Pugilism

Pugilism – bare-knuckle boxing – was so popular in the late 1700s that it was banned in case the crowds turned revolutionary.

Rewind radio: Smiley's People; Sport and the British; Nicky Campbell 2012

More From Election 2012 Bachmann Quits, Perry Hangs In Santorum Fused Pugilism, Pragmatism Clock Ticks for Huntsman Candidates on Right Look to South Carolina The former Massachusetts governor should prepare to be the piñata at Saturday's debate in Manchester, N.H. It won't be pleasant, but he can solidify his lead if he deflects the attacks in a dignified, confident manner and avoids looking irritated or rattled.

A Big Win for Romney in Iowa Karl Rove 2012

Pugilism is far from the rage in that small country and it was difficult to ferret out a place to continue his fistic studies, but Mr. Foreman finally found an Arab gym near his hometown of Haifa.

A Bout Filled With Backstories 2010

Pugilism was a favourite amusement among all classes and few if any magistrates were disposed to take much notice of them.

The London of the Ton - Part IV Ann Lethbridge 2009

Pugilism was a favourite amusement among all classes and few if any magistrates were disposed to take much notice of them.

Archive 2009-03-01 Ann Lethbridge 2009

Mulville was presumably the member of Pugilism and the Third Autistic Cuckoo who wasn't the leader.

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul Adams, Douglas, 1952- 1988

The bathroom, which opened out from it, had a gold disc hung on the wall in front of the lavatory, for sales of five hundred thousand copies of a record called Hot Potato by a band called Pugilism and the Third Autistic Cuckoo.

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul Adams, Douglas, 1952- 1988

"Pugilism is not among my interests," which of course turned the laugh against old Morrison.

Flash For Freedom Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1971

"Pugilism is not among my interests," which of course turned the laugh against old Morrison.

Flash For Freedom Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1971

It consisted of 'Sketches of Modern Pugilism', giving memoirs and portraits of all the most celebrated pugilists, contemporary and antecedent, with full reports of their respective prize-fights, victories, and defeats, told with so much spirited humour, yet with such close attention to accuracy, that the work holds a unique position.

Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] John S. Farmer