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By Telegraph to The Republican.
The Fight between Heenan and King-
King Victorious
_ By arrival
of the steamship Jura at Port-
land Wednesday morning, we have foreign ad-
vices up to the 11th.
_ The
fight between Heenan and King had been
the all-engrossing topic in England. The papers
give elaborate accounts, and King's victory was
naturally received with great exulation. There
was no interruption and the fight was fairly
fought.
_ The
London Times devotes a leader to the affair,
and publishes a special graphic account. It edi-
torially says Heenan was game throughout to the
close, and put the hug so as to crush his an-
tagonist by dashing him to the ground. King's
tactics were different and more creditable to a
professor of pugilism. They consisted simply in
striking a series of sledgehammer blows on the
most prominent and sensitive parts of Heenan's
physiognomy, until the latter collapsed from ex-
haustion. There appears to have been little
science on either side, but it was a fair stand-up
fight without a check, and ended in a decisive
victory.
_ The
Times concludes by asserting that prize
fighting is more revolting than bull fighting, and
ought to be discouraged. Tom Sayers was one
of Heenan's seconds. The earlier rounds were
favorable to Heenan, but King showed the most
endurance.
_ In the
fight on the 8th, the choice of ground
was won by Heenan.
_ Round
1 - Heenan closed, grasping King by the
neck, continuing the old-fashioned hug until the
referee entered the ring and strictly cautioned
him not to repeat the operation.
_ Round
2 - King made fighting as soon as he
came to the scratch. Heenan closed, hugged
again, and threw him; first blood allowed King.
_ Round
3 - After hard exchanges, Heenan again
hugged and threw King on the ropes with awful
spunk; all now going against King, but the
first blood.
_ Round
4 - King came up with visible mouse un-
der his left eye. Heenan again attempting to
hug, elicited loud disapprobation.
_ Round
5 - Both came up smiling. King got to
a tremendous blow on Heenan's ear, and an-
other on the temple, Heenan, in despair, hugged
and threw King.
_ Round
6 - Hedging finished by Heenan's hug.
_ Round
7 - More hammering. Heenan again
hugged and cross-buttocked King fearfully. Dur-
ing this time King gave Heenan a rattler on the
nose, drawing a stream of blood.
_ Round
8 - Rapid countering. Heenan again
hugged, but got throw himself.
_ Round
9 - King struck Heenan a tremendous
blow on the head. Heenan closed and threw
him.
_ Round
10 - King landed out heavy with both
fists, closed and was thrown.
_ Round
11 - Heenan began to tire; closed and
threw King heavily.
_ Round
12, 13, 14 - Same result.
_ Round
15 - Some swinging raps on each side;
then Heenan knocked King into the corner; first
genuine knock down blow.
_ Round
16 - Heenan came up with a dreadful
eye; severe struggle.
_ Round
17 - The excitement became so great that
the ring regulations were disregarded. King's
Cyclopean blows swelled Heenan's eyes and tem-
ples frightfully. From this to the 24th and last
round, King went ahead with a perfect gallop,
and time being called for the 25th, the sponge
was thrown up by Heenan's seconds. He was
dreadfully punished, and should never have been
permitted to pass the 21st round. King presented
no visible marks of punishment, except the
mouse on the eye.
_ Bell's
Life concludes it's account of the fight by
saying that a braver contest never was fought.
_ Rumors
were current that Heenan was in an
alarming condition on account of the punish-
ment he received, but they proved unfounded.
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