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Captain Hercules Vinegar HW boxer 2 England
His actual existence is mooted by scholars, at least one man claims he did, and the name is too wonderful for me to exclude.
Captain Hercules Vinegar of Hockney in the Hole has 1722-1731 as his active years

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Prince Benjamin Boswell "The Gypsy Prince" HW boxer 4 England
1733-1748
weight 154 lbs
Various sources have him as either the son of the king of English gypsys or the nephew of the ruler of the Yorkshire clan. Some also feel that he used boxing as a front for his occupation as highwayman. Was a noted regular performer at the Geat Booth at Tottenham Court. Worked as both a brickmaker and a chairman, occupations requiring strength. Godfrey speaks of his noted hard left to the jaw and Boswell himself was known to boast of having frequently broken men's jaws. Godfrey's criticism of Boswell is that he lacked "true English Bottom". Wheter this was true or a reflection of anti-Romany prejudice can be mooted. Although he is known to have frequently appeared on the stage at the Great Booth only one fight result has been commonly attributed to him, a losing effort vs. George Taylor. Tony Gee, in "Up To Scratch p. 18-21 offers a lot more possible bouts, based largely on bills and advertisments of the time, and a gleaning of period newspapers. It was, Gee asserts, common for boxers of this era to have frequent fights with the same adversary and Gee begins with Taylor and then adds more possible opponents. We get a picture of the Gypsey Prince's ring activity that looks
like this:
1737-11 billed vs. Hammersmith Jack (John Read)
1737-12-06 billed vs. George Taylor
1738-Winter billed vs. Coachman William Slann (an undefeated pugilist)
1738-Winter billed vs. Lighterman Joseph Parsons
1939-06 billed vs. Irish Champion Patrick Henley (Undefeated at this time, and a very avtive pugilist)
1739-10-16 W 16 minutes George Taylor at Tottenham Court with 100 pound stakes (ticket cost 3 shillings)(unexpected defeat of Taylor)
1739-late in year: a long and doubtful affair beween Boswell & Taylor is alluded to
1740-01-11 billed vs. George Taylor
1940-late in year billed vs. "Terrible Tom Boy", Richard Foster
1940-late in year billed vs. The Terrible Welchman, James Francis
1741-03 billed vs. George Taylor
1741-03-31 billed vs. Chairman Peter Brookes
1741-06-16 L George Taylor (Boswell's often chronicled fight)
1741- billed vs. Waterman James Taylor (a veteran pug)
1741- billed vs. Somerset John Cooper (victor over Hammersmith Jack, John Whitacre, and Thomas Allen aka Pipes, the contender)
1842-07-27 billed vs. Coachman William Flanderkin
1842-08 challenged by Suffolk Robert Smith (undefeated at time)
1743-03 billed vs. George Taylor
1743-11-15 L James Field, The Sailor (underdog Field earnd a bout 3 weeks later with Taylor because of this bout)
1745-11 billed vs. The Life Guardsman Thomas Hawksley (238 lbs)
1746-08 billed vs. Jack James (LW who used art and agility over weight and force)
1748-12 billed vs. Jack Slack (a loss to Slack is said to have occued prior to 1750-01-01 and this is possibly it

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Tito Alberto di Carini HW slugger 0 Italy
1723-1733 rough career dates Italian pugilist, one of several names attributed to the Venetian Gondolier. After defeating three stiffs in one day the Venetian was brought to London as a challenge

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Stopa L'Acqua HW slugger 0 Italy
1723-1733 rough career dates Italian pugilist, one of several names attributed to the Venetian Waterman

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Venetian Waterman HW slugger 0
1723-1733 rough career dates Italian pugilist, one of several names attributed to the Venetian Waterman

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M. Valerio HW slugger 0
name take from a sample gladiatorial tessara given in the Saga of Sock. Used as a TC for purposes of fattening the Venetian Waterman's record. Valerio was a Roman gladiator, but not a historical pugilist or prize fighter

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C. Muzio HW boxer 0 Italy
name take from a sample gladiatorial tessara given in the Saga of Sock. Used as a TC for purposes of fattening the Venetian Waterman's record. Muzio was a Roman gladiator, but not a historical pugilist or prize fighter

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Pug Bato HW boxer 0 Italy
name take from a sample gladiatorial tessara given in the Saga of Sock. Used as a TC for purposes of fattening the Venetian Waterman's record. Bato was a Roman gladiator, but not a historical pugilist or prize fighter

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Bob Whitaker HW slugger 0 England
Name of the venetian Gondolier's opponent as usually reported, approximated as 1720-1733

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John Whitacre HW slugger 1 England
Name of the venetian Gondolier's opponent as reported by Tony Gee, approximated as 1720-1733

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Nathaniel Peartree HW boxer 3 England
1723-1739 estimated dates Student of Figg and a good boxer
1735? W Whitaker or 1725?

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Lighterman Joseph Parsons HW boxer 1 England
1733-1742 estimated dates
1738-Winter billed vs. Prince Boswell

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Thomas Parkyns "Luktator" HW boxer 0 England
The Wrestling Baronet of Bunny authored a Book on Cornish Hugg Wrestling. The book's second edition included a chapter on pugilism making the Baronet the author of the first "how to" book on pugilism.
Guess at 1690-1713 for "career" dates

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John Parkes HW boxer 0 England
Sometimes referred to as (Sparkes). Fought 350 battles for Prizes over 20 years. Master of the backsword mentioned by Godfrey, died at age 52 in 1733. Career roughly spans 1697 through 1772

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Coventry Sparkes HW boxer 0 England
John Parkes name was mis-spelled as Sparkes so this TC character is the result dated 1700-1727

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The Islington Strongman, (Thomas Topham) HW slugger 0 England
born 1710-01-01
died 1749-08-10
career dates 1733-1743
home Shoreditch, London
The Islington Strongman active roughly 1733 and onwards, did not perform as a pugilist but did perform feats of strength
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London Westwicke HW boxer 0 England
In 1663 lost the first "Prize" that Pepys ever attended

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Country Lad Warrell HW boxer 0 England
winner of a Prize fought at the Bear Garden in 1667 viewed by Pepys

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Oxford John Wells HW boxer boxer 0 England
Scheduled to appear at Figg's booth in 1731, probably in a Prize

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Broughton's Sweep HW boxer 0 England
bye-battler (undercard boxer) billed to appear at Broughton's in 1743

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