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jsdxm.IVSiBy the issue df the contest on Wednesday;Johnson confessedly stands, wirhout a rival, the most powerful pugilist in England j though not the most skilful boxer. He therefore, very properly, retires-**«f peccet ad extremum riden-dus—After the match was decided, he gave notice that it was his intention never again to fight upon a stage—though that, perhaps, was un necessary—for who would now venture ft) engage with him ?This extraordinary man has fought more than a dozen main battles, within the space of a few years, and has never been beaten. Those, however, Who have seen Broughton in his fighting days, do not imagine that Johnson could stand up to him for a quarter of an hour.In what Johnsen most excelled Ryan, was quickness and activity. Ryan struck some blows with much greater force—insomuch that it was the opinion of many, that if Johnson had not shifted, it would have been difficult to guess .which would have been the conqueror.Johnson had also a great advantage in being so well seconded by Humphries; and this was perhaps the reason why he was always so judicious and well timed, whether it was proper to be shy, or to push up an advantage. At one time, after having stunned Ryan, he put in no less than six straight blows successively.Johnson aimed his blows principally at the headj and Ryan at the body, which was not perfectly right, for John sen fought Very low, and kept his. body almost out ct reach, and well guarded.Though Ryan was beat on this occasion, he got much honour for his courage a;id resolution.Few matches have been fought of any thing like that duration, in which so many hard blows have been given on each side. Ryan-w s dreadfully cut over the left eye, and Johnson must have received some bad internal bruizes.Dmn, who seconded Ryan, was formerly beat by him most compleatly ; and - he very civil return that Dunn made for it, argued much in favour of the humanity of these brui'.s.Tring and Reynolds were expend to have a round \ and Tring had Mr. Budv l’s permission, who, though he came to Siair.es, set off for London at one o’clock. They did mot however j Ar make up a match, though Tring offered to fight either Ward or Reynolds.Mendoodr.y who aed as bottle holder to Ryan, expressed himself with much confidence to his friends, in regard to the event of his approaching contest with Humphries. He relies on the advantage* which superior activity will give him over a small superiority of bulk—and if he ‘'.ad entertained that opinion before, the example of Wednesday must have confirmed it.TlTlRiTlAtTlAiTlAfGiArWDrEvBrIn:T!OWIn Ai 1 hT!YcAHeAiToThe emigrations from London on Wednesday last to the Boxing Match between Johnson and Ryan—were perhaps more numerous than fever attended any exhibition of the kind. The road to Staines was almost covered with carriages.Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York, intended to have honoured the late gymnastic exhibition with their presence—but having studied a little too long the night before, they did not feel an inclination to rise in the morning.The proposition for oeconomizing on theTlArAsOrT-iArOtFrAiWWFcMAiIf
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London World
London, Middlesex, GB
Fri, Dec 21, 1787
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