The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-09 00:00:00

BOXING.

Moulseyhurst was the field of 'teflon yesterday be-
tween Martin and Scroggins, who fought for a stake
of 200 guit:eas, in a 24-feet roped square. Martin
is a fine young man of 21 turned, and Scroggins, iv
far as he knows, is 37. The weight of Martin is
about list. and that of hil'ailtersary 10st. 7 or 81b.
Martin was watting'oe the outside the ring when
Screggine croseed-She,vester:-frost Hampton. They
threw in their hats and prepared for combat at a guars
ter before one o'clock ; even before the Comirissary
was ready for them. Notwitlittandiog e wetness
of the morning nearly as mall people were present
as at the fight t,tweeo Turner a:A ItAndall on Satur-
day. Aserap betting was from 6le 4io 13 to Bnu
Martin, Seconds—horn and Offset. for Martin ;
and Belcher and Richmond for Scroggiel.
Itourd 1. Scroggins, w t h cm.tidence, set-to, but
Martin did nu, seem eager to ito to • w ork,' although he had the
length and height of his opponent. sst.t..- long sparring oc-
curred, ashen 3crtgginshit first, which wasrtatirried by Martin.
Some exchanges, when they closed, and Scroggy gut Martin
down.—' Shouts of applause, and brava, Seroggins.'
2. 'Die forehead of the I;tkar appeared rather raised, and
Scroggy gave him another • 'whiter' with i."l right hand. '1 he
latter endeavoured to mak e a rush, hut a 11.1 Stopped by a • facer.'
The round was finished by some sharp fighting—both went
doss n, but Martin undermost.
4, and 5. Martin put in sore good hits, and followed
Seroggy to the ropes; when the little one, with much ferocity,
returned upon him, and drove him hack, also planting some
sharp blows. lit struggling for the throw, Serngtins was a:-
dermust. The high Mot ing on the baker had changed its tones
and in many parts of the ring It was even betting.
6, 7,8. Scroggins showed goad science. After some milling
on both sides, Scroggins got Mnrtiti down in the close, add tai•
dermust. Scroggins hit Martin twice, and sent him out of the
ring, Thunders itf approbation, and • the little hero is as good
as ever,' aas the Cr.l
9. A good milling round to the advantage of Martin, who
brake and hit, but his blows mostly went over hi. adversary's
head, from a happy knack he has of putting it on one side.—
Scruggins hit shots, and he received a heavy fall.
In. Martin waited o receive his adversary, and he measured
Ms hasty cleanly with the left band and the head w ith the right,
but he was thrown iu actinic, after a trial at weaving, wile;
hugging at the
I I. Scroggi's parried a straight left-handed hit, and observed to
his adversary that he did not lid him so easy a customer as he
expected, •• do your said he. Martin hit riser his adversary.
amt Scroggitet threw him, but, from an overbalance in the fall,
he the s. ors 4 of it.
12. Nit blow witsistruck, and Scroggins was thrown.
1:J. Counter hits were exchanged. and a good round followed
to the nitvantage of Scroggitio, but his bliav were not those of
the heroggims who fought the conqueror of Dutch Sam; they
left no impression. Both down.
14. Scroggins had one side of his head n little wash. n. and he
bled at she nose, hut Martin. tit this time, exhibited no sign. of
a bit. Three distinct rallies took place, and Martin had best,
in breaking and meeting his adversary with the left hand. Mar-
tin was thrown.
15. Martin broke, and caught his adversary running in at him
several times; both down.
16. One of the best rounds in the fight.—Scroggins placed his
right banded hit upon Martin's ear, which was returned, and
several other hits were exchanged. At the latter part of the
round, Scroplas was met in running stud punished.
17 to 34. l'he amateurs felt rather astonished that nothing rte-
ci-ive had no vet been effected.
35 and 3i.• flog:jog rounds without hitting.
37. Martin shooed insist strength, and hr was well on his legs,
but Ise threw several blows away. Martin gave the first knock-
down blow in the light. with the left hand in the body.
39. 40. and 41. Both men were much distressed, and there
was but little hitting. Roth down in every round.
42. Youth brought Martin round again, and here he placed
four hits upon Seroggite, by breaking and receiving Ilan.
From this to the 50th round, there is nothing more
Ito remark than that it was the getreial opinion a
strong hit would have done much towards deciding
the battle, and Scroggings tried for it by every
manseuvre until he was so tired, he couldiaarcely
mike play, while Martin broke upon hital,,tisad gave
repeated nits upon the head.
In the 50111 round, Scroggins did not appear readily
to answer %. time," and Oliver was its the act of an-
nouncing victory for Martin, when the ring pressed
in close to the inner ropes, and whips and Missile
weapons heioupois fell indiscriminately upon all
sbolettet Si The ring was beat out agliu twice or

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