Rediscovering the wrestlers and boxers of Late-Victorian London

By Sarah Elizabeth Cox

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    Category: William Caddell Lewis

    • Bruisers, Boozers, and Bear Tamers: THE DEVIL’S DANCE FLOOR will be published by Duckworth in February 2027

      Nov 15—2025
      1882, 1883, 1886, 1888, 1889, 1890s, A Thousand Blows, Alec Munroe, Alf Ball, America, Boxing, Brockley, Burlesque, Ching Ghook, Ching Hook, Evan Lewis, Henry Goodson, Hezekiah Moscow, Jack Davenport, Jack Wannop, Jem Haines, Jem Smith, New Cross, New Cross Boxing Club, Prize-fighting, Punch Lewis, Sisters Mills, Steve the Donkey, Sugar Goodson, Tom Thompson, Uncategorized, Wannop’s Gymnasium, William Caddell Lewis

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    • Hezekiah Moscow Vs Hezekiah Moscow and A Hundred Thousand Thank Yous

      Mar 11—2025
      1882, 1883, 1886, 1888, 1889, A Thousand Blows, Alec Munroe, Boxing, Ching Ghook, Ching Hook, Hezekiah Moscow, Plantagenet Green, Punch Lewis, Sugar Goodson, Uncategorized, William Caddell Lewis

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    • Knocked Out In The 39th – The Premature Death Of Punch Lewis

      Nov 9—2024
      1882, 1883, A Thousand Blows, Alec Munroe, Boxing, Ching Ghook, Ching Hook, Henry Goodson, Hezekiah Moscow, Punch Lewis, William Caddell Lewis

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