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Famous Pugilists of the English Prize Ring 1719-1870 By Mick Hill The Fast-Print Bookshop 2012 - (www.fast-print.net/bookshop) 225pp £13.99 + £1.95 PP - Paperback ISBN: 9781780355054 Famous Pugilists of the English Prize Ring details the lives, ring records and illustrations of nearly eighty well known fighters from the era of bare-knuckle prize-fighting from the Champions of England to the acclaimed champions and contenders of the lighter weights. This book is included here because it has details of the fight between Tom Cribb and Tom Molyneux at Thistleton Gap on the Rutland border in 1811. Robert Ovens
Researching Rutland © Rutland Local History and Record Society Registered Charity No 700273
Book Review
Famous Pugilists of the English Prize Ring 1719-1870 By Mick Hill The Fast-Print Bookshop 2012 - (www.fast-print.net/bookshop) 225pp £13.99 + £1.95 PP - Paperback ISBN: 9781780355054 Famous Pugilists of the English Prize Ring details the lives, ring records and illustrations of nearly eighty well known fighters from the era of bare-knuckle prize-fighting from the Champions of England to the acclaimed champions and contenders of the lighter weights. This book is included here because it has details of the fight between Tom Cribb and Tom Molyneux at Thistleton Gap on the Rutland border in 1811. Robert Ovens