Modern Art of Boxing, 1789 [ Practices ]
… is of such importance, that no man ought to trust his strength, however great, without calling in some knowledge of the science to his assistance. Art will always give a man the advantage over an adversary, ignorant of Boxing, who is not … powerful may overcome him; a man of strength and skill can have nothing to fear from engaging with one who, destitute of science, appears, in natural ability, his equal, or even in some degree his superior. In mentioning Courage as a …
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