Bareknuckle Boxing Resources: NEW EDITION

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Articles

A Plea For Style in Boxing
http://ejmas.com/jmanly/jmanlyframe.htm

A Bout With Gloves
http://ejmas.com/jmanly/jmanlyframe.htm

The Punching Bags of Pugilism
http://ejmas.com/jmanly/articles/2001/jmanlyart_myers_0801.htm

From Bare Knuckles to Modern Boxing
http://www.savateaustralia.com/Savate%20Essays/Bare-Knuckles%20to%20Modern%20Boxing.htm

The Practical Value of Boxing
http://www.savateaustralia.com/Savate%20Essays/boxing.htm

A Discussion of Boxing Stances Through History
http://ahfaa.org/boxingstance.htm

When Boxing Was A Martial Art
http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/print.php?article=473

Sullivan and Kilrain Fight
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslamar/WPA/lamar/sullivan.htm



Online Pugilism Manuals & Resources

Captain John Godfrey's Treatise Upon the Useful Science of Defence, 1747
http://www.sirwilliamhope.org/Library/Godfrey/
http://ahfaa.org/1747.htm

Fewtrell's Science of Manual Defence, 1790
http://www.sirwilliamhope.org/Library/Fewtrell/

Extracts From Mendoza's Treatise on Boxing, 1791
http://www.sirwilliamhope.org/Library/Mendoza/

Price's Science of Self Defence, 1867
http://www.geocities.com/cinaet/price.html

Ken Pfrenger's Google Video Lecture on Mendoza
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5618795638343715291&q=mendoza+seminar&total=2&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0



Contemporary Wrestling Manuals

Sir Thomas Parkyns' Close-Hugg Wrestler, 1713
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4933/westernartsparkyns.html

Layton's Norfolk Wrestling, 1830's
http://www.the-exiles.org/manual/norfwres/norfwres.htm

Donald Walker's Wrestling, 1840
http://www.geocities.com/cinaet/walker.html



Famous Fighters

IBHOF "Pioneer" Section
http://www.ibhof.com/ibhfrost.htm

Cyber Boxing Zone--Bareknuckle Champions of England
http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/barenuk.htm

Cyber Boxing Zone--Bareknuckle Champions of America
http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/bare-am.htm



Published Instructional Manuals

English Martial Arts--Terry Brown
http://www.amazon.com/English-Martial-Arts-Terry-Brown/dp/1898281440/ref=sr_1_1/002-7076481-8324810?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182121576&sr=8-1

The Science of Boxing--Professor Mike Donovan
http://www.amazon.com/Science-Boxing-Articles-Training-Generalship/dp/0965295257/ref=sr_1_2/002-7076481-8324810?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182121679&sr=1-2

The Classical Pugilism and Bareknuckle Boxing Companion, V.1
http://www.lulu.com/content/101063

The Classical Pugilism and Bareknuckle Boxing Companion, V.2
http://www.lulu.com/content/105201

Self-Defense; Or, The Art of Boxing--Ned Donnelly
http://www.lulu.com/content/70173

Defensive Exercises--George Walker
http://www.lulu.com/content/74232

Art of Wrestling--Dick & Fitzgerald
http://www.lulu.com/content/986654

Boxing--E.B. Mitchell
http://www.lulu.com/content/986912

Manual of Boxing--Benedict
http://www.lulu.com/content/987597

Bartitsu DVD (contains pugilism instruction)
http://www.lulu.com/content/511029



Forums

Yahoo! Classic Pugilism Group
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/classicpugilism/

Yahoo! Western Martial Arts Group
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/western-arts/

Traditional Boxing Thread @ Martial Arts Planet
http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20504

Critique of "Boxing Stances Through History" @ Bullshido.net
http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?t=19088&pp=1



Books

Boxiana by Pearce Egan

Bare Fists by Bob Mee

The Manly Art by Elliott J. Gorn

Tom Spring by John Hurley

The Boxing Register by James Roberts and Alexander Scutt

Bareknuckles by Dennis Brailsford

John L. Sullivan and His America by Michael T. Isenberg

The Great Prize Fight by Alan Lloyd

John L. Sullivan by Adam Pollack

Pugilistica by Henry Downes Miles

Pancratia by William Oxberry

The Sundowners by Kevin R. Smith



Footage of Bareknuckle Fights

Real BKB: The Fights of the Irish Travellers (I haven't seen this one)
http://www.scientificwrestling.com/products/item7.cfm



What Pugilism Evolved From

Passchen's Ring-Buch, 1659
http://www.truefork.org/DragonPreservationSociety/Passchen.php

Nicolaes Petter's Worstel Konst, 1674
http://www.truefork.org/DragonPreservationSociety/Petter.php



Sources Online

Henry Downes Miles' Pugilistica
http://www.archive.org/details/pugilisticahisto01mileuoft
http://www.archive.org/details/pugilisticahisto02mileuoft



Mendoza's Boxing Seminar

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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5618795638343715291&q=mendoza+seminar&total=2&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

 

good find, cross_trainer :good

 

Great work, cross_trainer! If someone wants to discuss about bareknuckle boxing, I´m also a big fan... :thumbsup

 

I have no idea how I could ever thank you for this, but I am very grateful, especially for the Pugilistica link. I'm sitting here reading it straight through.

Russ

 

Does anyone have info on Fitzsimmons Technique book that he wrote?

 

keep up the good work

 

Nice. You are the man, CT.

 

To Robert Ungurean

Hi Robert, Yesterday's Papers website has some info on a Fitzsimmons book that gives tips on boxing. Quite a few pictures too...
http://yesterdays-papers.blogspot.com/search/label/Boxing

Nick
www.famous-fights.com

 

To add to "Sources Online":

Fred Henning - Fights for the Championship - The Men and Their Times (Volume II) (1902)
Descriptions of champion fights, from Tom Cribb vs Bob Gregson (1808) to Frank Slavin vs Jem Smith (1889).

 

There's the 1st volume appeared today:
Fred Henning - Fights for the Championship - The Men and Their Times (Volume I) (1902)

 

Brilliant thread and links enough reading there with Pugilista and the above to keep me going for a while, thankyou Gentlemen!

 

I have some books on bareknuckle boxing but almost all deal with the lead hand extended. My question in your opinions, which style seems to be superior, mendosa or the lead arm extended

 

For MMA, I've heard that Mendoza works better. For strict London Prize Ring Rules, I'd go lead arm extended--but only if you intend to take the rest of that era's advice as well.

 

Does anyone have any links for Charlie Mitchell? Have found some info on him ( antique prize ring has an interesting article regarding him ) He sounds like a bit of a boy! Any help appriciated as always!