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The book is full of wit ... Jon Hurley has triumphed once again. --Ross Gazette, May '09
Thoroughy researched. --Herefordshire Times, May '09
Thoroughy researched. --Herefordshire Times, May '09
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Bareknuckle fighter Thomas Cribb (1781-1848) was a sporting legend whose exploits still feature in thousands of publications on boxing, a primitive activity he dragged from the gutter into the smoking rooms of country houses. His most famous bouts were against Tom Molineaux, a black American. These fights really captured the imagination of the public - the English patriot versus the black American slave. People slept in ditches and dangled from trees to catch a glimpse of a fight that would never be forgotten. The exploits of Cribb popularised boxing among the upper classes, and in 1821 Cribb was a Page at the Coronation of King George IV. Later, after he became Mine Host at the Castle Tavern in Bristol, his fame drew all kinds: famous writers and nobles including Lord Byron. A key figure in the history of boxing, an amazing character and a great story.
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Format:Hardcover
The one star is for the subject matter who deserves a far better author than the one who has written the mess in this book. To give an example of the strangely drawn references just in the first 46 pages, I kid you not folks:
"...like a tartan-kilted vicar at a Bay City Rollers concert" (p31), "...Belcher went down like Linda Lovelace" (p43), "...hit the ground like one of Fred Dibnah's chimneys" (p46), "...looking like he two-fingered the Haka and been chastised by the All Blacks front row" (p45), "Cribb started moving like Darcy Bussell..." (p38), "...strayed into a Black Sabbath concert" (p26).
His book on Tom Spring was excellent, but steer clear of this rubbish.
"...like a tartan-kilted vicar at a Bay City Rollers concert" (p31), "...Belcher went down like Linda Lovelace" (p43), "...hit the ground like one of Fred Dibnah's chimneys" (p46), "...looking like he two-fingered the Haka and been chastised by the All Blacks front row" (p45), "Cribb started moving like Darcy Bussell..." (p38), "...strayed into a Black Sabbath concert" (p26).
His book on Tom Spring was excellent, but steer clear of this rubbish.
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I am an avid reader of none fiction and good books are hard to comeby, this one is a fantastic read about the best bare knuckle fighter the world has ever known.Jon Hurley the auther, has done a first rate job of giving you an insight into the life & times of this fearless fighter & i will definitely be looking out for more books written by jon hurley.
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