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Verses in 3 columns, anticipating the match between Tom Sayers of England and the American challenger, John C. Heenan, known as the Benecia Boy, which took place in Farnborough, Hampshire on April 17, 1860.
Woodcut shows a fight in progress on a wooden platform with a wooden barrier, whereas the actual fight took place in the open air in a rope-fenced ring, the ropes playing an important part in the outcome.
Purchased for the Cushing Library/Sports/Mitchell Boxing Collection by The Cushing Library.