Famous Fights-Past and Present - Revision history

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	The newspaper covered the history of bare knuckle boxing, with rare inclusions of gloved fights. It also had a regular section on leading gloved boxers of early 20th century, called "Our portrait gallery of present day pugilists."		The newspaper covered the history of bare knuckle boxing, with rare inclusions of gloved fights. It also had a regular section on leading gloved boxers of early 20th century, called "Our portrait gallery of present day pugilists."

	Although Harold Furniss is listed as the editor, he couldn't have been the author of the majority of the articles (Furniss was born in 1856, while the lead author mentioned that he had been nineteen years old in 1853). Based on research by John Adcock in Yesterday's Papers, one of the authors was [[Joseph Frank Bradley]], later the editor of [[Mirror of Life and Boxing World, The\|The Mirror of Life and Boxing World]]. Bradley was born in September 1857, so he doesn't fit the details given out by the lead author. Another contributor was [[W. Willmott Dixon]] (author of several books, under the pen name ''Thormanby''). He was born on December 17, 1843, so his age doesn't fit the age of the lead author either.		Although Harold Furniss is listed as the editor, he couldn't have been the author of the majority of the articles (Furniss was born in 1856, while the lead author mentioned that he had been nineteen years old in 1853). Based on research by John Adcock in Yesterday's Papers, one of the authors was [[Joseph Frank Bradley]], later the editor of [[Mirror of Life and Boxing World, The\|The Mirror of Life and Boxing World]]. Bradley was born in September 1857, so he doesn't fit the details given out by the lead author. Another contributor was [[W. Willmott Dixon]] (author of several books, under the pen name ''Thormanby''). He was born on December 17, 1843, so his age doesn't fit the age of the lead author either. In March 1907, the ''Sporting Life'' mentioned J. W. Butler as being connected with the ''Famous Fights''.

	Many of the stories had previously appeared (albeit shorter and without drawings) in ''The Illustrated Police Budget'', another London weekly newspaper, under the title of "Records of the ring. By an Old-time Sportsman." The last issue of the ''Famous Fights'' contained an announcement that the prize fights recollections would be continued in the ''Illustrated Police Budget'', starting with Bishop Sharpe-Bob Hall bout.		Many of the stories had previously appeared (albeit shorter and without drawings) in ''The Illustrated Police Budget'', another London weekly newspaper, under the title of "Records of the ring. By an Old-time Sportsman." The last issue of the ''Famous Fights'' contained an announcement that the prize fights recollections would be continued in the ''Illustrated Police Budget'', starting with Bishop Sharpe-Bob Hall bout.

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External links

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	* [http://www.famous-fights.com/ Famous Fights - Boxing History]		* [http://www.famous-fights.com/ Famous Fights - Boxing History]
	* [http://john-adcock.blogspot.com/2010/01/mystery-editor-revisited.html Mystery Editor Revisited] at [http://john-adcock.blogspot.com/ Yesterday's Papers]		* [http://john-adcock.blogspot.com/2010/01/mystery-editor-revisited.html Mystery Editor Revisited] at [http://john-adcock.blogspot.com/ Yesterday's Papers]
			* [https://archive.org/details/famousfights1 Issues 1-49 of Police Budget edition and 50-53 of Shurey's edition]
	[[Category:Publications\|Famous Fights-Past and Present]]		[[Category:Publications\|Famous Fights-Past and Present]]
	[[Category:Research Resources\|Famous Fights-Past and Present]]		[[Category:Research Resources\|Famous Fights-Past and Present]]

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	The newspaper covered the history of bare knuckle boxing, with rare inclusions of gloved fights. It also had a regular section on leading gloved boxers of early 20th century, called "Our portrait gallery of present day pugilists."		The newspaper covered the history of bare knuckle boxing, with rare inclusions of gloved fights. It also had a regular section on leading gloved boxers of early 20th century, called "Our portrait gallery of present day pugilists."

	Although Harold Furniss is listed as the editor, he couldn't have been the author of the majority of the articles (Furniss ~~having been~~ born in 1856, ~~and~~ the lead author mentioned that he had been nineteen years old in 1853). Based on research by John Adcock in Yesterday's Papers, one of the authors was [[Joseph Frank Bradley]], later the editor of [[Mirror of Life and Boxing World, The\|The Mirror of Life and Boxing World]]. Bradley was born in September 1857, so he doesn't fit the details given out by the lead author. Another contributor was [[W. Willmott Dixon]] (author of several books, under the pen name ''Thormanby''). He was born on December 17, 1843, so his age doesn't fit the age of the lead author either.		Although Harold Furniss is listed as the editor, he couldn't have been the author of the majority of the articles (Furniss was born in 1856, while the lead author mentioned that he had been nineteen years old in 1853). Based on research by John Adcock in Yesterday's Papers, one of the authors was [[Joseph Frank Bradley]], later the editor of [[Mirror of Life and Boxing World, The\|The Mirror of Life and Boxing World]]. Bradley was born in September 1857, so he doesn't fit the details given out by the lead author. Another contributor was [[W. Willmott Dixon]] (author of several books, under the pen name ''Thormanby''). He was born on December 17, 1843, so his age doesn't fit the age of the lead author either.

	Many of the stories had previously appeared (albeit shorter and without drawings) in ''The Illustrated Police Budget'', another London weekly newspaper, under the title of "Records of the ring. By an Old-time Sportsman." The last issue of the ''Famous Fights'' contained an announcement that the prize fights recollections would be continued in the ''Illustrated Police Budget'', starting with Bishop Sharpe-Bob Hall bout.		Many of the stories had previously appeared (albeit shorter and without drawings) in ''The Illustrated Police Budget'', another London weekly newspaper, under the title of "Records of the ring. By an Old-time Sportsman." The last issue of the ''Famous Fights'' contained an announcement that the prize fights recollections would be continued in the ''Illustrated Police Budget'', starting with Bishop Sharpe-Bob Hall bout.

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	The newspaper covered the history of bare knuckle boxing, with rare inclusions of gloved fights. It also had a regular section on leading gloved boxers of early 20th century, called "Our portrait gallery of present day pugilists."		The newspaper covered the history of bare knuckle boxing, with rare inclusions of gloved fights. It also had a regular section on leading gloved boxers of early 20th century, called "Our portrait gallery of present day pugilists."

	~~On the front pages~~ Harold Furniss ~~was~~ listed as the editor ~~of the publication~~, ~~but~~ the author of the majority of the articles ~~clearly wasn't him~~ (Furniss having been born in 1856, and the author ~~of the articles~~ mentioned that he had been nineteen years old in 1853). Based on research by John Adcock in Yesterday's Papers, one of the authors was [[Joseph Frank Bradley]], later the editor of [[Mirror of Life and Boxing World, The\|The Mirror of Life and Boxing World]]. Bradley was born in September 1857, so he doesn't fit the details given out by the lead author. Another contributor was [[W. Willmott Dixon]] (author of several books, under the pen name ''Thormanby''). He was born on December 17, 1843, so his age doesn't fit the age of the lead author either.		Although Harold Furniss is listed as the editor, he couldn't have been the author of the majority of the articles (Furniss having been born in 1856, and the lead author mentioned that he had been nineteen years old in 1853). Based on research by John Adcock in Yesterday's Papers, one of the authors was [[Joseph Frank Bradley]], later the editor of [[Mirror of Life and Boxing World, The\|The Mirror of Life and Boxing World]]. Bradley was born in September 1857, so he doesn't fit the details given out by the lead author. Another contributor was [[W. Willmott Dixon]] (author of several books, under the pen name ''Thormanby''). He was born on December 17, 1843, so his age doesn't fit the age of the lead author either.

	Many of the stories had previously appeared (albeit shorter and without drawings) in ''The Illustrated Police Budget'', another London weekly newspaper, under the title of "Records of the ring. By an Old-time Sportsman." The last issue of the ''Famous Fights'' contained an announcement that the prize fights recollections would be continued in the ''Illustrated Police Budget'', starting with Bishop Sharpe-Bob Hall bout.		Many of the stories had previously appeared (albeit shorter and without drawings) in ''The Illustrated Police Budget'', another London weekly newspaper, under the title of "Records of the ring. By an Old-time Sportsman." The last issue of the ''Famous Fights'' contained an announcement that the prize fights recollections would be continued in the ''Illustrated Police Budget'', starting with Bishop Sharpe-Bob Hall bout.

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	'''Famous Fights-Past and Present''' was a weekly newspaper published out of London, England, from March 4, 1901 to 1904, and edited by [[Harold Furniss]]. There were a total of 156 issues of a "Police Budget" edition of the newspaper, 16 pages in each. There was also the Shurey's Edition which had 24 pages, with contents reordered.		'''Famous Fights-Past and Present''' was a weekly sporting newspaper published out of London, England, from March 4, 1901 to 1904, and edited by [[Harold Furniss]]. There were a total of 156 issues of a "Police Budget" edition of the newspaper, 16 pages in each. There was also the Shurey's Edition which had 24 pages, with contents reordered.

	The newspaper covered the history of bare knuckle boxing, with rare inclusions of gloved fights. It also had a regular section on leading gloved boxers of early 20th century, called "Our portrait gallery of present day pugilists."		The newspaper covered the history of bare knuckle boxing, with rare inclusions of gloved fights. It also had a regular section on leading gloved boxers of early 20th century, called "Our portrait gallery of present day pugilists."

	~~Although~~ the ~~editor is~~ listed as ~~Harold Furniss~~, the ~~actual~~ author of the majority of the articles is clearly ~~not~~ him~~, but someone else~~ (as Furniss ~~was~~ born in 1856, and the author of the articles ~~mentions once~~ that he had been nineteen in 1853). Based on research by John Adcock in Yesterday's Papers, the ~~real author seems to be~~ [[J. Frank Bradley]], ~~who was~~ later the editor of [[Mirror of Life and Boxing World, The\|The Mirror of Life and Boxing World]]. ~~The same~~ author ~~had been previously publishing a lot~~ of the ~~same~~ stories~~, although they were~~ shorter ~~versions~~ and without drawings, in ''The Illustrated Police Budget'' weekly newspaper, under the title of "Records of the ring. By an Old-time Sportsman." ~~At the conclusion~~ of the ~~publishing of~~ ''Famous Fights'' ~~old~~ prize-fights ~~stories by the same author were~~ continued in the ''Illustrated Police Budget'', starting with ~~a bout between~~ Bishop Sharpe ~~and~~ Bob Hall.		On the front pages Harold Furniss was listed as the editor of the publication, but the author of the majority of the articles clearly wasn't him (Furniss having been born in 1856, and the author of the articles mentioned that he had been nineteen years old in 1853). Based on research by John Adcock in Yesterday's Papers, one of the authors was [[Joseph Frank Bradley]], later the editor of [[Mirror of Life and Boxing World, The\|The Mirror of Life and Boxing World]]. Bradley was born in September 1857, so he doesn't fit the details given out by the lead author. Another contributor was [[W. Willmott Dixon]] (author of several books, under the pen name ''Thormanby''). He was born on December 17, 1843, so his age doesn't fit the age of the lead author either.

			Many of the stories had previously appeared (albeit shorter and without drawings) in ''The Illustrated Police Budget'', another London weekly newspaper, under the title of "Records of the ring. By an Old-time Sportsman." The last issue of the ''Famous Fights'' contained an announcement that the prize fights recollections would be continued in the ''Illustrated Police Budget'', starting with Bishop Sharpe-Bob Hall bout.

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	The newspaper covered the history of bare knuckle boxing, with rare inclusions of gloved fights. It also had a regular section on leading gloved boxers of early 20th century, called "Our portrait gallery of present day pugilists."		The newspaper covered the history of bare knuckle boxing, with rare inclusions of gloved fights. It also had a regular section on leading gloved boxers of early 20th century, called "Our portrait gallery of present day pugilists."

	Although the editor is listed as Harold Furniss, the actual author of the majority of the articles is clearly not him, but someone else (as Furniss was born in 1856, and the author of the articles mentions once that he had been nineteen in 1853). Based on research by John Adcock in Yesterday's Papers, the real author seems to be [[J. Frank Bradley]], who was later the editor of [[Mirror of Life and Boxing World, The\|The Mirror of Life and Boxing World]]. The same author had been previously publishing a lot of the same stories, although they were shorter versions and without drawings, in ''The Illustrated Police Budget'' weekly newspaper, under the title of "Records of the ring. By an Old-time Sportsman." At the conclusion of the publishing of ''Famous Fights'' old prize-fights stories by the same author were continued in the ''Illustrated Police Budget'', starting with a bout between Bishop ~~Sharp~~ and Bob Hall.		Although the editor is listed as Harold Furniss, the actual author of the majority of the articles is clearly not him, but someone else (as Furniss was born in 1856, and the author of the articles mentions once that he had been nineteen in 1853). Based on research by John Adcock in Yesterday's Papers, the real author seems to be [[J. Frank Bradley]], who was later the editor of [[Mirror of Life and Boxing World, The\|The Mirror of Life and Boxing World]]. The same author had been previously publishing a lot of the same stories, although they were shorter versions and without drawings, in ''The Illustrated Police Budget'' weekly newspaper, under the title of "Records of the ring. By an Old-time Sportsman." At the conclusion of the publishing of ''Famous Fights'' old prize-fights stories by the same author were continued in the ''Illustrated Police Budget'', starting with a bout between Bishop Sharpe and Bob Hall.

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	The newspaper covered the history of bare knuckle boxing, with rare inclusions of gloved fights. It also had a regular section on leading gloved boxers of early 20th century, called "Our portrait gallery of present day pugilists."		The newspaper covered the history of bare knuckle boxing, with rare inclusions of gloved fights. It also had a regular section on leading gloved boxers of early 20th century, called "Our portrait gallery of present day pugilists."

	Although the editor is listed as Harold Furniss, the actual author of the majority of the articles is clearly not him, but someone else (as Furniss was born in 1856, and the author of the articles mentions once that he had been nineteen in 1853). Based on research by John Adcock in Yesterday's Papers, the real author seems to be [[J. Frank Bradley]], who was later the editor of [[Mirror of Life and Boxing World, The\|The Mirror of Life and Boxing World]]. The same author had been previously publishing a lot of the same stories, although they were shorter versions and without drawings, in ''The Illustrated Police Budget'' weekly ~~newspapers~~, under the title of "Records of the ring. By an Old-time Sportsman." At the conclusion of the publishing of ''Famous Fights'' old prize-fights stories by the same author were continued in the ''Illustrated Police Budget'', starting with a bout between Bishop Sharp and Bob Hall.		Although the editor is listed as Harold Furniss, the actual author of the majority of the articles is clearly not him, but someone else (as Furniss was born in 1856, and the author of the articles mentions once that he had been nineteen in 1853). Based on research by John Adcock in Yesterday's Papers, the real author seems to be [[J. Frank Bradley]], who was later the editor of [[Mirror of Life and Boxing World, The\|The Mirror of Life and Boxing World]]. The same author had been previously publishing a lot of the same stories, although they were shorter versions and without drawings, in ''The Illustrated Police Budget'' weekly newspaper, under the title of "Records of the ring. By an Old-time Sportsman." At the conclusion of the publishing of ''Famous Fights'' old prize-fights stories by the same author were continued in the ''Illustrated Police Budget'', starting with a bout between Bishop Sharp and Bob Hall.

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	The newspaper covered the history of bare knuckle boxing, with rare inclusions of gloved fights. It also had a regular section on leading gloved boxers of early 20th century, called "Our portrait gallery of present day pugilists."		The newspaper covered the history of bare knuckle boxing, with rare inclusions of gloved fights. It also had a regular section on leading gloved boxers of early 20th century, called "Our portrait gallery of present day pugilists."

	Although the editor is listed as Harold Furniss, the actual author of the majority of the articles is clearly not him, but someone else (as Furniss was born in 1856, and the author of the articles mentions once that he had been nineteen in 1853). Based on research by John Adcock in Yesterday's Papers, the real author seems to be [[J. Frank Bradley]], who was later the editor of [[Mirror of Life and Boxing World, The\|The Mirror of Life and Boxing World]].		Although the editor is listed as Harold Furniss, the actual author of the majority of the articles is clearly not him, but someone else (as Furniss was born in 1856, and the author of the articles mentions once that he had been nineteen in 1853). Based on research by John Adcock in Yesterday's Papers, the real author seems to be [[J. Frank Bradley]], who was later the editor of [[Mirror of Life and Boxing World, The\|The Mirror of Life and Boxing World]]. The same author had been previously publishing a lot of the same stories, although they were shorter versions and without drawings, in ''The Illustrated Police Budget'' weekly newspapers, under the title of "Records of the ring. By an Old-time Sportsman." At the conclusion of the publishing of ''Famous Fights'' old prize-fights stories by the same author were continued in the ''Illustrated Police Budget'', starting with a bout between Bishop Sharp and Bob Hall.

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	The Triplet of Queer Fights between [[Tass Parker]] and the [[~~William Perry\|~~Tipton Slasher]].		The Triplet of Queer Fights between [[Tass Parker]] and the [[Tipton Slasher]].
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	The Famous Rivalry for the Championship between [[~~Daniel Mendoza\|~~Dan Mendoza]] and [[Richard Humphries]].		The Famous Rivalry for the Championship between [[Dan Mendoza]] and [[Richard Humphries]].
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	The Hard-hitting but Unscientific Contest between [[Ben Caunt]] and [[~~John Leechman\|~~Brassey]] (John Leechman) of Bradford.		The Hard-hitting but Unscientific Contest between [[Ben Caunt]] and [[Brassey]] (John Leechman) of Bradford.
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