The Heavyweights
Match One
Daniel Mendoza v Big Ben Bryan
The former English champ Mendoza may be no longer fit as evidenced by his loss to the hapless Bill Jones this February past. His reputation and former skill in the ring should however make this match the talk of London throughout the summer months. Bryan carries a ring record of 15/4/0 and briefly laid claim to the English prize when he finished the short run of giant Isaac Perrins in the winter of 1793.
Match Two
Gentleman John Jackson v Tom Johnson
The current English Champion sports a 12/3/0 record and should have little trouble with the 12/6/1 Johnson who is but a shell of the warrior that so gallantly battled with Mendoza last decade.
The Middleweights
Match One
Bob Watson v Tinman Hooper
Watson's pedigree is of questionable quality but he has been victorious in sixteen of twenty-one matches to date and claims to have little concern for Hooper. The Tinman's backers have fled his side and he lost his English Middleweight crown in a pitiful performance against Jack Holmes just last month. Jones had but one victory prior to the bout.
Match Two
Paddington Tom Jones v Bill Wood
Though Jones drew with Wood a few years back, he should have little trouble summoning the will to dispense with Bill as easily as was done in their first meeting at Thiselton Gap near Leicester.
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