The National Register.
London, England, 1821-03-05 00:00:00

BOX! G.

Saturday was a grand field day with the milling forces, and
ear.y in the morning pedestrians and conveyancers, and lords
and sweeps, were in motion Mr the great tournament on Ban•
stead Downs, cootil,uous to Epsom race course. The first battle
was for 50 guineas a side, in a 24 teet ring. between Josh.
son, a rare man ainutust the light weights, and Sampson, the
Birmingham youth. Martin had conquered both II lid on and
Sampson, but Josh. disposed of many other adversaries, and is
a. fearless a boxer as ever threw a castor in a ring. At one
o'clock the men entered the ring with their seconds. Oliver and
Purcell tor Hudson, and Spring arid ltand4ll tor Sainpsom—
Bett:ng 11 to S on Hudson.
ROUNDS.

1. S3mpton mad•: plaidteisolne tedious sparring, alai
close without any inischid being done. litiobon was
cirown

2. Sampson placcAl a flush right handed laitl upon his 'deer-
Bar) 's held, winch nwtle. Idly turn the white's of his eyes about,
he. however, shook it off, and returned the chance. Both down
from a rally, and litid,on shewad first blood at the mouth.
3. Hudson placed a good hit upon the throat, and a manly
roand followed, and Sampan had the best of it, but he was
thrown. .

4. Hudson placed a Hush hit upon the throat, and !e manly
set to followed. Hudson floored his adversary.
S. Hudson had the best of this round. He tint tapped the
claret by a strait left handed hit upon the now, and Sauteed his
.utk. and fsOt his adversary down.—seven to tour on lludwin.
u. A maw rallying round in favour us Sampson, who out-
fought his adversary and threw him.
7 and B. These were the host rallying rounds in she battle,
anu Sampson had none the ttorst 01 it. Ile went fearlessly up
to his adversart's head, and exchanged his hits, mut Hudson was
down in built rouidis.

p. Sampson Vi it. knocked down by a counter hit.
lu. Decidedly in favour or itudion, who hit his adversary hard
upon the jaw. banarson fought mantully, and run hitmelt down.
Hudson revisited the Mile one upou the jaw, and Sampson went
down with it.

t. IY. and 13 were gallant monde. The men disdained to
f!ilict and twit( pna:sinnent in vurneat, by turni. At the aid
u. the yowl& their Lead, to!il

14: ..I.llls w•:4 n Canll,lu tit tt:j other two rounds, with this
cx. amain, that Hudson had mach thu best or it, although his
he td bore the most marks of punishment,
15.init 56. Satap,on exhibited muelt weakness, andilhe fought
tit the worst until the 19th round, who he piu•ed two b:o•cs
upon his adversary's face, end Hutt onus riipt eye was nearly
c.o,ed.
. . . _

o. mac Hutl,on made the fight tolerably safts, by cutting his
advenary over the kit eye and fiwning
.4.14 round. Sampsolt laid a (mance. but not after, until
tl * SO.li rotted, which ere-10 the battle in 3Z minutes, flut;tea
kqit his atirJrtry Pit the bleating system, and he waa too groggy
to keep on hie legs, hntl at length Hudson was 61addvned with
f. enough.••
It was a good newly tight, but Snmp•tin Evil weak very early.
It yet was never sate until it war, uv.r, a.; Hudson received many
'severe hits, and his advereary had length ul on hint, A liberal
sub.eriptidit wee got fur the loser.