Earliest Illustrated Boxing Manual In Existence

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  1. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Just found it on my hard drive. 182 pages and some pretty nice illustrations, including a throw and a waist lock for clinches. It would take a while to upload. Anybody interested?
     
  2. amhlilhaus

    amhlilhaus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    who and what year?

    and where is your collection of william fewetrells' boxing newspapers from the 1790's?
     
  3. LeonMcS

    LeonMcS The Mayor of Kronkton Full Member

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    I'd like a look cross_trainer.
     
  4. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    same here

    Leon did you get your DVDs
     
  5. LeonMcS

    LeonMcS The Mayor of Kronkton Full Member

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    Not yet, waiting (im)patiently.
     
  6. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    yeh really sorry pal thats been a while sent them last week or the week before first class so shouldnt be too long hopefully
     
  7. LeonMcS

    LeonMcS The Mayor of Kronkton Full Member

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    Customs have a habit of sifting through my stuff (the amount of dvds I get in the mail I think they're convinced I'm the ringleader of some pedo group or something).
     
  8. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    :lol::lol:

    i sent it Airmail and recorded (i think) thats the best i can do. Ive had some stuff go missing recently notably signed Basilio stuff coming my way so im always careful about stuff now

    anyway back to topic
     
  9. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Love to see it. Upload it if it isn't too much of a problem.
     
  10. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Okay, first thing's first...

    I promised GPater that I'd upload Dempsey's Championship Fighting as well.

    Chapters 1-6 are here:

    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7P7RRK68

    The rest is coming up. Anybody else who's interested, feel free to download this one as well.
     
  11. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    thanks CT ill download it now
     
  12. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    The Art of Manual Defense, by "A Pupil of Mendoza and Humphries" (also listed as "An Amateur") in 1789. There are a couple manuals from before this period, but they aren't really illustrated and are of comparatively poor quality. Even Mendoza's doesn't really have illustrations.
     
  13. cross_trainer

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    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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