{"id":12356,"date":"2026-04-12T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suzilove.wordpress.com\/?p=12356"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T09:15:17","slug":"1800s-early-gentleman-john-jackson-london-u-k-regency-boxing-pugilism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/?p=12356","title":{"rendered":"1800s Early Gentleman John Jackson, London, U.K. #Regency #Boxing #Pugilism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1800s Early Gentleman John Jackson, London, U.K. #Regency Boxing was known as pugilism and was wildly popular in the Regency Era with all classes of men both as a spectator sport and an athletic hobby. Pugilists didn\u2019t wear gloves. Jackson was a champion prize fighter from 1795-1818 ca. 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