The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-20 00:00:00

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Richmond
Hendon
Monmouth
Manchester Autumn 2l
Newmarket Ist October 25
1 Walsall
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OCT,

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Worcester

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Shrewsbury
Leamington Hunt l9

PUGILISM.

EDWARD O'BALDWIN AND GEORGE ILES
FOR £lOO.

Two of the biggest mon who ever entered the ring con-
tended yesterday for £lOO, and more interest was attached
to the encounter from the fact that it was presumed that
the victor would most likely be the coming challenger for
the Championship, after Mace and Goss have settled con-
clusions. It has always been maintained that a fight be-
tween two big men, if both be determined, cannot last
long, and yesterday's struggle fully bore out the remark.
Iles was brought into notice by his game fight with Joe
Wormald on•the 14th of June, 1864, when, although de-
feated, he did not succumb until two hours and six minutes
had elapsed, the subsequent Champion in the last round
knocking him out of time. Of O'Baldwin's previous doings

it is not necessary to say much, as he, like his present op-
ponent, has only once entered the ring. On the 21st of
October, 3863, he met Androw Marsden, of Nottingham,
by whom he was so easily defeated as to furnish merely a
funny episode in fistic annals. Since the Giant, as ho is
called, has been under a cloud, and his first attempt being
so unpromising an undue prejudice has attached to his
name.

Iles is a man of Gft. lain., weighs 12st 101 b, and is in his
25th year; O'Baldwin stands Eft. 7in., and scaled 14ist. ;
he is the same aze as Iles. They left Waterloo station
yesterday morning early, and got off to a place some 30
miles down the line, accompanied by a good sprinkling of
ring-goers. The stakes were pitched on a moor, and Iles,
after the toss, was put with his face to the sun. The bet-
ting was even, and some money changed hands at the ring
side ; but heavy money had been laid previously at 6 to 4
onnes. The men began by sparring cautiously, Iles being
the first to hit on the body, and O'Baldwin countered him
slightly with the left on the side 01 the head. A cry of
Police" was raised, and the men went in to fight pell-
mell, Iles giving a rib-roaster, and getting away. O'Bald-
win delivered one on the mouth, and Iles was short in re-
turn.—(Seven minutes, and first blood for Iles given.)
The referee now ordered the men to desist, and to start for
London. A trip down the river was resolved on, and a
second ling formed. The odds were now 5t04 on Bald-
win, who had shown that he could hit hard, and act on the
defensive with great judgment, astonishing both his.friends
and enemies.

Round two was begun by O'Baldwin planting twice in
succession in the ribs very heavily, without receiving. For
ten minutes the hitting was slightly in favour of-O'Bald-
win, and getting warmed to their work Iles sent in a few
hot 'uns on the ribs, for which he had to pay dearly by
receiving on the nose and forehead. This sort of work
continued for about half an hour, when Iles' face showed
heavy
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marks of
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ably—(34
Iles came up blowing for the third and last round, which
was characterised by determined pluck ; Iles lunging in
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his left at the ribs, and receiving, without flinching, fearful
punches on the head and face. Iles was now clearly out
of the fight, as the Giant followed him up, and though Iles
did get some hard ones on °
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right-handed deliveries from O'Baldwin—one on the jaw
and the other on the left eye—towards the latter end of the
fight completely stupified Iles, and following up his advan-
tage, O'Baldwin made short work of his man by planting
a left-hander in the face, which sent him to grass.
There was now no hopes for Iles, and his backers humanely
gave in for him, though the poor fellow begged hard to be
allowed just to fight "another round," and remonstrated
strongly when he found that the sponge had been thrown up.
The way in which O'Baldwin fought surprised all who
had seen him defeated by Marsden in ai minutes. The
friends of the " Great 0" were by no means hesitating iu
their predictions as to the future wearer of the Champion's
belt. Their favourite is certainly big enough, if he is good
enough, for a champion in Brobdignag or Patagonia.