#prizefighter — Public Fediverse posts
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#OnThisDay 20Dec1824 METCALF defeats Captain PARKER in a pedestrian running match of 1/4 mile (400m) for £1000 at #Sunbury Common. METCALF won 54 1/2sec to Captain Parker’s 55 1/2sec.
‘The Captain was attended by Harry Holt, who occasionally sparred and walked with him’
#HarryHolt #Genealogy #Pugilist #Holt #HarryHoltBiography #SportsHistory #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Prizefighter #LondonPrizeRing #Regency #Georgian #C19th #19thCentury #History