Consider the odds here: he throws away for himself all the chances of a long fight, and he offers to his opponents all the chances of enduring even his opposition for a short one. Mace defeated King only after forty-three rounds, and Brettle after forty rounds. Heenan fought Sayers thirty-seven rounds, to what the Englishmen called a draw. Sayers beat Paddock in twenty-one rounds. He fought Aaron Jones sixty-two rounds to a draw, and only defeated him after eighty-five rounds more; while the fight of Sayers with Poulson consumed three hours and eight minutes, in which one hundred and nine rounds were fought.[1]
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Longest bare-knuckled battle on record—six hours, fifteen minutes, James Kelly and Jonathan Smith, near Melbourne, Australia, November, 1855.
Longest bare-knuckle battle in England—six hours, three minutes, Mike Madden and Bill Hayes, Edenbridge. July 17, 1849.
Longest bare-knuckle battle in America—four hours, twenty minutes, J. Fitzpatrick and James O'Neil, Berwick, Maine, Dec. 4, 1860.
Longest glove fight—five hours, three minutes, forty-five seconds; seventy-six rounds, Wm. Sheriff and J. Welch, Philadelphia, Penn., April 10, 1884.
Largest stake fought for in America—$10,000, Tom Hyer and Yankee Sullivan, Rock Point, Md., Feb. 7, 1849.
Largest stake fought for in England—£2,000, Tom King and John C. Heenan, Wadhurst, England, Dec. 10, 1863.
First ring fight in America—Jacob Hyer and Thomas Beasley, in 1816.
