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Strange Encounters
Tales of Famous Fights and Famous Fighters - A Complete History of Bareknuckle Pugilism & Boxing
- Author:
- By James Brady
- Format:
- Paperback
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- Published: 30th Apr 2006
- ISBN: 1406799254
- Pages: 256
From the Publisher:
A history of bareknuckle fights in England, featuring detailed accounts of all the most famous fights and much information about the fighters. Fully illustrated throughout.
Contents Include:
Geneses Pugitatus - JEM BELCHER: 'Napoleon of the Ring'- HENRY PEARCE: 'The Game Chicken' - JOHN GULLY: Pugilist, Publican, Parliamentarian, Turfite, Colliery Owner - TOM CRIBB: 'Man of Iron' - NEATE: Hickman- Spring- Langan - A Generation of Champions - TOM SAYERS: 'The Brighton Boy' - Sayers and Heenan: The Fight - CORINTHIANS: 'Men of Fashion and Pleasure' - Stranger Encounters - Poetic Interlude: An Anthology
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