Bill Neate vrs the Gas Man at Hungerford (11. December 1821)

Caractacus · Post by **Caractacus** » 10 Dec 2018, 16:33

the famous Bare-knuckled bout with Bill Neat ( a Butcher from Bristol) and Thomas Hickman ( a Gas Man)
the bout took place on Hungerford Common(Berkshire England) with a crowed of 22,000 watching
and 200,000 quid at stake !
they still talk about it there 197 years later .

Caractacus · Post by **Caractacus** » 10 Dec 2018, 16:45

check out this article
http://www.hungerfordvirtualmuseum.co.u ... ckle-fight

Caractacus · Post by **Caractacus** » 12 Dec 2018, 16:46

check out the 1822 Essay THE FIGHT by William Hazlitt.
( who was one of the spectators)

http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Essay ... /Fight.htm

Bill Neate vrs the Gas Man at Hungerford (11. December 1821)

Bill Neate vrs the Gas Man at Hungerford (11. December 1821)

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