Egan's Boxiana

The Award-Winning Book

Amongst other topics, Writing the Prizefight Pierce Egan's Boxiana World looks at this 'Human Equivalent of the Cockpit'.

A silver cup worth eighty guineas was presented to 'national hero' Tom Cribb (1811) in recognition of his two victories against the American challenger Molineaux.

Pierce Egan, imaginative writer of the 'Boxiana Series', 'Life in London', 'Sporting Anecdotes', and 'Book of Sports' (not forgetting his slang dictionary).

‘Success in “milling on the retreat” takes good judgement of distance and the ability to stop in your retreat quickly and unexpectedly’.

"Come now Mr Darcy; lay aside the fencing foil (so very foreign!!!), and don the muffles for a spot of good British sparring".

Belcher was champion 1800-03, and wore the 'Belcher neckerchief', which became 'all the go' amongst fashionable Georgian sporting men.

A Prizefighting 'Warrior'

(Looks like he's been counted up to seven by referee, or perhaps he's just pointing, and shouting "Look it's Alain Delon!!!")

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Word of the Day: CANVAS[S]   ----   Human skin.  'Delicacy of the canvass' was not a characteristic of the typical prizefight spectator.

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Front cover for 'Writing the Prizefight: Pierce Egan's Boxiana World' (2013)

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