Ned Turner, whose parents were from Newtown, is one of the great names of early nineteenth-century pugilism.
Regarded as perhaps the greatest lightweight of his day and an immaculate sportsman, Turner won high praise in Pierce Egan’s “Boxiana”.
Ned Turner, whose parents were from Newtown, is one of the great names of early nineteenth-century pugilism.
Regarded as perhaps the greatest lightweight of his day and an immaculate sportsman, Turner won high praise in Pierce Egan’s “Boxiana”.
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