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« Pettit kept fighting and driving hard at Stack, when at length Slack clos'd “ with his antagonift and gave him a very fcvere fall, after that a fecond « and third ; but between thefe falls Pettit threw Slack twice off the Stage, “ and indeed Pettit fo much dreaded Slack's falls, that he ran directly at his “ hams and tumbled him down, and by that means gave Slack an opportu-« nity of making the falls very eafy: when they had been fighting eighteen minutes, the odds ran againft Slack a guinea to a (hilling; whereas on “ firft fctting out, it was three or four to one on his head; but after « this time Slack Jhortcned Pettit fo, as to difable him from running and « throwing him down in the manner he had done before, but obliged him “ to ftand to clofe fighting. Slack then clos'd one of his eyes, and beat « him very much about the face. At twenty minutes Pettit grew weak-« er, Slack (ironger; this was occafion'd by Slack's firait way of fighting. « At twenty-two minutes the beft judges allow’d Slack to have the advan-“ tagc over Pettit very confiderably, as he was then recovering his Windy “ which was owing to Game: when they had box’d twenty-four mi-“ nutes, Pettit threw Slack again over the rails. This indeed Slack fufFcrcd “ him to do, as by that means he fixed a blow under Pettit's ribs, that hurt “ him much. Whilft Slack was again getting upon the (tagc (it was not “ half a minute before he was remounted) Pettit had fo much the fear of « his antagonift before his eyes, that he walked off without fo much as “ civilly taking leave of the fpedtators, or faying any thing to any pcrfon. « This the Cockers call roguing of it; for it is generally thought that Pettit « ran aWay full (trong. The whole time of their fighting was twenty-five “ minutes; and this morning the Battle was given to Slack, who drew “ the firft ten guineas out of the box. Thus ended this dreadful combat.Every man, who has the honour of the Britijh fift at heart, muft look with admiration on the Bottom, the JVind the Game, of this invincible champion Slack. How muft they applaud his addrefs in fighting firait; and with what dcteftation muft they look upon his daftard antagonift, who could fo lhamefully rogue it! Captain Godfrey, the fub-lime Hiftorian of thefe hardy heroes, would have exclaimed on this occafion ; — “ Hail, mighty Slack, thou pride of “ the Butchers! Let the fliambles echo with thy praife, and “ let marrow-bones and cleavers proclaim thy glorious “ triumph. What was that half-bred bruifer Milo, who “ is celebrated by the ancients for knocking down an ox, “ to cut out the hide into thongs for his Cefius t every “ petty llaughterman of Clare-market can perform greater“ feats
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London Royal Magazine
London, Middlesex, GB
Thu, Aug 22, 1754
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