second match with Jem Raines, [526]
- Beats Ike Dodd, [527]
- Beats Bill Savage, [528]
- Matched with Ned Stockman, [529]
- Beats Ned Stockman, [530]
- Beats Barney Aaron, [530]
- Beats Tom Reidie, [530]
- Beats Frank Redmond, [530]
- Beats George Watson, [531]
- Beats Dick Hill, of Nottingham, [531]
- Beats Perkins, of Oxford, [531]
- Beats Gipsy Jack Cooper, [531]
- Beaten by Tom Smith, [531]
- His death, [531]
- L
- LANGAN, JOHN (the Irish Champion).
- Birth and early days, [53]
- Juvenile battles, [53]
- Goes to sea, and adventure at Lisbon, [53]
- Apprenticed to a sawyer, [53]
- Apocryphal battles, [54]
- Sir Daniel Donnelly on training, [57]
- Fights with Pat Halton, [59]
- —— with Carney, [60]
- —— with Cummins, [60]
- —— with Owen M’Gowran, [61]
- Sails for South America as a volunteer in the War of Independence, [62]
- Death of Langan’s brother—an old sailor of Nelson’s “Victory”, [63]
- Lands at St. Marguerite—sufferings of the “patriots”, [64]
- Made Quartermaster-Sergeant, [65]
- Returns to Cork, and goes to Dublin, [65]
- Becomes publican, [65]
- An amatory episode and its consequences, [66]
- Arrives in England, [66]
- Battle with Vipond (or Weeping), [67]
- Returns to Ireland, and imprisoned for damages, [68]
- Challenged by Rough Robin, [68]
- Challenges the Championship, [69]
- Defeated at Worcester by Spring, [69]
- Defeated a second time near Chichester, [69]
- “The Black Fogle,” an ode, [70]
- Langan’s Benefit at the Fives Court, [71]
- Challenged by Jem Ward—no result, [71]
- Sails for Ireland, [71]
- Becomes a publican in Liverpool, [72]
- His social character, [72]
- His charities, [73]
- His death, and eulogy, [73]
- M
- MATTHEWSON, ARTHUR, of Birmingham.
- Beats Barney Aaron (note), [510]
- N
- NEALE, NED (“the Streatham Youth”).
- Press penchant for Irish heroes, [291]
- Born at Streatham, [291]
- Witnesses fight between Martin and Turner, [291]
- His patron, Mr. Sant, the brewer, [292]
- Defeats Deaf Davis, [292]
- Beats Cribb, of Brighton, [292]
- Beats Miller, “Pea-soup Gardener”, [293]
- Beats Hall, of Birmingham, [293]
- Beats David Hudson (brother of Josh), [294]
- Beats Tom Gaynor, [296]
- Matched with Baldwin (“White-headed Bob”), and receives £100 forfeit, [297]
- Matched a second time, and beats Baldwin, [297]
- Beats Jem Burn, [299]
- Visits Ireland, [301]
- His marriage, [302]
- Matched with Phil Sampson, [303]
- Death of Mrs. Neale, and postponement of the match, [303]
- Second match—defeats Sampson, [303]
- Defeats Tom Cannon, “the Great Gun,” of Windsor, [308]
- Matched a second time with Jem Burn, [310]
- Beats Jem Burn, second time, [311]
- Challenges any 12st. man, [313]
- A silver cup proposed, [313]
- Match with Jem Ward off, [314]
- Third match with Baldwin, [314]
- Drawn battle with Baldwin, [316]
- Beaten by Baldwin, [320]
- Presented with a silver cup, [320]
- Matched with John Nicholls, [320]
- Defeats Nicholls, [321]
- Matched with Roche, [322]
- Neale’s honesty—a “cross” defeated, [322]
- Beats Roche, [323]
- Retires from the Ring, [325]
- Is challenged by Young Dutch Sam, and twice defeated, [325]
- Is beaten by Tom Gaynor, [325]
- Dies at the “Rose and Crown,” Norwood, [325]
- NEAT, BILL, of Bristol.
- His birth, [104]
- His fight with Churchill, [104]
- Bristol the pugilistic nursery, [104]
- Matched with Tom Oliver, [105]
- Defeats Tom Oliver, [106]
- Repairs to the Metropolis, [108]
- Appears at the Fives Court, [108]
- Matched with Spring, Neat breaks his arm, [109]
- Challenges Cribb, [109]
- Matched with Hickman, “the Gasman”, [109]
- Scenes on the road, [110]
- Defeats Hickman, [111]
- Sensation in London, [114]
- Matched a second time with Spring and defeated, [115]
- Bristol in mourning, [116]
- A Quakeress’ remonstrant, [116]
- Letter from Mr. Joseph Fry, [117]
- Neat’s character, [117]
- Death at Bristol, aged 67, [117]
- O
- OLIVER, TOM (Commissary of the P.R.).
- Born at Breadlow, Bucks, [89]
- His first ring appearance, [89]
- Beats Kimber and “Hopping Ned”, [89]
- Beats Harry Lancaster, [90]
- Beats Jack Ford, [90]
- Beats George Cooper, [91]
- Beats Ned Painter, [92]
- Aspires to the Championship, [94]
- Becomes a publican in Westminster, [94]
- Beaten by Jack Carter, [94]
- Beaten by Neat, of Bristol, [94]
- Beats Kendrick, the black, [95]
- Defeated by Dan Donnelly, [95]
- Beats Tom Shelton, [96]
- Beaten by Painter (second fight), [98]
- Beaten by Spring, [98]
- Beaten by Hickman, [98]
- Beaten by Abbott, [99]
- Becomes Commissary of the P.R., [99]
- Challenge from Old Ben Burn, [99]
- Adventures of the Ring-goers, [100]
- The battle of the veterans, [102]
- Tom’s victory, [103]
- His retirement, and death, aged 75, [103]
- P
- PAINTER, NED.
- His character, [74]
- Early days at Stratford, Manchester, [74]
- Sets-to with Carter—his strength, [75]
- Arrives at Bob Gregson’s, [75]
- Fight with Coyne, [75]
- Fight with Alexander, “the Gamekeeper”, [75]
- Beaten by Tom Oliver, [76]
- Beaten by Shaw, the Life-Guardsman, [77]
- Matched with Oliver a second time, [78]
- Polite pugilistic letter-writing, [78]
- Oliver arrested during his training, and proposal to fight at Calais, [78]
- Fight with Sutton, the black, [79]
- Second fight with Sutton, [79]
- His foot-racing and athletic capabilities, [80]
- His defeat by Spring, [82]
- Painter defeats Spring, [83]
- His farewell to the Ring, [83]
- Becomes publican at Norwich, [83]
- His character vindicated from current slanders, [84]
- Forfeits to Spring, [84]
- Matched with Tom Oliver, [85]
- Defeat of Oliver, [87]
- His retirement and death, [88]
- PERKINS, JACK (“the Oxford Pet”).
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- REID, ALEC (“the Chelsea Snob”).
- Came of a fighting family, [412]
- Beats Finch, and opens a sparring school, [412]
- Beats Sam Abbott, [413]
- Beats Yandell, [413]
- Beats O’Rafferty, [413]
- Defeated by Dick Defoe, [413]
- Beats Harris, the waterman, [414]
- Beats Underhill, [414]
- Receives forfeit from Gipsy Cooper, [415]
- Beats Gipsy Cooper, [415]
- A “turn-up” with Maurice Delay, [416]
- A draw with Bill Savage, [416]
- Matched with Bishop Sharpe, [416]
- A suspicious “draw”, [417]
- Matched with Jubb, of Cheltenham, [417]
- Beats Jubb, [418]
- Is defeated by Tom Gaynor, [418]
- Beaten by Bishop Sharpe, [419]
- Bound in recognisances for twelve months, [419]
- Third match with Bishop Sharpe, [419]
- Beats Bishop Sharpe, [420]
- Matched with Perkins, of Oxford, [423]
- Beats “the Oxford Pet”, [424]
- Dies in 1875, aged 73, [427]
- REDMOND, FRANK (note), [302].
- REYNOLDS, TOM.
- The Mentor of Langan and Byrne, [477]
- Of Irish birth, [477]
- Comes to London, [477]
- His literary ability, [477]
- Fails in business, [477]
- Becomes a pugilist, [478]
- A battle in the “Old Fleet”, [478]
- Beats Aby Belasco, [479]
- Beats Church, [479]
- And Johnson (“the Broom-dasher”), [479]
- Becomes a publican in Drury Lane, [479]
- An accident and a tour, [479]
- Returns to Ireland, [479]
- Beats John Dunn on the Curragh, [479]
- Returns to England, [479]
- Beats Sammons, of Lancashire, [479]
- Returns to Ireland, [480]
- Takes Langan under his tuition and care, [480]
- Becomes patron of Simon Byrne, [480]
- A publican in Dublin, [480]
- His “Defence of Pugilism”, [480]
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- SAMPSON, PHIL (“the Birmingham Youth”).
- His birth, in Yorkshire, [454]
- Migrates in early life to Birmingham, [454]
- Gregson in Birmingham, [454]
- An impromptu battle with Dolly Smith, [455]
- Is beaten by Josh Hudson for “a purse”, [455]
- A disputed battle with Aby Belasco, [456]
- A “turn-up” with Aby, [457]
- A glove-fight at the Tennis Court, [457]
- Beaten by Jack Martin, [457]
- Beats Tom Dye, the table-lifter, [457]
- A second glove-fight with Belasco, [458]
- Beaten by Charley Grantham (“Gybletts”), [459]
- Beaten by Bill Abbot, [459]
- Beaten by Bill Hall, [459]
- Leaves London, [459]
- Beats Bill Hall, [460]
- Matched with Aby Belasco, [460]
- Beats Belasco, [461]
- Challenges Jem Ward, and is beaten, [462]
- Is beaten a second time by Ward, [462]
- Matched with Jem Burn, [464]
- Beats Jem Burn, [465]
- Third match with Hall, [466]
- Beats Hall, [467]
- A “turn-up” with Josh Hudson, [467]
- And a thrashing from Jem Ward, [467]
- Challenges “Big Brown”, [467]
- Matched with Paul Spencer, [467]
- Two fights in one with Spencer, [468]
- Buncombe challenges, [470]
- Matched again with “Big Brown”, [470]
- Beats “Big Brown”, [471]
- Triumphant return to Birmingham, [474]
- SHARPE, BISHOP (“the Bold Smuggler”).
- A seaman in His Majesty’s service, [428]
- His early career, [428]
- Beats Jack Cooper, “the Gipsy”, [429]
- Defeats Cooper a second and third time, [430]
- Beats Ben Warwick, [430]
- Draw with Alec Reid, [430]
- Beats Alec Reid, [431]
- Matched with Tom Gaynor, [433]
- Beats Tom Gaynor, [434]
- Matched with Young Dutch Sam, [435]
- Receives forfeit from Young Dutch Sam, [436]
- Is defeated by Alec Reid, [436]
- His death, [436]
- SPRING, THOMAS WINTER (Champion). 1814–1824.
- His birth and early days, [1], [2]
- His battles with—
- Tom Cribb’s retirement, Spring claims the Championship, [12]
- His marriage, [12]
- Forfeits to Neat, [15]
- Matched with Neat, [17]
- In custody for attending a fight on Brighton Downs, [18]
- Fight with Neat, [19]
- Revisits his native place, and receives the “Hereford” Cup, [23]
- Jack Langan’s challenge, [23]
- Matched with Langan, [24]
- First fight with Langan, at Worcester, [24]
- Accident at the Worcester Grand Stand, [25]
- Newspaper correspondence and buncombe, [31]
- Again matched with Langan, for £500 a-side, [33]
- Fighting on a stage, [33]
- Spring’s benefit, and dinner at the “Castle”, [35]
- The eve of the fight—scenes in Chichester, [36]
- Second fight with Langan, [38]
- Spring’s triumph—meeting with Langan, [45]
- Takes the “Castle” Tavern, Holborn, [45]
- Reminiscences of the “Castle”, [48]
- Presentation of “Manchester” Cup (1824), [49]
- The “Champion Testimonial”, [49]
- His death, 20th August, 1851, [51]
- His monument at Norwood Cemetery, [51]
- SUTTON, HARRY (“the Black”).
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- WARD, JEM (Champion). 1822–1831.
- Pugilistic reporters and writers of the Period: V. Dowling, George Kent, George Daniels, S. Smith, Pierce Egan, &c., [199]
- Candidates for the Championship on the retirement of Tom Spring, [200]
- Birth and parentage of “the Black Diamond”, [200]
- Beats Dick Acton, [201]
- Challenges Jack Martin for £150, [202]
- Beats Burke, of Woolwich, [202]
- Beaten (?) by Dick Acton, [202]
- The stakes drawn and bets off, [203]
- Ward’s letter and apology, [204]
- Beats Ned Baldwin (“White-headed Bob”), [205]
- Beats Rickens, of Bath, at Landsdowne, [205]
- Beats Jemmy the Black, [206]
- Returns to the London P.R., [206]
- Beaten by Josh Hudson, [206]
- Beats Phil Sampson, [206]
- Challenges Langan, who had retired, [207]
- Claims the Championship, [207]
- Second fight with Phil Sampson, [207]
- Challenges Cannon for £500 a-side, [208]
- The challenge accepted, [209]
- Excitement at Warwick, [210]
- “The Old Squire” (Osbaldeston) referee, [212]
- Beats Tom Cannon, [213]
- Receives a belt at the Fives Court, [214]
- Dispute on giving up the stakes, [215]
- Challenges all comers, [216]
- Turn-up with Sampson, [217]
- Beaten by Peter Crawley, [217]
- Challenges Peter Crawley, who declines, [217]
- Brown, of Bridgnorth, declines to fight except on a stage, [218]
- Accident at the Tennis Court, [219]
- Challenged by Carter, [219]
- Beats Carter, [220]
- Receives forfeit from Simon Byrne, [222]
- Matched with Simon Byrne, [223]
- Public disappointment and Ward’s forfeit of the stakes, [225]
- Renewal of the match with Byrne, [226]
- Arrest of Byrne for his fight with Alexander Mackay, [226]
- Byrne’s acquittal and new match, [226]
- Preliminaries of the fight, [227]
- Beats Simon Byrne, [229]
- Receives a second belt, [231]
- Becomes a publican at Liverpool, [231]
- Ward’s talent as a painter, [232]
- Returns to London, [232]
- Interview with Ward (aged 80 years) in June, 1880, [232]
[1]. This is an error of the reporter’s. Spring has told us he was thirteen stone, nett, when he met Stringer.
[2]. This resembled the much-discussed round in Heenan and Sayers’ fight at Farnborough, where the Yankees claimed a “foul” because the ropes were lowered when Heenan was throttling the English Champion. The twenty-eighth rule of the P.R., which governs this case, authorises the referee to have the men separated, or the ropes cut, to prevent a fatal result. This the American party ignored or were really ignorant of.—Ed. Pugilistica.
[3]. Though this report is mainly from Pierce Egan’s text, it is not his writing; these “remarks” are from the pen of Mr. Vincent Dowling, and appeared in Bell’s Life in London, of January 11, 1824.