Boxing match for 200 guineas between Dutch Sam and Ben Medley, fought 31 May 1810 on Moulsey Hurst near Hampton. After a work by Thomas Rowlandson. Dutch Sams real name was Samuel Elias. He lived from 1775 - 1816. He was elected into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997. Little is known about Ben Medley.
Boxing match for 200 guineas between Dutch Sam and Ben Medley, fought 31 May 1810 on Moulsey Hurst near Hampton. After a work by Thomas Rowlandson. Dutch Sams real name was Samuel Elias. He lived from 1775 - 1816. He was elected into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997. Little is known about Ben Medley.
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