Shouting into The Void. Or thoughts on one of the lost championship fights of the black period

From Pugilistica
George Meggs, the collier, was from the pugilistic nursery of Bristol. After this surrep-
titious seizure of the championship, he returned to his native place, we presume, for in July, 1762, we find him fighting " a pitched battle for a considerable sum (" Fistiana" says 100) with one Millsom, a baker, of the rival city of Bath." This came off at Calne in Wiltshire, when, after a fierce battle of forty minutes, Millsom was acknowledged the conqueror. In the next month (August, 1762), Meggs, having challenged Millsom to a second combat, was a second time beaten. Parfitt Meggs, noticed hereafter, a noted west country boxer, also surrendered to Millsom.

This date of 1762 seems to have come from Fistiana (please try to hold in your laughter)

From Fistiana
1762, July G. MILLSOM (N.)*—b. Meggs, 40m. 100l. Calne, Wilts.
Aug. 10, b. Meggs, Lansdown.

This seemed odd considering these following news reports, which would fit better with Milsom defeating George Meggs in 1763 better than 1762

Oxford Journal - 01 Jan 1763
On Monday next a Battle is to be fought at the Tennis-Court at Barton Hundred, near Bristol, by Maggs and Milsom. Many Bets are depending, the Courage and Strength of the Champions being well known to the Gentlemen of the Fist, &c.

Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 06 January 1763
Last Monday the boxing Match between Parss Maggs and George Milsom, was fought at the Tennis-Court near Bristol, when, according to the Bruisers Language, Milsom in a few Minutes beat his Antagonist hollow. There were several bye Battles. —We hear, Milsom was so elated with his easy Victory, that he has sent a Challenge to George Maggs, who lately beater the Nailor, to fight for 100 Guineas

From Sporting Magizine Volume 11,
In July, 1763, a pitched battle for a confiderable sum was fought at Calne, in Wiltshire, between Meggs, of Bristol, and one Millsom, a baker, of Bath; when, after a severe contest of forty minutes, victory declared in favour of Millsom, who in the following month, beat Meggs a second time, and also his brother Parsit Meggs, a celebrated West Country bruiser.

As this older chronology says gives the date as 1763. I think we should give more credence to this earlier chronology as there was less time for corruptions, and it was closer to the time. On top of that it fits far better with the news reports. So it seems that 1762 date was likely just a corruption, and the fights likely happened in 1763.