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The fancy, or, True sportsman's guide : being authentic memoirs of the lives, actions, prowess, and battles of the leading pugilists, from the days of Figg and Broughton to the championship of Ward /

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Other Authors:	Badcock, John, active 1816-1830, Egan, Pierce, 1772-1849
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Published by J. McGowan and Son, 1826.
Subjects:	Boxing > England > History. Boxing. England. History.

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