European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sports Henry Pearce a boxing immortal float like a Butterfly sting like the Chicken " i " " to by de Schuyler or associated press Muhammad All the greatest was named Reti Billy in the ring Magazine s hair of Fame i i airy . The game a lot no people even those who Aren t insert Stiffl in boxing have heard and read about All. have even seen him fight. Bui even hard turf inning ins probably Haven t heard of Pearce Iuliu i infill from 1801 through 1805 and died in Ihil fal the age of 32. 1 whoever selected Pearce to the Pioneer croup lit the of Fame studied etchings of i Linhos or the words of Pierce Egan. None of the champions o England in the Isle Century Mil few of time of the 19th Century fought Ritli n. Ii was the Era of bar knuckle fighting. Pm although his career was Short he fought Only Mvi ii limes As a professional the came Okker was made of the stuff of champions Eli Visi Ort Wouch have inked him. T it it s How Egan the first and perhaps the greatest Luing writer described Pearce in Roxiana which Loi inst of five Volu rms published in fill 1. I flt. Ikuji. In ib29 ii Mii lit be . In Smriti Hemline Dotlik tic Furm strength wind and in inti. uni by Tom Fri i Thiis a quiz it s Willi the Nnj-,1 Nunly courage and Sublime tit Len and it Xvi r it Maui is of soul raised the character of Man air Hin unit shone resplendent in the breast of j human by Iii. A purer claim to those inestimable qualities was never witnessed in thai of Henry whew in 1807, two years after he retired unbeaten it circe rescued a serving girl from the Allic of a burning House in Bristol. And soil proved his heart leaped within him and Wilh ,1 Noble Effort As if an instrument in the hands of Providence Egan wrote he draws his trembling charge from he window places her Safe upon the parapet and in an instant she is out of All danger Universal Joy you think the came Chicken would t have been a "60 minutes subject or a guest of Johnny Carson if he had been a modern Man Pearie born in 1777 in Bristol England was a powerful but compact Man. He stood 5-fool-9 and tipped the Scales at 173 pounds at his Peak. Today s heavyweights would lower Over him and outweigh him by 25 pounds or so. They also would enjoy a far Jar outer but not apparently a greater lighting spirit it Arce was the Choice of Lim Belcher to succeed him As Champion a title which Pearce truly claimed liter he beat Lohn Cully in 59 rounds. In bar knuckle finholm. A round ended when one Man went Down irom .1 unit Ora wrestling throw. A round could last if seconds Lorijo s required thru.1 minutes the fight a in to Gulley lasted 1 hour i minute Ictor Dangto . In the Juth round Euan wrote one of Petrle i eyes so much swelled that he Coukis St rite see out of Hinh the blood was flowing from him in the 44lh, Elim wrote " the Chicken with considerable science and Force planted his favorite Hil in Culley s Throat ind he fell like a log of Pearce had one Mure professional fight Afler Bunting Culley. That was dec. 6,1605, when he beat Belcher in 18 rounds. The reason thai Pearce retired two months later from what has Lohi the world s hardest sport was thai he lost an Eye when Hil by a Ball during a game of racquets. Tennis anyone Henry Pearce the game Chicken 1803 june 3 Defeated Lack Firley in London 10 round. Aug. 12 Defeated of Berks in London 15 rounds. 1804 Ian. 23 Defeated lot Berki in Wimbledon 24 round. 1805 March 11 Defeated f Lias Spray in Hampton 29 rounds. April 27 Defeated Stephen Carle in Shepperton 25 rounds. Oct. B Defeated Lohn Culley in Hai Tum 64 round. Dec. 6 Defeated Jim Belcher near Doncaster 18 rounds. 20 i trip Rufi Rint of Lobar to 11t7
