Terry, a yellow triangle, is dressed as a butler. He squeezes ketchup onto a steak. Ray, a grumpy blue square, stands behind him as an angry butcher.

January 6, 1681

The first boxing match ever recorded occurs between the Duke of Albemarle's butler and his butcher.

This piece is from the History Shapes Archive, a collection of over 60 single-panel gag cartoons going all the way back to 2018. Republished in full throughout 2023 only on historyshapes.com.
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