1893-03-06 (102lbs) Walter Croot w co 11 (20) Bill Bolton, NSC, Covent Garden, London, England - Revision history

Hugman at 11:03, 14 March 2013

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−	1893-03-06 (102lbs) [[Walter Croot]] w co 11 (20) [[Bill Bolton]], NSC, Covent Garden, London, England. Referee: J. Fleming. Made at 102lbs, even though Bolton (105) came in three pounds over the weight the fight went ahead, the latter being conspicuous for his body punching as Croot (102) concentrated on speed and reaching the head. In the ninth it was Croot who scored heavily to the ribs, and there followed some heavy returns before the latter crossed his right to Bolton’s jaw in the 11th to bring about a count out. Up to that point Bolton had looked the stronger.	+	1893-03-06 (102lbs) [[Walter Croot]] w co 11 (20) [[Bill Bolton]], NSC, Covent Garden, London, England. Referee: J. Fleming. Made at 102lbs, even though Bolton (105) came in three pounds over the weight the fight went ahead, the latter being conspicuous for his body punching as Croot (102) concentrated on speed and reaching the head. In the ninth it was Croot who scored heavily to the ribs, and there followed some heavy returns before the latter crossed his right to Bolton’s jaw in the 11th to bring about a count-out. Up to that point Bolton had looked the stronger.

	On the result, Croot claimed the English 102lbs title regardless of the fact that [[Bill Mortimer]] had a better right to it at that moment.		On the result, Croot claimed the English 102lbs title regardless of the fact that [[Bill Mortimer]] had a better right to it at that moment.

Hugman at 12:18, 20 November 2012

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−	1893-03-06 (102lbs) [[Walter Croot]] w co 11 (20) [[Bill Bolton]], NSC, Covent Garden, London, England. Referee: J. Fleming. Made at 102lbs, even though Bolton (105) came in three pounds over the weight the fight went ahead ~~and he was~~ conspicuous for his body punching as Croot (102) concentrated on speed and reaching the head. In the ninth it was Croot who scored heavily to the ribs and there followed some heavy returns before the latter crossed his right to Bolton’s jaw in the 11th to bring about a count out. Up to that point Bolton had looked the stronger.	+	1893-03-06 (102lbs) [[Walter Croot]] w co 11 (20) [[Bill Bolton]], NSC, Covent Garden, London, England. Referee: J. Fleming. Made at 102lbs, even though Bolton (105) came in three pounds over the weight the fight went ahead, the latter being conspicuous for his body punching as Croot (102) concentrated on speed and reaching the head. In the ninth it was Croot who scored heavily to the ribs, and there followed some heavy returns before the latter crossed his right to Bolton’s jaw in the 11th to bring about a count out. Up to that point Bolton had looked the stronger.

	On the result, Croot claimed the English 102lbs title regardless of the fact that [[Bill Mortimer]] had a better right to it at that moment.		On the result, Croot claimed the English 102lbs title regardless of the fact that [[Bill Mortimer]] had a better right to it at that moment.

Hugman at 15:51, 19 March 2012

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−	1893-03-06 (102lbs) [[Walter Croot]] w co 11 (20) [[Bill Bolton]], NSC, Covent Garden, London, England. Referee: J. Fleming. Made at 102lbs, even though Bolton (105) came in three pounds over the weight the fight went ahead and he was conspicuous for his body punching as Croot (102) concentrated on speed and reaching the head. In the ninth it was Croot who scored heavily to the ribs and there followed some heavy returns before the latter crossed his right to Bolton’s jaw in the 11th to bring about a count out. Up to that point Bolton had looked the stronger ~~of the pair~~.	+	1893-03-06 (102lbs) [[Walter Croot]] w co 11 (20) [[Bill Bolton]], NSC, Covent Garden, London, England. Referee: J. Fleming. Made at 102lbs, even though Bolton (105) came in three pounds over the weight the fight went ahead and he was conspicuous for his body punching as Croot (102) concentrated on speed and reaching the head. In the ninth it was Croot who scored heavily to the ribs and there followed some heavy returns before the latter crossed his right to Bolton’s jaw in the 11th to bring about a count out. Up to that point Bolton had looked the stronger.

	On the result, Croot claimed the English 102lbs title regardless of the fact that [[Bill Mortimer]] had a better right to it at that moment.		On the result, Croot claimed the English 102lbs title regardless of the fact that [[Bill Mortimer]] had a better right to it at that moment.

Hugman at 12:06, 17 February 2012

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−	~~6 March~~ (102lbs) [[Walter Croot]] w co 11 (20) [[Bill Bolton]], [[NSC, Covent Garden, London]], England. Referee: [[J. Fleming]]. Made at 102lbs, even though Bolton (105) came in three pounds over the weight the fight went ahead and he was conspicuous for his body punching as Croot (102) concentrated on speed and reaching the head. In the ninth it was Croot who scored heavily to the ribs and there followed some heavy returns before the latter crossed his right to Bolton’s jaw in the 11th to bring about a count out. Up to that point Bolton had looked the stronger of the pair. On the result, Croot claimed the English 102lbs title regardless of the fact that [[Bill Mortimer]] had a better right to it at that moment.	+	1893-03-06 (102lbs) [[Walter Croot]] w co 11 (20) [[Bill Bolton]], NSC, Covent Garden, London, England. Referee: J. Fleming. Made at 102lbs, even though Bolton (105) came in three pounds over the weight the fight went ahead and he was conspicuous for his body punching as Croot (102) concentrated on speed and reaching the head. In the ninth it was Croot who scored heavily to the ribs and there followed some heavy returns before the latter crossed his right to Bolton’s jaw in the 11th to bring about a count out. Up to that point Bolton had looked the stronger of the pair.
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		+	On the result, Croot claimed the English 102lbs title regardless of the fact that [[Bill Mortimer]] had a better right to it at that moment.
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6 March (102lbs) [[Walter Croot]] w co 11 (20) [[Bill Bolton]], [[NSC, Covent Garden, London]], England. Referee: [[J. Fleming]]. Made at 102lbs, even though Bolton (105) came in three pounds over the weight the fight went ahead and he was conspicuous for his body punching as Croot (102) concentrated on speed and reaching the head. In the ninth it was Croot who scored heavily to the ribs and there followed some heavy returns before the latter crossed his right to Bolton’s jaw in the 11th to bring about a count out. Up to that point Bolton had looked the stronger of the pair. On the result, Croot claimed the English 102lbs title regardless of the fact that [[Bill Mortimer]] had a better right to it at that moment.
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