#pugilist — Public Fediverse posts
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After sustaining a potentially life threatening injury in a fight with Jack Scroggins (pic), Harry HOLT retired from #Prizefighting & by January 1821 he had moved his family from #Lambeth to #Westminster to become publican of the 'Golden Cross' in Cross Lane, Long Acre.
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Jem Ward was backed by Mr Novell in his defeat of Tom Cannon who was backed by Mr Joseph ‘Pea Green’ Hayne. Hayne (pic) expressed doubt over the outcome & after he settled his bets he declared his involvement in the #PrizeRing was over. The loss of Hayne’s financial backing was devastating for #Prizefighting.
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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.
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