INDEX TO VOLUME I.
- A.
- ÆNEAS (Introd.), xii
- AMPHOTIDES described (Introd.), xiii
- AMYCUS (Introd.), vii
- ANTÆUS (Introd.), ib.
- ANCIENTS, History of Boxing among the (Introd.), v–xvi
- ASTON, Col. Henry, a patron of Pugilism, 92
- His melancholy death (note), ib.
- B.
- BALDWIN, CALEB, “The Pride of Westminster,” 1796–1816:—
- His real name, 211
- His early battles, ib.
- With Tom Jones, Kelly, Jackling, and Lee the Butcher, 212, 213
- Beat Jack O’Donnell, ib.
- Draw with Bill Ryan, 214
- Defeats “Young Massa”, 216
- As second and ring-keeper, 217
- Farewell benefit and death, 218
- BARCLAY, Captain, Allardyce of Ury:—
- Trains Tom Cribb, 259
- His birth and love of athletic exercises, 435
- His pedestrian capabilities and performances, 436, 437
- His match of 1000 miles in 1000 successive hours for 1000 guineas, 438
- His death, 439
- BARRYMORE, Lord:—
- His career, nicknames of family (note), 103
- Thrashed by Mr. Donadieu (note), 104
- Mr. Grantley Berkeley’s slips relating to, ib.
- Particulars of his death, ib.
- BARTHOLOMEW, JACK, 1795–1800:—
- His merits, 221
- Victory over Firby, 222
- Beaten by Bill Wood, ib.
- Beat Tom Owen, ib.
- Beaten by Jem Belcher, 134, ib.
- His death, ib.
- BELASCO, ABY, 1817–1824:—
- Jewish prize-fighters, 481
- Belasco’s birth, ib.
- His battle with Cribb’s Coalheaver, 482
- Beat Josh. Hudson, ib.
- 〃 Jack Payne, ib.
- Beaten by Tom Reynolds, 483
- 〃 by Jack Randall, ib.
- Beat the Winchcomb Champion, ib.
- Wrangle with Phil. Sampson and three fights, 484
- Room fight with Josh. Hudson, ib.
- Beat Pat. Holton, 485
- Becomes an L. V. in Whitechapel, 486
- Beat George Weston, ib.
- His degraded career, ib.
- BELCHER, JEM (Champion), 1798–1809:—
- His pedigree, person, and symmetry, 132
- His natural skill as a boxer, 133
- Beat Britton, ib.
- Introduced to Bill Warr, 133
- Beat Tom (Paddington) Jones, 134
- 〃 Jack Bartholomew, 134, 135
- 〃 Andrew Gamble (Irish Champion) twice, 135, 136
- 〃 Joe Berks, first encounter, 137
- Ditto, second encounter, 138
- Ditto, third encounter, 140
- Proceedings against Belcher and Berks for breach of the peace, 141–143, 146
- Battle with Firby, 146, 147
- Indicted in consequence, 148
- Loses his eye at rackets, ib.
- His announced retirement, ib.
- Pearce claims the championship, 149
- Belcher challenges Pearce, ib.
- His defeat (see Pearce), ib.
- John Gully’s disparaging remark, ib.
- His two defeats by Cribb, 150, 247, 251
- His boxing and personal qualities, 151
- Death and burial, 152
- BELCHER, TOM, 1804–1822:—
- His birth and first fight in the London P.R., 153
- Defeated Jack Warr, 154, 155
- Beaten by Bill Ryan, 155
- Beat O’Donnell, ib.
- 〃 Bill Ryan, 156
- Beaten by Dutch Sam thrice, 157
- Beat Dogherty, 157, 158
- 〃 Cropley, 158
- 〃 Silverthorne, 159
- 〃 Dogherty, second time, in Ireland, 160
- A turn up at Hampstead and in Holborn, 163
- The Castle Tavern and sporting publicans, ib.
- Belcher’s sparring, 164
- Retirement and death, 166
- BERKELEY, Hon. GRANTLEY, M.P.:—
- Vindication of boxing (note), 5
- His estimate of Pierce Egan (note), 239
- BERKS, JOE, of Shropshire:—
- Beat Christian, beaten by Jem Belcher twice, by Hen. Pearce twice, and Dick Deplige (note), 137
- BITTOON, ISAAC, 1801–1804:—
- His draw with Maddox and battle with Will Wood, 230
- A teacher of singlestick and boxing, 232
- His death, ib.
- BLACKWOOD’S MAGAZINE.
- BLAKE, “Tom Tough,” 1804–1810:—
- His fight with Holmes, 235
- Beaten by Tom Cribb and by Tom Molineaux, 236
- His death, 237
- BOB’S CHOP-HOUSE (the Castle, Holborn), 162, 237–240
- BOXING, vindication of, 1, 2
- Schools, their good results, 6
- Among the ancients (Introd.), v–xvi
- Origin of the term (Introd.), vi
- BOND, Mr., the Bow Street Magistrate, 146
- BRAIN, BENJAMIN, “Big Ben” (Champion), 1786–1791:—
- His fights with “the Grenadier”, 65
- 〃 〃 Corbally, 66
- 〃 〃 Jacombs, ib.
- 〃 〃 Hooper, 67
- 〃 〃 Tom Johnson, 68
- 〃 〃 Will Wood, 69
- His death, ib.
- Epitaph on, 70
- BROUGHTON, JOHN (Champion), 1734–1750:—
- Secedes from George Taylor’s Booth, 19
- Description of, 21
- His amphitheatre in Oxford Street, 22
- His battle with Stevenson, ib.
- 〃 〃 Jack James, 23
- His rivalry with George Taylor, 24
- His “New Rules” reform the art of boxing, 25
- Invents padded boxing-gloves for practice, 26
- A Yeoman of the Guard, ib.
- His fight with Slack, 27
- Captain Godfrey’s eulogy on, 28
- His retirement, anecdote of, 29
- Pension, property, death, and funeral, 30
- BUCKHORSE (John Smith), 1732–1746, 40
- Curious particulars of, 41
- BURKE, of Woolwich, beaten by Jack Randall (glove fight), 333
- BURN, “Uncle Ben,” 1810–1834:—
- As a pugilist, backer, and second, 461
- Beat Christie, ib.
- Beaten by Dogherty, Silverthorne, Palmer Jones, Tom Spring, and Tom Oliver, ib.
- BURSCHEN, German, their murderous fights, 3
- C.
- CÆSTUS, descriptions and drawings of (Introd.), xv, xvi
- CASTLE TAVERN, Holborn, sporting head-quarters, 162, 163, 237, etc.
- CASTOR and POLLUX (Introd.), vi
- CAMELFORD, Lord, Richmond’s master, 291
- CLARENCE, Duke of (afterwards William IV.), a ring patron, 100
- CLOANTHUS (Introd.), xii
- COHANT (or COANT), the Butcher (note), 45
- COOPER, GEORGE, 1812–1825:—
- His height, weight, etc., 302
- Beat Harry Lancaster, ib.
- Beaten by Tom Oliver, 303
- Beat Jay, ib.
- Goes to Scotland, ib.
- Beat Tom Molineaux, the Black, 304
- Beaten by Dan Donnelly, ib.
- Returns to London, ib.
- Beat Robinson, the Black, 305
- Goes on a continental tour, (lines from “Tom Cribb’s Memorial to Congress”), 306
- Boxing at Aix-la-Chapelle, 307
- Returns to Edinburgh, ib.
- Turn up with Kendrick, the Black, at Tom Oliver’s, 309
- Set-to with Hickman (Gas), 310
- Set-to with Jack Randall, 311
- Matched with Shelton, ib.
- Beaten by Hickman, 312
- Moulsey Hurst, lines on, 313
- Beat Tom Shelton, ib.
- Returns to Edinburgh, 316
- Matched again with Hickman, ib.
- Beaten by Hickman, 317
- 〃 by Ned Baldwin, “White-headed Bob”, 318
- His retirement and death, ib.
- CORBALLY and BIG BEN, 66
- CORCORAN, PETER, his defeat by Turner, 47
- Fights with Dalton, Davis, and Smiler, ib.
- 〃 〃 Bill Darts, 48
- 〃 〃 Sam Peters, ib.
- Blunders of “Boxiana”, ib.
- CRABBE, ELISHA, 52
- CRIBB, TOM (Champion), 1805–1820:—
- English Champions, remarks on, 242
- His birth and arrival in London; becomes wharf porter, 243
- A slow fighter, 244
- Beat George Maddox, ib.
- 〃 “Tom Tough”, 245
- 〃 “Ikey Pig”, 216
- Beaten by George Nicholls (see Nicholls), ib.
- Beat Bill Richmond, ib.
- 〃 Jem Belcher, first time, 247
- 〃 Bob Gregson for championship, 249
- 〃 Jem Belcher, second time, 251
- 〃 Tom Molineaux, first time, 252
- Challenged anew by Molineaux, 255
- Beat Tom Molineaux, second time, 256
- Cribb’s return to town, 258
- His training by Captain Barclay, and anecdotes, 260
- Presented with a silver cup, 261
- Fails as a coal-merchant, and becomes a publican, 262
- Spars in the presence of monarchs, princes, and marshals, ib.
- High patronage of boxers, 263
- Anecdotes—Cribb and the pig, ib.
- Cribb and the navvy, 264
- The champion and his dwarf, 265
- Cribb and Massa Kendrick, ib.
- Curtis’s challenge to Cribb, 266
- Cribb’s punishment of Carter, 267
- Challenged by Neat, 268
- Cribb’s retirement, 269
- He attends as a page at the Coronation of George IV., 270
- Lines on the challenge of Neat (note), ib.
- His formal retirement from the ring, and speech, 271
- “Cribb and his customer”, 272
- “The three tailors”, ib.
- “Cribb and the cobbler”, 273
- His death, ib.
- Character by Vincent Dowling, Esq., 274
- His monument in Woolwich Churchyard, 275–277
- “CRIBB’S, TOM, Memorial to Congress” quoted, 306
- CRIBB, GEORGE, 1807:—
- Beaten by Horton, Dogherty (twice), Cropley, Isle of Wight Hall, Ned Maltby, 449
- CROPLEY, BILL, 1807–1810:—
- Battles with Dutch Sam and Tom Belcher, 232, 233
- Defeats “Jemmy from Town,” Tom Hazel, and George Cribb, 233
- A second and sparrer for many years, 234
- CUMBERLAND, WILLIAM, Duke of, patron of Broughton, 19
- D.
- DARES (Introd.), xii
- DARTS, BILL (Champion), 1764–1791:—
- His fights with Juchan, Dogget, Swansey, and Lyons, 45
- Cross with Peter Corcoran, 46
- DAVIS, CY., “The Gay Bristol Boy,” 1818–1823:—
- His birth, and introduction to the ring by Tom Belcher, 487
- Beat Aby Belasco, ib.
- Beaten by Ned Turner, 488
- Beat Boshell, 488
- Spars with Randall, 489
- Hoaxing challenges, 490
- Second match with Ned Turner, ib.
- Beat Ned Turner, 491
- His accident, 492
- Retirement and death, 493
- DEATH (Stephen Oliver), 46, 51
- His numerous battles, 51
- Epigram on his defeat of Small, ib.
- His fights with Tom Johnson, ib.
- 〃 〃 Elisha Crabbe, 52
- “DEATH’S DOINGS,” lines from, 393
- DOGHERTY, DAN (Irish Champion), 1806–1811:—
- His early fights, 447
- Beaten by Tom Belcher, ib.
- Beat Jack Power, 448
- 〃 Ben Burn, ib.
- Beaten by Tom Belcher, second time, 160
- Dogherty’s Duel, 448
- DONNELLY, DAN., beats George Cooper (see Donnelly, vol. ii.), 304
- DOWLING, VINCENT G., Esq., 96
- DOYLE, beaten by a sawyer, 52
- DUTCH SAM (see Elias Samuel).
- E.
- EGAN, PIERCE, author of “Boxiana,” notice of, by Grantley Berkeley (note), 239
- ELIAS, SAMUEL, “Dutch Sam,” 1801–1814:—
- His fighting qualities, 192
- Introduction to the ring, 193
- Early fights, and Caleb Baldwin, 193, 194
- Beat Britton, 195
- Beaten by Jas. Brown, ib.
- Beat Tom Belcher, 196
- Drawn battle with Tom Belcher, 198
- Third fight with Belcher, 199
- Arrested for match with Dogherty, 200
- Beat Cropley, ib.
- 〃 Ben Medley, 201
- Retires from ring; his intemperance, 202
- Returns, and is beaten by Nosworthy, ib.
- Anecdotes of Dutch Sam, 203
- His death, 204
- EMERY, the celebrated Yorkshire actor, a ring goer, 240
- Presents a silver cup to Tom Cribb, 261
- ENTELLUS (Introd.), ix
- ERYX (Introd.), vii
- F.
- FAULKNER, TOM, “the Cricketer,” 1758–1791:—
- His battle with George Taylor, 19, 40
- His character, 40
- His battle with Joe James, 41
- His challenge to Watson, 42
- His fight with Thornhill and retirement, ib.
- FEWTEREL, his battle with John Jackson, 93
- His battle with a Highlander (note), ib.
- FIG, JAMES (Champion), 1719–1734, 8
- Opens his amphitheatre, 1719, 9
- References to, by the Tatler, Guardian, Craftsman, etc., ib.
- Captain Godfrey’s eulogium on, ib.
- His handbills, 10
- Verses on, by Dr. Byrom, 11
- His death, 1734, 12
- FIRBY, “The Young Ruffian,” beat Symonds, “The Old Ruffian,”, 130
- Beat Tom Tyne, 129
- Beaten by Tom Belcher (turn up), 163
- 〃 by Jack Bartholomew, 222
- FRANCIS, JOHN, “The Jumping Soldier”, 18
- G.
- GAMBLE, ANDREW, 1792–1800:—
- His origin, and fight with Stanyard, 219
- Beat Noah James, the Guardsman, 220
- Beaten by Jem Belcher, 136, 221
- GEORGE IV. has a retinue of boxers at his Coronation, and presents them with a gold medal, 100, 270
- GODFREY, Captain, his sketches of the boxers, 8, 9, 12, 14
- GOWLETT, beaten by Symonds, 130
- GREGSON, BOB, 1807–1809:—
- His birth and early career, 237, 238
- His fictitious fight with Joe Berks, 238
- His weight and strength, 239
- Meets with Gully, ib.
- Gregson’s fights with Gully and Tom Cribb, 183, 185, 239, 240, 249
- Landlord of Bob’s Chop-house and ring poet, 241
- His death, ib.
- GRETTING, GEORGE, 1724–1734, 14
- GRANBY, Marquis of, and Hayman, the painter, 91
- GULLY, JOHN, 1805–1808:—
- His ambition for the championship, 182
- First battle with Gregson, 183
- Second battle, 185–189
- His retirement, 190
- Mr. Gully as a pugilist and as a member of society, ib.
- M.P. for Pontefract, 191
- His family and death, ib.
- GWYDYR, Lord, letter of thanks to, for the services of the pugilists at the Coronation, 270
- GYAS (Introd.), xii
- H.
- HARMER, HARRY, 1812–1815:—
- Allied to the Belchers, 461
- Beat Maltby, ib.
- 〃 Jack Ford, 462
- Glove-fight with Shelton, 463
- Beat Tom Shelton, 464
- Spars on the continent, 465
- Anecdote of a French patron, 466
- Forfeits to Shelton, ib.
- His death, ib.
- HAYMAN, the painter, and the Marquis of Granby, 91
- HENLEY, PAT., 1742, 18
- HOLMES, JACK, fight with “Tom Tough”, 235
- HOLT, HARRY, “The Cicero of the Ring,” 1816–1820:—
- Articled to a surveyor, 467
- Ring reporter to the “Era”, ib.
- Beaten by Parish, the waterman, 468
- His eloquence, ib.
- Beat Jack O’Donnell, 469
- Beaten by Jack Randall, 470
- 〃 by David Hudson, ib.
- 〃 by Jack Scroggins (room fight), 471
- His newspaper career, 472
- His death, 473
- Succeeded by his son Alfred, his death, ib.
- HOMER, first reporter of a prize fight (Introd.), viii
- HOOD, JOE, 1773–1760:—
- Fights with Parrot, Rossemus, Gregory, Kellyhorn, Macdonald, Sellers (Champion), Higgins, Bath, and Day, 53, 54
- HOOPER, BILL, the Tinman, 1789–1797:—
- His birth, patronised by Lord Barrymore, and reward, 103
- His battles with Clarke, Cotterell, Wright, and Bob Watson, 104, 105
- His fights with Big Ben (Brain), 67, 106
- 〃 〃 Bunner, of Colchester, 106
- 〃 〃 George Maddox, 107
- 〃 〃 Will Wood, ib.
- 〃 〃 Tom Owen, 108, 110
- Becomes a bully and drunkard, his degradation and melancholy death, 108, 109
- HORACE celebrates pugilism (Introd.), vi
- HUMPHRIES, RICHARD, 1784–1790:—
- His personal appearance, 84
- His battle with Sam Martin, 85
- 〃 〃 Dan Mendoza, 86–88
- A coal-merchant in the Adelphi, 88
- His death, ib.
- HUNT, EDWARD, 1746–1758:—
- His style of boxing, 39
- His battle with Hawksley, the Guardsman, 40
- 〃 〃 Smallwood, ib.
- 〃 〃 Mills, ib.
- I.
- INGLESTON, GEORGE, the Brewer, 1789–1793:—
- As a boxer, 124
- His fight with John Jackson, 94, 125
- Defeats Pickard, of Birmingham, twice, 125
- Beaten by Will Wood, ib.
- Retires, ib.
- INGLIS, PEACE, “The Phenomenon,” 1822–1824:—
- Beat Hamilton, the Waterman, ib.
- 〃 Deaf Davis, ib.
- 〃 George Curtis, 494
- Challenges Harry Holt, 495
- Beat Ned Turner, 390, 496
- J.
- JACKSON, MR. JOHN (Champion), 1788–1795:—
- Slanderers of pugilism and its defenders, 89, 90
- His birth and education, 92
- His debût in the ring, 93
- Fights with Fewterel, ib.
- 〃 〃 Daniel Mendoza, 94
- 〃 〃 George Ingleston, ib.
- His muscular strength, 96
- Mr. Vincent Dowling’s eulogium on, ib.
- His rooms:—Lord Byron, Sir John Lade, Colonel Hanger, etc., Jackson’s personal appearance, 98
- As a teacher of boxing, 99
- His generosity, 100
- Presentation of plate to, ib.
- Death and personal honours, 101
- JOHNSON, TOM (Champion), 1783–1791:—
- His real name, his kindness, his character by a contemporary, 55, 56
- His fights with Jarvis, “the Croydon Drover,” Oliver (Death), Bill Love, Jack Towers, Fry, and Bill Warr, 57, 58
- His fight with Michael Ryan, 58, 59
- 〃 〃 Isaac Perrins, 59, 63
- 〃 〃 Brain (Big Ben), 63, 68
- His style of fighting, 64
- His retirement and death, ib.
- JOHNSON, Dr. SAMUEL, a practical exponent of pugilism, 10, 90
- JOHNSON, Mr. ANDREW, the swordsman and boxer, 10
- JONES, TOM (Paddington), 1786–1805:—
- His early battles, 114, 115
- His battle with Caleb Baldwin, 115
- 〃 〃 Abraham Challice, 116
- Frightens “Leather Jacket”, ib.
- Beat Keely Lyons, twice, 117
- Beaten by Jem Belcher, ib.
- Draw with George Nicholls, 118
- Fights with Isaac Bittoon and Simpson, ib.
- A well-known attendant at the Fives Court, 119
- His death, ib.
- JUCHAU, TOM, the Paviour (note), 45
- K.
- KENDRICK, MASSA, 308–310
- L.
- LAWS OF THE RING, BROUGHTON’S, 25
- LINES on the fights of Epeus and Euryalus, Homer (Introd.), viii
- On the fight of Dares and Entellus, Virgil, (Introd.), x, xi
- On the two great masters of defence, Messrs. Fig and Sutton, by Dr. John Byrom, 11, 12
- On Ben Brain (Big Ben) by a pugilist, 70
- On John Jackson at Brompton Cemetery, 102
- On the heroic conduct of Henry Pearce, 179
- On the death of Fletcher Reid, Esq., 197
- On Tom Cribb, by “An Old Miller”, 270
- On Tom Cribb, by V. G. Dowling, Esq., 277
- From “Tom Cribb’s Memorial to Congress,” by Tom Moore, 240
- On Moulsey Hurst, 313
- To Jack Randall, by Tom Moore, 355
- To Jack Randall, by a contributor to Blackwood’s Magazine, 360
- “Jack Randall’s Ghost,” from Bell’s Life in London, 361
- From “Death’s Doings”, 393
- On Jack Scroggins (Epitaph), 434
- On Shaw, the Life-guardsman, by Sir Walter Scott, 443
- LOVE, BILL, 1788, 57
- LYONS, the Waterman (Champion), 1769,
- his fight with Bill Darts, 45
- M.
- MADDOX, GEORGE, “the Veteran,” 1792–1805:—
- His numerous battles, 205
- His character, ib.
- His battles with Symonds, “the Ruffian;” Hooper, “the Tinman;” and Isaac Bittoon, 206
- Beat Seabrook and Bill Richmond in one ring, 208
- Beaten by Tom Cribb, 208, 244
- Draw with Coady, 209
- His good qualities, ib.
- Killed by an accident, 210
- MARTIN, JACK, “the Master of the Rolls,” 1813–1828:—
- His birth and early battles, 395
- Beat George Oliver, ib.
- 〃 Paddington Johnson, 396
- Wins a foot-race against Spring, Ben Burn, and a novice, 398
- A bout with Scroggins, ib.
- Matched with Scroggins, 399
- Beat Scroggins, 400
- Beaten by Jack Randall, first time, 401
- 〃 by Ned Turner, ib.
- Beat Josh. Hudson, 402
- 〃 Cabbage, of Bristol, 403
- Mills half-a-dozen “dandies”, 404
- Beat Phil. Sampson, 405
- 〃 a Gipsy, 406
- 〃 David Hudson, 407
- Wins a foot-race from “the Chicken Butcher”, 408
- Beat Ned Turner, ib.
- Beaten by Jack Randall, second time, 410
- Marriage announcement, ib.
- Beaten by Young Dutch Sam, 411
- His retirement, ib.
- MARTIN, the Bath Butcher, fights with Mendoza, 72
- His battle with Humphries, 85
- 〃 〃 Bligh and King (note), ib.
- MEGGS, GEORGE, the Collier (note), 35, 36
- MEGGS, PARFITT, 37
- MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS, CRIBB’S, 306
- MENDOZA, DANIEL, 1784–1820:—
- His style and skill, 71
- His battles with Harry the Coalheaver, ib.
- 〃 〃 Martin, of Bath, 72
- 〃 〃 Humphries, first battle, ib.
- 〃 〃 〃 second battle, 73
- 〃 〃 〃 third battle, 74
- 〃 〃 Bill Warr, two fights, 76, 77
- 〃 〃 John Jackson, 78
- 〃 〃 Harry Lee, 79
- 〃 〃 Tom Owen, 81
- Farewell benefit and death, 82
- MENDOZA, AARON, 76
- MIDAS, a Meddling, 146
- MOLINEAUX, TOM, the Black, 1810–1815:—
- Born in Virginia, 278
- His first battle, ib.
- Beat “Tom Tough” 279
- He claims the championship, 280
- Beaten by Cribb, first time, ib.
- Beat Rimmer, 281
- Beaten by Cribb, second time, 282
- His downward course, 283
- A good wrestler, ib.
- Richmond arrests Molineaux, ib.
- Beat Jack Carter, 284
- His passion for dress and women, 285
- Beat Fuller, ib.
- Beaten by George Cooper, 287
- Rencontre with Abe Denston, ib.
- Dies in Ireland, 288
- MOORE, TOM, Lines to “the Nonpareil”, 365
- “Tom Cribb’s Memorial to Congress”, 306
- MOULSEY HURST, Lines on, 313
- N.
- NICHOLLS, GEORGE, 1812–1818:—
- His early battles, 444
- Beat Tom Cribb, 445
- His retirement to Bristol and death, 447
- NOSWORTHY, WILLIAM, the Baker:—
- His birth, etc., 455
- Fight with Pentikin, 456
- Beat Barnard Levy, ib.
- Beat Dutch Sam, 457
- Beaten by Jack Scroggins, 460
- Forfeits to George Curtis, ib.
- Death from excessive drinking, ib.
- O.
- OLIVER, STEPHEN, “Death,” 1770–1788, 51
- O’DONNELL, JACK, 1802–1806:—
- Beat Pardo Wilson, 223
- 〃 Smith, 224
- Beaten by Caleb Baldwin, 226
- 〃 by Tom Belcher, ib.
- Beat Emery, 227
- 〃 Wasdell, ib.
- 〃 Smith, 228
- His conviction and transportation, ib.
- OWEN, TOM, 1796–1820:—
- His birth, introduced to Mr. Jackson, matched with Hooper, 110
- Apocrypha of “Boxiana”, ib.
- Fights with Houssa and Jack Bartholomew, 111
- Battles with Mendoza, 81, 112
- His judgment as a second, good fellowship, and death, 113
- P.
- PACKER AND MENDOZA, 76
- PALMER, JOHN, see “Scroggins, Jack.”
- PAYNE, JACK, the Butcher:—
- Beaten by Jack Randall, 329
- 〃 by Josh. Hudson, see vol. ii.
- 〃 by Burke, 474
- 〃 by West Country Dick, twice, 474, 476
- 〃 by Aby Belasco, 482
- PEARCE, HENRY, “the Game Chicken” (Champion), 1803–1805:—
- His brilliant qualities, 167
- Comes to London and meets Berks and beats him, 167, 168
- Beat Berks in the ring, 169
- Pearce’s second indicted, 170
- Challenges Bittoon, and beats Elias Spray, ib.
- Beat Carter, ib.
- 〃 John Gully and becomes champion, 170, 175
- Challenged by Jem Belcher, 175
- Defeats Jem Belcher, 176
- His bravery and humanity, 178
- Verses on Pearce’s gallantry, 179
- Attacked by pulmonary disease, 180
- His early death, 181
- PEARTREE, NAT., his defeat of Whitaker, 13
- PERRINS, ISAAC, of Birmingham, 60
- His fight with Tom Johnson, 59–63
- PETERS, SAM., of Birmingham, 1771–1774, 52
- Sell with Corcoran, 48, 53
- PIPES AND GRETTING, Captain Godfrey’s account of, 14
- POWER, JACK:—
- His birth, 451
- Beaten by Dogherty, ib.
- Beats Frere and Joel King, 452
- Forfeits to Tom Belcher, 453
- Beat Jack Carter, ib.
- Challenges Richmond, ib.
- His character, 454
- Illness and early death, 455
- PRUSSIA, FREDERICK WILLIAM, King of, patronises sparring, 100
- PUGILISM, its advantages, 6, 7, 96
- Its slanderers and defenders, 89, 90
- Among the Greeks and Romans (Introd.), v
- St. Bernard, a patron of (Introd.), xvi
- Origin of the word Pugilist (Introd.), v
- R.
- RANDALL, JACK, “the Nonpareil,” 1809–1821:—
- His birth-place, 328
- His early battles, 328, 329
- His debut in the ring, 329
- Beat Walton, “the Twickenham Youth,” and “Ugly Baruk”, ib.
- 〃 “West Country Dick”, 330
- 〃 Harry Holt, 331
- 〃 Aby Belasco, 333
- Glove-fight with Burke, of Woolwich, 335
- Beat Joe Parish, the Waterman, 336
- 〃 Burke, of Woolwich, 339
- Matched with Ned Turner, 340
- Public excitement, 341
- Beat Ned Turner, first time, 342
- Becomes publican, 345
- Randall and Burn, 346
- Matched with Jack Martin, ib.
- The road to a fight in olden times, ib.
- Beat Jack Martin, first time, 348
- Turn-up in Battersea Fields, 350
- Challenged by Scroggins, ib.
- An adventure with “roughs”, ib.
- Comes from his retirement and challenges Martin, 351
- Beats Jack Martin, second time, ib.
- “A Cantab’s” account of the fight, 353
- Lines by Tom Moore to, 355
- Forfeits to Martin, 356
- A rencontre at Hampstead, 357
- Randall and the Mayor of Canterbury at Hatton Garden, 359
- His death, 360
- Sonnets to Randall, ib.
- His “Farewell to the ring”, 361
- “Jack Randall’s Ghost”, ib.
- Summary of Randall’s pugilistic merits; his charitable disposition, 362, 363
- REID, Mr. FLETCHER, a patron of pugilism, lines on his death, 197
- REYNOLDS, TOM (note), 483
- RICHMOND, BILL, 1804–1818:—
- His birth in New York State, comes to England, and education, 289
- First boxing match, ib.
- Early battles, 290
- Beat Myers and Green, ib.
- Beaten by George Maddox, 291
- Beat Youssouf, a Jew, ib.
- 〃 Jack Holmes, the Coachman, 292
- Beaten by Tom Cribb, ib.
- Beat Carter (countryman), 293
- 〃 Isaac Wood, ib.
- 〃 George Maddox, 294
- 〃 Jack Power, 295
- Becomes a publican, 296
- The P.C. Club, ib.
- Beat Davis, the Navvy, 297
- 〃 Tom Shelton, 298
- Retires and keeps sparring rooms, 299
- Turn-up with Carter, 300
- As a second, ib.
- His long life and lamented death, 301
- RUSSIA, ALEXANDER, Emperor of, patronises the boxers, 100
- RYAN, BILL, 1804–1806:—
- His qualifications, 228
- Defeat of Tom Belcher, 229
- Draw with Caleb Baldwin, ib.
- Beaten by Tom Belcher, ib.
- Beat Clarke, 230
- His death, ib.
- S.
- SAVILLE HOUSE, history of, 19
- SCOTT, Sir WALTER, Lines on Shaw, the Life-guardsman, 443
- SCROGGINS, JACK, 1803–1822:—
- His sobriquet, 412
- His birth and early days, ib.
- His early fights, 413
- Pressed and sent to sea, 414
- Champion on board the Argo, ib.
- A turn-up at Woolwich, 415
- Beat Jack Boots (Wilford), ib.
- 〃 Dolly Smith, 416
- 〃 Nosworthy, ib.
- Matched with Bill Eales, 418
- Beat Bill Eales, 419
- Becomes publican, 420
- Beat Whittaker, “the Oilman”, 421
- 〃 Church, 423
- A draw with Ned Turner, 426
- Beat Fisher (room fight), 427
- Beaten by Ned Turner, 428
- Second match with Turner, 429
- Beaten by Turner, second time, ib.
- His imprudence, ib.
- Beaten by Jack Martin, ib.
- 〃 by Josh. Hudson, ib.
- 〃 David Hudson, twice, ib.
- Beat Harry Holt (room fight), 430
- 〃 Parish, the Waterman, 431
- Receives forfeit from Parish, 432
- Beaten by Gipsy Cooper, 433
- His poverty and fate, ib.
- The moral of his death, 433
- His epitaph, 434
- SELLERS, HARRY (Champion), 1776–1785:—
- Fights with Corcoran, 49
- 〃 〃 Joe Hood, ib.
- 〃 〃 Stevens, the Nailer, 50
- 〃 〃 Duggan Fearns, ib.
- 〃 〃 Harvey, ib.
- His death, ib.
- SHAW, JOHN, the Life-guardsman, 1812–1815:—
- His youthful battles, 441
- His boxing capabilities, ib.
- Beat Burrows, 442
- 〃 Ned Painter, 442
- Challenges the championship, ib.
- Lines by Sir Walter Scott on, 443
- His gallant conduct at Waterloo, ib.
- His death on the battle-field, 444
- SHELTON, TOM, “the Navigator,” 1812–1825:—
- His birth and qualifications, 319
- Beat Fitzgerald, ib.
- Origin of the term “Navvy” (note), ib.
- At the Fives Court, ib.
- Beaten by Harmer, 320
- Beat Studd, the Farmer, ib.
- Beaten by Richmond, ib.
- Becomes a publican, ib.
- Beats Ben Burn, first time, 322
- 〃 〃 second time, 322
- Forfeit from Benniworth, 324
- Beaten by Tom Oliver, 325
- 〃 by George Cooper, ib.
- Receives forfeit from “Unknown,” ib.
- Beat Carter (turn-up), ib.
- 〃 Josh. Hudson, ib.
- Received forfeit from Josh. Hudson, 326
- Beaten by Big Brown, ib.
- Died by prussic acid, 327
- SIDMOUTH, Viscount, his letter of thanks to the pugilists, 270
- SILVERTHORNE, beaten by Tom Belcher, 450
- Beat Dan Dogherty, ib.
- 〃 Ben Burn, 451
- A Sunday-school teacher, ib.
- SLACK, JACK (Champion), 1750–1760:—
- His style and character, 31
- His first appearance and quarrel with Broughton, 32
- His fight with Broughton, 33
- 〃 〃 Petit, the Frenchman, 34
- 〃 〃 Moreton, ib.
- 〃 〃 Harris, ib.
- 〃 〃 Bill Stevens, the Nailer, 35
- His character and death, ib.
- SMALLWOOD, TOM, 1741–1747, 17, 18
- Captain Godfrey’s account of, 37
- His fights with Harris, Willis, King, and Hunt, 38, 39
- STEPHENSON, GEORGE, the great engineer, 1801, 439
- Beat Ned Wilson, “the fighting pitman” of Callerton, 440
- STEVENS, BILL, the Nailer, 36
- Backed by the Duke of York, 35
- His fight with Jacob Taplin, 36
- 〃 〃 Slack for the championship, 1760, ib.
- “Cross” with George Meggs, 35, 56
- SUTTON, the Pipemaker, his fight with Fig, 11
- SYMONDS, “the Ruffian,” 1791–1795:—
- His nickname, 130
- His fights with Jackling (Ginger), and Gowlett, ib.
- Beaten by Firby, 130
- Draw with George Maddox and with Ugly Baruk, ib.
- T.
- TAYLOR, GEORGE (Champion), 1734–1756:—
- Battles at his booth, 17
- His fight with Boswell, ib.
- 〃 〃 Tom Faulkner, 19
- His death, 1758, 20
- TENNIS COURT in the Haymarket, 35
- “TOM TOUGH,” see Blake.
- TRING, TOM, his person, battles, and character, 67
- TURNER, NED, 1814–1824:—
- His birth and calling, 364
- Beat Balch, ib.
- His minor battles, 365
- Goes to Scotland, ib.
- Returns to London, 366
- Battle with George Curtis (fatal), 367
- Inquest on Curtis, 369
- Trial and defence of Turner, 371
- His sentence, 373
- Matched with Scroggins, 374
- Draw with Jack Scroggins, 375
- Beat Scroggins, 377
- Turner visits Wales, 381
- Third meeting with Scroggins, ib.
- Beat Scroggins, second time, 383
- 〃 Cy. Davis, 385
- Matched with Jack Martin, 387
- Jack Scroggins’ estimate of Turner and Martin, ib.
- Beat Jack Martin, 388
- Tom Belcher challenges Turner, 390
- Beaten by Cy. Davis, ib.
- 〃 by Peace Inglis, ib.
- Beat Peace Inglis, 391
- His last illness, 392
- His death and funeral honours, 393
- His character as a boxer, 394
- TURNUS, King of the Rutuli (Introd.), xii
- TYNE, TOM, “the Tailor,” 1788–1792:—
- His merits, 127, 128
- Battles with Jones, Earl (fatal), and Elisha Crabbe, 128, 129
- Defeated by Firby, 129
- Doubtful defeat by Mendoza, ib.
- U.
- UPPER-CUT, the (note), 194
- V.
- VIRGIL, his account of the prize fight of Dares and Entellus (Introd.), x, xi
- W.
- WALES, FREDERICK, Prince of, patron of George Taylor, 19
- WALES, GEORGE, Prince of, a ring patron, 52, 94, 126, 128
- WARR, BILL, of Bristol, 1787–1792:—
- His battles with Tom Johnson and Will Wood, 120
- Defeated by Mendoza, twice, 76, 77, 120
- Convicted of manslaughter, 121
- Beat Stanyard, of Birmingham, ib.
- Becomes a publican; his death, 122
- WATSON, BOB, of Bristol, 1788–1791:—
- His battles with Elisha Crabbe, Bill Jones, and Anderson, 126
- His battle with Hooper, 127
- Beaten by Davies, ib.
- Theatrical sparring, ib.
- His death, ib.
- WEST-COUNTRY DICK, the Navigator, 1816–1820:—
- His birth, 474
- His fights with Grabbler, Reeve, Jack Curtis, Jack Payne, and Charley Martin, twice, 474, 475
- Beat Street, 475
- 〃 Jack Payne, 476
- Beaten by David Hudson, 478
- Beat Davis, ib.
- Turn-up with Abbott, 479
- 〃 〃 Parsing, ib.
- Beaten by Gipsy Cooper, ib.
- Beat Parsing, 480
- 〃 Redgreaves, ib.
- 〃 Mason, ib.
- 〃 Hellick, 481
- WHITAKER, BOB, 1733:—
- His fight with the big Gondolier, 13
- His defeat by Nat. Peartree, 14
- WHITEHEAD, PAUL, the Poet, 19
- WILLIS, WILLIAM, “the Fighting Quaker,” 18
- WINDHAM, Right Hon. WILLIAM, his defence of pugilism, 90, 91
- WOOD, WILL, the Coachman, 1788–1804:—
- Fights with Will Warr, George the Brewer, Hooper the Tinman, and Jack Bartholomew, 122, 123
- His fight with Isaac Bittoon, 124
- His death, ib.
- Y.
- YORK, Duke of, patron of Stevens, 1760, 85