Searching for boxing history in The Scots Magazine

Stumbled across this, I'm being rather quick and dirty, they are viewable for free on google books (though a few volumes seem to be missing), and from the 1700's, so may give some insight into early modern boxing, there are a lot of them, so I'm just using the search function as a quick and dirty way to see what I can find.

I think it'll be interesting even just to get an idea of the perception at this time from references etc. I'd be surprised if much is found in the way of history, but I think it's worth a go.

From volume 5
Proceedings of the Political Club June 1743
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at the same time that we were send ing money to support the Queen of Hungary, we allowed the Spaniards to pass quietly by our fleet to attack her. Like an aider at a boxing-match, we help to raise her up, and then stand quietly by to see her knocked down.

From volume 7
Select essays from the Weekly Papers, &c. Oct. 1745
Virgil has finely drawn this characteristick of his countrymen in the person of Dares. That brave old boxer was not himself, till a fall had roused within him all his conscious worth and native vigour: it was then his antagonist felt the weight of his blows, and, as we may say, fell a victim to the advantage himself had gained.

From volume 11
Of publick liberty, and how to preserve it.
The men may be personally brave: the Gentlemen may be good swordsmen, and ready to draw upon any personal affront; and the common men may be expert cudgel-players, or good boxers, and ready to engage against any that provoke them: but this bravery will signify little in the defence of their country against an invading enemy;. . .

Volume 12 appears to be missing

Volume 16 appears to be missing

Volume 17
Poetical Essays
Accurs'd his eyes, but more accurs'd his bum.
A shrew's sharp nails have many a visage flea'd,
And Engliſh boxers vanquiſh with their head:
But of all mortals dignify'd in verse,
He first has murder'd with a monſtrous —. . .

Volume 18 appears missing

Volume 19
The 19th, things went on much as the day before. But the English, disheartened by the absence of their governor, and of 100 men he had taken with him, became faint hearted, and paſſed the whole night boxing the slobber; so that the next morning they were incapable to make any manner of defence.

Volume 20 appears missing
Volume 21 appears missing

Volume 23 appears missing
Volume 24 doesn't seem to work (possibly removed or something)

Volume 28
Poetical essays Aug. 1766
Ye patriots of London, your gratitude roar, To those who your P- and your freedom restore; Let his name be resounded to heav'n by each cit: - Ye gods, keep your Jove, and leave England hcr P— That fox-hunting, blundering boxer John Bull, Whoſe brains are transferr'd to his guts from his skull,

Volume 30 appears missing
Volume 31 appears missing

Volume 32
An apology for the licentiousness of the press App 1770
In short, when our partics and partisans tear one another's characters with the utmost rage and violence, an honest man may say of them, as one did when he saw two known bully-boxers fighting and belabouring each the other: “Pray do not part them; they both deserve it all: none of the blows are amiss but those that fall aside.”

Volume 36 appears missing

I've looked up to volume 40


I shall continue this later