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Stories From The Line

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

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[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

31Jan1825 Jack January defeats Woodford in 9rds & 38min at Epping Forest. January was Seconded by Dick Curtis & Joe Fishwick, Woodford by his trainer Harry Holt & Ned Neal (£25 aside). Jack fought 4x in the Prize Ring with 3wins & 1 loss to Reuben Martin.

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

29Jan1918 The deadliest attack on London during the Great War (WWI) occurred when a 300kg bomb dropped by German Airforce explods at Odhams Printing Press in Long Acre, Covent Garden near the original site of Harry Holt’s Golden Cross pub killing 38 & injuring 85 (Odhams Walk)

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

29Jan1820 The King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, King George III dies aged 81. Out of respect, all pugilistic matches & sparring displays in London are postponed until after the funeral on 16Feb1820.

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

27Jan1818 Dan McCarthy defeats Bob Purcell in 125rds & 2hr25min at Coombe Warren. McCarthy Seconded by Jack Randall & Paddington Jones, Purcell by Tom Oliver & Shelton. Harry Holt openly expressed his concern for both fighter’s welfare due to the severity of the battle.

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

27Jan1823 Harry Holt holds a Benefit for Irish pugilist Pat Halton at Jacob’s Well Tavern, Barbican, London. Pat Halton was living & training with Harry Holt at the Golden Cross, Cross lane, Long Acre.

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

27Jan1839 pugilist Isaac Bitton died aged 61. Bitton was of Jewish heritage born in Holland in 1777. He was trained by Dan Mendoza & 1st entered the Prize Ring in 1801 (2wins1draw). He retired in 1804 & set up Goulston Street Athletics School in Whitechapel.

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

23Jan1820 The Death of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent & Strathearn. The 4th son & 5th child of King George III, father of the future Queen Victoria born less than a year previous. Died of pneumonia aged 52.

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

23Jan1827 Young GAS defeats Robinson in 25 rounds & 35min at the Monmouth Cap Inn, near the ruins of an old Priory at Llangua Monmouthshire in front of 4000 spectators with the ground covered in snow. GAS Seconded by Burns & Dick Curtis, Robinson by Harry Holt & Tom Spring.

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

20Jan1831 Young Dutch Sam has a Benefit at the Tennis Courts. Sparring between Harry Holt & Tom Cannon, Phil Sampson & Jem Burn, Barney Aaron & Dick Curtis, Tom Oliver & Uncle Ben Burn, and Tom Spring & Tom Gaynor.

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

19Jan1825 Josh Hudson the ‘John Bull Fighter’ opens his ‘Crib’ the Half-Moon (Tap), Half Moon Passage, Leadenhall Market. It was rebuilt in 1881 & now called the New Moon, 88 Gracechurch St, London.

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

18Jan1831 Young Dutch Sam defeats Ned Neal in 14rds & 52min at Bumpstead in Essex. Young Dutch Sam was Seconded by Dick Curtis & Harry Holt, Neal by Tom Spring & Tom Oliver. (£220 to £200)

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

Ramo Samee left London after 4yrs to perform in packed houses throughout America for many years. His first solo performance back in England was with Harry Holt & Jack Randall at the Olympic Theatre in Jan & Feb of 1821

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

The Fly (Rigging) System in the Olympic Theatre was made from the Masts of the French Warship ‘Ville de Paris’ (1764). The 104 gun Flagship was captured by the British at the 1782 ‘Battle of the Saintes’ during the American Revolutionary War.

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[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

Ramo Samee came to England around 1812 in a troupe of Indian Jugglers & Magicians recruited by Capt Campbell of the East India Company. It was the first time such performers had been seen in London & their skills were superior to any previously displayed.

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

12Jan1821 Harry Holt & Jack Randall begin a month long Exhibition of Pugilism at the Olympic Theatre. Their sparring exhibition was initially incorporated into a Pantomime but later became its own distinct display in the ‘Art of Self Defence.’

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

The Olympic Theatre in London was built in 1806 by Philip Astley for public exhibitions of Horsemanship. Originally named the Olympic Pavilion, Philip Astley sold it to Robert Elliston in 1813 who refurbished it & renamed it the Little Drury Lane.

[Harry Holt (Cicero of the Ring) @HarryHolt1791]

13Jan1821 Harry Holt & Jack Randall perform at the Olympic Theatre with famous professional magician Ramo Samee, who is also considered to be the first professional juggler.