EditorialEnglish bare-knuckle boxers prize-fighting in a field, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847.
EditorialRegency dandies and gamblers traveling to a bare-knuckle boxing match. Fight between Jack Randall and Jack Martin near Copthorne. Road to a Fight Plate 2. Bankrupt carts 7, not all right 8, all right 9, real dealers in the sport 10, Tom and Bob bang up...
EditorialRegency dandies watching a bare-knuckle boxing match in a stately home. Two prize-fighters square off at a party held by George Hay, Marquis of Tweeddale. A Private Turn-Up in the Drawing Room of a Noble Marquis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving afte...
EditorialRegency dandies and gamblers traveling to a bare-knuckle boxing match. Fight between Jack Randall and Jack Martin near Copthorne. Road to a Fight Plate 1. Men of traffic 1, men of plunder 2, real lovers of the sport 3, Bill Gibbons and the binders 4, r...
EditorialThe second contest between Cribb & Molineux, September 28, 1811. Tom Molineaux (1784 – 1818) was an African-American bare-knuckle boxer. Tom Cribb (8 July 1781 – 11 May 1848) was an English bare-knuckle boxer. In 1810 Cribb was awarded the Briti...
EditorialEnglish bare-knuckle boxers prize-fighting in a field, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847.
EditorialBare-knuckle prize fighters in a boxing match, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England, Scotland and Ireland, Ackermann, 1827.