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mind, in these cases, that the body was cultivated, for this roll of athletes is adorned with the names of bishops, poets, queen's counsel, etc.

The following table gives the names and ages of twenty-two of the most famous prize-fighters of England, Ireland, and America:

NAME.	BORN.	DIED.	AGE.
John Broughton	1703	1789	85
Tom Johnson	1750	1797	47
Daniel Mendoza	1763	1736	73
John Jackson	1769	1845	76
Jim Belcher	1781	1811	30
Tom Belcher	1783	1854	71
John Gully	1783	1863	80
Tom Cribb	1781	1848	67
Dan Donnelly	1788	1820	32
Tom Spring	1793	1831	56
Bendigo (W. Thompson)	1811	1880	69
Ben Gamut	1815	1861	46
Wm. Perry (Tipton Slasher)	1819	1881	61
Nat Laughahin	1820	1871	51
Harry Orme	1826	1864	39
Tom Paddock	1824	1863	39
Harry Browne	1826	1865	39
Deaf Burke	1809	1845	39
Tom Sayers	1828	1866	38
"Yankee" Sullivan	1811	1856	45
John Morrissey	1831	1878	47
John C. Heenan	1823	1873	38
Average Age, 47.

This is not a very bad showing for men whose profession involved numerous severe trainings