Tom Spring: Bare-Knuckle Champion of

Hurley, Jon

Biographies & Memoirs

Tempus Pub Ltd

Tom Spring was an extremely elegant fighter who swept all before him in the 1820's. The pupil of another legendary fighter, Thomas Cribb, he defeated Bill Neat at Andover in 1823 to become Champion of All England.

Tom Spring: Bare-knuckle Champion Of All England

Attracting visitors to view the picturesque Wye Valley, Ross was a pioneer in tourism from the mid 18th century. Its history is revealed in this book through excerpts from historic publications from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to the Ross Gazette. Slightly off-mint.

Recollections of Ross

History

Europe

Tempus

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 British 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 popularized 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. Important new research on the life of this iconic fighter is brought to light. This story brings to life not only the sport of boxing in its infancy, but also paints a vivid picture of 18th- and 19th-century England.

Tom Cribb: The Life of the Black Diamond

The History Press

Wine for Game and Fish: The Sporting Wife's Wine Companion

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Beverages & Wine

Victor Gollancz

Family Walks in the Wye Valley

Travel

Hurley, Heather

Scarthin Books

Wye Valley Walk

Sports & Outdoors

Thornhill Press Ltd

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