heenan's

Updated: May 12, 2025

He stood for a minute as if he did not know where he was or what had happened. And then, an unprecedented thing occurred. While he thus stood, Sayers put both hands behind his back, and coolly walked up to his foe to inspect the damage he had inflicted. I had hold of the ropes in Heenan's corner, consequently could not see his face without leaning over them.

Henry J. (Henry John) Coke - Tracks of a Rolling Stone

He sprang off his legs, and with his whole weight at close quarters, struck Heenan's cheek just under the eye. It was like the kick of a cart-horse. The shouts might have been heard half-a-mile off. Up till now, the betting called after each round had come to 'ten to one on Heenan'; it fell at once to evens. Heenan was completely staggered.

Henry J. (Henry John) Coke - Tracks of a Rolling Stone

He was nearly a head taller than Sayers, and the ground not being quite level, he chose the higher side of the ring. But this was by no means his only 'pull. Just as the men took their places the sun began to rise. It was in Heenan's back, and right in the other's face.

Henry J. (Henry John) Coke - Tracks of a Rolling Stone