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… and pugilism in the late 1780s. If the codification of boxing secured its status, its popularity was enhanced by the dramatization of boxing matches in the press. Those which opposed Daniel Mendoza, also called the ‘Jew’, to Richard … from what the fastidious term – vulgar Sports, BOXIANA will convey amusement, if not information. 10 9 . David Snowdon, ‘Drama Boxiana: Spectacle and Theatricality in Pierce Egan’s Pugilistic Writing’, Romanticism on the Net, Number 46, May …
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