A history of bareknuckle fights in England, featuring detailed accounts of all the most famous fights and much information about the fighters. Fully illustrated throughout. Contents Include Geneses Pugitatus JEM BELCHER: "Napoleon of the Ring" HENRY PEARCE: "The Game Chicken" JOHN GULLY: Pugilist, Publican, Parliamentarian, Turfite, Colliery Owner TOM CRIBB: "Man of Iron" NEATE: Hickman Spring Langan A Generation of Champions TOM SAYERS: "The Brighton Boy" Sayers and Heenan: The Fight CORINTHIANS: "Men of Fashion and Pleasure" Stranger Encounters Poetic Interlude: An Anthology