Strange Encounters

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