Sujet
An opinion on boxing, 1860. Artist: Unknown
Légende
An opinion on boxing, 1860. The father of the house, warming his rump at the fire, cannot understand why anyone would wish to read about the sport of prize fighting. In mid-April 1860, a fight took place at Farnborough between Tom Sayers (the Brighton Boy), the English champion, and the American, Heenan, alias the 'Benicia Boy'. Prize fighting had by now fallen into disfavour, but this fight was attended by people from all classes. The fight took place over two hours and 37 rounds. The end was inconclusive as the police broke into the ring. Opinion was divided as to which fighter had the upper hand at the time, both were badly hurt. Eventually, both fighters were awarded a belt. From Punch, or the London Charivari, April 28, 1860.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Cartoon Collector
Notre référence
HRM19A89_108
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
53,8Mo (4,4Mo) / 31,0cm x 43,5cm / 3663 x 5134 (300dpi)