Show I 1 t I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 10 THE GREAT TOX A of the former Ril glish 0 t the prin eng londott of all the famous pugilists that england can boast none have been held in such affectionate kemem brance an honest brav eold tom cribb ile was born at llanham lia nham about five miles from bristol on the 1781 I 1 a y to lo 10 n ari was for a time porter at one of the wharves as prose el for the navy and on being discharged entered 1 ife service of mr sant a r I 1 mem bant who had a great for I 1 boxing and who struck by a magnificent physique suf to the I 1 doa of entering the p it ilis first appearance was at wood green january 7 1805 where after a dos 0 1 two 1 ours slid ton goff ralphl 0 defeated the vo braddox blad dox on april 8 1807 smack di ond I 1 was now called fou i M ter being backed by captain fix aco guineas sod after forty ono rounds tom was declared the winner in the same year he won the belton belt on gillys retirement by his desperate on counter with bob the most famous of his victories was that over by chich he won and hin patron captain barclay X 10 ilia return to london was royal progress the streets being lined with entering spectators tom was a great favorite with the prince regent and was often A as one of his bodyguards ile retired from the prize ring on the f of may and died in woolwich on 11 1848 aged 67 |