Likewise with apparently every other theme on the site, an unknown master sprung from the grass roots to detail the interesting, concealed history of prizefights in the middle of canines and monkeys. "A very unordinary battle between two creatures was arranged in Worcester," read his portrayal of one battle, taken from a dark magazine article from 1799.

The wager remained at three guineas, as indicated by which the pooch would kill the monkey in at most six minutes. The puppy's proprietor concurred that the monkey would be permitted to shield itself with a stick around a foot long.

Several onlookers assembled to witness this battle and the chances remained at eight, nine and even ten to one for the puppy, which could barely be curbed before the battle. The monkey's proprietor took a stick, around twelve creeps in length, from his jacket pocket, hurled it to the monkey...

There's even an outline — titled "Skirmish of the Bulldog and the Monkey" (above) — from 1799.

So who won the battle?The monkey was amazingly agile, bounced around three feet high noticeable all around and when it descended landed specifically on the pooch's back, piece immovably in the canine's neck, snatched his rival's left ear with his hand in this way keeping the puppy from turning his head to chomp him.

In this thoroughly shocking circumstance the monkey now started to work over the pooch's head with his club and he beat so mightily and persistently on the puppy's skull that the poor animal shouted out noisily...

In the long run the canine's carcass is conveyed from the ring. ("Yet, the monkey was just of medium size....") Yes, it's a brutal battle until the very end. In addition shocking is that somebody in a bad position of cutting an etching to recognize the occasion. (Hey, eighteenth century pooch contenders — find some kind of purpose for existing!)