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'Word' magazine
"Alan Lloyd's ripsnorting story of the first boxing world championship... thoroughly entertaining."
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An acclaimed reconstruction of the fight that can claim to be boxing's first world championship. On the morning of April 17th 1860, in Hampshire, Britain's foremost fist-fighter, Tom Sayers of Camden Town, fought the American favourite, John C Heenan, for a prize of £200 and the winner would be heralded as the world champion. This is the whole story from scratch to finish, vividly evoking the Victorian sporting life of cheering bedlam and lowlife. The sleazy world of the Fancy appears in all its colour; the gamblers, trainers, toffs and thieves, politicians and petty criminals. In the ring are the fighters, their despairing hopes and low-hitting women. As 'The Observer' has said of another Alan Lloyd book, 'There's not a single boring page.' The ensuing fight, two hours of mayhem in and out of the ring, ranks as one of the most outrageous in history. It divided parliament, excited Charles Dickens and prompted a peom by William Thackeray and profited Samuel Smiles of 'Self Help' fame while in America the notorious 'Naked Lady' of show business, Adah Menken, billed herself as Mrs Heenan and filled the theatre. The Great Fight was the sensation of its day and strengthened the clamour for ring reform. Within a decade the old code of bare-knuckle pugilism had been replaced by the Queensbury rules and the fight of the century was forgotten, as were the boxers. This is a tale of violence, humour, grit and courage - a courage that is, in the end, somehow touching and almost noble.
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22 July 2006
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This book gives a wonderful account not only of the titular fight but of the English and American prize ring in general during the days of bare-knuckle champions. Great language, wonderful characters, history, and wonderful battles. A great read for anyone interested in the roots of boxing or history.
The title says it all.
26 Jan 2012
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This is a must read for fans of the bare knuckle era of the sport. Well written with a detail that sends the reader back in time. Bravo Mr. Lloyd!
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