The Sun.
London, England, 1821-06-13 00:00:00

BOXING.

HICKMAN AND OLIVER.

This match, for 100 guineas aside' was fought yesterday on
Blineley Heath, a few miles short of Copthorne. It was one of
the most manly encounters we have had for some time to record.
Sping and Shelton went in with Hickman, and Harry Harmer
and Joshua Hudson seconded Oliver. Average betting was 11
to 5 on Gas.

Round 1. Every eye was fixed with studious attention upon
the right hand of the Gas man, and the same attention was paid
to the superior science of Oliver, to see how he would parry it
or avoid it. Gas made several feints to get his destruct-ye right
hand to tell, and Oliver placed a-slight left-handed blow upon
the chest; Gas played quickly in with his right hand, but out of
diStanoc ; he, however, ran his adversary upon" the ropes, and
plaCed two hits quickly. A manly rally followed ; Oliver
attempted to hold - him • after exchanging blows with him,
but Gas got away and made fresh fight. Oliver had the
worst of another in-go ;he placed a hit on the mouth, but had
the worst of .a fall. It was evident that his in:fighting was lost
upon Gas..

2. Gas doubled himself up for nothing-but earnest milling,
and his right hand would tell. He placed two or three of
these finishers to a commoner, in a.rally, and although Oliver
stood up to him with the greatest manhood and exchanged some
hits, yet he had the worst of it ; when in, Gas slipped away
from his grasp and threw him.-3 to lon Gas.
3. Oliver bled freely from the rallies, and was heavily marked
upon the right eye. He however met the right hand of Gas by
a flush counter hit with the left, which led to a tremendous let
loose fighting found. All science • was forgotten, and Oliver
failed in parrying • the severe hitting right hand tried the out
and out. He stood up to his advergary's head, and made hit
for hit with him until Gas piped open mouthed, and the roar
of the ring for Oliver •was tremendous. In- the close Gas
would not wait longer than he could have best of it, and both
went down.

4. Another most tremendous round was fought, and with
such gallantry that the nng were-astonished. Oliver, who had
nearly a stone of weight over his adversary, fought like a man,
but his goodness was stifled ty activity ; Gas threw his left
hand out instinctively, and rranf were the calls of disapproba-
tion, that he was clawing his advhsary's mouth and eyes. In
a struggle upon the weaving system, at the ropes Gas was like
ian eel in the hands of his executioner ; he had the best of this
hugging fighting ; but in this• round he was thrown.
5. Another desperate round commenced by Oliver hitting his
adversary upon the breast. Severe hitting was exchanged, but
the finishing right hand of Gas made such closing impressions
on the head of his adversary, that an exchange of hitting was
beating Oliver. In a close both went down,
•bleeding freely.,
6. Gas threw away his gifted right handed blow; had it told,
it would have settled the point at issue. In a rally, the blows
of each told the amateurs who were not near enough to see
them placed, that they were earnestly delivered. Oliver threw
his adversary froM him at closing, as-if he were a bad ir-
enstonier, , _

7. OliVa. Was bleeding from every organ, and Gas shaved a
cut from the chin. • Oliver was thrown.

8. Oliver placed a•left handed body blow, but feebly, and
ought like a lion; but after a hard rally, which severely marked
im, he was thrown.

9. Gas planted a good right-handed body hit, and another
severe round followed. -In the struggle, Oliver was thrown.
10th and last. Oliver made feeble play with the left hand,
but Gas caught him heavily under the ear -with the right hand,
and on the head again reeling down, which settled the battle.
Oliver was carried off, the ground in a senseless state;- after
having been bled.
Oliver .was -Senseless for more than two hours, but he was
better when our information left him.

Another battle took place, which Cooper, the gypsty, won in
twenty-five minutes, beating a novice. • .