The Bare knuckles period

[Ben Bolt]

How to box (1840). See page 41.

https://books.google.se/books?id=u98...rcises&f=false

[Bronson66]

- - James Figg was the first known progenitor of modern boxing, but he was also giving sword and cudgel exhibitions that never took off like boxing did...simples...

Well known in bare knucks history that the fist needed to be protected from breakage that led to typical predator targeting of soft areas of opportunity. No Lion would dare tackle a wildebeest head on...duh!!!

Figg fought Ned Sutton in my home town.

I'd guess anyone wanting to learn more about the oldtimers would be best served by contacting .

Sergei Yurchenko who posts under the name Senya on ESB, he isn't a wannabee,doesnt blow his own trumpet ,and contributes to CBZ , he knows his stuff.