English Champions: Jack Broughton "The Father of Boxing"

FrankinDallas · Oct 11, 2018

BitPlayerVesti said: ↑

No.
July 12, 1711 London Spectator
When I was some Years younger than I am at present I used to emply my self as a more labourious Diversion, which I learned from a Latin Treatice of Exercises, that is written with great Erudition. It is there called the [word unreadable], or the Fighting with a Man's own Shadow, and consists in the brandishing of two short Sticks griped in each Hand, and loaded with Plugs of Lead at either end. This Opens the Chest, exercises the Limbs, and gaves a Man all the pleasure of Boxing, without the Blows. I could with that several Learned Men would lay out that Time which they employ in Controversies and Disputes about nothing, in this method of fighting with their own Shadows. It might conduce very much to evaoirate the Spleen, which makes them uneasy to the Publick as well as to themselves
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Yeah I read that one. Marcus Aurelius was a stone killer back in the day.

Senya13 · Feb 17, 2022

Has anybody seen all 4 pages of this piece? http://eighteenthcenturylit.pbworks.com/f/1457183884/amphitheatre.png

BitPlayerVesti · Feb 18, 2022

Senya13 said: ↑

Has anybody seen all 4 pages of this piece? http://eighteenthcenturylit.pbworks.com/f/1457183884/amphitheatre.png
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Its on Google books.

I saw this a while back, but I was never sure how genuine it was.
https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Proposals_for_erecting_an_Ampitheatre_fo/Ykj6q_BJtswC

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