Tom Cribb : The Life of the Black Diamond
by
Jon Hurley
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0752447513
ISBN-13
9780752447513
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Imprint
The History Press Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 31st, 2009
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
610 grams
Dimensions
16.30 x 24.10 x 2.70 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: sportBoxing
Ksh 3,400.00
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Bareknuckle fighter Thomas Cribb (1781-1848) was a sporting legend whose exploits still feature in thousands of publications on boxing, a primitive activity he dragged from the gutter into the smoking rooms of country houses.
Bareknuckle fighter Thomas Cribb (1781-1848) was a sporting legend whose exploits still feature in thousands of publications on boxing, a primitive activity he dragged from the gutter into the smoking rooms of country houses. His most famous bouts were against Tom Molineaux, a black American. These fights really captured the imagination of the public - the English patriot versus the black American slave. People slept in ditches and dangled from trees to catch a glimpse of a fight that would never be forgotten. The exploits of Cribb popularised boxing among the upper classes, and in 1821 Cribb was a Page at the Coronation of King George IV. A key figure in the history of boxing, an amazing character and a great story.
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