"The Bruiser Bruis'd"
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Title
"The Bruiser Bruis'd"
"The Bruiser Bruis'd"
Reference
p5388374 (Collage 23522)
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London Metropolitan Archives: Lysons' Environs of London
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"The Bruiser Bruis'd"; showing the prize fight between John Broughton and Jack Slack in 1750. Broughton, regarded as 'The Father of Boxing', the then undefeated Champion of England, came out of retirement when he was challenged by the much younger Slack, a Norfolk butcher. Slack won the fight and became the Champion of England.
"The Bruiser Bruis'd"; showing the prize fight between John Broughton and Jack Slack in 1750. Broughton, regarded as 'The Father of Boxing', the then undefeated Champion of England, came out of retirement when he was challenged by the much younger Slack, a Norfolk butcher. Slack won the fight and became the Champion of England.
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