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… presented it as a noble art and a science fit to teach young men discipline and to make them into good soldiers. 2 Print culture and pugilism in the late 1780s. If the codification of boxing secured its status, its popularity was enhanced by … posture, and the nerve of Humphreys, should be selected for that picture, to succeeding times. (H.C., 21 January 1788) Prints of boxers were also used to promote the image of pugilists. Below for instance is an aquatinted image of Mendoza …
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