Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Vol. 3 (1880)

Summary

Third and last volume of Pugilistica, up to the mid-19th-century champions and the end of bare-knuckle fighting.

Why it matters

It completes the work and shows the transition to gloved boxing and modern rules.

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