The Sun.
London, England, 1819-05-05 00:00:00

GREAT PIIGILITIC Al 11 CHES.

The great match between the phenomenon,
Randal, and Martin, took place yesterday on
Crawley Downs, more than thirry miles from
London, and the spectators were at least 20,000
of all sorts of admirers of milling tactics, notwith-
standing the distance trout London and the wet-
ness of the morning: Randal had • bignalized
.himself in the ring, equal to any man who
ever entered one ; and Martin beat Scroggins,
.which stamped his fame. as a boxer pf no mea.n
note. At one the men sit ipped, with Burn and
Harry Harmer tor Alartin ; and Oliver and Torn
Jones for Randal. Randal was Matched 1501. to

1001. and betting was seven to tour upon him ;
and even betting that he and Carter, who fought
Spring in the same ring, won.

ROUNDS.

I. Martin hit out with his right hand, which was parried,
and Randal broke ground, watching au opportunity to get
in by feints, and placed a left handed bit upon the body,
Martin sparred him into a corner of the ring, but Randal
manreurred himself out, and placed two hits, one of which
drew blood freely from the ❑ose. In a close Martin threw
him.

2. Martin made play with much determination, and several
hits were exchanged, but Randal avoided their force by a
measurement of distance. Martin threw him again.
Martin went to fighting again, hut he failed in judging
his distance, and when in he received another hit on the
nose, and Randal gave hint a heavy fall upon the back of his
head... 73 to 1 on Handal

4. A close followed, after Nfartin bad placed a right-handed
body blow, and in struggling fur the hall both went down,
Randal.under.

5. Some good fighting to the advantage of Randal, who
kept the claret flowing from the smeller. Martin was again
thrown heavily.

6. Randal made a good body hit with the left hand and got
away, and then rallird very spiritedly at the head, and both
went down in a close.

7. Martin went to work with much gaiety, and hit his ad-
Tersary on the left eye: but he napped in return, and some
sharp fighting followed ; but Randal was too brisk with his
fists and legs, and in a close he weaved at his antagonist's
head and both went down, Martin under.
8. Both were piping, and Martin seemed to be cautious in
making any mute play. It was a hugging round, and both
went down.

9. Randal placed a hit upon the mark, and Martin was
short upon the return, but some manly in-fighting took place,
with nearly equal advantages. Bo►h down.

10.
,Martin hit short, and he was returned upon with a
chattering finch hit upon the mouth, and be was thrown, af-
ter Randal had nimbly acted at close quarters.
Both winded again; but Martin's head began to exhi-
bit uncouth appearances, and his fine features were spoiled.
This round' ended by Martin being thrown, and high odds
were offered, but no takers. Randal had brought his stone
weight to an equality with his own,and he grassed him good-
naturedly.

12. Martin rushed in with apparent. gaiety, and threw his
man across the ropes: but Randal, who excels all men at
close quarters, gave him a twist and floored him.

13. tlartin made a good right-handed hit upon Randal's
lug, which staggered him ; but like a sailor boarding an
enemy, he got hold of him, and never left him until he gain-
ed his point by weaving and throwing. In one of Martin's
returns in this round he scalped his adversary's forehead.
14. Randal placed Itft and right heavy hits on Iris man's al-
ready contused head, and then threw him.

15. Martin placed a weak hit upon his adversary'• bead,
lint it was so severely returned, that Martin had no alterna-
tive left but to turn his adversary up as an out and out busy
customer, who never left his bead alone. In the close, Ran-
dal, when even going down with ►iis man, hit him again left
and right on the head, in a manner which astonished the
spectators.

lti. Randal went in upon the offensive, and fought liis man
to all pints of the ring, and when he thought he gave him
enough he threw himi.
17 and 18. it was the wish that Martin should he taken
away, but he wanted another trial, and the next round set-
tled it.

19. Randal knocked his man down (the first clean one dur-
ing the battle), and Burn resigned the combat.
REMARKS.

But few observations arc necessary; no man ever entered
a ring so accomplished a pugilist as Randal, of 11 stone
weight; he is like a bird upon the bough of a tree, always in
action, and he finishes well that which he begins. Martin, a
game man, never turned the battle, and his fault is misjudg-
ing distance ; but they all tall into that fault who fight with
Randal, or rather, he leads them into it. Randal fought
about l Ist. alb; and Martin about a stone heavier.—The fight
lasted 50 minutes within 10 second 4.