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#prizefighter — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. And thus with the loss to Jack Scroggins in November 1820, Harry Holt’s #Prizefighting career ended & he never entered the Prize Ring as a professional fighter again, instead he turned to #training fighters & #promoting the Ring as one of the sport’s most devoted & staunch advocates of the era.

    #HarryHolt #Genealogy #Pugilist #Holt #HarryHoltBiography #SportsHistory #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Prizefighter #LondonPrizeRing #Regency #Georgian #C19th #19thCentury #History

  2. Jack Randall the ‘Nonpareil’(no match or equal, #unrivalled/#unparalleled) was Seconded by Paddington Jones & Dick Whale, Harry Holt by Ned Painter & Jack Clarke. Randall was #undefeated in 16x Prizefights but being the same height & weight as Harry Holt (#Light_Weight) he was ineligible for a Championship Title.

    #HarryHolt #Genealogy #Pugilist #Holt #Biography #HarryHoltBiography #SportsHistory #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Prizefighter #LondonPrizeRing #Regency #Georgian #C19th #19thCentury #History