Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 327William Blackwood, 1980 - England |
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Page 92
... boxing was so highly valued ? Mere enjoyment pro- vided by the spectacle of personal combat was not the only reason . As we have seen , boxing was accepted as the replacement of the knife , and with the decline in the use of weapons the ...
... boxing was so highly valued ? Mere enjoyment pro- vided by the spectacle of personal combat was not the only reason . As we have seen , boxing was accepted as the replacement of the knife , and with the decline in the use of weapons the ...
Page 93
... boxing . Certainly injuries can be sustained in the ring . But it is only recently that in first - class cricket batsmen have donned head - guards to protect themselves against dangerous bouncers . It would be illogical , therefore , if ...
... boxing . Certainly injuries can be sustained in the ring . But it is only recently that in first - class cricket batsmen have donned head - guards to protect themselves against dangerous bouncers . It would be illogical , therefore , if ...
Page 94
... boxing - halls have not received such support in recent times . About the only professional promotions comparable with the former small boxing - halls in this country are a number of clubs whose members can watch boxing while they dine ...
... boxing - halls have not received such support in recent times . About the only professional promotions comparable with the former small boxing - halls in this country are a number of clubs whose members can watch boxing while they dine ...
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