Show FROM AWAY BACK the arize king 0 champion for the past two centuries en SOME SO sie OF THE CUSTOMS tile naori brought down to the th quill quillian van itra charn frohmer A comprehensive list III popular and unpopular according to Bo ilana tho the first crl english prize lighter fighter of odoni tiny anny rec old oid was mado made was figg FICE woo TOO bec litno champion lu ill rho iho year 1710 1719 figg hail had it a theater in the iho oxford road london where occasional untie exhibitions were glien although the iho theater was more devoted to contests with will the sword and click worn wore royally patron laed only a brief accorn of two of figgs rights are recorded one la ia which he bs defeated SIt mitlon LOn iho cho 11 Grave gravesend send the light fight lasting nut but ono one minute ml arid nd tho the other in wi which I 1 ids ho he knolker out the iho venetian variation gondolier the latter light fight tool place in 1731 1733 nothing further lit Is recorded of iho cho first ebar champion riplon who died in IT 1713 13 la in 17 1730 30 however two champions aro are recorded pipes arid these two worthies mot and struggled for tire iho title greeting was defeated defeat Dd greeting li Is beard froni from again when ito li mot diol hammersmith mer smith jack lu in the iho samo same 3 eari ear but nas as again defeated I 1 in a 1 1734 34 george georga taylor laid claim to the and prepared to dolend his title against all center condora iio built a largo large booth or toni in the lh old tottenham lotien lotte hain nham circuit road where exhibitions and contests contents wore carried on in 1740 iho cho first battle of noto note it as between Ta tailor Jorand and jack broughton lit in which the latter defeated this the cham champeon champlon plon taylor then than mot met the gypsy prince bowall bo to la 1711 1741 and bested lim fran iroil 1741 to 1750 tie no batt battleson lesof importance are mentioned but lit in tho the latter year taylor and jack slack luct fact for a purse on oil jannary find after a hard bard battle of twenty ovo minutes taylor warl declared the victor taylor was succeeded in the hie by jack broughton Brough lon the iho mau by whom ho lad been defeated in 1740 records record of broughton s battles aro are very meager for no DO account of dates rounds or purses aro are given iio he defeated pipes taylor and stevenson tho CoaL huian and was then than a to stack black who hid had boon been beaten previously by tailor tho the year 1750 therefore found jack slack clio champion his bis victory clory over broughton giving him tile post of honor tho battle between thorn them had bad taken place la irk the theater in oxford street and after fourteen minutes bard lighting broughton was dooe done up for slack lad completely blinded him bim tb the e fight occurred oo on april loth and the lepor unco to ilia iho battle can bo be linia from the recorded fact if aliat tile the thou dulso dulo of cumberland LOST OS ON EVEST EVENT slack next DOU encounter was with a frenchman named nailed pettit born ho he defeated in twenty flys minutes at her daston in the battle was for I a purse of ten guineas only alick next year the prize was a larger one loo gill gat being the clio emonot offered cornelius harris disputed this with stick slack tit at bristol march 13 17 1755 55 but tied had to tie ac iknou edge clack black as the iho chain champion pion after L fight slack then that mot moreton tor for SO october 20 1759 on old oak common the fight lasting shirly ovo ove minutes and aad moreton being derea defeated ted slack hold the iho sitf litlo front from 1750 to ago when ho he succumbed succumbed to james steens siemens ot of bom no further record Is given in tho jhb same amo year however lio 1760 bill stevens Sl ovens or Is spoken ofas ct as bolder of the title bill e el dently ij ia iba cho same game stevens who defeated slack fact for be la Is spoken of as defeating slick slack juno 17 1700 1760 holding the chain ono year march 2 1761 lovelis ws was defeated by MoX gsand and meggs therefore Is tho the next a edged champion of the alio tig tight little island lie ile bold that title tillo but a short time line for in a hard bard ballio at Shep toil millet mallet to in ina on juc ho he was defeated feared by hill bill darts la in I 1 ga a largo large purse gulecas gu locas was as mado made up for the grand contest be tweed darts and another who laid claim to the title named ton toka jackson they ought fought at guildford in surrey the battle battie lasting forty minutes aud arid jackson being defeated ills his next was with dogget in 1707 37 67 which lasted but six minutes dogget being defeat defeated ad he bo gral gaited tied another victory in 1767 when he mot met in forest october ot of that year he added to ull tits laurels by defeating ting death oliver in 1770 lie he however mot mat not only his big matla but ills his mait r in ia goorge lyons tho the waterman to whom bo be had bad to give up op the iho charn champion plon fillip chip in a 1771 dart again in tile tho ring tl at races on may ida y loth lolli A hen lo bo wet wa defeated dc torel by corcorah corcora Cor core orau a after a hard fight in I 1 1769 69 therefore lyons was clinn chain plon pion the lime lio held tho the title there are oo 00 records to show ho he bad to contest his claim nothing of note being recorded of tills this boldorff boldo of tire tha title after his big defeat of 0 dins darts probably because of tho cho very stirring times in england caused by her complications witti america sell and her troubles in india PUBLIC ATTENTION WAS DIVES from pugilism tor for not until tho ilia your year 1777 Is thoro there any further battlo battle recorded dod in 1777 7 harry sellers Is named as a the ibe champion of cullam Cu glam iio had appa ap pp n ly defeated all cl almann and the first of recorded battles Is th that atvILL n lib corcoran w who lie had bad defeated lyons lyona boilers was tho the then mot met hood head at ascot ra raced coo on june 4 1779 defeating lim him no account Is given ti of the bursos or number of rounds fought in ia aleso Sol Sell leris erss record close clo mn still tits his being successively defeated deto atod by daggao foams and harvey in fl clarris arris the iho spaniard bold the championship list riss record li Is it a very poor ono one mot met jack Jain james tris in september 1732 1792 and ati doea de aed ad at af bernard berard he tried triad to retrieve his bis log lost I 1 laurels and la in august 1795 mot met torn tom jones but lasted bolted wilb elili the lu purse so no further mention Is madeoy madeo either felther jones james or harris la in 1785 and for tho the ova avo years following the charn champion plon wat was Jol johnson insoo the prize ring biag had bad now evidently become moro more pop tor for johnson was fro called upon to daland his proud title in 1761 1764 ho he bail bad defeated oliver and en an january 11 14 1 8 if he bested bill lovo love A month after ills light aul wul lot loe bo be mot jack towers ito ho defeated three mouths mouth after this battle baello fry thought tie lio could codd bo be but bt johnson Johi defeated hire bin lie he was next over bill 1111 ware wee ting him january ig 18 1757 arid and michael kyan december oab of tile tho danits berr ryan eyan was not dot dis heartened by defeat but bet fact johnson desir february 11 ll 1769 1789 but was a again i johnton hoi dr de tested parries october 4 i 1 69 out oat oo on meeting ting big hen bon ryan shortly after was defeated and lost his bla hold bold on I 1 iho he cham chain ila iio died on january 21 1707 tho the year 1730 1790 found don ben ryan the lh ryan whose right lattio we was bryan weighed 2 pounds pound which justified ilia name ot of big bon popularly bestowed upon him ryan kyan had bad defeated the iho fighting bor bar 3 1780 1786 corbally decombe december r 31 1783 Jacor Ja combs december 23 1749 arid and tile tho big porter port of tho the carlton carlion 1 lease in the same sama month and year th abon on cain caina 0 a battle imo cimo c tor for ward find and disputed rya ryant n t t tallo 1 tl 0 a and n d tl hie lo 10 two lo 10 mot ond arid fought a t lorri 0 r ri b tilo 1 0 b battle 1 tt 0 o 0 of t ISO ROUNDS lasting la three hours and thirty minutes on oil august flu 11 1700 90 which ondre in a draw in 1731 1701 be mot met Joh johnason jo hiron naon january lelh and hold hii bli right to the ibo championship chami 1 I pion ship hlis by defeating johnst johnson ald TI this Is la Is 1 60 last battle recorded big B ying april airall 8 1704 1794 in 1792 dan mendoza la is recorded its as tho the chato champion pion but bul iho cho manner in he obtained the iho title Is not very clearly atad ila appears to have hav fought harry iho clio Coal heaver in 1781 then their sun sam menlo in april 1 1737 lu in each of w aich battles he a a is victor victorious lons then tile iho lida ilda turned for in two battles with humphries lie ho was each ehno defeated however WILL humphries resulted reful ted in fu victory for mendoza the iho first in may slid anil clio second in december fitzgerald thou then faced lim him augull 1791 but conid coald not wrest the tilo from him film mendoza Meui loza knock knocking inc him hi ru otil lie iio niel bill war in may 1792 and again in no november 1791 1794 defeating him bin each time at last the alio championship was wrested from him by jackson Men mendozas dozas lighting fighting qualities lasted no HI 1806 when wo we ond tie ho defeated harry loo on march 2131 be bat lie he was shortly afterwards afterward beaten by owen on on these theao were the iho last battles recorded dod lor for mondoza s ff nanta am does doc not further appear tile tho fighter llod hoso vor in london until i 3 1836 aben bo be cloa in ill potti petticoat coat lioe line in fit that thai city at the iho ago of 73 during the years mondoza mandoza hold bold the record Is given of a louian lakhter named jackson Jack aon or 1 l irr fr I 1 john jackson according to Tl slana nil HIS figo flog ting abilities were warts not no often lollon put to tho ilia test lost bou bow bowsier over for but three battles are aio accorded him tho the first mentioned was between LIM him and rowie row terell relt whom bo be defeated juno june 9 lie he thon then mot george tire the brewer but came off second best not contented with this defeat lie ho challenged mendoza I 1 and in tile tho light took look place at essex esex april 15 he defeated the ox oi champion in 10 tes and 30 second soco iid no further mention Is mao made of 0 his fighting but ills his death Is recorded as taking place at 4 Grosc nor street eaton ealon square london leedon october 7 ISIS JEU JEM CAVE CAMB TO TRE TITE TOP in 1903 and was tire iho holder of tho the bolt in march 1789 ho he had defeated britton near bear bristol aud arid also tout jones on april IS 11 2 1793 august 15 1709 1799 ho he loot jack bartholomew tho the feht lit in a draw but bat on slay may I 1 IS ISOP find and the ills two iwo carne together again and bartholomew fell a victim I 1 in n december Decombo of the sarno same icar belcher elcher li defeated gamble and la in the follow lug lag july 1101 lie ha met bodurko arid and bested him bourke however houe vcr was not and me mot Bol boether ther cr again in but was again dere atod A third time the he two camo came together the last time at but a dispute arising tho the battle was wag withdrawn wilb drawn tho the stakes slakes lit in this had boon beon made 1500 a side still not satisfied thoy they cattle came together again august 19 1802 when belcher liol chor was victorious to but the very next day they choy fought again P bourke again tailing failing a victim april 1 IS 1803 1603 kirby tried ills bla powers on botcher but was obliged to succumb to iho cho champion but this ended ills victories for shortly after pearce defeated him arid and la in ills his next two bellies battles ho he was mot met by tom cribb who defeated him each time no lie hobt an oyo eye milila plaiting pl pla airing ang racquets la ia 1803 aad died on july ab 30 ibi ibal 1 pearce Pe dirce who had bad defeated became tire ibe holder of tho the belt lu ia 1801 arid and remained cha champion until 1803 1603 uc win WAS named tho the gamo game Chi chillion clIon and during his time of holding tho the belt fought several hard battles battle tho the plucky met him but nas defeated defea ted august 11 1803 and tor for a second I 1 lime me nothing dau daunted nied he ha challenged pearce but nhen lion they fought tous lil in january 1805 bourke again fell before tho the champion march 1803 robarto defeated and thin a month fact anil and conquered carte tho the samo same year he bo defeated gulley iho clio battle taking place october bill and in december bo be mot met and again defeated bale Holc her tin ilia ex champlon champeon the tha game chicken died april 3 1803 1801 gulley who bad boon beaten by pearce in 1805 be becallo caulo chim plon ta la IMS 1808 ho had defeated hob bob grayson in two tivo hard fought contests within a year ot of each other galley howe however or do declined the championship and it descended to THE famous TONI IOU CRIBB gulley galley after afier his retirement rell remont became becam it a candidate for member of slid and was successful la III his bis election contest being reLa rued from in december lie he lived to the gool goal 0 old id size aga of go 80 dylag dying at durham march 9 0 aiom tout cribb known so well to all layers 0 of I 1 the cho pugilistic art fought during his term battles lit in 1805 it in the iho auth ol at january lo lie 10 dolo atod M addax I 1 ahe he next month he bo mot met and bested turn tom blasco A short chort rest rustand and the th month of may units him battling with ikey rig pig A hom ho be defeated then came a varto for on inco meeting ting george nichols Nl ciola ho he wai 9 obliged to acknowledge himself do feared nichols Klc bols however lid did not hold the championship arid and torn tom went on oil with lie bla in october 1805 richmond foil before him joni jom belcher in april 1807 and morton morion la in may illos la in october of the ibo samo same challenged MM him arid and met me with defeat then belcher again came to tire the front in february 1809 but only to once moro more cfall fall a victim molyneux next tried his land hand anti ami after boing beloi dole atod by cribb 1 in december 1510 1810 again him the light fight taking place lu in september 1811 cribb being again tho the victor tile the follow following mg Dece cribb was presented with a cup cribbs last light recorded was A carter lit in a room on i street february 21 2118 1820 n ila sited until may 11 II 1848 when be budloh died in wool being burled buried in the iho churchyard there and on art may liar 1 I 1858 te ten n years after hla his death a monument was or ce ted to memory four jcarl cars after cribbs last recorded battle or in 1824 tom spring held the iho spring for ten years had been prominent in the ibe arons arena and bal bai ought many lord hard battles balilio during that eiloo bo be defeated hans denly in an I 1 eloon round contest con loat had bad come off ou victor after nano rounds elili stringer arid and had lasted nol nod painter lit in is a cliff LY ono round battle noll koit he bo mot mel carter and a terrible struggle lor for 8 u primary took look place chero sov boy only one diio routes being foug fought lit eforo carter fell before him dun bon harris was bis big next bubl Cu bl ng after cloven rounds bob burns thou thon stood tor for eighteen roundo arid and we wa defeated jack hudson lluu son clotild only be hold out for foi five rounds but torn oliver gaya gave him blia a 0 hard bard bit tie of ewen twenty ty five rounds which ended la in olivers oliver defeat after a fight with nook neat which listed but tight tigh ta rounds ending in neals defeat langan challenged 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